The academic librarian as blended professional : reassessing and redefining the role /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Perini, Michael
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Published: Chandos Publishing, an Imprint of Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, MA :
Publication Dates: [2016]
©2016
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Chandos information professional series
Subjects:
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081009277
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (170 pages).
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780081010150
008101015X
0081009275
9780081009277
Index Number: Z675
CLC: G258.6
Contents: Front Cover; The Academic Librarian as Blended Professional; Series Page; The Academic Librarian as Blended Professional; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Biography; Foreword; Prologue; 1 -- Introduction; 1.1 Background of the study; 1.2 Conclusion; References; 2 -- Purpose of the study and research questions; 2.1 Purpose of the study; 2.2 Significance of the study; 2.3 Conclusion; References; 3 -- Historical roles; 3.1 Role of academic faculty; 3.2 Role of academic librarians; 3.3 Perception versus actuality of the librarian role; 3.4 Women in higher education
3.5 Female faculty and administration3.6 Faculty identity and historical narrative critique; 3.7 Conclusion; References; 4 -- Methodology; 4.1 Into the weeds; 4.1.1 Method; 4.1.2 Identification and recruitment of participants; 4.1.3 Data analysis; 4.1.4 The researcher's role and limitations; 4.2 Conclusion; 4.2.1 Questions for researchers to consider; References; 5 -- Academic librarians versus tenure-track faculty at St. Jerome; 5.1 Role comparison: academic librarians versus tenure-track faculty; 5.1.1 Research; 5.1.2 Instruction; 5.1.3 Service; 5.2 Conclusion; References
6 -- The academic librarian as blended professional6.1 Spaces; 6.1.1 Geography; 6.1.2 Stigma and misunderstanding; 6.1.3 Technology and space; 6.1.4 Spaces summary; 6.2 Knowledges; 6.2.1 Evaluating resources; 6.2.2 Speaking the language; 6.2.3 Social language; 6.2.4 Knowledges summary; 6.3 Relationships; 6.3.1 Managerial perspective; 6.3.2 Colleagues; 6.3.3 Nonlibrary professionals; 6.3.4 Faculty; 6.3.5 Students and classified staff; 6.3.6 Relationships summary; 6.4 Legitimacies; 6.4.1 Office spaces; 6.4.2 Legitimizing knowledge; 6.4.3 Status quo; 6.4.4 Legitimacies summary; 6.5 Conclusion
8.2.4 Relationships8.2.5 Legitimacies; 8.2.6 Final thoughts on blended professionalism; 8.3 Additional pragmatic implications; 8.3.1 Time; 8.3.2 Money; 8.3.3 Gender; 8.3.4 Organization; 8.4 Conclusion; References; 9 -- Concluding thoughts; 9.1 Future research; 9.2 Conclusion; Appendix -- A; Appendix -- B; Appendix -- C; Epilogue; Aftermath; Ever Forward; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Back Cover