The Relevant Library : Essays on Adapting to Changing Needs
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| Title: | The Relevant Library : Essays on Adapting to Changing Needs |
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| Description: | At a time when libraries are no longer the leading proprietors of information, many library professionals find themselves rethinking their purpose. In this collection of new essays, contributors share their experiences and ideas for keeping libraries integral to changing communities. Innovative approaches and best practices are discussed for strategic planning, packaging, branding and marketing, funding issues, physical spaces, collection needs and trends, partnerships, programming and services, professional education, and staffing. |
| Authors: | Vera Gubnitskaia, Carol Smallwood |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Libraries--Technological innovations--United States, Libraries--Space utilization--United States, Academic libraries--United States--Case studies, Public libraries--United States--Case studies, Public services (Libraries)--United States--Planning, Library outreach programs--United States, Libraries and colleges--United States, Libraries and community--United States |
| Categories: | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | At a time when libraries are no longer the leading proprietors of information, many library professionals find themselves rethinking their purpose. In this collection of new essays, contributors share their experiences and ideas for keeping libraries integral to changing communities. Innovative approaches and best practices are discussed for strategic planning, packaging, branding and marketing, funding issues, physical spaces, collection needs and trends, partnerships, programming and services, professional education, and staffing. |
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| ISBN: | 9781476670294 9781476633176 |
