| Outreach Services in Academic and Special Libraries Contributor(s): Katz, Linda S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0789024322 ISBN-13: 9780789024329 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: Outreach Services in Academic and Special Libraries examines the creation and delivery of outreach programs designed to promote awareness of the library and meet the information needs of underserved or uninformed patrons. This extensive resource shows how to use outreach programs to reach out to specific library clientele, such as academic students, remote users, non-English-speaking users, or underserved ethnic groups. You'll find case studies and models for building an outreach program, initiating interlibrary outreach partnerships, and constructing multiple models of outreach--including exhibits, talks, interactive multi-media kiosks, and workshops. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General |
| Dewey: 021.2 |
| LCCN: 2003021688 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.9" W x 8.46" (0.82 lbs) 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Discover innovative outreach services you can implement for your library Outreach Services in Academic and Special Libraries examines the creation and delivery of outreach programs designed to promote awareness of the library by meeting the information needs of underserved or uninformed patrons. This book contains the experiences of academic and special librarians who describe a wide array of successful outreach programs that are in place throughout the country. This valuable tool introduces professional librarians and library science students and faculty to current and highly innovative models of outreach services implemented in a variety of academic and special library settings. This extensive resource shows how to use outreach programs to market new information resources and services to library constituents. Outreach Services in Academic and Special Libraries contains charts, graphs, and pictorials to help walk you through the process of creating an outreach program at your library. This book also presents bibliographies, suggestions on how to improve on existing designs, and the librarians' "wish lists" of ideas they'd like to try in the future. Outreach Services in Academic and Special Libraries presents case studies covering many topics related to outreach services, including:
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