I Am Not Captain Dunsel! A (Former) Head of an Academic Branch Library Replies to Steven Bell.

In response to a 2009 LJ Newswire article by Steven Bell, the author discusses the aspects of closing special academic libraries as a new trend, and whether or not that trend is a good one. Also investigated are the reasons why there are specialty libraries, the need of students for such facilities...

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Main Author: Susanne J. Redalje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2009-12-01
Series:Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/2507
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Summary:In response to a 2009 LJ Newswire article by Steven Bell, the author discusses the aspects of closing special academic libraries as a new trend, and whether or not that trend is a good one. Also investigated are the reasons why there are specialty libraries, the need of students for such facilities and the consolidation and merger trends.
ISSN:1092-1206