Inside-out Library Services
Challenging the “Jacks of All Trades but Masters of None” Librarian Syndrome
ISBN: 978-1-78756-904-1, eISBN: 978-1-78756-903-4
Publication date: 8 October 2018
Abstract
Because of online digital resources, academic libraries no longer need to spend as much time and energy organizing their own collections as they used to. They now have an opportunity to pivot their expertise in organizing information outward. “Inside-out” library services can include support for special collections, digital scholarship, scholarly communication, and data management. A key characteristic of such services is that an academic library takes on broader information management challenges at their college or university. This chapter will examine what it takes to build successful inside-out library services by looking at their cost, how well they complement existing library expertise and culture, and their impact on teaching, research, and the wider community.
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Citation
Dahl, M. (2018), "Inside-out Library Services", Challenging the “Jacks of All Trades but Masters of None” Librarian Syndrome (Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Vol. 39), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 15-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0732-067120180000039003
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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