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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