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White, Herbert S. – 2000
This book is a collection of the author's following publications and speeches, primarily from 1995-2000: "Look at All Those Beautiful Birds Overhead!""Priorities for the Research Library Budget,""What Do We Give 'Em?""The Legacy of John Swan,""Small Public Libraries-Challenges, Opportunities, and Irrelevancies,""Lead Me Not into Temptation To Do…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Technology, Librarians
Bogart, Dave, Ed. – 2001
This 46th edition of the "Bowker Annual" chronicles another year of rapid evaluation as the library and book trade worlds adapt to the many changes wrought by new technologies. Electronic information is now key to virtually every aspect of both industries, and decisions on its best presentation and organization offer constant challenges and…
Descriptors: Directories, Electronic Publishing, Information Sources, Libraries
World Libraries on the Information Superhighway: Preparing for the Challenges of the New Millennium.
Fletcher, Patricia Diamond, Ed.; Bertot, John Carlo, Ed. – 2000
This book represents the thoughts and experiences of librarians and academics on the changing role of libraries in a global networked community. The first section of the book looks at the agendas for national libraries in a digital world. Issues covered include content and delivery, national policy and practice and strategies for success in a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Librarians
Latrobe, Kathy Howard, Ed. – 1998
This book provides an understanding of the history and development of school library media programming. The readings present both personal and objective perspectives on this topic. Contributors address not only the mission of the school library media program, but also how its realization has shaped and been shaped by professional organizations;…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, International Programs, Learning Resources Centers
Welch, Theodore F. – 1997
More than ever before, Japan is aware of its potential for shaping the global library and information scene and the Japanese are responding to the current flood of information with new media technologies and improved database services with a synergistic approach that involves library professionals, information specialists, governmental leaders,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Libraries
Bogart, Dave, Ed. – 2002
This 47th edition is a compilation of practical information and informed analysis of interest to the library, information, and book trade worlds. The volume is divided into six parts. Part 1 includes six Special Reports, as well as reports on the year's activities from federal agencies, federal libraries, and national and international library and…
Descriptors: Directories, Electronic Publishing, Information Sources, Libraries
Strauch, Katina, Ed. – 2003
This proceedings of the 2001 Charleston Conference on library science contains the keynote address and the text of 27 presentations discussing the latest developments in the digital environment, serials, collection development, books and publishing, consortia, and personnel development as follows: "The Trends They Are A'Changing" (Tom Sanville);…
Descriptors: Consortia, Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Networks
Selth, Jefferson P. – 1993
This book presents eight essays based on a demographic survey of librarianship that explores the question of gender and ambition, as well as personal observations after 30 years in the library profession. The survey results show what kinds of librarians are eager to climb the managerial ladder and why. Facts are revealed about the barriers that…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Budgets, Censorship, Conferences
Panella, Deborah S. – 1991
This document is an introductory guide to all aspects of law librarianship. Chapters 1 and 2 provide an overview of the history and nature of law libraries and the nature of the legal field and legal clientele. Collection development is discussed in chapter 3, covering such aspects as acquisitions, alternatives to purchasing materials, selection…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Law Libraries, Library Acquisition
Nisonger, Thomas E. – 1998
This volume reviews current options for handling serials problems and clarifies fundamental issues in one of the greatest challenges confronting today's library and information science professionals. Focusing on the management of serials in libraries and the role of serials in scholarly communications, this book combines descriptive and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgeting, Citation Analysis, Decision Making
Williams, Delmus E., Ed.; Garten, Edward D., Ed. – 1999
This book presents the following papers on library organizational and management issues: (1) "Knowledge Management: An Essential Framework for Corporate Library Leadership" (Deanna J. Streng); (2) "Critical Factors for Collaboration in an Academic Library Setting" (Charlotte M. Knoche); (3) "Salaries of Academic Librarians…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Libraries, Corporations
Evans, G. Edward – 2000
This fourth edition of the standard work on library centers addresses the challenges of electronic publishing, and puts issues of collection development into perspective. It provides students and practitioners with a broad understanding of the collection development process. Each chapter has been expanded and updated. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Censorship, Electronic Publishing, Government Publications
