9781610696371-1610696379-Library Programs and Services: The Fundamentals (Library and Information Science Text Series)

Library Programs and Services: The Fundamentals (Library and Information Science Text Series)

ISBN-13: 9781610696371
ISBN-10: 1610696379
Edition: 8
Author: G. Edward Evans, Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro, Holland Christie, Carol Sinwell
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Format: Paperback 516 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781610696371
ISBN-10: 1610696379
Edition: 8
Author: G. Edward Evans, Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro, Holland Christie, Carol Sinwell
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Format: Paperback 516 pages

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Library Programs and Services: The Fundamentals (Library and Information Science Text Series) (ISBN-13: 9781610696371 and ISBN-10: 1610696379), written by authors G. Edward Evans, Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro, Holland Christie, Carol Sinwell, was published by Libraries Unlimited in 2015. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Library & Information Science (Social Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent Library Programs and Services: The Fundamentals (Library and Information Science Text Series) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Library & Information Science books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $19.65.

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Covering every essential topic ranging from circulation and literacy instruction to reference and security, this benchmark text provides an up-to-date, broadly based view of library public service and its functions.

Supplying essential, foundational reading for students of library public services as well as an up-to-date overview for practitioners who wish to refresh their knowledge or acquaint themselves with a new area of responsibility, this book's broad and solid coverage will benefit anyone concerned with developing or maintaining the public face of the library. A revision and expansion of Libraries Unlimited's Introduction to Library Public Services: Seventh Edition, this edition has new chapters covering such topics as e-resources, collections, print and other media, and facilities and funding. Additionally, every chapter has been substantially updated and reorganized to better reflect the role of technology in library services today.

The book begins with background information on public services in libraries and an analysis of the library's public service philosophy. Then, the authors delve into staffing and assessment of services, moving logically to major functional areas of public services―reference, instruction, document delivery, circulation and reserves, collections, programming, safety and security issues, and facilities and funding. Real-life anecdotes from public, academic, and school libraries illustrate principles and concepts throughout the book. For each topic, the authors detail its role and philosophy, and offer key points to remember, references, and lists for further reading.


• Covers all essential services of the library through completely reorganized and updated content that reflects the role of changing technologies in today's libraries

• Presents many new chapters that address the topics of print collections, media collections, e-resources, computer access, social media, legal issues, ethical issues, funding and other fiscal issues, and the library as place

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