Information and Referral: Public Libraries (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780893911478)

This book is the culmination of three years of study of information and referral activity in U.S. public libraries. Information and referal (I&R) is defined broadly as facilitating the link between a people and the resource or resources outside the library that can meet their needs. The book helps to define what I&R is, how some libraries have approached it, and what major problems have been associated with its adoption. It serves as a guide on the role of public libraries in I&R, managing I&R in a library environment, appropriate skills and training, the performance of libraries where I&R has been tried, the impact of library-based I&R on the client group, and how library-based I&R compares with non-library I&R.

Author: Thomas Childers,Unknown
ISBN-10: 089391147X
ISBN-13: 9780893911478
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1984
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d