The State and the Academic Library

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• Academic libraries must frequently interact with state government. This book overviews the role of state government with respect to academic libraries... Lees meer

The Public Librarian as Adult Learners' Advisor

Jane A Reilly

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• This work describes the new role of the librarian as a learners' advisor, guiding independent learners and sustaining a one-to-one relationship with a... Lees meer

Foreign Students in American Library Education

Maxine K Rochester

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• In the first detailed examination of the subject, Maxine Rochester surveys the benefits and problems associated with training foreign librarians and i... Lees meer

Owning Memory

Jeannette Bastian

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science | nr. 99
• This book examines the relationships between archives, communities and collective memory through both the lens of a postcolonial society, the United S... Lees meer

Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience

Plummer A Jones

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• From 1876 to 1924--a period of free immigration--the mission of the American public library in its work with immigrants was to Americanize the immigra... Lees meer

Impact of Emerging Technologies on Reference Service and Bibliographic Instruction

Gary Pitkin

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• Information technologies are having a profound impact on the ways libraries are providing traditional services. This book identifies emerging technolo... Lees meer

Multiculturalism in Libraries

Lois Buttlar, William Caynon, Rosemary Dumont

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• A diverse nation from its beginnings, the United States is increasingly faced with the challenge of absorbing new immigrant groups and creating a tole... Lees meer

A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Alternative Library Delivery Systems

Teh-Wei Hu, B H Booms, Lynne Warfield Kaltreider

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• This book is the first to provide detailed analysis of two specific alternative library delivery systems--bookmobiles and books-by-mail. It outlines m... Lees meer

The Politics of an Emerging Profession

Wayne A Wiegand

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• Wiegand examines the development of ALA from 1876 to 1917 in this masterful tale. He looks at the issues that existed during those years, the conflict... Lees meer

Diversity in Libraries

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• Since the mid 1980s academic libraries have established minority residency programs in an effort to increase the representation of librarians of color... Lees meer

Scholarly Book Reviewing in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Ylva Lindholm-Romantschuk

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• This study explores the flow of information within and among academic disciplines in the social sciences and humanities through analyses of the patter... Lees meer

Preparing the Information Professional

Sajjad Ur Rehman

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science | nr. 93
• Redesigning information education in response to the market dynamic requires clear articulation of the expectations of employers, identification of co... Lees meer

The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and Information Services

Lewis-Guodo Liu

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science | nr. 96
• Since that time, the literature on the Internet and its impact on and role in libraries and research has exploded. A simple keyword search in Library ... Lees meer

Books Behind Bars

Janet Fyfe

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• This is an original and scholarly study of the role of books and libraries in British prisons during the period of penal reforms between 1700 and 1911... Lees meer

Activism in American Librarianship, 1962-1973

Fred Stielow

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• Bundy and Stielow designed Activism in American Librarianship, 1962-1973 to address two key questions: How did the various social movements of the tim... Lees meer

Research Issues in Public Librarianship

Joy M. Greiner

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• Public librarianship is a constantly changing field, and the direction of its development depends on theoretical and applied research. This book exami... Lees meer

Stereotype and Status

Pauline Wilson

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• The purpose of this book is to help librarians overcome the problem of stereotypes by explaining how such stereotypes are created and perpetuated, and... Lees meer

Aspirations and Mentoring in an Academic Environment

Mary N Maack, Joanne Passet, Mary Niles Maack

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• This is the first booklength study of women in library education. The authors set out to examine the dynamic social processes and significant relation... Lees meer

Immigrant Politics and the Public Library

Susan Luevano-Molina

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• This book explores the impact of the nativist movement on public library usage among Latino and Asian immigrants. The activism of concerned librarians... Lees meer

The Myth of the Electronic Library

William Wilfred Birdsall

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science | nr. 82
• Librarians develop myths to explain themselves to society and to generate support for their profession. Since the last quarter of the 19th century, th... Lees meer

The American Public Library and the Problem of Purpose

Patrick Williams

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• The problem of purpose in the title is the 130-year debate within the library community over the proper place for the library in society. Chapters dis... Lees meer

Good Books in a Country Home

Deanna B Marcum

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science | nr. 79
• Although urban historians point to the creation of the American public library as one response to the chaos experienced by big cities at the end of th... Lees meer

University Science and Engineering Libraries

Ellis Mount

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• The first edition of Ellis Mount's University Science and Engineering Libraries pioneered in this specialized branch of library service. This new edit... Lees meer

Critical Approaches to Information Technology in Librarianship

John E. Buschman

• Hardcover | Engels | Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
• Constant developments in information technology are creating fundamental changes in librarianship. This book challenges the uncritical acceptance of t... Lees meer