Date Approved
5-15-2008
Embargo Period
3-22-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in School and Public Librarianship
Department
Special Educational Services/Instruction
College
College of Education
Advisor
Shontz, Marilyn
Subject(s)
Academic libraries--New Jersey--Finance; Community college libraries--New Jersey
Disciplines
Library and Information Science
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if characteristics of the information commons model were being adopted by community college libraries in New Jersey. The study examined how closely these characteristics matched the models represented in the current four-year college and university literature. Email questionnaires were sent to library directors of community college libraries in New Jersey. The intention of the survey was to ascertain the library structure, budget, and staffing of community college libraries in New Jersey. Community college directors were asked to report on services their libraries provided and to rate library services commonly associated with an information commons service model. The results of the survey confirmed that New Jersey community colleges had incorporated some aspects of the information commons service model.
Recommended Citation
Moody, Mary E., "Information commons service model and community colleges in New Jersey" (2008). Theses and Dissertations. 744.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/744
