Guide to U.S. Map Resources, Third Edition offers a detailed snapshot of and guide to hundreds of map collections and cartographic resources in libraries and repositories throughout the nation.Substan
Bunker (reference services, Whitworth College Library, Spokane, Washington) travelled to 175 museums, historical societies, public and college libraries, and governmental agencies, visiting and assess
The changing face of libraries in the 20th century has also affected their physical spaces. Connor (library science and science liaison, The Citadel) puts together 13 case studies of libraries built f
Haidee Wasson provides a rich cultural history of cinema's transformation from a passing amusement to an enduring art form by mapping the creation of the Film Library of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA
While the essays collected in this volume address a number of issues, they all share the same aim of placing Africanist librarianship in the context of our times. Many essays set high value on service
Former diplomat of the Republic of Armenia Martirosyan (George Washington U.) and Maretti (international studies, Johns Hopkins U.) cite academic programs and departments, archives and manuscript repo
There has been an enormous rise in the central state's collection of information on individuals since the sixteenth century. Historians have mined this rich seam for their own ends, but--until now--an
Elliot, a performing arts librarian at Washington State University, and Blair, a catalog librarian at the Sibley Library of the Eastman School of Music, present essays on the profession as it responds
Music librarians in Britain mark their "golden jubilee" by contributing essays reflecting on the evolution of music librarianship and the contributions of the first 50 years of the British branch of t
This guide will help librarians responsible for local studies collections. Each chapter is written by a different specialist, covering resource providers, management of service provision, management o
Science fiction and fantasy and their various subgenres are summarized, and recommended books in each subgenre are described, in this guide for librarians unfamiliar with science fiction and fantasy.
Examines practices for providing access to engineering information resources, both print and electronic, and looks at website development and instructional and management issues in engineering librari
This title analyzes contemporary trends and tools that affect how information is created, stored, discovered and used in a progressive technological environment. It presents a framework for librarians
“Rare books and archives come alive when consulted by readers and researchers.” --from the IntroductionIn the administrative and budgetary environment of law librarianship, outstanding reference servi
Law librarians and archivists, as well as contributors from law and history, demonstrate the importance of the survival and growth of special collections in academic law libraries and provide examples
Studying official music library policy statements and interviews with music library users, Talja (a media culture researcher, Academy of Finland) looks at how different conceptions of art, culture, an
Fourteen authors explore the recent past, the present, and the future of music librarianship through an examination of topics of importance to the profession: collection development, preservation, cat
Overviews health sciences library administration. Each chapter provides a synopsis of a particular aspect of health sciences library management, focusing on key tasks faced by the manager. Topics incl
Explores the worldview of leaders in American medicine with respect to medical literature, history, libraries, and librarianship, portraying the genesis of the Medical Library Association (MLA) throug
Makes available in concise form information on primary, non-artifactual collections in anthropology that are often exceptionally large and organizationally complex. Presents a list, by country and sta
