Published January 11, 2019
University of Louisiana Monroe Library Director and Associate Professor Megan Lowe,
M.A.,M.L.S., B.A., has recently co-written a book published by IGI Global.
鈥淓xamining the Emotional Dimensions of Academic Librarianship: Emerging Research and
Opportunities,"听studies the emotional experiences of academic librarians.
Library Director Megan Lowe with her new book.
Libraries have made tremendous changes as demand and technology has dictated.听At 麻花影院,
for example, what were the book 鈥渟tacks鈥澨齛re now student study areas.听Many of the
hardback books have migrated to online materials.
鈥淭he book grew out of another publication my co-author and I worked on examining the
emotional experiences of librarians. Librarianship is very people-oriented work, making
librarians prone to burnout,鈥� Lowe explained. 鈥淲e wanted to get a better understanding
of the emotional experiences of academic librarians as a means of identifying solutions
and supporting those librarians in their careers.鈥�
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鈥淓xamining the Emotional Dimensions of Academic Librarianship: Emerging Research and
Opportunities鈥� is an essential scholarly resource that offers detailed discussion
on the latest crises and challenges for librarians and supplies innovative solutions
to these issues. Highlighting relevant topics such as emotional exhaustion, research
agendas, and deselection, this publication is an ideal resource for librarians, academicians,
students, and researchers who have an interest in the mental and emotional landscape
of modern library environments. It is co-authored by Lindsey M. Reno of the University
of听New Orleans.
This title is currently available to order on the听听as well as through the InfoSci庐 Databases, which offer full-text book chapters and
journal articles from over 3,500 books and 170 scholarly journals. To adopt this book
for use in your courses, please submit an examination request form听听: (). To request a copy of this book for review, contact ccampbell@igi-global.com.
IGI Global, an international publishing company specializing in high-quality research
publications focusing on the areas of education, social science, library science,
healthcare, business, environmental science, public administration, computer science,
and engineering.
