{"product_id":"information-and-referral-thomas-childers-9780893911478","title":"Information and Referral: Public Libraries","description":"This book is the culmination of three years of study of information and referral activity in U.S. public libraries. Information and referal (I\u0026amp;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\u0026amp;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\u0026amp;R, managing I\u0026amp;R in a library environment, appropriate skills and training, the performance of libraries where I\u0026amp;R has been tried, the impact of library-based I\u0026amp;R on the client group, and how library-based I\u0026amp;R compares with non-library I\u0026amp;R.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Childers,Unknown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 089391147X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780893911478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Thomas Childers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47611013595391,"sku":"9780893911478","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_538141e6-1600-445b-9974-7372f20e7c6c.jpg?v=1764511149","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/information-and-referral-thomas-childers-9780893911478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}