Public Libraries and their National Policies

• Author : John Helling
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 26 March 2012

Public Libraries and their National Policies is aimed at practicing librarians and scholars with an interest in public libraries. It examines the various models for providing public library services around the world and discusses differences in such areas as funding sources, standards, regulations and use. At a time when public libraries are facing shrinking budgets and increasing pressure to consolidate or otherwise modify their governance structure, this book provides a timely glimpse into international best practices. Written by a practicing

• Author : John Helling
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 September 2021

Public Libraries and their National Policies is aimed at practicing librarians and scholars with an interest in public libraries. It examines the various models for providing public library services around the world and discusses differences in such areas as funding sources, standards, regulations and use. At a time when public libraries are facing shrinking budgets and increasing pressure to consolidate or otherwise modify their governance structure, this book provides a timely glimpse into international best practices. Written by a practicing

• Author : Paul T. Jaeger,Ursula Gorham,John Carlo Bertot,Lindsay C. Sarin
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 15 April 2014

Over the past thirty years, significant shifts in technology, political ideologies, and policy goals have resulted in an environment in which public libraries face the highest expectations to serve community needs against unprecedented political, economic, and policy challenges. Drawing on two decades of original research conducted by the authors, this book provides a data-driven examination of the interrelated impacts of political discourse and public policy processes on public libraries and the ways in which they are able to serve their

• Author : Elizabeth Futas
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release : 16 September 1995

This volume will help you acquire and manage a strong collection for your library, even when budgets are being cut. Topics covered include purchasing materials, formulating selection criteria, sharing materials with other institutions, and evaluating and preserving materials. This edition by the late Elizabeth Futas begins with the results of the author's survey of academic and public libraries. The author then explains how a sharply focused and clearly articulated collections development policy can assist libraries in providing the best possible

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 September 1965

• Author : Kathleen de la Pena McCook,Jenny S. Bossaller,Felton Thomas Jr.
• Publisher : American Library Association
• Release : 18 December 2018

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

• Author : Paul T. Jaeger,Natalie Greene Taylor
• Publisher : American Library Association
• Release : 03 July 2019

Foreword by Alan S. Inouye; Afterword by Nancy Kranich The first of its kind, this important new text provides a much-needed introduction to the myriad information policy issues that impact information professionals, information institutions, and the patrons and communities served by those institutions. In this key textbook for LIS students and reference text for practitioners, noted scholars Jaeger and Taylor draw from current, authoritative sources to familiarize readers with the history of information policy; discuss the broader societal issues shaped

• Author : John Hickok
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 12 June 2019

Asian populations are among some of the fastest growing cultural groups in the US. This book is a comprehensive guide to serving library users from 24 specific Asian countries. It begins with a broad overview of how libraries can better serve Asian communities and then devotes a chapter to each country, providing wealth of valuable resources.

• Author : Pacific Northwest Library Association. Public Libraries Division
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 September 1980

• Author : John Feather,Graham Matthews,Paul Eden
• Publisher : Gower Publishing Company
• Release : 16 September 1996

Much has happened in libraries and information in the last ten years and preservation and conservation issues have developed accordingly. The authors carried out a survey of around 500 British libraries to study preservation management practices over that period and the results of this questionnaire are the basis of this book. In analysing the responses it was clear that the fundamental issues about the access to and use of books were being addressed; preservation and retention of materials and media being

• Author : United States,United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 September 1994

• Author : Kay Ann Cassell
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 16 September 2021

This is the first public library text to look at the administration of the public library as essentially different from that of other library types. It also emphasizes the crucial nature of advocacy, promotion, and marketing and demonstrates how each public library can identify and meet the needs of its own particular community.

• Author : John Carlo Bertot,Charles R. McClure,Douglas Zweizig,United States. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science,Etats-Unis. National commission on libraries and information science
• Publisher : Washington : National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
• Release : 16 September 1996

This 1996 National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) survey gathered data from a national sample of public libraries concerning the current level of public library involvement with the Internet. The purpose of this study was to: (1) provide policymakers, researchers, and library professionals with longitudinal data that measured changes in public library Internet involvement since the first survey in 1994; (2) identify costs for public library Internet services; and (3) identify issues and inform the policy debate concerning public library roles in the

• Author : Charles R. McClure
• Publisher : DIANE Publishing
• Release : 01 December 1994

Publicly-supported community libraries are a critical component of the National information infrastructure (NII) initiative. This survey provides data about Internet connectivity for public libraries. 79 tables.

• Author : United States. National Advisory Commission on Libraries
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 September 1968