Best of
Library-Science

1992

Connecting Young Adults And Libraries: A How-to-Do-It Manual For Librarians


Patrick Jones - 1992
    Addressing every aspect of library service to teens, this book covers customer service, collections, booktalking, programming, spaces, promotion, technology, youth involvement, and more.

Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research


Roseann Reinemuth Hogan - 1992
    This genealogical gem outlines the holdings of the Kentucky State Archives and Kentucky's libraries, courthouses, universities, and historical organizations. Author Dr. Roseann Hogan's experience and knowledge will help you achieve efficient and successful research in Kentucky—a state that played a key role in the United States' western expansion. If your research has led you to Kentucky, don't miss out on this essential resource!

The Library and Its Users: The Communication Process


John M. Budd - 1992
    Drawing from several literatures--those of communication, information theory, philosophy and linguistics--John M. Budd furthers the discussion of the communication process as it relates to libraries and librarians. Also investigated are various models, which are designed to describe a number of aspects of the communications process. The utility of these models in studying the library is covered extensively. This is especially useful in trying to determine dysfunction regarding the use of libraries and access to information. Noise, a particularly disruptive force, is investigated, including a look at how libraries and librarians create noise.Budd reviews some of the ways various schools of thought look at libraries, information and communication. He then focuses on information, its relationship to the library, and its rate of growth. The dynamics of communications as a process is discussed and examined vis-a-vis the library.