Introduction to public librarianship
2018
Book
This text "covers every aspect of the public library, from its earliest history through its current incarnation on the cutting edge of the information environment, including statistics, standards, planning, evaluations, and results; legal issues, funding, and politics; organization, administration, and staffing; all aspects of library technology, from structure and infrastructure to websites and makerspaces; adult services, youth services, and children's services; associations, state library agencies, and other professional organizations; global perspectives on public libraries; and advocacy, outreach, and human rights"--Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN: 9780838915066
Edition: Third edition.
Description: xxi, 410 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
- The American public library
- Development of the public library in America
- People, not institutions: toward equity of access: 1960s-today
- The public library journey to accountability
- "More and better libraries"
- The public library's people
- The public library building
- Youth services in public libraries
- Reader and adult services
- Collaboration and consortia
- Technology in public libraries: an overview of the past, present, and future
- Global perspectives on public libraries.
LCCN: 2017041849
Control Number: 2870671
Publisher: Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2018.Subjects: Public libraries -- United States.
Other Authors: Bossaller, Jenny S., 1972- author.