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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797102403321

Autore

Hands Africa S.

Titolo

Successfully serving the college bound / / Africa S. Hands

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, [Illinois] : , : ala editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8389-1279-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

025.5

Soggetti

Libraries and students - United States

Universities and colleges - United States - Admission

College student orientation - United States

Libraries and colleges - United States

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

Successfully Serving the College Bound; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Who Are Our College-Bound Patrons?; Chapter 2. Handling Objections; Chapter 3. Conducting a Needs Assessment; Chapter 4. Developing a Collection; Chapter 5. Programs for the College Bound; Chapter 6. Creating Partnerships; Chapter 7. Marketing and Outreach to the College Bound; Chapter 8. Online College-Planning Resources; Appendix A. Additional Resources; Appendix B. Commonly Used Sources for Higher Education Data; Appendix C. Sample Questions for Needs Assessment Data Gathering

Appendix D. Resources for BrainstormingIndex

Sommario/riassunto

With the assistance of this book, public libraries can provide truly outstanding service to this important population.