Introduction to Library Public Services (Library and Information Science Text Series) - Hardcover

Evans, G. Edward; Amodeo, Anthony J.; Carter, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563086328 ISBN 13: 9781563086328

Verlag: Libraries Unlimited Inc, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

Emphasizing the enormous changes wrought by technology, this essential text offers a solid, broadly based view of library public service and its functions. Chapters are arranged by type of service-reference services and sources, bibliographic instruction, interlibrary loan, circulation, reserve services, special collections, serials, media services, government documents, and security issues.

Emphasizing the enormous changes wrought by technology, this essential text offers a solid, broadly based view of library public service and its functions. Chapters are arranged by type of service-reference services and sources, bibliographic instruction, interlibrary loan, circulation, reserve services, special collections, serials, media services, government documents, and security issues. Within each chapter, the authors consider the philosophy and role of the particular service, variations in service and format, physical facility (and storage) implications, staffing patterns and administrative concerns, and legal and ethical issues. The duties and responsibilities of professional librarians and support staff are incorporated throughout. The book has been entirely rewritten, integrating technological information throughout the book in context. For example, the effects of automation and the Internet on reference service are examined and there is greater emphasis on electronic, and especially Inte

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"Useful for introductory course in public services at the graduate level ... Also an appropriate text for paraprofessional training because it covers concepts and ethics involved in the services those paraprofessionals perform daily ... A good addition to any library science collection."

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Emphasizing the enormous changes wrought by technology, this essential text offers a solid, broadly based view of library public service and its functions. Chapters are arranged by type of service--reference services and sources, bibliographic instruction, interlibrary loan, circulation, reserve services, special collections, serials, media services, government documents, and security issues.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Libraries Unlimited Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1563086328
• ISBN 13: 9781563086328
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 6
• Anzahl der Seiten: 301
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