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Introduction to public librarianship / Kathleen de la Peña McCook, Jenny S. Bossaller ; foreword by Felton Thomas, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCook, Kathleen de la Peña, author.
- Bossaller, Jenny S., 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public libraries--United States.
- Public libraries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (343 pages)
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, [2018]
- Summary:
- Exhaustively researched and expansive in its scope, this benchmark text continues to serve both LIS students and working professionals.
- Contents:
- The American public library
- Development of the public library in America
- People, not institutions: toward equity of access: 1960s-today
- The public library journey to accountability
- "More and better libraries"
- The public library's people
- The public library building
- Youth services in public libraries
- Reader and adult services
- Collaboration and consortia
- Technology in public libraries: an overview of the past, present, and future
- Global perspectives on public libraries.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780838916643
- 0838916643
- 9780838916650
- 0838916651
- OCLC:
- 1125108880
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