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Brian Mathews – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
Academic and research libraries are undergoing a profound transformation, shaped by technological advancements, shifting societal dynamics, and evolving institutional priorities. This essay examines how these forces are driving libraries to evolve into specialized and distinct models, shaping their future and drawing parallels to the Cambrian…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Specialization, Educational Trends
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Atkinson, Ross – New Directions for Higher Education, 1995
Advances in information technology are forcing librarians and administrators to reinvent scholarly information exchange. The old question of what constitutes a research collection remains, but is transferred to a new medium. This is an opportunity to take advantage of the new possibilities and to correct some previous mistakes in collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Stadler, Catherine – 1993
The question of the provision of libraries to support primary and secondary education in South Africa has been overlooked by most education departments and educators and is not a focal point of current education planning. The present provision of library services by the different education authorities is generally poor; school libraries have long…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Finance, Educational Practices, Educational Resources
Montgomery, Paula K., Ed.; Thomas, Nancy Pickering – 1999
This book brings together the literature on information skills instruction with particular reference to models related to information seeking and the information search process, including representational, instructional/teaching, and facilitation models. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the development of the library curriculum as it has evolved…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Practices, Educational Theories, Educational Trends