Academic Information Services: A Library Management Perspective

AELSTRACT USINGNETWORKED INFORMATION RESOURCES to communicate the results of scholarship has great potential value for academic libraries. This development, here called “academic information services,” will require collaboration among libraries, scholars, computing centers, and university presses. Three barriers to collaboration are discussed: (1) clashes of organizational cultures, (2) personal incompatibilities, and (3) different approaches to change. In each case, library managers can take steps to overcome the barriers and help ensure successful collaboration. Developing appropriate organizational structures, selecting staff who work well in a collaborative environment, and showing leadership in organizational flexibility are all important management contributions to the development of academic information systems.