Letting go of legacy services : library case studies /

Adding new services is done as new needs arise. But taking away existing services-- the "legacy services" of the title-- makes many librarians uncomfortable-- even if these services are no longer relevant to the community. This collection of essays is designed to help you discover ways to...

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Other Authors: Evangeliste, Mary (Editor), Furlong, Katherine (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2014.
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505 0 |a 1. Lafayette College -- Cutting costs, increasing access: Pay-per-view periodicals at Lafayette college libraries -- Interview with David Consiglio -- 2. Cumberland County Library System -- Moving to web-based services: How smart planning and staff training factored into a complete website overhaul and improved community outreach -- 3. University of Arizona libraries -- Being relevant in the 21st century: Elimination of physical and electronic reserve services -- 4. Oregon State University -- Magical thinking: Moving beyond natural bias to examine core services -- 5. University of California, Santa Cruz -- A good crisis: Reinventing critical services -- 6. University of North Carolina at Charlotte -- A new way to think: Anthropological research uncovers powerful ideas -- 7. American University -- A focus on buy-in: Facilitating the shift to electronic resources through collaborative strategic planning -- Interview with Valerie Diggs -- 8. Rosenberg Library -- After Ike: Evaluating long-held practices under scrutiny -- 9. University of West Florida -- The great good place: Creating space for knowledge creation. 
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