Combining Libraries
The Canadian and Australian Experience
Published on 1. November 1987
Book
Hardback
453 pages
978-0-8108-2049-4 (ISBN)
Description
Innovative service based on combining school and public libraries is widespread, and new experiments with amalgamation are frequently attempted. Many of these attempts flounder, however, and all are costly in terms of time, energy, and capital outlay. The purpose of this book is to present a clear, detailed record of practical experience with school/community libraries in Canada and Australia so that readers can build upon the experience of supervisors, directors, and superintendents.
Reviews / Votes
...a comprehensive, well-documented publication, of value to library educators, library consultants and library administrators... * Canadian Library Journal * ...Larry Amey is regarded as a world authority on the subject, as are many of the contributors...Papers are well written...Undoubtedly the authoritative work on the subject... * Riverina Library Review * Informed and informative...Splendid international bibliography...has immeasurably broadened the base of our retrievable knowledge on this subject. * Library Journal *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-2049-4 (9780810820494)
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Person
Larry Amey (B.Sc., B.Ed., M.ED., M.S.L.S., Ph.D.) has travelled widely and worked in Cnada, the U.s., England, Australia, and Nigeria. He is Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Dalhousie University. He has been a school teacher, a librarian at the American Museum of Natural History, a professor at a number of universities, and a bacteriologist/liquor taster for Seagram's Distilleries. He writes extensively in the areas of library service to children and young adults; among his many publications is The Canadian School-Housed Public Library (Dalhousie School of Library & Information Studies).