Document Type

White Paper

Publication Date

7-2012

Publisher

Association of College and Research Libraries

Abstract

Technology used in teaching, learning, and research has created new challenges and opportunities for managers of college and university library media resource collections and services.

Moving images, sounds, and still images have become increasingly important in teaching, learning and research, and academic librarians are working closely with other agencies on campus to support faculty and student information needs. In some institutions, librarians have become true partners in the delivery of instruction, working with faculty, technologists, and instructional developers to create “new learning communities.”

Most academic libraries collect media, and these materials are as vital and diverse as any print collection in an academic library. An academic library media operation may encompass a variety of activities, such as scheduling and managing the delivery of audiovisual equipment to classrooms, operating distance education television studios, offering instructional development and the production of audiovisual materials, and supporting multimedia production. However, this document will address only the core issues related to collecting and maintaining media resources and their attendant services.

Keywords

Academic libraries; College teaching – Aids and devices; Education; Higher – Effect of technological innovations on; Multimedia library services; Nonbook materials

Disciplines

Collection Development and Management | Curriculum and Instruction | Educational Methods | Library and Information Science

Language

English

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