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Main Author: HARTZ, FREDERIC R.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1964
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED015739
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author HARTZ, FREDERIC R.
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HARTZ, FREDERIC R.
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contents PAPERBACK BOOKS AND THE COLLEGE LIBRARY. HARTZ, FREDERIC R. College Libraries Colleges Library Collections Paperback Books Planning Two Year Colleges THE TOTAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM OF A COLLEGE IS ENHANCED BY A LIBRARY THAT (1) PROVIDES A RICH VARIETY OF MATERIALS FOR USE BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS, (2) MAKES AVAILABLE FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR THE SELECTION, ORGANIZATION, AND USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND (3) OFFERS LEADERSHIP IN THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. FAR FROM PROVIDING THESE SERVICES, SIX OUT OF EVERY 10 JUNIOR COLLEGES DO NOT MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS IN THEIR BOOK COLLECTIONS, AND A NEW JUNIOR COLLEGE HAS AN EVEN GREATER PROBLEM. ONE MEANS OF HELPING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IS THE EXTENSIVE USE OF PAPERBACK BOOKS, WITH "PAPERBOUND BOOKS IN PRINT" AS THE MAJOR SOURCE REFERENCE, SUPPLEMENTED BY PUBLISHERS' CATALOGS, ACADEMIC JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, AND LIBRARY PERIODICALS. DURABILITY CAN BE INCREASED BY ADDING PLASTIC COVERS AND PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS, ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE PREFERABLE TO CONSIDER SUCH BOOKS EXPENDABLE. PAPERBACKS CAN HELP BOTH ESTABLISHED AND NEW COLLEGE LIBRARIES TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF REFERENCE TOOLS. THIS ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED IN "IMPROVING COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TEACHING," VOLUME 12, NUMBER 2, SPRING 1964. (WO)
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spellingShingle PAPERBACK BOOKS AND THE COLLEGE LIBRARY.
HARTZ, FREDERIC R.
College Libraries
Colleges
Library Collections
Paperback Books
Planning
Two Year Colleges
PAPERBACK BOOKS AND THE COLLEGE LIBRARY. HARTZ, FREDERIC R. College Libraries Colleges Library Collections Paperback Books Planning Two Year Colleges THE TOTAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM OF A COLLEGE IS ENHANCED BY A LIBRARY THAT (1) PROVIDES A RICH VARIETY OF MATERIALS FOR USE BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS, (2) MAKES AVAILABLE FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR THE SELECTION, ORGANIZATION, AND USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND (3) OFFERS LEADERSHIP IN THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. FAR FROM PROVIDING THESE SERVICES, SIX OUT OF EVERY 10 JUNIOR COLLEGES DO NOT MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS IN THEIR BOOK COLLECTIONS, AND A NEW JUNIOR COLLEGE HAS AN EVEN GREATER PROBLEM. ONE MEANS OF HELPING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IS THE EXTENSIVE USE OF PAPERBACK BOOKS, WITH "PAPERBOUND BOOKS IN PRINT" AS THE MAJOR SOURCE REFERENCE, SUPPLEMENTED BY PUBLISHERS' CATALOGS, ACADEMIC JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, AND LIBRARY PERIODICALS. DURABILITY CAN BE INCREASED BY ADDING PLASTIC COVERS AND PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS, ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE PREFERABLE TO CONSIDER SUCH BOOKS EXPENDABLE. PAPERBACKS CAN HELP BOTH ESTABLISHED AND NEW COLLEGE LIBRARIES TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF REFERENCE TOOLS. THIS ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED IN "IMPROVING COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TEACHING," VOLUME 12, NUMBER 2, SPRING 1964. (WO)
title PAPERBACK BOOKS AND THE COLLEGE LIBRARY.
topic College Libraries
Colleges
Library Collections
Paperback Books
Planning
Two Year Colleges
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED015739