1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001730520403321

Autore

Sastre, Claude

Titolo

Plantes fabuleuses des Antilles / Claude Sastre, Jacques Portecop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris, : Editions Caribeennes, 1985

ISBN

2-903033-69-2

Descrizione fisica

139 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Portecop, Jacques

Disciplina

581.9

Locazione

FAGBC

Collocazione

60 581.9 SASC 1985

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788180703321

Autore

Schrank Sarah

Titolo

Art and the city : civic imagination and cultural authority in Los Angeles / / Sarah Schrank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

0-8122-0410-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

701/.030979494

Soggetti

Public art - Political aspects - California - Los Angeles

Art and society - California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Calif.) Cultural policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-201) and index.



Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Boosters, Early Moderns, and the Artful Civic Imaginary -- Chapter 2. Modernism in Public Spaces -- Chapter 3. Painting the Town Red -- Chapter 4. Bohemia in Vogue -- Chapter 5. Imagining the Watts Towers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments

Sommario/riassunto

No longer represented only by Hollywood and the commercial fashion industry, Los Angeles in recent years has received international media attention as one of the world's new art centers. From the appearance of local artists in major European exhibitions to widely reported multimillion-dollar museum endowments, Los Angeles has entered the world cultural stage. Art and the City: Civic Imagination and Cultural Authority in Los Angeles places this celebrated arrival in the richer context of art controversies and political contests over modern art and art spaces in the twentieth century. The Ferus Gallery's pop-infused "L.A. Look" and "finish-fetish," now synonymous with Los Angeles's postwar modernist aesthetics, emerged from a dispersed art community that struggled in the 1950's to find a toehold in a local scene reeling from the censure of the McCarthy era. The Watts Towers have long faced neglect despite their international fame, while Venice Beach, Barnsdall Park, Griffith Park, and Olvera Street proved highly contentious sites of urban cultural expression. Challenging historical accounts that situate the city's origins as an art center in the 1960's, Art and the City argues that debates over modernism among artists and civic leaders alike made art a charged political site as early as the 1910's. The legacy of those early battles reverberated throughout the century. Because of a rich tradition of arts education and the presence of Hollywood, Los Angeles historically hosted a talented population of contemporary artists. However, because of the snug relationship between urban aesthetics and capital investment that underscored the booster goals of the civic arts movement, modern artists were pushed out of public exhibition spaces until after World War II. Art and the City uncovers the historic struggles for cultural expression and creative space that are hidden behind the city's booster mythology.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789886003321

Autore

Pearlmutter Jane

Titolo

Small public library management [[electronic resource] /] / Jane Pearlmutter & Paul Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2012

ISBN

1-283-37591-5

9786613375919

0-8389-9367-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Collana

ALA fundamentals series

Altri autori (Persone)

NelsonPaul <1949->

Disciplina

025.1/97

Soggetti

Small libraries - United States - Administration

Public libraries - United States - Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Who Do You Work For?; The Public Library Defined; Where Are Public Libraries Located ?; Administrative Structure and Governance; The Board of Trustees; Working with Local Officials; Library Policy Development; Long-Range Planning; Chapter Two: Library Finances; Where Does the Money Come From?; Preparing a Budget; Budget Review; Accountability; Terminology; Chapter Three: Personnel Management; Personnel Policies; Hiring; Personnel Records; Work Schedules; Compensation; Benefits; Supervision; Discipline and Grievances; Volunteers; Chapter Four: Facilities

Defining Library SpacesSafety Issues; Renovation, Expansion, New Construction; Access to Technology; Chapter Five: Collection Management; Selection Criteria; Gifts; Circulation Policy; Collection Evaluation, Weeding, and Preservation; Challenges to Library Materials; Chapter Six: Services and Programs; Identifying the Proper Service Mix; Evaluating Services and Programs; Youth Services; Adult Services; Reference Services; Readers' Advisory; Technology and Library Service; Classes and Informal Instruction; Outreach Services; Community Use of Library Spaces; Promoting Services and Programs

Chapter Seven: The Library as PlaceLibrary Advocacy; Keeping Up with Library Issues; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Finally, here's a handbook that includes everything administrators need to keep a handle on library operations, freeing them up to streamline and improve how the organization functions.