New Frontiers in Public Library Research
Carl Gustav Johannsen editor Leif Kajberg editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Scarecrow Press
Published:21st Mar '05
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Pulls together research results from Scandinavian public library researchers on current public library issues, including how public libraries are facing and dealing with the various professional challenges of modern society. Contributors tackle topics as wide ranging as the challenges of serving a multi-cultural society, new library media and services, internet services and new trends in library management. This collection of articles also includes library history works focusing on the relationship between public library ideas and practices in the USA and the Scandinavian countries.
the book's many thought-provoking papers are worth reading. This book should be in the collections of library school libraries and in the professional development collection of larger public libraries. * Public Libraries *
Johannsen and Kajberg, both affiliated with the Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark, offer a selection of 21 Nordic research papers originally presented at a December 2001 seminar held in Copenhagen. The papers look at issues related to digital public libraries, library management and valuation, the challenges of a multicultural society, the historical dimension, and professional identity. Contributors tackle topics ranging from virtual reference questions to classification of religious literature. * Reference and Research Book News *
ISBN: 9780810850392
Dimensions: 215mm x 160mm x 29mm
Weight: 490g
384 pages