Introduction to Public Librarianship, First edition

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Abstract

A comprehensive overview of public library history, governance, funding, staffing, services, architecture, technology, and marketing.The landscape of public libraries at the beginning of the twenty-first century --
Brahmins, bequests, and determined women : the beginnings to 1918 --
Public library growth and values : 1918-2004 --
Statistics, standards, planning, and results --
Organization, law, funding, and politics --
Administration and staffing --
Structure and infrastructure --
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - 2004

Keywords

  • public librarianship
  • history of libraries

Disciplines

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Library and Information Science

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