...Aline Soules Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review current strategies in collections, selection and the access libraries provide, to present scenarios that illustrate the roles libraries are beginning to play and to discuss viable strategies for libraries in the future. Design...

...Mike Freeman Purpose – The purpose of this report is to provide an account of the UK's new public library of Birmingham. Design/methodology/approach – Details the construction, exterior and interior design, contents and location, including special collections, and describes the official...

... surprise with the announcement of such an offering. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Libraries Lending Collections Circulation Lending services Collections management For many years, libraries have lent non‐book materials of all sorts in an effort to demonstrate...

... as situating it in relation to recent trends regarding library outreach to and collaboration with student services. An overview of the development and implementation is provided along with the results of a multi‐year assessment of the initiative. Findings The mindful leveraging of collections not only...