Guardian University Guide: help us review our subject categories

We'd like to tap the expertise of the higher education community for advice on our tables.

• Judy Friedberg
• Guardian Professional, Friday 25 October 2013

Extract:...  Should we separate information systems from computer science? We'd really like to know more about this. And should librarianship be taken out of its unlikely home in the media studies group and be grouped with information systems? Or go somewhere else?• And what about the rest of media studies? Currently we have communications and librarianship grouped with it, as well as journalism and publishing. We think journalism should be its own thing. What about communications? 

See also: Proposed Subject Groups / existing subject groups

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The Global eBook report update fall 2013 is out

Courtesy: Stephen Abram

Extract (source):

“The Global eBook report is ready for download now. The Global eBook report documents and analyses how ebook markets emerge in the US, UK, continental Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia and the Arab world. It combines the best available data and references to specialized local actors, with thematic chapters, focusing on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook bestsellers and pricing strategies across European markets, self-publishing, government regulation, piracy, and the expanding impact of global players.For international downloads, please be aware that many global platforms have not fully integrated their online catalogues. So according to your location, you may need to check which of the following links works for you – or try a search by wischenbart. Apologies for the inconvenience. continue reading here: http://www.global-ebook.com/ The Global eBook Report - Wischenbart.com

(PDF): Global-eBook Report (Update October 2013) 

The 10 Weirdest And Most Wonderful Libraries In The World, LitReactor

Column by Kimberly Turner, LitReactor

1. The Biblioburro: Delivering Books Via Donkey
2. The Levinski Garden Library: Cataloging Emotional History
3. Arma de Instrucci on Masiva (Weapon of Mass Instruction): Attacking With Knowledge
4. Mechanical Libraries: Vending 24 Hours A Day
5. Biblioteca Sandro Penna: Terrifying Alien Abductees Since 2004
6. Epos Book Boat: Floating Books In The Fjords
7. Stuttgart City Library: Putting The Focus On Books
8. The Kenyan Camel Library: Serving Nomadic Populations
9. Micro Libraries: Transforming Objects Into Book Havens
10. Vasconcelos Library: Entering The Matrix

On the same shelf:

• New on the shelf: JOINT LIBRARIES: MODELS THAT WORK
• The Best and Worst Jobs -- Ranking professions
• Myths About Librarians and Library: Are Libraries & Librarians Totally Obsolete?
• A tale of two countries' libraries - Canada vs USA
• Among the world's most beautiful library buildings, two are Canadian, eh? @ mentalfloss.com

New on the shelf: JOINT LIBRARIES: MODELS THAT WORK

JOINT LIBRARIES: MODELS THAT WORK, by Gunnels, Claire B., Green, Susan E. and Butler, Patricia M. Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.
 
About the book:
The joint-use college/public library can be an ideal solution to serving patrons while managing overextended resources, and this illuminating book scrutinizes successes and failures of the joint-use model. Three founding faculty librarians of a joint-use college/public library discuss the factors that should go into evaluating when and where a joint library is suitable. Incorporating lessons learned from five case studies, the authors

• Include a short history of joint libraries, exploring how this model is a natural evolution from reciprocal borrowing, shared catalogs, and interlibrary loan
• Explain how to manage all aspects of a joint-use library, including choices about the physical plant, decisions on contractual requirements, collection development, classification systems, cataloging and technical services issues, personnel, and more
• Address emerging trends and best practices for serving students and the general public simultaneously
• Offer interviews with administrators and staff in successful joint-use libraries

Anyone interested in joint-use libraries in particular, or radical ideas for extending resources in general, will want the information in this book.

Reviews by:

• Joint Libraries: Models That Work, Review by Ann Agee, Reference  User Services Quarterly, ISSN 1094-9054, 04/2013, Volume 52, Issue 3, p. 257 
• Joint Libraries: Models that Work Review by Alexandra Simons, Journal of Academic Librarianship, ISSN 0099-1333, 11/2012, Volume 38, Issue 6, p. 409 
• Joint Libraries: Models That Work, Review by Holly Camino, Public Libraries, ISSN 0163-5506, 11/2012, Volume 51, Issue 6, p. 48
• Joint Libraries: Models That Work,  Review, American Libraries, ISSN 0002-9769, 09/2012, Volume 43, Issue 9-10, p. 24 

On the same shelf:

• At San Jose State University, the academic and public libraries merged into a single use facility.
• academic-public library in Virginia viz., Rappahannock Community College

• Collaboration for Hard Times by By Irene Gashurov and Curtis L. Kendrick, Library Journal