Journal Details
Community & Junior College Libraries
the journal for learning resources centers
Aims & Scope
Increase efficiency and keep current on crucial issues in librarianship!
Community & Junior College Libraries provides a peer-reviewed forum for theoretical research and practical studies dealing with the broad general topic of the delivery of information resources to lower division undergraduate students. This unique publication specifically targets issues concerning community college libraries and learning resource centers. Contributors to this fundamental resource present profiles of learning resource centers (LRCs) around the country and address news of special relevanceùlegislation, systems development, and various concerns faced by professionals in the libraries and information centers of two-year colleges. This savvy journal offers comprehensive and authoritative information that will benefit any community or junior college librarian.
Through research and insightful interviews with professionals in the field, Community & Junior College Libraries provides a coherent voice for community college librarians. It addresses the need to define and enhance the leading edge of LRC planning and practice in the United States and abroad. Readers receive information on pertinent topics such as the Internet in the LRC, LRC standards, proven policies, conference reports, and networks and consortia. Book reviews, editorials, letters to the editor, and ongoing columns with specific focus (such as web sites) are also included. The journal encourages MLIS students to engage in relevant research and submit their material for publication.
Topics discussed in Community & Junior College Libraries include:
- information literacy
- collection development
- reference service and resources
- bibliographic instruction
- LRC administration
- joint programming/initiatives which involve the library and the academy at large
- and more!
