Current Practices in Public Libraries (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Miller, William; Pellen, Rita M.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Current Practices in Public Libraries combines research, surveys, and practical experience to examine a variety of trends, issues, and practices in public library administration. The leading researchers in the field explore vital contemporary topics ranging from literacy instruction and advocacy to ethical concerns in the acquisition of foreign language materials. This practical professional guide presents examples of successful programs at individual libraries as well as results of comprehensive national surveys about funding, computers and Internet access, and branch closures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317965336
• Artikelnr.: 58399668

Autorenporträt

Miller, William; Pellen, Rita M.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction: Public Libraries Today (William Miller)
* The Status of Public Library Funding 2003-2005: Impact of Local
Operating Revenue Fluctuations (Denise M. Davis)
* Public Library Public Access Computing and Internet Access: Factors
Which Contribute to Quality Services and Resources (John Carlo Bertot
and Denise M. Davis)
* Public Library Facility Closure: How Research Can Better Facilitate
Proactive Management (Christie M. Koontz and Dean K. Jue)
* Public Libraries and Human Rights (Kathleen de la Pena McCook and
Katharine J. Phenix)
* Open for Business: The NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library
Takes Stock (Kristin McDonough and Madeleine Cohen)
* Effect of Multiculturalism and Automation on Public Library
Collection Development and Technical Services (Phyllis Sue Alpert)
* Swimming Upstream (Linda J. Mielke, Paula M. Singer, and Gail L.
Griffith)
* Marketing and Advocacy: Collaboration in Principle and Practice
(James A. Nelson)
* Politics and Advocacy: The Role of Networking in Selling the Library
to Your Community (Charles R. McClure, Sari Feldman, and Joe Ryan)
* Creating Advocacy for Public Libraries (Kathleen R. T. Imhoff)
* Developing an Outreach Program Based on Freedom Songs (Leslie A.
Acevedo)
* From Literate to Information Literate Communities Through Advocacy
(Carol A. Brey-Casiano)
* A Literacy Center Where? A Public Library Finds Space to Promote and
Provide Family Learning Activities (Tony Petruzzi and Mary Frances
Burns)
* The Personal Touch: A Case for a Small, Independent Library (L. Susan
Hayes)
* Mentoring GenX for Leadership in the Public Library (Gail Doherty)
* Index
* Reference Notes Included