A practical guide to help librarians face a budget gap and plan an appropriate course of action within budgetary constraints. Chapters cover planning, facility management and improvement, collection d
Current archival thinking and debate in English-speaking Canada are reflected in this selection of previously published essays, arranged in four broad categories: the overall history and evolution of
Cox covers all aspects of the management of archival programs, including appraisal and acquisition, preservation and security, arrangement, description, and reference, fund-raising, grantsmanship, an
How many of these questions can you answer without calling the New York Public Library's Telephone Reference Service?Who really designed the American flag?How hot is the sun's surface?How does quicks
Written by one of the leaders in evaluation, Evaluation Thesaurus, Fourth Edition, provides readers with a quick analysis of the leading concepts, positions, acronyms, processes, techniques, and check
Buckland offers an examination of information systems that is comparative rather than narrowly technical in approach. Using explicitly defined terms, he interprets the nature of retrieval-based inform
The first comprehensive theoretical treatise on Library of Congress subject headings, this important book provides an analysis of the Library of Congress subject heading system and its application. Li
The authors present an in-depth investigation of a powerful approach to integrated library and iformation skills instruction that defines the Big Six skills and discusses how to implement. Also includ
First published in 1981 by British Museum Publications. A guide to maintaining a collection at its best. Explains the reasons for decay in books and documents and gives advice on creating the proper c
"This monumental work has now become... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars." —Southern Folklore Quarterly"A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith Tho
This provocative new book will help you design and implement the most effective library user education possible--one that builds on basic library use skills through a progressively sophisticated progr
One of the outstanding problems of the biologist, whether he be beginning student or specialists, is that of understanding technical terms. The best way to understand and remember technical terms is
