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"Stemming the Tide" of Mediocrity: The Academic Library Response [to]"A Nation at Risk."
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Dougherty, Richard M. – 1983
Ways in which academic libraries can contribute to strengthening the educational system are examined, and obstacles to be overcome or circumvented are considered. Primary focus is on the generic academic library. An overview is presented on what is known about libraries and learning, and the use of library resources. Several seminal studies are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Educationally Disadvantaged
"The Changing Role of Directors of University Libraries": Introduction to a Reprint of a C&RL Classic [and] The Changing Role of Directors of University Libraries.
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Dougherty, Richard M.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1989
An article originally published in 1973 discusses the increasingly difficult role of the university library director and identifies factors contributing to the declining status of that position. Recommendations for ameliorating the problem are offered. The introduction discusses the applicability of the article to the current situation of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Problems, Administrator Effectiveness, Budgeting
Libraries and Computing Centers: Issues of Mutual Concern.
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Dougherty, Richard M.; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1987
In the first of two articles, William Potter discusses the drawbacks and opportunities presented by advances in technology, including budgeting for online access, dealing with publishers and producers, and relating to computing centers. In the second, Paul Metz discusses collection development in academic libraries with emphasis on new electronic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Electronic Publishing