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Author:   Linda Main ,  Char Whitaker
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume:   No 24
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.334kg
ISBN:  

9780313275289

ISBN 10:   0313275289
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   24 April 1991
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Literacy--What's Happening? Enter the Computer into Library Literacy Programs Implications of the Computerization of Library-based Literacy Programs Literacy Software: Implementation for Creative Learning, Part I Literacy Software: Implementation for Creative Learning, Part II The ""Ideal"" Computerized Literacy Lab in the Library The Process of the Future: Literacy in the Library in the Year 2000 Appendix 1: Libraries Using Computers in Adult Literacy Programs Appendix 2: Foundations Which Support the Use of Computers in Library-Based Adult Literacy Programs Appendix 3: Adult Literacy and Technology Project Consultants Appendix 4: Main Suppliers of Literacy Software Suitable for Adults Bibliography Index"

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?. . . Fighting illiteracy is a battle that is continually being waged and for those libraries that wish to become more involved, this book is a way to begin the process.?-Public Library Quarterly

Author Information

LINDA MAIN is Assistant Professor at San Jose State University, where she specializes in automated library system education. She is the author of articles in Library Software Review, Special Libraries, the Journal of Information Science, and has presented several conference papers. CHAR WHITAKER, M.A., MLS, is the acquisitions/automation librarian at College of the Desert Community College in Palm Desert, California. She has presented conference papers and authored articles on library technology.

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