The Little Free Library Book
The Little Free Library Book

Author: Margret Aldrich

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781566894074

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LFL history, quirky and poignant firsthand stories, a resource guide, and some of the most creative and inspired LFLs around.

Palmetto Country
Palmetto Country

Author: Stetson Kennedy

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9780813009599

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Reprint of the 1942 edition. The author headed the Florida Writer's Project unit on folklore, oral history, and social ethnic studies for the Works Progress Administration. This is his wide-ranging social history of Florida and the deep South up to the eve of WWII. No bibliography. Published by Flor

The Public Library Start-Up Guide
The Public Library Start-Up Guide

Author: Christine Lind Hage

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780838908662

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Hage is the director of a public library in Michigan, has worked in libraries for some 32 years, and has experience in creating new libraries and library facilities. She offers a practical manual for library practitioners, civic organizations, and community leaders seeking step-by-step guidance on starting libraries from the ground up. Coverage includes building the project team; securing financing; selecting a director and the staff; establishing personnel and service policies; creating a long-range plan; participating in collaborative arrangements; building, furnishing, and equipping the library; developing the collection; planning and developing services; and promoting the library. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Libraries Publish
Libraries Publish

Author: Stephanie Katz

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2021-01-11

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1440869448

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In this book, author Stephanie Katz, founding editor of the award-winning literary journal 805 Lit + Art, shares practical tools and advice for starting successful creative publishing projects. Publishing benefits libraries by providing high-quality content to patrons, showcasing local writers and faculty, and creating buzz for the library. These endeavors can be launched at any type and size of library, often for little to no cost. Libraries Publish teaches libraries how to publish literary magazines, book review blogs, local anthologies, picture books, library professional journals, and even novels. You'll learn how to run a writing contest or writer-in-residence program, form community partnerships with other literary organizations, find funding, navigate legal considerations, market your publication, and more. Each chapter contains detailed information on how to start your project, including comprehensive checklists, recommendations for free software, and legal considerations. Social media strategies as well as tips for facilitating student or teen-run projects are also covered. If your library wants to start a publishing project, this book will be your go-to resource!

Library Services for Open and Distance Learning
Library Services for Open and Distance Learning

Author: Marie Kascus

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2000-06-15

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0313080054

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As the electronic era blurs the boundaries between conventional and distance education and between remote and in-person library users, the literature on library issues and distance learning has proliferated immensely. This work helps you keep abreast of the phenomenal changes taking place in the field of education and the issues they raise for libraries. Identifying and describing more than 750 works published since its precursor was completed in 1995, the book provides a comprehensive record of the current literature about distance and open learning in post-secondary education programs. The authors cover all types of materials from around the world, ranging from brief news items to major research reports and dissertations. In this edition, special emphasis is given to web-based distance education. Access is provided through four indexes-author, geographical, institution, and subject-and indexes are cumulative from the previous two bibliographies.

Grey Literature in Library and Information Studies
Grey Literature in Library and Information Studies

Author: Dominic Farace

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2010-09-27

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 3598441495

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The further rise of electronic publishing has come to change the scale and diversity of grey literature facing librarians and other information practitioners. This compiled work brings together research and authorship over the past decade dealing with both the supply and demand sides of grey literature. While this book is written with students and instructors of Colleges and Schools of Library and Information Science in mind, it likewise serves as a reader for information professionals working in any and all like knowledge-based communities.

Library Journal
Library Journal

Author: Melvil Dewey

Publisher:

Published: 1914

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13:

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Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Issued also separately.