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Academic Libraries in the US and China: Comparative studies of instruction, government documents, and outreach

Hanrong Wang and Bethany Latham, Jacksonville State University, USA

Chandos Information Professional Series

 - provides a clear examination of the historical foundations of three key areas within the academic library
 - includes examples of easy-to-implement current practices
 - anticipates future trends
 - fills a gap within the literature of LIS in both the English and Chinese speaking world
 - written by highly knowledgeable practitioners within the field, with contributions from Chinese experts

Academic Libraries in the US and China compares current practices within Library and Information Science (LIS) in the USA and China, giving a historical overview of instruction, government documents, and outreach in academic libraries. Chapters examine trends and anticipate the future, offering an authoritative overview which libraries can use as a template for immediate and successful implementation and integration into current library workflows, as well as for future planning.

Readership: Academic library professionals and LIS students at graduate and post-graduate level.

£49.50 / US$85.00 / €60.00

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About the authors

Hanrong Wang is an Associate Professor and the Acting Head of Public Services/Law & Technology Librarian at Jacksonville State University’s Houston Cole Library. With more than eleven years of experience in the field of library instruction and reference services, she has published scholarly articles on a wide range of topics in librarianship in academic journals, such as Journal of Academic Librarianship, Journal of Library and Information Science, and International Information and Library Review. Hanrong is responsible for numerous book chapters, with publications selected for presentation at a variety of international conferences.

Bethany Latham is an Associate Professor and Electronic Resources and Documents Librarian at Jacksonville State University’s Houston Cole Library. In her capacity as Federal Depository Coordinator, she has over seven years of experience in the field of government documents librarianship, and her scholarly output includes articles in such publications as Reference Services Review, Information Outlook Quarterly, Library Journal, OCLC Systems and Services, and Collection Building. She has authored numerous LIS book chapters as well as a work of nonfiction, Elizabeth I in Film and Television. Bethany presents nationally on government documents and other LIS related topics.

Contributions by Charlcie Pettway Vann, Zhengjun Wang, Xuan Xu and Shaorong Liu.

Contents

Instruction in American academic libraries
Hanrong Wang
 - Introduction to instruction in US academic libraries
 - The beginning: from inception to the 1880s
 - Structure and concept development: from the late 1800s to World War II
 - Library use instruction expands: post-World War II to the 1990s
 - Library instruction in the digital age: from the 1990s to the present
 - Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations
 - References

Instruction in American academic libraries
Hanrong Wang
 - Introduction to instruction in US academic libraries
 - The beginning: from inception to the 1880s
 - Structure and concept development: from the late 1800s to World War II
 - Library use instruction expands: post-World War II to the 1990s
 - Library instruction in the digital age: from the 1990s to the present
 - Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations
 - References

Instruction in Chinese academic libraries
Zhengjun Wang
 - Introduction to instruction in Chinese academic libraries
 - Library information literacy instruction in China
 - The current state of library use education
 - The signifi cance of information education
 - The content of information literacy education
 - Modes and implementation of information literacy instruction
 - Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations
 - References

Government publications in American academic libraries
Bethany Latham
 - A history of the Government Printing Office
 - Origins and development of the Federal Depository Library Program
 - Federal Depository Library Program organization and governance
 - Government documents: organization and workflow in the academic library
 - Preservation of government information
 - Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations
 - References

Government publications in Chinese academic libraries
Xuan Xu
 - Introduction to Chinese government publications
 - The development of public accessibility for government publications
 - Government information dissemination channels
 - Government publications in public libraries
 - Government publications in academic libraries
 - Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations
 - References

Outreach in American academic libraries
Charlcie Pettway Vann
 - Introduction to academic library outreach in the US
 - Defining outreach
 - The foundation of outreach services in academic libraries
 - Types of outreach
 - Target populations for outreach services
 - Participants in academic library outreach
 - Marketing and networking
 - Marketing plans
 - Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations
 - References

Outreach in Chinese academic libraries
Shaorong Liu
 - Introduction to outreach in Chinese academic libraries
 - The origin of outreach services
 - The significance of outreach
 - Outreach services in academic libraries
 - Trends, anticipated futures, and recommendations
 - References

Conclusion: A comparative analysis of US and Chinese academic libraries
Hanrong Wang, Bethany Latham, and Charlcie Pettway Vann
 - Introduction to the comparative analysis of academic library services in the US and China
 - Instruction
 - Government documents
 - Outreach
 - References