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Develop the competencies needed to provide effective adult services in modern public libraries with this comprehensive guidebook. Public librarians are directly responsible for providing a large proportion of the American population with access to the Internet and guidance in obtaining important government information. Effectively servicing today's adult library users is already a pressing need, and will only become a larger priority as the nation's population ages. Library Services for Adults in the 21st Century is for library science students interested in working with adults in public libraries. As the first text dedicated to adult library services to be published since 1991, this title has been sorely needed and much anticipated. This book will provide a model for training public librarians for the specific challenges of providing adult services. Part I provides a survey of the history and development of adult services. Part II addresses planning and tools for service development. Part III examines the different types of services for adults and best practices, while Part IV presents training methods.

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9781591587057

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[T]his book will help the 21st-century public librarian in developing and implementing adult services that address the composition, diversity, and needs of today's adults. Created in response to the need for a textbook for a course in materials and services for adults in a course taught by the author, this book is written for the novice librarian, but can also be used by the experienced librarian who wishes to revise their knowledge of adult services in today's changing world. - ARBA

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Elsie A. Rogers Halliday Okobi, MLS, MSIS, EdD, is associate professor of library and information science at the Department of Information and Library Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven.

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