Susan Gibbons
Auteur de The Academic Library and the Net Gen Student
A propos de l'auteur
Susan Gibbons is associate dean for public services and collection development at the University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries.
Œuvres de Susan Gibbons
Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester (2007) — Directeur de publication — 16 exemplaires
E-book functionality : what libraries and their patrons want and expect from electronic books (2003) 2 exemplaires
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- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 99
- Popularité
- #191,538
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 8
Having said that, the idea of distinguishing between knowledge and information, and that the library should emphasize the provision of the former rather than the later deserves further thought and exploration. It was a good point of the book. Also the idea of an academic library as an R&D unit that allows its librarians to actually do research and development is also a very important idea. Personally, when I read LIS books, I manage to get an idea or two worth exploring further or that I want to remember. This was what I got out of it overall.
The book does provide some good ideas and suggestions for reaching this student population. For librarians who have not kept up and need an overview, this would probably make a good text. For those of us who already keep up, a lot of this material we have seen already.… (plus d'informations)