Academic Branch Libraries in Changing Times

Ms. Nevenka Zdravkovska is the Head of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Library (EPSL) at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. Prior to that she was the Science Reference Librarian at the Blommer Science Library, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA. Nevenka holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering Physics from Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia and a Masters of Library Science (MLS) from Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas, USA. She has presented at international library conferences on a number of issues with a focus on academic library collections and services.

• List of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgementsAbout the authorPrefaceChapter 1: Historical overview of academic branch librariesChapter 2: Types of branch librariesChapter 3: Most common subject branch librariesChapter 4: Assessment/review of viability of branch librariesChapter 5: Future of academic branch librariesAppendix A: National Center for Education StatisticsAppendix B: ARL Academic US Member Libraries/Branch Listing Websites (August 16, 2010)Appendix C: Engineering Branch Library ExampleSelected bibliographyIndex

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