Strategic Management for Academic Libraries

Robert M Hayes

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• This professional reference for academic librarians provides detailed guidance for the strategic management of academic libraries. While strategic pla... Lees meer

Introducing and Managing Academic Library Automation Projects

John W. Head, Gerard B. McCabe

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Though computers have become more common, many academic libraries still lack automation of any kind. With the growing importance of the Internet and t... Lees meer

The Smaller Academic Library

Gerard B. McCabe

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• As advertised, the book offers a source of strategies and practical solutions to vexing and recurrent problems which readers can tailor to their indiv... Lees meer

Reaching a Multicultural Student Community

Karen E Downing, Barbara MacAdam, Darlene P Nichols

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Changing student demographics demand that colleges and universities meet the special needs of a new population, and libraries will play an increasingl... Lees meer

Automated Information Retrieval in Libraries

Vicki Anders

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Computerized database searching is a common phenomenon in libraries today. Everyone does it, but not everyone does it well, especially when so many op... Lees meer

Exemplary Public Libraries

Joy Greiner

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• What does it take to have a great library? The right leader? A great team? A wonderful facility? The best services? How can you transform your library... Lees meer

Leadership and Administration of Successful Archival Programs

Bruce Dearstyne

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Strong archival programs are rare, in part because the archival field has not given sustained attention to program leadership and management issues ov... Lees meer

News Media Libraries

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Semonche provides a wealth of information on news libraries and the managerial concerns of news librarians. The volume is organized in several broad s... Lees meer

Circulation Services in a Small Academic Library

Constance Battaile

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• In a library, circulation is the process of lending books to borrowers and accurately reshelving them after they have been returned so that they will ... Lees meer

Data Bases for Special Libraries

Lynda Moulton

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Using examples to which special librarians and their colleagues in information management can relate, Lynda Moulton takes a practical approach to the ... Lees meer

Planning Second Generation Automated Library Systems

Edwin Cortez, Tom Smorch

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• This guide focuses on the implementation and management of second-generation automated library systems. It advances knowledge of the field by describi... Lees meer

Creating the Agile Library

Lorraine J. Haricombe, T. Lusher

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Society's drive for technology that is faster and more efficient in processing and disseminating information is fueling changes--especially in academi... Lees meer

Serials Management in Academic Libraries

Jean Walter Farrington

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• In the decade ahead, libraries will have to do more with less. Fewer journal titles owned by each institution, less detailed cataloging, and fewer sta... Lees meer

Managing Performing Arts Collections in Academic and Public Libraries

Carolyn A. Sheehy

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• This professional reference provides solid advice to academic and public librarians for managing performing arts collections. The volume is divided in... Lees meer

Planning for a New Generation of Public Library Buildings

Gerard B McCabe

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This app... Lees meer

Young Adults and Public Libraries

C. Allen Nichols, Mary Anne Nichols

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• This handbook is suitable for specialists and generalists in small, medium, and large public libraries, and addresses the full spectrum of library ser... Lees meer

Video Acquisitions and Cataloging

James C Scholtz

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• No other book available covers the topic of videocassette acquisitions so completely. This professional reference gives special attention to problems ... Lees meer

Strategic Management for Public Libraries

Robert M Hayes, Virginia a Walter

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Drawing on Hayes's previous work in Strategic Management for Academic Libraries , this professional reference addresses the unique circumstances and n... Lees meer

Automation in Library Reference Services

Robert J Carande

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• The future of reference librarianship as a viable and essential part of the library depends on developing a proactive, participatory, and hands-on app... Lees meer

Using Consultants in Libraries and Information Centers

Edward D. Garten

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• This handbook offers a comprehensive discussion of the consultant/library relationship. It includes chapters written by full-time professional library... Lees meer

Library Records

Shirley A Wiegand

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Most librarians are unaware of the laws governing the retention of library records. In addition, librarians often assume that state confidentiality la... Lees meer

Expectations of Librarians in the 21st Century

Karl Bridges

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Librarianship has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. In addition to subject area knowledge and interpersonal ability, librarians must now poss... Lees meer

Collection Management for the 21st Century

Gary Gorman, Ruth Miller

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Collection management is becoming increasingly complex due to electronic access to information, the growth of the Internet, greater reliance on docume... Lees meer

Public Library Planning

Brett Sutton

• Hardcover | Engels | Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection
• Public libraries must function in a time of limited funding, increasing technology, and shifting demographics and client needs. To fulfill their role,... Lees meer