{"product_id":"lyles-administration-of-the-college-library-9780810833302","title":"Lyles Administration of the College Library","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...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 *\u003cbr\u003eThose studying at UK library schools will find here a useful overview of the American college library environment. * Library Review *\u003cbr\u003e...this text is useful as an introduction for the complete beginner. * Asian Libraries *\u003cbr\u003e...add[s] substantially to the small corpus of professional literature intended for liberal arts college librarians. * The Serial Librarian *\u003cbr\u003e...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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 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","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038289428823,"sku":"9780810833302","price":54.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810833302.jpg?v=1750939788","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lyles-administration-of-the-college-library-9780810833302","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}