Developing the New Learning Environment: The Changing Role of the Academic Librarian

by Sue Roberts (Editor)

The 21st Century learning environment includes distance education, remote services, increased diversity, cross-campus collaborations, and much more. This new guide, composed by experts in the field, develops skills for the numerous new roles that academic librarians must play: information manager, instructor, technology supporter, researcher, designer, and more. Chapters bring best practices, advice, and guidance to both new and seasoned librarians. Key areas covered include providing instructional support; creating and working in teams; responding to e-learning initiatives; information literacy education; managing learning support services; and more.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 2005

About the author

Sue Roberts MCLIP is an English-Antipodean librarian. After studying in the UK (BA (Hons), DipLib, MA) and working at Edge Hill University in Lancashire, she has held a series of library leadership roles in Australia and New Zealand, including a period as head of the State Library of Victoria.