Exploring Transformation in an Entrepreneurial Academic Library
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| Title: | Exploring Transformation in an Entrepreneurial Academic Library |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Fredrick Otike (ORCID |
| Source: | portal: Libraries and the Academy. 2024 24(2):235-250. |
| Availability: | Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/list |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Academic Libraries, Technological Advancement, Library Development, Entrepreneurship, Library Services, Library Role, Institutional Survival, Access to Information, User Needs (Information) |
| DOI: | 10.1353/pla.2024.a923705 |
| ISSN: | 1531-2542 1530-7131 |
| Abstract: | Academic libraries are experiencing drastic changes due to unprecedented advancements in technology. This advancement has caused changes in users' information-seeking behavior, increased information competitors, and easy access and availability to free information on the internet. It is unfortunate that all this is happening amidst the dwindling financial support libraries receive from their parent organization. These variations, such as the digital shift and remote access, changing user expectations, open access movement, the need for data management and preservation models are causing havoc and disruption to academic libraries; therefore, academic libraries need to justify their position and relevancy. This paper discusses the conundrum academic libraries face and suggests why and how they should adopt entrepreneurial practices. |
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| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1420808 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Academic libraries are experiencing drastic changes due to unprecedented advancements in technology. This advancement has caused changes in users' information-seeking behavior, increased information competitors, and easy access and availability to free information on the internet. It is unfortunate that all this is happening amidst the dwindling financial support libraries receive from their parent organization. These variations, such as the digital shift and remote access, changing user expectations, open access movement, the need for data management and preservation models are causing havoc and disruption to academic libraries; therefore, academic libraries need to justify their position and relevancy. This paper discusses the conundrum academic libraries face and suggests why and how they should adopt entrepreneurial practices. |
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| ISSN: | 1531-2542 1530-7131 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/pla.2024.a923705 |
