Strategic engagement and librarians
The future of the academic book is a strategic engagement issue for librarians. Books might not be stored in or purchased for university libraries; they might not even exist in a physical form. How will academic books be organised and accessed in the future, if they are not in libraries? How will li...
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| author | Smyth, Neil |
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| description | The future of the academic book is a strategic engagement issue for librarians. Books might not be stored in or purchased for university libraries; they might not even exist in a physical form. How will academic books be organised and accessed in the future, if they are not in libraries? How will librarians at universities engage academic researchers in strategic conversations about the future of their academic books? This chapter argues that conversations between librarians and academic book authors about the future are more important than ever. It puts the current challenges in context, using data from the Research Excellence Framework and the University of Nottingham library catalogue, identifying the strategic role of librarians in shaping the future of the
academic book through strategic engagement. |
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| spelling | nottingham-344112020-05-04T20:06:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34411/ Strategic engagement and librarians Smyth, Neil The future of the academic book is a strategic engagement issue for librarians. Books might not be stored in or purchased for university libraries; they might not even exist in a physical form. How will academic books be organised and accessed in the future, if they are not in libraries? How will librarians at universities engage academic researchers in strategic conversations about the future of their academic books? This chapter argues that conversations between librarians and academic book authors about the future are more important than ever. It puts the current challenges in context, using data from the Research Excellence Framework and the University of Nottingham library catalogue, identifying the strategic role of librarians in shaping the future of the academic book through strategic engagement. Palgrave Macmillan Rayner, Samantha J. Lyons, Rebecca E. 2015-11 Book Section PeerReviewed Smyth, Neil (2015) Strategic engagement and librarians. In: The academic book of the future. Palgrave pivot . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 66-73. ISBN 978-1-137-59576-8; 978-1-137-59577-5 Strategic Engagement; Relationship Management; Research Excellence Framework; Open Access; UK Research Reserve; JSTOR; Library data; Ebooks http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137595775_9 doi:10.1057/9781137595775_9 doi:10.1057/9781137595775_9 |
| spellingShingle | Strategic Engagement; Relationship Management; Research Excellence Framework; Open Access; UK Research Reserve; JSTOR; Library data; Ebooks Smyth, Neil Strategic engagement and librarians |
| title | Strategic engagement and librarians |
| title_full | Strategic engagement and librarians |
| title_fullStr | Strategic engagement and librarians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategic engagement and librarians |
| title_short | Strategic engagement and librarians |
| title_sort | strategic engagement and librarians |
| topic | Strategic Engagement; Relationship Management; Research Excellence Framework; Open Access; UK Research Reserve; JSTOR; Library data; Ebooks |
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