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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Caroline M. Coughlin , Alice GertzogPublisher: Scarecrow Press Imprint: Scarecrow Press Edition: 1997 Text Edition Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 20.50cm Weight: 0.259kg ISBN: 9780810833302ISBN 10: 0810833301 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 28 August 1997 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Figures Part 2 Preface to the Text Edition Part 3 Preface to the Fifth Edition Chapter 4 1. Contexts of the American College Library Chapter 5 2. Evolution of Higher Education in the United States Chapter 6 3. Growth of Academic Librarianship Chapter 7 4. Campus Context Chapter 8 5. Legal Status, Governance, and Politics Chapter 9 6. Organization of the Library Chapter 10 7. User Services Chapter 11 8. The Library Staff Chapter 12 9. Planning Issues Chapter 13 10. Evaluation Part 14 Appendix: Standards for College Libraries, 1995 Part 15 Index Part 16 About the AuthorsReviews...readable and valuable...giving historical background, an insightful overview of the administration of user services, a primer on campus politics, and a discussion of academic library organizational structures...valuable for its intended audience, library science students, and professors might want to use it as a core text, with the complete edition on reserve to supplement it. The Journal Of Academic Librarianship Those studying at UK library schools will find here a useful overview of the American college library environment. Library Review ...this text is useful as an introduction for the complete beginner. Asian Libraries ...add[s] substantially to the small corpus of professional literature intended for liberal arts college librarians. The Serial Librarian ...a very good starting point if the desire is to learn about the growth, development, and possible future of the USA's college library. Library Management ...readable and valuable...giving historical background, an insightful overview of the administration of user services, a primer on campus politics, and a discussion of academic library organizational structures...valuable for its intended audience, library science students, and professors might want to use it as a core text, with the complete edition on reserve to supplement it. * Journal of Academic Librarianship * Those studying at UK library schools will find here a useful overview of the American college library environment. * Library Review * ...this text is useful as an introduction for the complete beginner. * Asian Libraries * ...add[s] substantially to the small corpus of professional literature intended for liberal arts college librarians. * The Serial Librarian * ...a very good starting point if the desire is to learn about the growth, development, and possible future of the USA's college library. * Library Management * ...readable and valuable...giving historical background, an insightful overview of the administration of user services, a primer on campus politics, and a discussion of academic library organizational structures...valuable for its intended audience, library science students, and professors might want to use it as a core text, with the complete edition on reserve to supplement it. Journal Of Academic Librarianship Those studying at UK library schools will find here a useful overview of the American college library environment. Library Review ...this text is useful as an introduction for the complete beginner. Asian Libraries ...add[s] substantially to the small corpus of professional literature intended for liberal arts college librarians. The Serial Librarian ...a very good starting point if the desire is to learn about the growth, development, and possible future of the USA's college library. Library Management ...readable and valuable...giving historical background, an insightful overview of the administration of user services, a primer on campus politics, and a discussion of academic library organizational structures...valuable for its intended audience, library science students, and professors might want to use it as a core text, with the complete edition on reserve to supplement it. The Journal of Academic Librarianship Those studying at UK library schools will find here a useful overview of the American college library environment. Library Review ...this text is useful as an introduction for the complete beginner. Asian Libraries ...add[s] substantially to the small corpus of professional literature intended for liberal arts college librarians. The Serial Librarian ...a very good starting point if the desire is to learn about the growth, development, and possible future of the USA's college library. Library Management Author InformationCaroline Coughlin was Director of Drew University Library from 1986-1994 and is currently involved in library education in the United States and abroad. Alice Gertzog teaches English at Allegheny College. She has been a library director and authored books and articles on librarianship, including Administration of the Public Library (Scarecrow, 1994) and Casebook in College Library Administration (Scarecrow, 1992). 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