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Librarianship in times of crisis : advances in librarianship /

The field of librarianship has undergone traumatic shifts (mostly downward) due to the global financial meltdown that began in the fall of 2008. Libraries have been deeply affected by the worst recession since the Great Depression. While "Advances in Librarianship" endeavors to identify tr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Woodsworth, Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley [England] : Emerald Group Pub., 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Advances in librarianship ; v. 34.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface / Anne Woodsworth
  • A library 'state of the state' : trends, issues, and myths / Keith Michael Fiels
  • The role of public libraries, the Internet, and economic uncertainty / Kathryn Sigler, Paul T. Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot, Abigail J. McDermott, Elizabeth J. DeCoster, Lesley A. Langa
  • Cutback management in US public libraries : deliberations, decision spaces, and reflections / Jennifer Weil Arns, Evelyn H. Daniel
  • Forced advocacy : how communities respond to library budget cuts / Lisa K. Hussey, Diane L. Velasquez
  • Changing organizations : three case studies / W. David Penniman
  • Refocusing distinctive capabilities : strategic shifts in Harvard's Baker Library services / Cynthia Churchwell, Mallory Stark, Debra Wallace
  • The best things in life are free (or pretty cheap) : three mobile initiatives that can be done now / Lilia Murray
  • 'Free puppies' : integrating Web resources into online catalogs / Robert L. Bothmann, Kellian Clink
  • Bringing order out of chaos : benchmarking tools used in merging university libraries in Finland / Ari Muhonen, Ulla Nygrén, Jarmo Saarti
  • Innovation for survival : from cooperation to collaboration / Jennifer Rowley.