...), City University of New York, USA and the University of Western Ontario (UWO) in London, Ontario, Canada. The authors examine students’ preferences for various SM tools, and analyzed the types of information students expect from the library’s SM accounts. The authors argue that the library’s SM postings...

... is a great starting point for answering these and other questions around the library of the future. Libraries Librarians Bestpractice USA I was fortunate enough to experience “The Shanachies” live in Melbourne when they toured Australia late last year and what an experience...

... in which library managers can respond effectively to the questions raised. Although based on the situation in the USA in 2002, the points raised are applicable in other countries. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Equal opportunities Libraries Management Personnel management USA Three short...

... 2002 Management Libraries Co‐operation Case studies USA “Co‐operation” is the word one most often encounters in library literature when reading about joint projects between libraries. Occasionally the word “co‐ordination” appears, and recently a few authors employed the word...

.... Berry (1992) wrote about how the tight funding situation at that time was causing co‐operative ventures to cease. Unfortunately, the situation has not improved very much since he wrote: The pressure is reported by public, academic, and school librarians from across the USA. One state’s fine...

... twenty‐five years ago. Of course, those who have lost hope do not expect the situation to change. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Equal opportunities Public libraries USA Library users Employees Minorities While the full‐scale discussion of the challenge of diversity did not begin...

...Graham P. Cornish Kenneth D.   Crews . Copyright Essentials for Librarians and Educators . Chicago, IL : American Library Association   2000 . 152 pp. , ISBN: 0‐8389‐0797‐0   US$45 softback © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Copyright USA Legislation Copyright...

..., and professionals. However, few studies have investigated how statistics are used in libraries. This report compares directors’ uses of statistics provided by national agencies in the USA and China to highlight the differences and similarities between the ways in which the two groups of directors make use...

...Yan Quan Liu Through an analytical and comparative study, examines the development and current status of the USA’s and China’s national library statistical systems, their natural functions and key system characteristics, usability of performance measures, and each system’s strengths...

... professionals who expect to have significant roles in it. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Leadership Librarians Organizational change Professionalism USA And of course[ 1 ]: An inner mounting fear that I might become Old Blevins … We are well schooled in what happens to those who forget...

..., for which LC pays $35,000 to use the computer of the nearby University of Maryland. Collection management Library of Congress Library materials Policy Reference libraries USA The Library of Congress (LC) in Washington is a very real example of a dual use library. As its name implies...

... of acquisitions are set and asks “should spending be capped?” © Company 1994 Acquisitions Financial control Networking Policy Princeton University Library Purchasing costs USA It is hoped that future issues of Library Management will include interviews with distinguished library...

... have developed few services to support such modes of study. In other parts of the world, however,off‐campus library services have been given a higher priority. Describes the conclusions of a study tour to Canada and the USA, undertaken with funding from the first MCB University Press Library Link...

... workers Education Libraries United Kingdom USA Training and Education of Technicians and Assistants in Library Work by David Baker Abstract and Keywords Training and Education of Technicians and Assistants in Library Work by David Baker Australia, Clerical Workers, Education, Libraries, United...