Caribbean libraries in the 21st century : changes, challenges, and choices

Caribbean libraries in the 21st century : changes, challenges, and choices /

"Here is an in-depth and wide-ranging look at libraries and librarianship in the Caribbean region today. Editors Cheryl Peltier-Davis and Shamin Renwick set out "to document the state of Caribbean libraries in the 21st century by examining the responses of these institutions to the changes...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Peltier-Davis, Cheryl Ann, Renwick, Shamin, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Medford, N.J. : Information Today, 2007
Subjects:
Libraries > Caribbean Area.
Libraries > West Indies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Historical Perspective
  • From Then â€?Til Now: The Development of Rural Library Services in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Libraries in Suriname: An Overview
  • Historical Development of Libraries in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
  • Broadening the Academyâ€?s Influence: A Glance at Two Academic Libraries in the Caribbean
  • Management of the 21st-Century Libraryâ€? Collections, Staff, and Services
  • Transformation and Impact: The Experience of Two Academic Libraries in JamaicaCollection Development and Management in Small Academic Libraries in Jamaica: Where Is My Budget?
  • Ephemera and the Academic Library: The Response of the Main Library, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
  • School Libraries in the Caribbean: A Jamaican Case Study
  • Use of the Elizabeth Moys Classification Scheme for Legal Materials in the Caribbean
  • Innovative Services
  • Out of the Darkness: Library Services for the Blind and Print Disabled in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Reading Between the Lines in Jamaicaâ€?s Rural Libraries: Some Personal ImpressionsExperiences in Developing Customised Information Services for a Competitive Agricultural Sector: The Case of the Caribbean Question and Answer Service (QAS)
  • Integration and Impact of Information Technology on Library Services
  • The Impact of Modern Information Technology in the Caribbean: Exploring the Challenges for the Technical Services Division
  • Internet Access Management in Jamaican Public Libraries: The Role of Policy
  • Digitization Initiatives in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Library Cooperation and Resource Sharing in the 21st CenturyCOLINET:Making a Difference in College Library Development in Jamaica
  • The Caribbean Library in Diaspora: Perspectives from Scholarship and Librarianship
  • Building a Digital Library of the Caribbean: Crossing Borders
  • Education and Training of Library Users
  • Information Literacy Best Practices and Models within Caribbean Academic Libraries: The Role of Information Literacy Standards
  • Librarian and Lecturer in Partnership: A Caribbean Experience
  • Library Use in Academia: A Bahamian Perspective
  • Distance EducationEquivalent Library Services for International Students? A Comparison of Studentsâ€? Responses in Jamaica and The Bahamas with the Results of a University-Wide Survey
  • Blended E-Learning Techniques: Lessons Learned from the Delivery of Distance Learning Courses to The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
  • Caribbean Librarians
  • Whither Our Thoughts? A Decade of Scholarly Publishing by the Librarians of UWI St. Augustine Libraries, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Change Management in Caribbean Special Libraries
  • List of Acronyms
  • About the Editors

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