Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ430273
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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The Continuing Debate over Academic Branch Libraries.
Shkolnik, Leon
College and Research Libraries, v52 n4 p343-51 Jul 1991
Discusses the organization of academic libraries and considers the question of centralization versus branch or departmental libraries. Issues that are raised include cost, administrative difficulties, interdisciplinary access, user expectations and demands, the role of faculty, and prospects for the future in light of technological developments. (22 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Branch Libraries, Costs, Faculty, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities, User Needs (Information), User Satisfaction (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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