Research Issues in Public Librarianship: Trends for the Future by Joy M. Greiner

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Public librarianship is a constantly changing field, and the direction of its development depends on theoretical and applied research. Included are chapters on the evaluation of collections, community awareness of the library as an information source, models for library siting, and communication between librarians and public library educators.

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Public librarianship is a constantly changing field, and the direction of its development depends on theoretical and applied research. This book examines many of the research needs in public librarianship and discusses appropriate strategies to meet those needs. The chapters, written by active researchers in the public library field, reflect a variety of issues and opinions. Included are chapters on the evaluation of collections, community awareness of the library as an information source, models for library siting, and communication between librarians and public library educators. Recommendations for further investigations provided by the researchers identify possibilities for increasing knowledge in this field, and a bibliographic essay organizes and summarizes much of the work discussed in the text.

Author Biography

JOY M. GREINER is Director of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Southern Mississippi. Before becoming an academic, she worked for several years as an administrator in the Jackson, Mississippi, Metropolitan Library System. Her publications have appeared in Library Trends, Public Libraries, Advances in Library Administration and Organization, and other journals.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPublic Library Research: Use and Utility by Connie Van Fleet and Joan C. Durrance"At Early Candlelight": Researching Library History on the Yazoo Delta by William E. BuchananProfessional Ideology and Conflict: Reactions to the Public Library Inquiry by Douglas RaberAfrican-Americans and Public Library Collections in the South: A Preliminary Investigation by William D. BoydCommunity Awareness of Everyday Sources of Information: Implications for Public Library User Research by Catherine SmithPlanning Cooperative Library Services for a Federated Public Library Service by Annabel StephensYoung Adult Services for the Year 2000 by Marilyn L. Shontz and Susan A. BrysonWhat Patrons Read and Why: The Link Between Personality and Reading by Sharon L. BakerAn Investigation of Differences in Public Library Usage Patterns Between Gifted Adults and Members of the General Public by Rita Schoch FoudrayRetail Location Theory: Can It Help Solve the Public Library Location Dilemma? by Christine M. KoontzEducation for Public Librarians in the Future: An Examination of the Perceptions of Public Library Educators, Public Library Administrators, and State Library Agency Directors by Joy M. GreinerResearch Issues in Public Librarianship: A Bibliographic Essay by Joy M. GreinerIndex

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This book assembles recent theoretical and applied research on a wide range of issues related to public librarianship.

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Public librarianship is a constantly changing field, and the direction of its development depends on theoretical and applied research. This book examines many of the research needs in public librarianship and discusses appropriate strategies to meet those needs. The chapters, written by active researchers in the public library field, reflect a variety of issues and opinions. Included are chapters on the evaluation of collections, community awareness of the library as an information source, models for library siting, and communication between librarians and public library educators. Recommendations for further investigations provided by the researchers identify possibilities for increasing knowledge in this field, and a bibliographic essay organizes and summarizes much of the work discussed in the text.

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This book assembles recent theoretical and applied research on a wide range of issues related to public librarianship.

Details ISBN0313278679 Year 1994 ISBN-10 0313278679 ISBN-13 9780313278679 Format Hardcover Subtitle Trends for the Future Country of Publication United States Edited by Joy M. Greiner DEWEY 027.4072 Short Title RESEARCH ISSUES IN PUBLIC LIBR Language English Media Book Place of Publication Westport Publication Date 1994-05-25 Illustrations black & white illustrations Series Contributions in Librarianship & Information Science Pages 248 Author Joy M. Greiner Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc UK Release Date 1994-05-25 AU Release Date 1994-05-25 NZ Release Date 1994-05-25 US Release Date 1994-05-25 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience Undergraduate Audience Age 7-17 We've got this

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