Library services for adults in the 21st century /

"Develop the competencies needed to provide effective adult services in modern public libraries with this comprehensive guidebook"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Okobi, Elsie A. Rogers Halliday
Published: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
Publisher Address: Santa Barbara, California :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Develop the competencies needed to provide effective adult services in modern public libraries with this comprehensive guidebook"--
Carrier Form: xi, 242 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781591587057 (paperback) :
1591587050 (paperback)
Index Number: Z711
CLC: G251
Call Number: G251/O417
Contents: The need for adult services -- History and development of adult services -- Adult services in the 20th and 21th centuries -- Planning for adult services -- Assessment of adult services -- Readers services -- Library services to the business community -- Lifelong learning -- Special populations -- Services to diverse populations -- Competencies and professional development for the adult services librarian.