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The Entrepreneurial Imperative Advancing from Incremental to Radical Change in the Academic Library.
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Neal, James G. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Discusses changes taking place in academic libraries and outlines the nature of entrepreneurship and innovation and their relevance to library development. Highlights include digital technology; the impact of changes in global learning and scholarly communication on library entrepreneurial opportunities; and a case study of entrepreneurial…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Electronic Libraries, Entrepreneurship
Internationalisation: Australian Librarians and Expanding Roles in Higher Education
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Becker, Linda K. W. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
This article presents an overview of a research project that was designed as a way to understand the role of Australian academic librarians in internationalising library, university, and higher education practice. In an attempt to discover what it is that librarians actually do, a survey of university librarians was undertaken to find how they…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Educational Practices
Standards for University Libraries = Normes pour les bibliotheques universitaires = Richtwerte fur Universitatsbibliotheken = Normas de bibliotecas universitarias. IFLA Professional Reports No. 10.
Lynch, Beverly P., Ed. – 1986
This statement prepared by the International Federation of Library Associations' Section of University Libraries and Other General Research Libraries presents standards of general principles designed to accomplish the following: (1) provide a means by which the quality of the library serving a university can be assessed; (2) offer guidance for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Library Administration
Shared Collection Building: Constructing the 21st Century Relational Research Library.
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Billings, Harold – Journal of Library Administration, 2000
Discussion of research libraries focuses on resource sharing, information partnerships, collaborative collection building, and the relational library that relates to a user's needs and interests. Suggests the development of a global relational research library and discusses commercial Web-based relational services, electronic book sharing, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Higher Education
IFLA General Conference, 1986. Collections and Services Division. Section: Acquisitions and Exchange. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on acquisitions and exchange presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) a condensed English version and the full German text of the presentation, "Document Exchange and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Council)--The Acquisition of Grey and Special Literature…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
IFLA General Conference, 1985. Division on Collections and Services. Section on Acquisition and Exchange. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on library material acquisition, collection development, and exchange programs, which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "International Collaboration among Acquisition Librarians: Obstacles and Opportunities" (Charles Willett, University of Florida Libraries,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Government Publications
Building the Global CollectionWorld Class Collection Development: A Chronicle of the AAU/ARL Global Resource Program.
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Case, Mary; Jakubs, Deborah – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Describes the program developed by the AAU (Association of American Universities) and the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) to improve access to international research resources and to help libraries contain costs through distributed collecting and technology. Considers the effects of financial pressures on foreign language and area studies…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Area Studies, Costs