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Information and Referral: Public Libraries
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Information and Referral: Public Libraries Hardback - 1984

by Thomas Childers

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From the publisher

This book is the culmination of three years of study of information and referral activity in U.S. public libraries. Information and referal (I&R) is defined broadly as facilitating the link between a people and the resource or resources outside the library that can meet their needs. The book helps to define what I&R is, how some libraries have approached it, and what major problems have been associated with its adoption. It serves as a guide on the role of public libraries in I&R, managing I&R in a library environment, appropriate skills and training, the performance of libraries where I&R has been tried, the impact of library-based I&R on the client group, and how library-based I&R compares with non-library I&R.

Details

  • Title Information and Referral: Public Libraries
  • Author Thomas Childers
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 356
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Praeger
  • Publication date 1984-01-01
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
  • ISBN 9780893911478 / 089391147X
  • Weight 1.37 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.91 cm)
  • Category Education / Teaching
  • Library of Congress subjects Referral centers (Information services), Public libraries - Reference services
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 83021492
  • Dewey Decimal Code 025.527

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