Author: Public Library Association. Community Information SectionPublisher: Chicago : American Library Association, Public Library Association
ISBN:
Category : Community information services
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Guidelines for Establishing Community Information and Referral Services in Public Libraries
Author: Public Library Association. Community Information SectionPublisher: Chicago : American Library Association, Public Library Association
ISBN:
Category : Community information services
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Information and Referral in Reference Services
Author: Marcia Stucklen MiddletonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317951158
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This book investigates a wide variety of situations and models which fall under the umbrella of information and referral. It examines traditional views in public libraries and library systems as well as descriptions of programs in nontraditional settings, such as academic libraries. A human services perspective is explored and research models are presented.
Check this Out
Author: Andrew J. SeagerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Instructional materials centers
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Introduction to Public Librarianship, Third Edition
Author: Kathleen de la Pena McCookPublisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 083891506X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Put simply, there is no text about public librarianship more rigorous or comprehensive than McCook's survey. Now, the REFORMA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author has teamed up with noted public library scholar and advocate Bossaller to update and expand her work to incorporate the field's renewed emphasis on outcomes and transformation. This "essential tool" (Library Journal) remains the definitive handbook on this branch of the profession. It covers every aspect of the public library, from its earliest history through its current incarnation on the cutting edge of the information environment, including statistics, standards, planning, evaluations, and results;legal issues, funding, and politics;organization, administration, and staffing;all aspects of library technology, from structure and infrastructure to websites and makerspaces;adult services, youth services, and children's services;associations, state library agencies, and other professional organizations;global perspectives on public libraries; andadvocacy, outreach, and human rights. Exhaustively researched and expansive in its scope, this benchmark text continues to serve both LIS students and working professionals.
Public Libraries
Author: Online Community Information
Author: Joan Coachman DurrancePublisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838908235
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"Presents the highlights of a 1998-2000 IMLS National Leadership Grant, 'Help-seeking in an electronic world: the role of the public library in helping citizens obtain community information over the Internet'" -- p. ii.
A Place at the Table
Author: Kathleen de la Pena McCookPublisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838907887
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
While libraries deliver a vital public service within diverse communities, they are often invisible in the community development process initiated by civic planners, activists, and local government officials. Award-winning librarian, educator, author, and activist, Kathleen de la Pena McCook challenges librarians everywhere to get involved early by demanding a place at the community planning and development table. Describing the experiences and insights of librarians who have blazed trails of community involvement and development around the country, McCook outlines practical ways to: Become involved in policy making early and build a grassroots campaign; Connect with powerful partners in the community visioning process; Promote the tangible strengths and assets of the library.
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
Author: Allen KentPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780824720605
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Supplement 23: AIDS-HIV Programs and Services in Libraries to User Interface Evaluation
New Routes to Human Services
Author: Risha W Levinson, DSWPublisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826197426
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This revised edition of the 1988 book on Information and Referral Networks: Doorways to Human Services has been designed to present an updated report on the continuous and dramatic expansion of Information and Referral (I&R) services that has occurred since its early beginnings in the 1960s, The current revised edition recognizes the enormous impact of information technology that has literally opened up new routes to the human services, thereby providing unprecedented opportunities for facilitating access to the complex systems of health and social services, jointly referred to as the human services.
Introduction to Public Librarianship
Author: Kathleen de la Peña McCookPublisher: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Practitioners and students will find much of value in this essential source for learning about the successful management and functioning of public libraries today.