%0 Journal Article %1 Harris2016a %A Harris, Sasekea %D 2016 %I Emerald Group Publishing Limited %J New Library World %K Academic academic and bibliodocs in issues librarianship librarianship,Caribbean librarianship,Jamaican libraries,Jamaican libraries,Trends university %N 11/12 %P 721--745 %R 10.1108/NLW-08-2016-0055 %T Trends and issues in Jamaican academic libraries 2010-2016 %U http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/10.1108/NLW-08-2016-0055 %V 117 %X Purpose Observing trends and issues plays a key role in the success of any industry. Since 2010, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) has been publishing papers on top trends and issues in academic libraries in the USA, allowing for reflection, tracking, lesson drawing, adaptation, planning and direction. Such a publication is absent in the Jamaican library industry. This paper aims to examine the extent to which these trends and issues, as reported by ACRL, are evident in Jamaican academic librarianship. Design/methodology/approach Through document and thematic analysis of publications written on Jamaican academic librarianship 2010-2016, this paper highlights trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship. Findings There are similarities in the trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship and American academic librarianship; the similarities sometimes vary, however, in focus. Additionally, there are trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship not mentioned in the...

@article{Harris2016a, abstract = {Purpose Observing trends and issues plays a key role in the success of any industry. Since 2010, the Association of College {\&} Research Libraries (ACRL) has been publishing papers on top trends and issues in academic libraries in the USA, allowing for reflection, tracking, lesson drawing, adaptation, planning and direction. Such a publication is absent in the Jamaican library industry. This paper aims to examine the extent to which these trends and issues, as reported by ACRL, are evident in Jamaican academic librarianship. Design/methodology/approach Through document and thematic analysis of publications written on Jamaican academic librarianship 2010-2016, this paper highlights trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship. Findings There are similarities in the trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship and American academic librarianship; the similarities sometimes vary, however, in focus. Additionally, there are trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship not mentioned in the...}, added-at = {2018-06-06T10:57:26.000+0200}, author = {Harris, Sasekea}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27f6153daa8355f11f22c4fc9a0b6731d/merlo}, doi = {10.1108/NLW-08-2016-0055}, interhash = {763fdd2e17d8387771595bf1a055f4d8}, intrahash = {7f6153daa8355f11f22c4fc9a0b6731d}, issn = {0307-4803}, journal = {New Library World}, keywords = {Academic academic and bibliodocs in issues librarianship librarianship,Caribbean librarianship,Jamaican libraries,Jamaican libraries,Trends university}, month = nov, number = {11/12}, pages = {721--745}, publisher = {Emerald Group Publishing Limited }, timestamp = {2018-06-06T10:58:21.000+0200}, title = {{Trends and issues in Jamaican academic libraries 2010-2016}}, url = {http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/10.1108/NLW-08-2016-0055}, volume = 117, year = 2016 }