The social future of academic libraries: new perspectives on communities, networks, and engagement

The Social Future of Academic Libraries addresses the urgent need for libraries to shift their focus from managing collections and delivering services to building networks, cultivating relationships and developing communities. Case studies from forward-looking libraries illustrate how social capital...

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Weitere Verfasser: Schlak, Tim (HerausgeberIn), Corrall, Sheila (HerausgeberIn), Bracke, Paul (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Facet Publishing 2022
Zusammenfassung:The Social Future of Academic Libraries addresses the urgent need for libraries to shift their focus from managing collections and delivering services to building networks, cultivating relationships and developing communities. Case studies from forward-looking libraries illustrate how social capital perspectives and relationship-based strategies can help librarians foster deeper collaboration and engagement with their stakeholders.
Cover -- Praise for The Social Future of Academic Libraries -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures, Tables and Boxes -- A Note on the Online Glossary and Bibliography -- Contributors -- Foreword: Capital, Value and the Becoming Library -- Introduction: Charting a Course to the Social Future of Academic Libraries -- Part 1: Contexts and Concepts -- 1: The Social Turn in Communities, Professions and the Economy -- 2: Networks, Higher Education and the Social Future of Libraries -- 3: Renewing and Revitalising the Social Mission of Higher Education -- 4: Social Capital and Academic Libraries: The Basics -- 5: The Social Mission of Academic Libraries in Higher Education -- 6: Forecasting a Future for Academic Libraries: Engagement, Community Building and Organisational Development -- Part 2: Theory into Practice -- 7: Knowledge and Networks: Subject Specialists and the Social Library -- 8: Conceptualising the Sociocultural Nature of the Development of Information Literacy in Undergraduate Education -- 9: Social Network Theory in Emerging Library Learning Spaces and Programs -- 10: Advancing Research Data Management: A Social Capital Perspective on Functional Librarianship -- 11: Relational Capital and Turnover in Liaison Roles in Academic Libraries -- 12: Beyond Individual Relationships: Programmatic Approaches to Outreach and Engagement at UC Santa Barbara Library -- 13: The Role of Academic Libraries in Developing Social Capital by Promoting Quality Reading in Local Communities -- 14: Social Capital in Academic Libraries: A Model for Successful Fundraising -- 15: Design as an Accelerator of Social Capital in Academic Libraries -- Conclusion: Into the Social Future -- Index.
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ISBN:9781783305179

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