The Library Science Shelf
From Outreach To Equity
Robin Osborne, editor
ALA Editions
c/o American Library Association
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
www.alastore.ala.org
0838935419 $32.00 1-866-746-7252
From Outreach To Equity: Innovative Models Of Library Policy And Practice
is a
collection of examples offering guidance for public libraries seeking to
improve access to information for the public at large. A variety of sample
models put into effective practice for different situations illustrate
specific
issues and creative solutions to common problems. Contributions from a
wide
variety of experienced professionals include discussions of how to provide
inclusive service for children with special needs, using modern
information
technology to maximum advantage, developing outreach skills in library
staff,
and much more. An expertly researched account; most of the individual
essays
concerning each model are brief (only a few pages at most) and keenly to
the
point.
Foundations Of Library And Information Science
Richard E. Rubin
Neal-Schuman Publishers
100 William St, # 2004, NY, NY 10038
www.neal-schuman.com
1555705189 $65.00 1-866-672-6657
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Foundations Of Library And
Information Science by Richard E. Rubin (Director and Professor at the
School
of Library and Information Science at Kent State University) continues to
be an
impressive, "reader friendly", comprehensive introduction to American and
Canadian library and information studies programs. Foundations Of Library
And
Information Science explores practice of librarian****p, the development of
information science, the growth of technologies, evolut-ion in policy, the
intellectual organization of institutions, the mission of libraries from
past
to present, and ethical aspects/principles between information providers
and
their clients. This significantly revised edition also includes new
coverage of
metadata, information architecture, UCITA, digital libraries, the Patriot
Act,
digital rights management, and other critical issues directly affecting
access
to and use of library-based information. Foundations Of Library And
Information
Science continues to be an indispensable addition to professional and
academic
Library Science reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
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