Put simply, there is no text about public librarianship more rigorous or comprehensive than McCook's survey. Now, the REFORMA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author has teamed up with noted public library scholar and advocate Bossaller to update and expand her work to incorporate the field's renewed emphasis on outcomes and transformation. This "essential tool" (Library Journal) remains the definitive handbook on this branch of the profession. It covers every aspect of the public library, from its earliest history through its current incarnation on the cutting edge of the information environment, including statistics, standards, planning, evaluations, and results;legal issues, funding, and politics;organization, administration, and staffing;all aspects of library technology, from structure and infrastructure to websites and makerspaces;adult services, youth services, and children's services;associations, state library agencies, and other professional organizations;global perspectives on public libraries; andadvocacy, outreach, and human rights. Exhaustively researched and expansive in its scope, this benchmark text continues to serve both LIS students and working professionals.
1/4/2012 REVISIONA tribute to the American Revolution and a recipe to regain our freedom and prosperity Our forefathers fought the Revolutionary War to rid our nation of the oppression of King George III. Now politicians have established a new form of tyranny, cronyism. Both the American Revolution and our freedom are in peril. The danger is as great today as it was when George Washington's troops crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Eve in 1776. "21st CENTURY COMMON SENSE” analyzes five of the 20th Century tyrants' "showcase programs", some over 100 years old. The poverty and despair caused by these programs is described and proven. These "showcase programs" have been used to punish political dissent, extort political support and reward political cronies. The final chapter identifies the greatest danger to the American Revolution and provides the recipe to regain our freedom and prosperity.The major changes in the 1/4/2021 revision of this book are the addition a Prologue, Epilogue and over 40 illustrations added to give vivid meaning to the text and enhance the reading experience.
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