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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Published: |
Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
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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. |