Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Libraries in the 21st Century written by Anne Goulding and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Libraries in the 21st Century presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact of recent policy initiatives directly targeted at public libraries along with broader developments in the public sector environment within which they operate. Key features include: ¢ An exploration of the context within which public libraries are operating and analysis of their role in local and national life; ¢ Examples of best practice in service delivery; ¢ Evaluation of the challenges and opportunities confronting public library managers; ¢ Wide ranging coverage, including information from published and unpublished sources, supplemented by interviews with key stakeholders in the public library sector. The book provides a unique and thorough guide to the contemporary discourses surrounding issues of identity, social purpose, value and strategy facing the public library service.
Download or read book Financial Management for Libraries written by William W. Sannwald and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting financial management principles and best practices applicable to both public and academic libraries, this comprehensive text elucidates a broad array of issues crucial for those entering a managerial position. Both thorough and straightforward, Sannwald's treatment gives readers a solid grounding in the basics of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on applicability to library management and operations;ties budgets and strategic planning to library vision, mission, goals, and objectives;discusses the roles of stakeholders such as boards, governmental/municipal bodies, the university, and the community;looks at a variety of funding sources, from tax revenue to gifts and donations, and presents sound strategies for including them when projecting income and expenses;articulates and discusses the pros and cons of various budget strategies;includes sample budgets and forms that can be customized as needed;offers expert guidance on modifying budgets for windfalls and shortfalls;explains operating ratios, fiscal benchmarking, and metrics, demonstrating how to use these to effectively create and manage a budget and assess the fiscal health of the library; andadvises on how to effectively prepare and present a budget and annual financial statements to a library's governing agency. Ideal for course use, this book will also serve as a ready reference for practitioners.
Download or read book Yearbook of The American Library Association written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Master the GRE 2014 written by Peterson's and published by Peterson's. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peterson's Master the GRE 2014 is your one-stop guidebook for preparing for the revised GRE test. This book is organized into six parts that include basic information about the test, a diagnostic and three practice tests, and detailed test prep for the Analytical Writing, Verbal Reasoning, and Quantitative Reasoning sections of the GRE. You will find numerous test-taking tips and tricks, a score of practice questions with detailed answer explanations, strategies for every type of question, and a point-by-point summary of each review chapter, all designed to help you score high on the actual exam. PLUS access to 3 additional practice test online.
Download or read book Advances in Library Administration and Organization written by Delmus E. Williams and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains articles describing efforts at cooperation and collaboration within the library profession. This title includes scholarship that illustrates both concepts, defined in one of the chapters as terms 'often used loosely to describe relationships among entities or people working together.'
Download or read book Creating a Person Centered Library written by Elizabeth A. Wahler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating a Person-Centered Library provides a comprehensive overview of various services, programs, and collaborations to help libraries serve high-needs patrons as well as strategies for supporting staff working with these individuals. While public libraries are struggling to address growing numbers of high-needs patrons experiencing homelessness, food insecurity, mental health problems, substance abuse, and poverty-related needs, this book will help librarians build or contribute to library services that will best address patrons' psychosocial needs. The authors, experienced in both library and social work, begin by providing an overview of patrons' psychosocial needs, structural and societal reasons for the shift in these needs, and how these changes impact libraries and library staff. Chapters focus on best practices for libraries providing person-centered services and share lessons learned, including information about special considerations for certain patron populations that might be served by individual libraries. The book concludes with information about how library organizations can support public library staff. Librarians and library students who are concerned about both patrons and library staff will find the practical advice in this book invaluable.
Download or read book Fifty Years of Progress of the St Louis Public Library 1876 1926 written by Charles Herrick Compton and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Libraries in the Smart City written by Dale Leorke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far from heralding their demise, digital technologies have lead to a dramatic transformation of the public library. Around the world, libraries have reinvented themselves as networked hubs, community centres, innovation labs, and makerspaces. Coupling striking architectural design with attention to ambience and comfort, libraries have signaled their desire to be seen as both engines of innovation and creative production, and hearts of community life. This book argues that the library’s transformation is deeply connected to a broader project of urban redevelopment and the transition to a knowledge economy. In particular, libraries have become entangled in visions of the smart city, where densely networked, ubiquitous connectivity promises urban prosperity built on efficiency, innovation, and new avenues for civic participation. Drawing on theoretical analysis and interviews with library professionals, policymakers, and users, this book examines the inevitable tensions emerging when a public institution dedicated to universal access to knowledge and a shared public culture intersects with the technology-driven, entrepreneurialist ideals of the smart city.
Download or read book Bulletin of the New York Public Library written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Awakening Courage written by Steve Miller and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-11-27 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awakening Courage: Stories of Grit, Resilience, and Toughness depicts the gifts and talents of people residing in a rural southeastern Ohio community nestled in the Appalachian foothills. But it could very well be any community in America. The author writes insightfully of the real lives of individuals and groups who transformed their communities. He does this with a clever mix of spirit, storytelling, and practical application strategies which he includes at the end of every chapter in the form of Points to Ponder, Questions for Discussion, and Applications to Community Development. You will be introduced to ‘gritty’ people who refused to take no for an answer and learned to rise above challenges and adversity and achieve prosperity in the process. They are people of character, humility, integrity, and passion. They are mentally tough, accountable to a cause bigger than themselves and “walk the talk” daily in their journey toward becoming all that they were meant to be, not what someone else said they should be. As you read this book, you are encouraged to examine your heart, your mind, and your experience about your place in any community - family, neighborhood, school, workplace, church, city or village. You will learn how people can bring their very best efforts to the present moment - which is the only time we have. So get comfy and grab your favorite brew and be prepared to learn more about the core qualities and traits of change-makers who were not born of privilege, genius, or wealth. They were just ordinary people who seized the opportunities given to them and made a difference and impacted their community along the way.
Download or read book Annual Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Master the GRE Analytical Writing written by Peterson's and published by Peterson's. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peterson's Master the GRE 2014: Analytical Writing is an in-depth resource for preparing for the Issue Task and the Argument Task of the GRE revised General Test. This ebook will first familiarize you with the Issue Task: how the issue prompt is set up, what you need to do with it, and how the scoring process works. It will then discuss the scoring rubric that is used to evaluate your essay. You will review the components of a successful issue essay and work through six sample essays. Following this are basic information about the argument task, the type of question you'll encounter, and the instructions that follow it. This guide will walk through strategies that will aide you in crafting a successful response. The review will end with a sample argument task and six responses, complete with analyses based on the official scoring rubric.
Download or read book Beyond Book Sales written by Susan Dowd and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2014 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like library users, library donors hail from all walks of life. Regardless of the scope or complexity of library fundraising, successful efforts are always about forging and strengthening relationships with the range of stakeholders throughout the community. Dowd and her team from Library Strategies, a consulting group of the Friends of St. Paul Public Library, share proven strategies that have brought in more than $1 million annually. Believing that private fundraising is a natural for libraries large and small, they start with 12 facts about library fundraising and focus on activities with the highest return. Tips and features include: The gift pyramid model for developing the culture of giving that leads to big gifts Overcoming fears of sponsorship and embracing cause-related marketing Pitching the appropriate charitable gift Confronting common fears of requesting major gifts The pros and cons of membership programs
Download or read book Annual Report of the Pomona Public Library written by Pomona Public Library (Pomona, Calif.) and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Libraries in the United States of America written by United States. Bureau of Education and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
