Library development for Texas A&M at Qatar: maximum access/minimum holdings

Abstract

Purpose -To discuss the challenges of developing a branch library of Texas A&M University Libraries to serve the faculty and students in a new degree-granting program as part of Education City in Qatar. The goal of the program is to provide students in Qatar an authentic "Aggie" education and experience. Design/methodology/approach -Discusses the development of this new branch library to support undergraduate degrees in electrical, mechanical, chemical and petroleum engineering.Findings -Library service in support of these degrees was developed so that duplication of resources and size of collections that had to be managed in Qatar were minimized. The TAMUQ library has successfully provided a full range of information services in support of this innovative collaboration between the university and the government of Qatar. Originality/value -This paper provides a model for the development of a branch library using the resources of the main campus as much as possible.

Libraries across Land and Sea: Academic Library Services on International Branch Campuses

“…36 Charles Gilreath also examined the collection development of the university library at Texas A&M at Qatar, in which he explored how the Texas A&M at Qatar Library built a collection of digital and print resources with a relatively low physical footprint. 37 Yet there are limited studies on the comprehensive services offered at branch campuses, and how library services for U.S. research libraries are provided when immersed within an international location and its wholly different cultural operations.…”