Description
Book SynopsisCreated in response to requests from library science faculty for a student edition with a focus on the planning and policy issues germane to all academic libraries, this new text is a revised and abridged version of the fifth edition of Lyle's Administration of the College Library.
Trade Review...readable and valuable...giving historical background, an insightful overview of the administration of user services, a primer on campus politics, and a discussion of academic library organizational structures...valuable for its intended audience, library science students, and professors might want to use it as a core text, with the complete edition on reserve to supplement it. * Journal of Academic Librarianship *
Those studying at UK library schools will find here a useful overview of the American college library environment. * Library Review *
...this text is useful as an introduction for the complete beginner. * Asian Libraries *
...add[s] substantially to the small corpus of professional literature intended for liberal arts college librarians. * The Serial Librarian *
...a very good starting point if the desire is to learn about the growth, development, and possible future of the USA's college library. * Library Management *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Figures Part 2 Preface to the Text Edition Part 3 Preface to the Fifth Edition Chapter 4 1. Contexts of the American College Library Chapter 5 2. Evolution of Higher Education in the United States Chapter 6 3. Growth of Academic Librarianship Chapter 7 4. Campus Context Chapter 8 5. Legal Status, Governance, and Politics Chapter 9 6. Organization of the Library Chapter 10 7. User Services Chapter 11 8. The Library Staff Chapter 12 9. Planning Issues Chapter 13 10. Evaluation Part 14 Appendix: Standards for College Libraries, 1995 Part 15 Index Part 16 About the Authors
