Introduction to Public Librarianship, Third Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 083891506X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorKathleen de la Peña McCook is Distinguished University Professor, School of Information, University of South Florida in Tampa. She has served on the editorial board of RUSQ for the past four years. Jean E. She is member of the editorial boards of the journals Progressive Librarian and The Library Quarterly. Author of numerous articles, she has also contributed to many books on librarianship, including Service Learning, Libraries & Democracy: The Cornerstones of Liberty, and The Portable MLIS. She was the Dr. She earned her MA in Library Science in 2005, worked at the MOBIUS consortium from 2005 2008, and earned a PhD
She is member of the editorial boards of the journals Progressive Librarian and The Library Quarterly. Her teaching focuses on information access, public libraries, and intellectual freedom. . Coleman Library Outreach Lecturer at the 2010 ALA Annual Conference and spoke on "Librarians and Human Rights." She was the recipient of REFORMA's Elizabeth Martinez Lifetime Achievement (LAA) Award in 2016.<
Now, the REFORMA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author has teamed up with Bossaller to update and expand her work to incorporate the field's renewed emphasis on outcomes and transformation. This essential tool (Library Journal) remains the definitive handbook on this branch of the profession. It covers every aspect of the public library, from its earliest history through its current incarnation on the cutting edge of the information environment, including statistics, standards, planning, evaluations, and results;l