As libraries strive to maintain collections with limited space, many have turned to high-efficiency, off-site shelving facilities. This work addresses virtually all major issues in planning, building,
McBare (director, McMillan Memorial Library) describes the library as a community gathering place, an institution of public education, and a pillar of democracy, with consideration to the library's po
Structure your workload with this comprehensive guide to the role and responsibilities of library technicians!More than basic instructions on how to do library classification, this classic work is a h
School library media specialists know that a close collaboration between the school principal and themselves is critical in the development of an exemplary school library media program, but they are o
Bringing together library and information science faculty and practicing library managers, this work combines some of the most exciting concepts and methodologies of library evaluation with the practi
This handlist indexes 82 manuscripts from twelve Midlands collections. The collections examined are diverse in origin: the cathedral libraries includeHereford and Worcester, whose collections include
This book demonstrates how you can meet the higher demand for library patron instruction at most academic libraries by using peer tutors to support and enhance your library services. Peer tutors can t
Slobin (music, Wesleyan) presents folk song collections and essays by Soviet-Jewish ethnomusicologist Beregovsky. Translated into English for the first time, a short introduction discusses controvers
Giesecki (dean of libraries, U. of Nebraska-Lincoln) offers library managers practical and innovative strategies geared toward setting goals for the department and delivering first-rate library servic
Seventeen selected case studies of strategies for serving Latinos are presented by Gnere±a. The contributions focus on the organization and expansion of Spanish language collections, meeting the dema
The Library of Congress, considered by many to be the greatest library on earth, holds over 110 million items-books in 450 languages, irreplaceable national documents, priceless art works, and objects
A rousing critique of the postmodern library and its increasingly impersonal nature, discussing how the knowledge and expertise of the librarians who once served as the heart of the library are margin
The public library director needs information that helps in understanding what is involved in planning for a public library building project. This applies whether the subject is a free standing indepe
This life work of a well-known scholar creates a unique record of over 800 artefacts found in more than 100 European collections before the end of the eighteenth century. Extensively illustrated, the
Offers advice on establishing selection criteria, incorporating diversity in elementary collections, and evaluating picture books, fiction, poetry, informational literature, reference materials, and p
The profound changes instituted by the 10-year Library Power Project can serve as a catalyst for the revitalization of your school library media center. This book offers you an abundance of practical
Winston (library management and reference services, Rutgers U.) presents 12 papers which address such diversity issues as affirmative action, career development of minorities in library science profes
This catalogue explores New York's superlative private collections of Japanese, Chinese and Korean art through a broad and diverse selection of paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, and lacquer
As a founder of the Japan Library School (now the School of Library and Information Science) at Keio U. in 1951, Gitler (b. 1909) reminisces about the development of librarianship in Japan as well as
This comprehensive handbook covers key management issues and will guide information professionals through the maze of common problems. To reflect the increasing integration of library, information cen
The C++ Standard Library provides a set of common classes and interfaces that greatly extend the core C++ language. Josuttis' book not only provides comprehensive documentation of each library compone
Offbeat Museums contains profiles of the curators and collections of America's most unusual museums. From the Banana Museum in California to the Tragedy in U.S. History Museum in Florida, Saul Rubin t
The law collections presented in this volume are compilations, varying in legal and literary sophistication, recorded by scribes in the schools and the royal centers of ancient Mesopotamia and Asia Mi
No other book provides such a comprehensive approach to educating library customers and staff in the preservation of library materials. Over 35 case studies provide innovative programs and strategies
Offers both an approach to staff evaluation and actual performance standards for a variety of professional and paraprofessional library positions that can be used in any type of library. Chapter 1 exp
Celebrating Harvard's Houghton Library's twenty-fifth anniversary, this large and sumptuous volume highlights the diversity and value of the Houghton's collections. It contains reproductions ranging
This bibliography is the first to provide systematic coverage of the numerous guides, directories, calendars, inventories, and registers on archives and manuscript collections in the United States. It
This book examines the historical context of museums, their collections, and the objects that form them. Susan M. Pearce probes the psychological and social reasons that people collect and identifies
Charming collections of popular Christmas carols arranged for beginning piano students. Carols are arranged in order of difficulty. Each song includes an optional teacher/parent duet part which can be
Charming collections of popular Christmas carols arranged for beginning piano students. Carols are arranged in order of difficulty. Each song includes an optional teacher/parent duet part which can be
Charming collections of popular Christmas carols arranged for beginning piano students. Carols are arranged in order of difficulty. Each song includes an optional teacher/parent duet part which can be
