International experts teach librarians, faculty and students to adapt to new expectations for academic, physical, and virtual support

New York, NY (September 25, 2008)- The student learning experience in modern higher education settings is rapidly changing, and the traditional linear approach to learning is often replaced with a holistic model that focuses on the total learning environment. Students in contemporary academic settings expect that an increasingly flexible support system will be built into their courses, and Transformative Learning Support Models in Higher Education, to be published in October 2008 by Neal-Schuman Publishers, showcases the groundbreaking new approaches and best practices for enhancing current support services to maximize students’ learning potential and meet their changing needs and expectations.

Editor Margaret Weaver and her team of international contributors impart proven methods and models to help librarians and faculty successfully adapt their learning support systems to an evolving academic environment. (Find out more about the contributing authors at www.neal-schuman.com/tlsm). Instruction is bolstered by actual academic scenarios and innovative research from professionals throughout the United States and Europe, and in all service areas including libraries, key skills teams, student support services and IT departments.

The collection is divided into three main parts, each conveniently and independently organized to allow for reading in any order. Part one covers support model transformation through strategy, policy and organization, with a specific focus on the needs of students (not what faculty think they need) and the importance of working collaboratively. Part two covers transformation through delivery, with instruction on the most effective ways to reshape the physical, virtual and temporal facets of learning space, as well as several real-life examples to demonstrate the successful facilitation of learning through such integration. Part three discusses the significance of transforming practitioners themselves, like the development of teams that include of a wide array of education, library, and information professionals, and the importance of participating in ongoing research.

Used as a strategic planning tool, Transformative Learning Support Models in Higher Education can teach a range of stakeholders-academicians, librarians, student support managers, and administrators—how to maximize success and benefit from all aspects of the total learning environment.

Transformative Learning Support Models in Higher Education
ISBN 978-1-85604-644-2.
2008. 6 x 9. 192 pp. $99.95

About the Editor
Margaret Weaver BA MCLIP MSc HEA is Head of Learning and Information Services at the University of Cumbria (formerly St Martin’s College). She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Teaching Fellow of the University.
Contributors:
Pat Atkins, Peter Brophy, Scott C. Brown, Philip Cohen, Jen Harvey, Hannah Hough, Philippa Levy, Sara Marsh, Lindsey Martin, Glynnis Platt, Kent Porterfield, Frank Rennie, Sue Roberts, Craig G. Stephenson, Jan Stewart, Les Watson, Margaret Weaver.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers and Facet Publishing
Facet Publishing titles are exclusively available in the United States through Neal-Schuman Publishers, a leading provider of library management, Internet, and information technology resources. Facet is the imprint of the prestigious Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (formerly the British Library Association). Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK.

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