Advances in Librarianship, Volume 17 (Advances in Librarianship, 17) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120246171 ISBN 13: 9780120246175

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 1993

Synopsis

Critically acclaimed since its inception, "Advances in Librarianship" continues to be the essential reference source for developments in the field of libraries and library science. Articles published in the Series have won national prizes, such as the recent Blackwell North America Scholarship Award for the outstanding 1994 monograph, article, or original paper in the field of acquisitions, collection, development, and related areas of resource development. All areas of public, college, university, primary and secondary schools, and special libraries are given up-to-date, critical analysis by experts engaged in the practice of librarianship, in teaching, and in research. Written by professionals for professionals to find solutions to vexing questions, it is authoritative, in-depth, and concise, and the single best source for keeping up-to-date on key issues.

About this title

Book Description:

Rutstein, DeMiller, and Fuseler Awarded American Library Association/Blackwell North America Prize for Best Article on Collection Development!

Review:

"The essays are all well-written, scholarly, and very readable... Extensive bibliographies conclude each section and provide readers with excellent citations for furthering their reading. This work should appeal to librarians in libraries at many different professional levels. It is a credit to the continuing series."
--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL
"Advances in Librarianship is one of the few places in library literature where one finds literate, comprehensive, and brief overviews of advances in the field... Like the previous volumes, this volume presents papers high in the quality of scholarship and writing. It is simply the best source of overviews of what is going on in the field. As such, it would be an excellent buy for any library staffed by librarians who wish to keep abreast of advances."
--COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES
"This series examines a wide assortment of topics, and... has included a substantial number of individual essays of lasting value. The standardized approach used in this volume provides strength, unity, and a sense that the contributions have some permanent value."
--JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP
"As with earlier volumes, this volumes includes a number of varied contributions reflecting a wide range of interests in librarianship."
--FID NEWS BULLETIN

About this edition

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0120246171
• ISBN 13: 9780120246175
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 254
• Editor: Godden Irene P.