Librarians must know how to provide essential programs and services that make a difference for the people they serve if libraries are going to survive. Meeting Community Needs: A Practical Guide for Librarians shows librarians how to identify real needs, how to meet them with ef…
Librarians must know how to provide essential programs and services that make a difference for the people they serve if libraries are going to survive. Meeting Community Needs: A Practical Guide for Librarians shows librarians how to identify real needs, how to meet them with ef…
In Managing Cultural Change in Public Libraries, Pateman draws on the ideas of Marx and Maslow to present an ambitious 'analytical framework', which, he says, can be used to create bold public-library strategies, structures, and systems. Pateman argues for radical--but sustainab…
The rapid pace of change over the past thirty years has created an environment of instability. What has it meant for libraries? Budgets slashed, branches closed, and missions challenged. This collection of essays views a future focusing on innovative qualities and achievable pro…
With essays by Brett Bonfield John ChrastkaLesley Farmer Dave Harmeyer Megan HodgeBen Malczewski Krisellen Maloney Hugh RundleIn an information environment where the only constant is change, many wonder where libraries are headed. This edited collection brings together library l…
The rapid pace of change over the past thirty years has created an environment of instability. What has it meant for libraries? Budgets slashed, branches closed, and missions challenged. This collection of essays views a future focusing on innovative qualities and achievable pro…
