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Combines theory and practical advice on public library policies, procedures, resources, and human relations, for students and practicing librarians. Covers systems theory, the history of the public library in the US, the planning process, trustees and associations, automation and technology, human resources, and financial management. Appendices include a library bill of rights. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Alice Gertzog (AB, Antioch College; MLS, Catholic University; PhD, Rutgers University) has been a public, academic, and special librarian, as well as a library consultant, educator, and author of books relating to library management. As a public librarian she worked at the Brookline Public Library and New Haven Free Public Library, and served as the Director of the Meadville (PA) Public Library and Administrator of the Crawford County (PA) Public Library System. She has taught at Rutgers University School of Communication, Information and Library Studies at Allegheny College. Edwin Beckerman (AB, University of Missouri; MLS, Columbia University) has been a public librarian, library consultant, educator, and contributor to books and periodicals in the library field. As a public librarian, he has worked in The New York Public Library, served as Director of the Woodbridge (NJ) Public Library, Assistant Director of the Yonkers (NY) Public Library, Public Library Consultant for the New York State Library, and as a Branch Librarian in the Leicester City Public Library (Leicester, England) as a participant in the Department of State Exchange of Persons Program. As a consultant, he is the author of over one hundred consulting reports on library organization, management, and library building issue. He has taught courses in library management and planning at Rutgers University School of Communication, Information, and Library Studiesc
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Gertzog and Beckerman manage to cover all aspects of public librarianship in a good handbook and reference for any library director, trustee, or librarian. In each area covered, they provide both a history and a summary of where libraries are at today, and although their efforts bulk up to more than 580 pages, the pages do not intimidate but remain reader friendly, with plenty of practical advice and suggestions throughout. Specific topics include the various forms of library organization, the distinction between the roles of library director and library trustee, collection development, reference, reader assistance, youth services, outreach, marketing, computer technology, human resources (personnel management), financial management, building and equipment maintenance, and evaluation of the library and its services. The ALA Library Bill of Rights, Freedom to Read statement, and Request for Reconsideration of a Book form are appended, as is a document very useful to library directors and trustees, Library Walkabout--a guide to a do-it-yourself evaluation tour of a library's physical plant, with questions to ask at each stop. Patrick Dewey
Library science students and public library administrators alike will profit from this comprehensive introduction by Gertzog and Beckerman, experienced public library administrators, educators, and consultants. Using as their model Guy R. Lyle's Administration of the College Library, 4th ed. (Professional Reading, LJ 6/1/75; Gertzog coauthored Lyle's Administration of the College Library. 5th ed., Professional Reading, LJ 2/1/93), the authors give attention to the history of U.S. public libraries, as well as the theories and issues of contemporary public librarianship. They also include specific practical applications and sound advice for public and technical services, marketing, human resource management, financial management, collection development, and library evaluation. Appropriate titles are suggested at the end of each chapter for the reader who wants more depth. Expect future editions of this eminently readable, yet well-documented text.
Lyn Hopper, Chestatee Regional Lib., Gainesville, Ga.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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