Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
Book Description
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
Book Description
Library Closures
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport CommitteePublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215049834
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Recent campaigns against the closure of local libraries have highlighted the strong attachment that many people feel to their library services. However, much of the focus of the campaigns has been on library branches rather than the broader question of the preservation and possible enhancement of the library service. Reductions in opening hours and the loss of professional staff may damage the service more than the closure of particular buildings. The provision of a library service is a statutory duty, but a number of councils have drawn up plans that fail to comply with the requirement to provide a ’comprehensive and efficient' service. A full assessment of the needs of the local population for the services is key. Guidance on how to assess local needs does exist, but more must be done to disseminate it. Although the future of public libraries may be uncertain there is opportunity for reassessment of their roles and how they are organised. The Committee saw many examples of innovative thinking about what libraries can offer to the local population, and a number of models of how those services might be provided. Councils which have transferred the running of libraries to community volunteers must continue to provide support otherwise failure may be viewed as closures by stealth. The Committee looks forward to the promised report, by the end of 2014, on the cumulative effect on library services of the cuts in local authority provision and the promotion of alternatives such as transfers to community volunteers
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
Book Description
Library School Bulletin
Author: New York State Library. SchoolPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library science
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Bulletin. Library School
Author: New York State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Library Journal
Author: Public Libraries
Author: Annual Report of the State Board of Library Commissioners of Michigan
Author: Michigan. State Board of Library CommissionersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
School and Society
Author: Library Journal
Author: Melvil DeweyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.