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Whole Library Handbook 4: Current Data, Professional Advice, and Curiosa about Libraries and Library Services

by American Library Association
American Library Association, 2006
Paper: 978-0-8389-0915-7
Library of Congress Classification Z665.2.U6W49 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification 20.973

TOC

    		PREFACE 	v
    	1	LIBRARIES
    			Basic Information	2
    			Academic Libraries	13
    			Public Libraries	20
    			School Libraries	28
    			Special Libraries	32
    			National Libraries	35
    			State Libraries	44
    			Small & Rural Libraries	46
    			Mobile Libraries	50
    			Facilities	55
    			The Past	60
    			The Future	69
    	2	PEOPLE
    			Recruitment	72
    			Job Search	82
    			Librarians	91
    			Managers	105
    			Media Specialists	110
    			Trustees	117
    			Friends	125
    			Support Staff	132
    			Volunteers	137
    	3	THE PROFESSION
    			Events	140
    			Grants and Awards	153
    			Library Education	183
    			Research and Writing	191
    	4	MATERIALS
    			Books	210
    			Documents	227
    			Special Collections	234
    			Multimedia	252
    			Children's Materials	266
    			Young Adult Materials	272
    	5	OPERATIONS
    			Bibliography	280
    			Acquisition & Selection	283
    			Cataloging	291
    			Classification	315
    			Reference	329
    			Circulation	340
    			Distance Learning	342
    			Systems	344
    			Preservation & Disasters	348
    			Planning	364
    	6	THE UNDERSERVED
    			Ethnic Groups	370
    			People with Disabilities	381
    			Gender Issues	384
    			Older Adults	387
    			Incarcerated Persons	389
    			Homeless Persons	392
    	7	PROMOTION
    			Promotion	396
    			Fundraising	408
    	8	TECHNOLOGY
    			Low Technology	418
    			Library Systems	430
    			Digitization	435
    			The Internet	438
    			Other Technology	452
    	9	ISSUES
    			Core Values	458
    			Information Commons	459
    			Copyright	461
    			Legislation	465
    			Intellectual Freedom	468
    			Privacy	481
    			Adult Literacy	484
    			Information Literacy	487
    			Patron Behavior	491
    			Ethics	498
    			Global Concerns	503
    	10	LIBRARIANA
    			Words	516
    			Books	522
    			Media	533
    			Collections	548
    			Anomalies	556
    			Whimsy	576
    		INDEX 		579
    
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