Libraries and the Global Retreat of Democracy

Libraries and the Global Retreat of Democracy

Author: Natalie Greene Taylor

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-11-04

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1839825987

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Libraries and the Global Retreat of Democracy focuses on how libraries coordinate their work in political and information literacy and how these efforts can be improved, the recommendations and examples within which will serve as inspiration and motivation to its readers.


Advances in Librarianship

Advances in Librarianship

Author: Anne Woodsworth

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2011-03-10

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0857247557

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Presents international research and professional issues in libraries, the information industry, education and development of information professionals. This title is suitable for practitioners, researchers, students and faculty members seeking literature and solutions to various issues in library and information science and related fields.


Hope and a Future

Hope and a Future

Author: Renee F. Hill

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-04-20

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1838676414

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In a world that often questions the value of libraries and librarianship, this collection of reflective essays and future-focused research emphasizes the ways in which being an information professional continues to be a rewarding and vital profession.


LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century

LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century

Author: Bharat Mehra

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Published: 2019-05-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781787564749

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Libraries are at the heart of many of the communities they serve. Increasingly, it is important for them to adjust to serve minority groups, including LGBTQ+ communities. This collection presents original scholarship on the emerging directions of advocacy and community engagement in LGBTQ+ librarianship.


Exploring the Roles and Practices of Libraries in Prisons

Exploring the Roles and Practices of Libraries in Prisons

Author: Jane Garner

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-09-06

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1800438621

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Exploring the Roles and Practices of Libraries in Prisons aims to strengthen and expand the small body of knowledge currently published regarding libraries in prisons, with each chapter addressing different aspects of the roles and practices of library services to prisons and prisoners.


Emotion in the Library Workplace

Emotion in the Library Workplace

Author: Samantha Schmehl Hines

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2017-08-22

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1787430839

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Authors explore application of the study of emotion in the library workplace and look at future trends in the area. Library managers will take away knowledge about how the library workplace can and should operate with consideration toward emotion, and will glean ideas for implementation with their own staff and services.


Rural and Small Public Libraries

Rural and Small Public Libraries

Author: Brian Real

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2017-11-17

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1787431126

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This volume begins by defining the challenges that rural and small libraries face before shifting to an analysis of ways that these obstacles can be overcome or mitigated. The authors explore ideas for enhancing community partnerships and outreach by using rural and small public libraries as centers for local cultural heritage activities.


Critical Librarianship

Critical Librarianship

Author: Samantha Schmehl Hines

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2020-08-17

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1839094842

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This book offers a timely mix of thought-provoking chapters bringing together national and global studies on critical librarianship, and conveying the kind of research which current library managers and researchers need, mixing theory with a good dose of pragmatism.


Current Issues in Libraries, Information Science and Related Fields

Current Issues in Libraries, Information Science and Related Fields

Author: Anne Woodsworth

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Published: 2015-06-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781784416386

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This volume is unusual in that the theme is quite broad in scope yet focused on a specific topic; innovations and boundary-pushing studies in areas not usually found in library literature. It examines the periphery of the field surveyed in previous volumes. The chapters are grouped in two categories: professional issues and transforming services.


Advances in Library Administration and Organization

Advances in Library Administration and Organization

Author: Edward D. Garten

Publisher: JAI Press Incorporated

Published: 2002-05-17

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780762308682

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This volume addresses an eclectic mix of topics that adapt theoretical concepts relating to the management of libraries to stretch the boundary of practice. The nine contributions include a definition of knowledge management, the Internet and ebooks, and various case studies.