Document (#16249)

Author

Searing, S.E.

Title

Meeting the information needs of interdisciplinary scholars : issues for administrators of large university libraries

Source

Library trends. 45(1996) no.2, S.315-342

Year

1996

Abstract

Large university libraries face particular challenges in selecting information resources, organizing them, and providing direct services to support interdisciplinary scholarship. The tension between generalization and specialization is manifested in these core activities and in the debate over branch versus centralized libraries. External factors affecting library strategies include the organization of interdisciplinary research and teaching, institutional downsizing, new management theories, changes in scholarly communication, and the forthright political nature of some interdisciplinary fields

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