Research issues in public librarianship trends for the future

• Other Authors: Greiner, Joy Marilyn
• Format: Unknown
• Language: English
• Published: Westport, Conn. Greenwood Press 1994
• Series: Contributions in librarianship and information science no. 80
• Subjects: Public libraries > Research > United States
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• Physical Description: xiii, 229 pages 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0313278679
• ISSN: 0084-9243

Public librarianship is a constantly changing field, and the direction of its development depends on theoretical and applied research. This book examines many of the research needs in public librarianship and discusses appropriate strategies to meet those needs. The chapters, written by active researchers in the public library field, reflect a variety of issues and opinions. Included are chapters on the evaluation of collections, community awareness of the library as an information source, models for library siting, and communication between librarians and public library educators. Recommendations for further investigations provided by the researchers identify possibilities for increasing knowledge in this field, and a bibliographic essay organizes and summarizes much of the work discussed in the text.