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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Alberta Library
2009-12-01
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| 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.
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| ISSN: | 1092-1206 |