Casebook in College Library Administration

by Alice Gertzog

Overview

A companion to Lyle's Administration of the College Library, by Caroline Coughlin & Alice Gertzog. Applying principles to practice is one of the most valuable exercises teachers can present to students. Designed for use in a course dealing with academic libraries or with library management, the twenty cases in this book describe problems that every college librarian will encounter in one form or another. Each has policy, political, practical, and procedural implications. Questions are offered at the conclusion of the cases to promote discussion, and suggested readings are supplied to help students investigate the cases in light of precedent and against the background of information provided in professional literature. Cases include "Mapplethorpe at McMillan"; "The Obsolescent Employee"; "At the Judge's Behest"; "Alumni Blues"; "The Single Mom"; and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810825543
Publisher:	The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/1992
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	165
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.74(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Alice Gerzog (Ph.D., Rutgers University) is a strong advocate of the case study method as a result of her experience with library school students. She has taught at Rutgers, has been a library director, and has published books and articles on librarianship.

Editorial Reviews

The usefulness of Coughlin and Gertzog's book as a text will be reinforced by the companion work...

The Journal Of Academic Librarianship

The usefulness of Coughlin and Gertzog's book as a text will be reinforced by the companion work...

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

...unique and well-selected management problems...

Canadian Association Of University Teachers

...this text remains a good choice...

Collection Management

...unique and well-selected management problems...

Canadian Association of University Teachers

The usefulness of Coughlin and Gertzog's book as a text will be reinforced by the companion work...

Journal of Academic Librarianship

The usefulness of Coughlin and Gertzog's book as a text will be reinforced by the companion work....

Journal Of Academic Librarianship

Designed for use in a course dealing with academic libraries or with library management, this companion volume to Lyle's Administration of the College Library, 5th ed. (see entry at Z675 in this issue) provides 20 cases that describe problems which every college librarian will encounter in one form or another. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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