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Introduction to Library and Information Science / Reed Hepler, David Horalek.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Reed Hepler, author.
David Horalek, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Library science--Philosophy--History.
Library science.
Library science--Aims and objectives.
Library science--Textbooks.
Library education--Textbooks.
Library education.
Libraries--Aims and objectives.
Libraries.
Libraries--Textbooks.
Technical services (Libraries)--Textbooks.
Technical services (Libraries).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (151 pages)
Place of Publication:
Twin Falls, Idaho : College of Southern Idaho Pressbooks Network (CSI), 2023.
Summary:
This book explores the history, present, and future of library science, both in theory and in practice. It examines the place of the librarian as arbiter of information access in a constantly-changing and modernizing global community.
Contents:
Part I. Library History and Essential Functions
Data, Information, and Knowledge
History of Libraries
Library Services
Acquisitions
Collection Development
Classficiation and Cataloging
Facilities and Funding
Circulation
Reference Librarianship
Preservation
Part II. Improvements and Adapatations in the Modern World
Intellectual Freedom
Digitial Initiatives and Library 2.0
Representation in the Library
Copyright
Part III. Supporting the Public to Obtain Public Support
Patron Services
Reader's Advisory
The Modern Library Experience
Part IV. Conclusion
Conclusion.
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