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This book investigates the emerging practices of science and technology librarians specific to maintaining collections, providing access to resources, and ensuring that informed decisions are made regarding limited financial resources. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Library Administration.

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Author:   Amy Besnoy
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9780415604321

ISBN 10:   041560432
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   15 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 1. Introduction Amy L. Besnoy 2. Institutional Digital Repositories for Science and Technology: A View from the Laboratory Cecelia Brown and June M. Abbas 3. The Hidden Costs of Keeping Current: Technology and Libraries Kay Cunningham 4. Opportunities and Obligations for Libraries in a Social Networking Age: A Survey of Web 2.0 and Networking Sites Sue O’Dell 5. Collaboration and the Power of Partnership in Science–Engineering Libraries Maliaca Oxnam 6. Science Literacy and Lifelong Learning in the Classroom: A Measure of Attitudes among University Students Irina I. Holden 7. Data-Driven Decision Making in Electronic Collection Development Locke Morrisey Part 2 8. A Faculty–Librarian Partnership: A Unique Opportunity for Course Integration Norma G. Kobzina 9. Integrating STEM Information Competencies into an Undergraduate Curriculum Jeanine M. Scaramozzino 10. A Case Study in the Evolution of Digital Services for Science and Engineering Libraries Carol Hunter, Sherry Lake, Carla Lee, and Andrew Sallans 11. “Why Does Google Scholar Sometimes Ask for Money?” Engaging Science Students in Scholarly Communication and the Economics of Information Scott Warren and Kim Duckett 12. The Embedded Science Librarian: Partner in Curriculum Design and Delivery Peggy A. Pritchard 13. WelServe: The DBMS for Capturing and Tracking Welch Medical Library’s Embedded Informationist Service Delivery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Catherine K. Craven, Victoria Goode, Claire Twose, Dongming Zhang, and Nancy K. Roderer

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