San Antonio College Library

Reimagining the Academic Library paints a simple straightforward picture of the changes affecting academic libraries and what academic librarians need to do to respond to the changes would help to guide future library practice. The aim is to explain where academic libraries need to go and how to get there in a book that can be read in a weekend. David Lewis provides a readable survey of the current state of academic library practice and proposes where...

There is a need for a new belief system that will help information professionals survive and engage in a ubiquitous information environment, where they are no longer the dominant players, nor indeed, the suppliers of first choice. This book provides that overarching vision.

"Change is unfolding at a furious pace for academic libraries, for which predictions range from marginalization to obsolescence. This new vision for designing the future of academic libraries enables librarians to become indispensable partners in the college teaching endeavor by integrating themselves into the instructional process." "Scenarios, case studies, and profiles throughout illustrate the successes that blended librarians are having on campuses."...