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Cram, Jennifer – Australian Library Journal, 2011
At the time of writing the original paper my viewpoint was a personal one, one that focussed on the status within the profession of equally qualified librarians based purely on the perceived status conferred by the type of libraries in which they worked. However, it must now be observed that the world in which public librarians operated then was…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Librarians, Library Role, Institutional Role
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Nitecki, Danuta A. – Library Quarterly, 2011
Purposeful assessment of space for the understanding and improvement of the academic library is a relatively new area of inquiry. This essay offers a framework to consider different factors affecting such an assessment and insights for undertaking a meaningful inquiry about the relationship of space to an academic library's evolving purpose as…
Descriptors: Library Role, Academic Libraries, Performance Factors, Space Classification
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Verdesca, Anthony F. – Journal of Access Services, 2009
In the not too distant past, libraries kept a vertical file of printed materials that typically consisted of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, maps, photographs, and sundry whatnots. Most, if not all, of these materials were irregularly published or they were not published in any official manner. They were seen as incidental…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Internet, Library Services, Library Role
Coatney, Sharon – School Library Monthly, 2009
In this article, the author discusses the most important thing she thinks school libraries should work toward. It is important for a school librarian to know and understand the mission of the school. It is also important to formulate a mission for the school library program. School librarians must think about and reflect on their own beliefs. What…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Services, Media Specialists, Library Role
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King, Douglas – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
The author recently asked his colleagues, "How can libraries determine the value in collecting, managing, preserving, and/or cataloging e-resources?" hoping to challenge readers to come up with some thoughtful opinions and useful tips. Not surprisingly, he received a handful of substantially different but uniformly provocative and creative…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Role, Librarian Attitudes, Library Development
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Crawford, Walt – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1995
Suggests that the virtual library is an impossibility and the ideal of an all-encompassing solution is unrealistic. Current roles of libraries as places for personal enrichment and places to learn more about things will merge with the new technologies to make the library a constantly evolving institution. (JKP)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Libraries, Library Development, Library Role
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Dewe, Michael – International Library Review, 1991
A British consultant describes the planning involved in the development of a new public library in Greece. The organization of public libraries in Greece is explained; the community to be served is described; and planning issues are addressed, including the library role, the organization of library materials, and automation. (three references)…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Consultants, Foreign Countries, Library Automation
Block, Marylaine – American Libraries, 2003
Presents interviews with Fred Kent, founder of the Project for Public Spaces (PPS) and Phil Myrick, PPS's assistant vice president, about transforming libraries into desirable public spaces. Discusses qualities people value in public spaces; great library buildings and what they are doing right; the first thing library directors should do when…
Descriptors: Interviews, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Facilities
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Rettig, James – Reference Librarian, 1995
Presents a fictional scenario of library reference service for the first part of the 21st century. Examines 10 major social trends for the 1990s; critiques services in terms of these trends and notes the library's role and the need to incorporate them into reference services. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society), Library Development, Library Role
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Rosenberg, Diana – Information Development, 1994
Discusses the decline of African libraries and concludes that African libraries must find their own role within an African reality. Discussion covers failed internationally funded attempts to stem the decline, including establishment of national information policies and systems; donation of books and journals; staff training; development of rural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, International Programs, Library Development
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Himmelfarb, Gertrude – Library Trends, 1999
There is an electronic revolution in the library which may prove to be a revolution in the humanities and in the nature of learning and education. The humanities are an essentially human enterprise of which the record reposes in books in libraries. The central role of libraries in preserving these ideas must survive the electronic revolution.…
Descriptors: Archives, Change, Culture, Electronic Libraries
Gerhardt, Lillian N. – School Library Journal, 1999
Proposes a cross-cultural study of the working relationships of all who are involved with children and their books which have a direct bearing on where the field of children's literature began and where it is going. Traces the author's early experiences with children's literature and highlights a few children's titles. (AEF)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature, Cross Cultural Studies
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Hughes, Graeme C.; And Others – Information Development, 1991
This theme issue includes eight articles that discuss the information age, the impact of information technology, and the role of libraries. Highlights include libraries in Brazil, Indonesia, and Nigeria; the Universal Availability of Publications (UAP) program; community literacy; database development in Malawi; and the Regional Energy Resources…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
Bridges, Karl – American Libraries, 2001
Discusses core beliefs held by traditional academic libraries, and how these beliefs represented something of value for the user and provided a common intellectual framework. Identifies disturbing trends in modern librarianship, and suggests libraries need to balance technological knowledge with a respect for traditional library practice, focusing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Libraries, Library Development
Carterette, Pat – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1994
Describes Ohio's Library Leadership 2000 (LL2000) institute, an intensive leadership training program for Ohio librarians designed to provide effective leadership skills necessary for use in a rapidly changing environment. A sidebar lists the LL2000 mentors. (JLB)
Descriptors: Leadership Qualities, Leadership Training, Librarian Attitudes, Librarians
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