Social Science Libraries
Interdisciplinary Collections, Services, Networks
Ed. by Witt, Steve W. / Rudasill, Lynne M.
Series: IFLA Publications 144
Open Access
- eBook open access since 14 August 2011
Aims and Scope
This volume focuses on practical and empirical accounts of organizational change in the social sciences and impacts upon the professional skills, collections, and services within social science libraries. Section one focuses upon the question of interdisciplinary within social science libraries and the role of libraries to both react to and facilitate paradigm shifts in research and science. Section two focuses on the rise of data as a resource to be collected and shared within social science libraries. The third section focuses on the role of librarians to facilitate the development of social organizations that develop around new technologies and research communities.
- Changed role of librarians within social science libraries
- Describes new developments of social organizations
- Essential for librarians
Supplementary Materials
- 23 x 15.5 cm
- 138 pages
- 16 Fig. 4 Tables
- DE GRUYTER SAUR
- Language:
- English
- Type of Publication:
- Specialist Text
- Subjects
- Books and Publishing, Libraries, Information and Documentation > Libraries, Information and Documentation