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Keep up with new concepts in this fast-changing field! The Internet, distance learning, and remote access to central information banks used to be the stuff of science fiction. Nowadays, academic librarians reap the benefits--and face the practical consequences--of the staggering advances in information technology. Off-Campus Library Services presents the advice and suggestions of experienced librarians to help you develop effective, easy-to-use off-campus information services, including distance learning. This informative book reveals the secrets of planning and implementing off-campus services. It also helps veteran librarians add user-friendly features and solve common problems on their existing systems. Off-Campus Library Services explains the technology, addresses management issues, and offers usable suggestions for program development. Off-Campus Library Services explores the central issues of these new services, including:
- training issues for library staff
- Web site development
- technical and information support
- changing roles for librarians
- the uses of conferencing software
- library support for Web-based courses
- library agreements and how to successfully negotiate them
- and much more!Off-Campus Library Services will become a trusted reference for librarians involved in planning, administering, or updating distance learning resources.
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Program Advisory Board and Executive Planning Committee
- 9th Off-Campus Library Services Conference Proceedings: Introduction
- Conference Introduction
- Marketing Library Resources and Services to Distance Faculty
- Using a “Summit Meeting” to Negotiate Library Agreements
- Computer Mediated Conferencing, E-Mail, Telephone: A Holistic Approach to Meeting Students' Needs
- Emerging Technologies: Tools for Distance Education and Library Services
- . . . And a Free 800 Line! Managing Technical and Information Support for Distance Education
- Extending Library Boundaries Without Losing the Personal Touch
- Consortium Solutions to Distance Education Problems: Utah Academic Libraries Answer the Challenges
- Developing an Effective Off-Campus Library Services Web Page: Don't Worry, Be Happy!
- Document Delivery Options for Distance Education Students and Electronic Reserve Service at Ball State University Libraries
- Beyond the Rhetoric: A Study of the Impact of the ACRL Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services on Selected Distance Learning Programs in Higher Education
- Providing Services and Information to the Dispersed Off-Campus Student: An Integrated Approach
- CatchTheWeb-Personal: A Versatile Web-Based Demonstration and Tutorial Creation Tool
- Knowing Your Users and What They Want: Surveying Off-Campus Students About Library Services
- From Isolation to Cooperation: The Changes that Technology Creates in Institutional Culture
- Now You Can Get There from Here: Creating an Interactive Web Application for Accessing Full-Text Journal Articles from Any Location
- Straddling Multiple Administrative Relationships
- Librarians' Changing Role in Distance Education: Need for Training
- Closing the Gap: Using Conferencing Software to Connect Distance Education Students and Faculty
- Education for Provision of Library Services to Distance Learners: The Role of the LIS Schools
- Planning for Distance Learning: Support Services and the Library's Role
- Partners in Emerging Technology: Library Support for Web-Based Courses
- Library Instruction for the Next Millennium: Two Web-Based Courses to Teach Distant Students Information Literacy
- All Hands on Deck: Navigating the Political Waters of Off-Campus Library Programs
- New Partnerships for New Learning
- Services to Distance Learners: Planning for E-Reserves and Copyright
- Doctoral Dissertations at a Distance: A Novel Approach from Down Under
- Innovative Methods for Providing Instruction to Distance Students Using Technology
- Indonesia Electronic Library Design Plan for Supporting a Distance Learning Environment
- Virtual Desk: Real Reference
- Using a Web-Based MOO for Library Instruction in Distance Education
- Graduate Students' Perceptions of Library Support Services for Distance Learners: A University System-Wide Study
- Reaccreditation at Nova Southeastern University: How Reaccreditation Can Create Opportunities for Improving Library Services to Distance Students
- Working in the Asynchronous Environment: Two Case Studies
- Louisiana Academic Libraries: Partnering to Enhance Distance Education Services
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
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