Caribbean libraries in the 21st century : changes, challenges, and choices /
"Here is an in-depth and wide-ranging look at libraries and librarianship in the Caribbean region today. Editors Cheryl Peltier-Davis and Shamin Renwick set out "to document the state of Caribbean libraries in the 21st century by examining the responses of these institutions to the changes...
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Medford, N.J. :
Information Today,
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Table of Contents:
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Historical Perspective
- From Then �Til Now: The Development of Rural Library Services in Trinidad and Tobago
- Libraries in Suriname: An Overview
- Historical Development of Libraries in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
- Broadening the Academy�s Influence: A Glance at Two Academic Libraries in the Caribbean
- Management of the 21st-Century Library� Collections, Staff, and Services
- Transformation and Impact: The Experience of Two Academic Libraries in JamaicaCollection Development and Management in Small Academic Libraries in Jamaica: Where Is My Budget?
- Ephemera and the Academic Library: The Response of the Main Library, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
- School Libraries in the Caribbean: A Jamaican Case Study
- Use of the Elizabeth Moys Classification Scheme for Legal Materials in the Caribbean
- Innovative Services
- Out of the Darkness: Library Services for the Blind and Print Disabled in Trinidad and Tobago
- Reading Between the Lines in Jamaica�s Rural Libraries: Some Personal ImpressionsExperiences in Developing Customised Information Services for a Competitive Agricultural Sector: The Case of the Caribbean Question and Answer Service (QAS)
- Integration and Impact of Information Technology on Library Services
- The Impact of Modern Information Technology in the Caribbean: Exploring the Challenges for the Technical Services Division
- Internet Access Management in Jamaican Public Libraries: The Role of Policy
- Digitization Initiatives in Trinidad and Tobago
- Library Cooperation and Resource Sharing in the 21st CenturyCOLINET:Making a Difference in College Library Development in Jamaica
- The Caribbean Library in Diaspora: Perspectives from Scholarship and Librarianship
- Building a Digital Library of the Caribbean: Crossing Borders
- Education and Training of Library Users
- Information Literacy Best Practices and Models within Caribbean Academic Libraries: The Role of Information Literacy Standards
- Librarian and Lecturer in Partnership: A Caribbean Experience
- Library Use in Academia: A Bahamian Perspective
- Distance EducationEquivalent Library Services for International Students? A Comparison of Students� Responses in Jamaica and The Bahamas with the Results of a University-Wide Survey
- Blended E-Learning Techniques: Lessons Learned from the Delivery of Distance Learning Courses to The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
- Caribbean Librarians
- Whither Our Thoughts? A Decade of Scholarly Publishing by the Librarians of UWI St. Augustine Libraries, Trinidad and Tobago
- Change Management in Caribbean Special Libraries
- List of Acronyms
- About the Editors
