Academic & Specialist Libraries

This title was first published in 2003. The UK branch of the International Association of Music Libraries was founded in 1953. This volume of speci...

The digital humanities in academic institutions, and libraries in particular, have exploded in recent years. Librarians are constantly developing t...

This title was first published in 2003. The UK branch of the International Association of Music Libraries was founded in 1953. This volume of speci...

This collection contains four books on Rare Book Librarianship.

How did a library founded over 400 years ago grow to become the world-renowned institution it is today, home to over thirteen million items? Fr...

The Chester Beatty Library is rated among the top 10 places to visit in Dublin. Once the private library of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968), ...

Todays emphasis on metrics and personalization make evidence-based instruction an imperative. This book offers librarians concrete, empirically-bas...

The current focus in higher education on student engagement, holistic education, social responsibility and community partnerships demands a signifi...

This handbook lays out the comprehensive fundamentals of the discipline to help academic liaison librarians build the confidence and cooperation of...

This volume contains two Open Access Chapters Volume 1 of the two part collection Stories and Lessons from the Worlds Leading Opera, Orchestra Lib...

This book provides strategic insights drawn from librarians who are meeting the challenge of digital scholarship, utilizing the latest technologies...

This inspiring book will enable academic librarians to develop excellent research and instructional services and create a library culture that enco...

This book provides strategic insights drawn from librarians who are meeting the challenge of digital scholarship, utilizing the latest technologies...

This accessible and highly practical book provides an introductory guide to the world of research support in the academic library. Academic librar...

Volume 2 of the two part collection Stories and Lessons from the Worlds Leading Opera, Orchestra Librarians, and Music Archivists, explores the cur...

Where is the best place to publish academic research now?Scholarly communication covers a broad range of topics and issues, and advances in online ...

Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning provides a straightforward and accessible guide to the latest learning and teaching practices a...

The third edition of Crash Course in Collection Development is a must-have for librarians just entering the field and professionals in need of a re...

The Handbook of Art and Design Librarianship integrates theory and practice to offer guidelines for information professionals working in art and de...

A-Z Common Reference Questions for Academic Librarians is a survival guide for frontline library staff to help them find appropriate information qu...

Effective library assessment is crucial for a successful academic library. But what do we mean by library assessment and how can it be used to impr...

Modern academic libraries must respond not only to pedagogical changes, but to technological changes. Accommodating advances in technology into lib...

This book gives an overview of altmetrics, its tools and how to implement them successfully to boost and measure research outputs. New methods of ...

The first book-length study of the famous pre-1600 library at Corpus Christi College, one of the few college libraries to survive in its original f...

There are huge challenges facing the library and information science profession owing to the rapidly changing environment in which it exists. Libra...

The Critical Thinking about Sources Cookbook provides lesson plans, resources, ideas, and inspiration to empower librarians in helping students dev...

Leading Change in Academic Libraries is a collection of 20 change stories authored by academic librarians from different types of four-year institu...

Library Partnerships in International Liberal Arts Education explores the challenges and opportunities of independent American-modeled institutions...