Community College Libraries: Centers for Lifelong Learning

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A look at life in community college libraries on urban, suburban, rural, and technical college campuses, this book discusses the search for library excellence with a focus on library organization, bibliographic instruction, the relationship between librarians and teaching faculty, the structures of learning resource centers, and the future of community college libraries. Contributors are librarians and deans from colleges throughout the U.S. and Canada: Ngozi P. Agbim, Camila A. Alite & Alice Beverley Gass, ...

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A look at life in community college libraries on urban, suburban, rural, and technical college campuses, this book discusses the search for library excellence with a focus on library organization, bibliographic instruction, the relationship between librarians and teaching faculty, the structures of learning resource centers, and the future of community college libraries. Contributors are librarians and deans from colleges throughout the U.S. and Canada: Ngozi P. Agbim, Camila A. Alite & Alice Beverley Gass, William V. Costanzo, Alan Dyment, Margaret Holleman & Annette Peretz, Judy Jorgensen & Ruth Ahl, Rosanne Kalick, Antoinette M. Kania, Gloria B. Meise., and Edwin F. Rivenburgh.

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Librarians and deans share their experience and perspective on community college libraries on urban, suburban, rural, and technical campuses. Among their topics are library organization, relations between librarians and the teaching faculty, and the character of today's students. Available as a set with Katz' Community College Reference Services. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780810826076
  • Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
  • Publication date: 1/28/1992
  • Pages: 203
  • Product dimensions: 5.60 (w) x 8.82 (h) x 0.71 (d)

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Rosanne Kalick (BA, MA, Brooklyn College; MLS, Pratt Institute) is Chairperson, Library Department, Westchester Community College. She was a high school English teacher and has been a librarian at WCC since 1970 and department chair since 1982. She has written articles for library journals, spoken at national and inernational conferences, and served as an officer in several library organizations.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1
Patterns of Excellence 4
The Effective Learning Resources Center Manager for the 1990's 29
Excellence at the Urban Community College Library 43
Community College Libraries: Electronic Bridges to Rural America's Future 55
Technical College Libraries: On the Cutting Edge 78
Library Resource Centres in Canada 90
The Community College Library: A Faculty Perspective 111
Towards Excellence in Bibliographic Instruction: A Practical Approach 120
Identity of Community College LRCs: Divergent or Convergent 145
Futures: The Continued Search for Excellence 156
Appendix: Standards for Community, Junior and Technical College Learning Resources Programs 182
Notes on Contributors 194
Index 197
About the Editor 204
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