Managing academic support services in universities : the convergence experience / edited by Terry Hanson

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: twenty years of convergence in the UK -- A history of convergence in United Kingdom universities -- Breaking the mould: convergence at the University of Wales Aberystwyth -- A decade of convergence: information services at the University of Birmingham -- From two Brighton Piers to one: convergence at the University of Brighton -- Integration at the University of Bristol -- Flagship learning resources for the 21st century at the University of Hertfordshire -- Convergence at King's College London -- Converging to suppport learning at Newport -- Converged information services at Roehampton University -- the place of useful learning: convergence at the Umiversity of Strathclyde -- Convergence at Surrey University -- Swansea University: successful convergence? -- An evolutionnary approach to convergence at Ulster University -- From de-convergence to convergence and back again: Aston University -- The turn of the wheel: projects and politics at the University of Southampton -- Choosing not to converge: a case study of Manchester University -- The non-convergence option: a case study of Bristol UWE -- Convergence in Australia -- Convergence in Europe outside the United Kingdom -- Convergence in the United States

The converged management of academic libraries and computer services emerged as a popular model in universities in the late 1980s. This text takes stock of the experience gained during this period, exploring management practice and other such issues.