10 review for The Collaborative Imperative: Librarians and Faculty Working Together in the Information Universe

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   4 out of 5

   Melissa – May 21, 2014

   There were really only 2 chapters that I found truly helpful: the chapter on a survey and its results, and the chapter listing online resources. Much of the book was theoretical, and I wanted tried and true examples of what has worked. The chapter with case studies could have been good, but all of the examples given were from big institutions with large library staffs and I didn't find much that was transferable to my situation. (Also, it seemed that the intended audience for that chapter was di There were really only 2 chapters that I found truly helpful: the chapter on a survey and its results, and the chapter listing online resources. Much of the book was theoretical, and I wanted tried and true examples of what has worked. The chapter with case studies could have been good, but all of the examples given were from big institutions with large library staffs and I didn't find much that was transferable to my situation. (Also, it seemed that the intended audience for that chapter was directors or department heads - not the lowly instructional librarians themselves). It seemed well researched and well put together, but it just wasn't quite what I was looking for. It's also slightly outdated - being published in 2000 much of the information pertaining to the internet has changed, but the main ideas are still solid.

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   5 out of 5

   Amy –

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   4 out of 5

   Catie Carlson –

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   5 out of 5

   Jeannette –

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   4 out of 5

   Anne –

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   4 out of 5

   Colleen –

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   5 out of 5

   Mia –

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   5 out of 5

   Jessica –

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   5 out of 5

   Heather –

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    4 out of 5

    Kelly D. –