Introduction to Public Librarianship

by McCook, Kathleen De LA Pena

• ISBN13: 9781555706975
• ISBN10: 1555706975
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-01
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub

Summary

McCook, thoroughly revised and updated every one of the book s chapters to provide both professionals and LIS students with the most current and comprehensive introduction to public librarianship. McCook covers every aspect of the public library, from its earliest history to its current incarnation in the 21st century information environment. Following three engaging chapters on the history of public libraries, her thorough Table of Contents includes:Statistics, standards, planning, evaluations and results; Organization, law, funding, politics, publicity; Administration and staffing; Structure and infrastructure. Web sites. Library 2.0: Adult services; Youth services; Associations, state library agencies, standards, rankings and quality of life; Global perspectives on public libraries (written by Barbara J. Ford, Director, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and Mortenson Distinguished Professor); Human rights: A new paradigm for public library service. Readers will especially welcome the new coverage of Library 2.0 issues, as well as global perspectives on the public library, and insight into the relationship between public library services and human rights. Exhaustively researched and expansive in its coverage, Introduction to Public Librarianship, Second Edition continues to live up to the description that appeared in Public Libraries's (September/October 2007): a fact-filled compendium of valuable information, a handbook for the working librarian, educator, and researcher.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xx
The Landscape of Public Libraries in the Twenty-First Century	p. 1
Public Libraries Today	p. 1
References	p. 9
Brahmins, Bequests, and Determined Women: The Beginnings to 1918	p. 11
Print Culture and Precursors Influencing the Establishment of Tax-Supported Public Libraries	p. 12
Tax-Supported Public Libraries	p. 17
Developments from 1876 through 1918	p. 34
Notes	p. 41
References	p. 43
Public Library Growth and Values: 1918-Today	p. 49
Equalizing Library Opportunity: Toward a National Role	p. 49
Libraries at the Federal Level	p. 51
The Public Library after World War II	p. 53
The Evolution of the Public Library Message	p. 58
U.S. Public Libraries in Their Third Century	p. 64
Notes	p. 67
References	p. 69
Statistics, Standards, Planning, Results, and Quality of Life	p. 75
Making the Case: From Faith to Fact	p. 75
Statistics for Public Libraries	p. 76
National Standards for Public Library Service: 1933-1966	p. 78
Planning for Public Library Service: 1966-Present	p. 82
State Standards, Ratings, and Peer Comparison	p. 88
Evaluation, Outcomes, and Quality of Life	p. 91
Notes	p. 94
References	p. 96
Organization, Law, Advocacy, Funding, and Politics	p. 101
The Organizational Basis of the Public Library	p. 102
The Legal Basis of the Public Library	p. 103
Library Funding	p. 118
Libraries and the Political Process	p. 125
Notes	p. 127
References	p. 127
Administration and Staffing	p. 131
Organizational Structures	p. 131
Library Boards	p. 132
The Library Director	p. 138
Organization of the Public Library Staff	p. 140
Broad-Based Issues Relating to Staffing	p. 151
Unions and Better Salaries and Working Conditions	p. 153
Volunteers	p. 154
References	p. 155
Structure and Infrastructure	p. 159
The Symbolism of the Public Library Building	p. 159
Public Library Buildings in the Beginning	p. 162
Setting National Standards for Facilities and Federal Funds for Construction	p. 163
Public Library Buildings for the Twenty-First Century	p. 166
Branches Both Physical and Digital, Bookmobiles, Joint-Use Libraries, and M-libraries	p. 175
Planning the Infrastructure: LSTA, Public Access Computing, and Broadband USA	p. 181
Protecting the Public and the Public Library: Security and Disaster Planning	p. 186
Keeping Up	p. 189
Notes	p. 190
References	p. 192
Adult Services	p. 199
Definitions and Milestones	p. 200
Functions of Adult Services as Reflections of Service Responses	p. 206
Service for All	p. 227
Notes	p. 228
References	p. 231
Youth Services	p. 241
Youth Services in Public Libraries	p. 241
History	p. 242
Post-World War II to the Present	p. 245
Professional Associations	p. 248
Competencies	p. 250
Censorship	p. 250
Types of Children and Youth Services Today	p. 252
Looking at the Future of Youth Services	p. 274
Notes	p. 274
References	p. 275
The Interconnective Nature of the Public Library	p. 283
Connections	p. 283
Professional Associations	p. 284
Urban, Rural, Bookmobile, and Outreach Organizations	p. 288
State Library Agencies	p. 289
Networks, Systems, and Consortia	p. 296
Multitype Library Cooperatives	p. 304
Social Networking, Groupware, and Collaborative Systems	p. 306
Librarians Ignoring Boundaries	p. 307
Notes	p. 308
References	p. 310
Global Perspectives on Public Libraries	p. 313
History and Purpose of Public Libraries: A World View	p. 314
Public Libraries Section of IFLA; IFLA Standards and Guidelines	p. 318
User Services, Collection Development, and Intellectual Freedom	p. 322
Governance and Funding	p. 324
International Library Development Initiatives	p. 328
Community Outreach and Services	p. 332
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights as the Future of World Librarianship	p. 334
References	p. 335
The Future of Public Libraries in the Twenty-First Century: Human Rights and Human Capabilities	p. 339
Access to Knowledge Is Fundamental to Human Development	p. 341
The Public Library Is a Living Force for Culture	p. 347
U.S. Public Library Service Responses as a Human Rights Typology Reflecting the IFLA Multicultural Library Manifesto	p. 350
Libraries and Human Rights: The Future	p. 353
Notes	p. 355
References	p. 357
Appendixes
Selected Readings	p. 361
21st Century Learner Conference, U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services: Welcoming Remarks	p. 469
Community Foundations and the Public Library: Libraries for the Future	p. 475
Bibliography of National Statistics on Public Libraries	p. 483
Index	p. 493
About the Author and Contributors	p. 521
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