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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829138503321

Titolo

From outreach to equity : innovative models of library policy and practice / / Office for Literacy and Outreach Services ; edited by Robin Osborne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2004

ISBN

0-8389-9870-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OsborneRobin <1954->

Disciplina

021.2

Soggetti

Library outreach programs - United States

Libraries and community - United States

Libraries and minorities - 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 (p. 131-136) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 - Services Outside Library Walls; 2 - Outreach inside the Library; 3 - Outreach Using Information Technology; 4 - Technical Services; 5 - Advocacy and Outreach; 6 - Staff Development; Selected Readings; Contributors; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The many assumptions about current library outreach services - that they're off-site, depend on special funding, and are administered by specific staff - no longer reflect the realities of providing equitable library services to the audiences who most need them. This guide answers both "why" and "how".