The whole library handbook 4 : current data, professional advice, and curiosa about libraries and library services /

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Now in its fourth version, The Whole Library Handbook is a one-volume encyclopedia of library history, demographics, folklore, humor, current events, and popular wisdom. The new volume is organized in easy-to-find general categories, including types of libraries, the profession, people, materials, s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Eberhart, George M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, 2006.
Subjects:
Library science > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Libraries > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Bibliothéconomie > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc.
Bibliothèques > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Libraries
Library science
United States
Handbooks and manuals
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Now in its fourth version, The Whole Library Handbook is a one-volume encyclopedia of library history, demographics, folklore, humor, current events, and popular wisdom. The new volume is organized in easy-to-find general categories, including types of libraries, the profession, people, materials, special users, operations, technology, promotion, issues, and librariana. Readers will find fascinating bits of trivia, as well as humorous sections on "how many academic librarians does it take to change a lightbulb?" and "advice from naughty library assistants." Also included are thoughtful essays.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 585 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0838998321
9780838998328

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