Overview
The Whole Library Handbook, now in its fifth edition, is an encyclopaedia filled with facts, tips, lists, and resources essential for library professionals and information workers of all kinds, all carefully handpicked to reflect the most informative, practical, up-to-date, and entertaining examples of library literature. Organised in easy-to-find categories, this unique compendium covers all areas of librarianship from academic libraries to teen services, from cataloguing to copyright, and from gaming to social media. Selections include Facts and figures on library workers Bookmobile guidelines 100 great libraries of the world Job search and recruitment techniques, and advice on how to deal with tough economic times Tips on writing articles and book reviews Fun with cataloguing rules Famous librarians’ favourite books Covering a huge spectrum of librariana, this one-of-a-kind volume is both educational and entertaining.
Full Product Details
Author: George M. Eberhart
Publisher: American Library Association
Imprint: ALA Editions
Edition: Fifth Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.10cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.762kg
ISBN: 9780838910900
ISBN 10: 0838910904
Pages: 536
Publication Date: 30 April 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
This title is a jewel of a ready-reference guide for busy librarians, i.e., all of us ... highly recommended as a quick starting point and pathfinder to more information for library- and librarian-related subjects. For both the newly minted and the well-experienced librarian. - Library Journal It is almost impossible to open this work to a section that fails to be entertaining, inspiring, and instructional ... a strong update to this series that will not disappoint readers familiar with the earlier volumes. - Booklist Rarely does a reference book have such a user-friendly feel as Eberhart's tome. Even if earlier editions are on your office shelf, this new edition is clearly worth the investment for its updated ideas and enjoyable, practical approach to valuable information-a must-have for media specialists. - VOYA A remarkable introduction to the field of librarianship ... Highly recommended. - CHOICE It will be of tremendous use for people with an interest in the topics of librarianship, but not necessarily with detailed training in librarianship ... It seems immediately obvious that this book could serve as a textbook for an introductory course in librarianship, perhaps in high school or undergraduate classes, and seems like a perfectly useful handbook to make available to reference staff who receive a lot of questions about libraries themselves, perhaps in academic libraries that support programmes and classes in library, information, document, archives, and museum studies. It also makes a great coffee-table or waiting-room book. - Reference Reviews
Author Information
George M. Eberhart is editor of the American Libraries Direct e-newsletter for the American Library Association. He has been with American Libraries magazine since 1996. From 1980 to 1990 he was editor of College and Research Libraries News, the news magazine of ALA’s Association of College and Research Libraries. Eberhart holds an MLS from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio State University.
