{"product_id":"libraries-within-their-institutions-rita-pellen-9780789027207","title":"Libraries Within Their Institutions: Creative Collaborations","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover how your libraryand its patronscan benefit from internal partnerships, collaborations, and interactions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLibraries Within Their Institutions: Creative Collaborations examines the ways librarians work within their own universities, municipalities, or government units to form partnerships that ensure the best possible service to their patrons. An excellent companion and complement to \u003ci\u003eLibraries Beyond Their Institutions: Partnerships That Work\u003c\/i\u003e (Haworth) from the same editors, this unique professional resource looks at the associations between libraries and faculty members, city governments, information technology departments, and research institutes. The book provides first-hand perspectives, assessments, and case studies from information professionals at several major universities, including Kent State, the University of Washington, Virginia Tech, and Purdue University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLibraries Within Their Institutions: Creative Collaborations demonstrates the need for interaction and cooperation between libraries and non-library organizationson campus and off. This unique book examines the elements of effective collaborations for libraries, including partnerships with campus teaching centers; helping faculty design their courses to enhance instruction; long-term perspectives in library-faculty cooperation; the creation of collaboratories, collaborative facilities based in libraries; and the development of campus-wide fluency in all areas of information technology and literacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLibraries Within Their Institutions: Creative Collaborations provides practical information on: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e campus-wide committees that promote a general education information literacy requirement\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e integrating ACRL core competencies for information literacy into course content \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e using an Assessment Cycle to document the library's contributions toward students' success and institutional outcomes\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e partnerships that have shaped the ARL Statistics and Measurement Program\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e using information commons, and teaching and learning centers to develop collaborative services\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e digital preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e team-taught courses in scientific writing\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e joint-use libraries\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e collaboration in collection management\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e drawing teaching faculty into collaborative relationships\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e collaborating with teaching faculty to help students learn lifelong research skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibraries Within Their Institutions: Creative Collaborations is an invaluable resource for librarians working in academic, school, special, and public settings, and for library science faculty and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Pellen,William Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789027208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789027207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 6.12w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 278","brand":"Rita Pellen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096720875775,"sku":"9780789027207","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/libraries-within-their-institutions-rita-pellen-9780789027207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}