02652nam 2200577 a 450 991045141490332120200520144314.00-8389-9832-1(CKB)1000000000345638(EBL)289128(OCoLC)476044012(SSID)ssj0000271499(PQKBManifestationID)11954678(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271499(PQKBWorkID)10293725(PQKB)11236725(MiAaPQ)EBC3001673(MiAaPQ)EBC289128(Au-PeEL)EBL3001673(CaPaEBR)ebr10194721(OCoLC)929146274(Au-PeEL)EBL289128(EXLCZ)99100000000034563820051122d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe whole library handbook 4[electronic resource] current data, professional advice, and curiosa about libraries and library services /edited by George M. EberhartChicago American Library Association20061 online resource (593 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8389-0915-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Libraries; Chapter 2: People; Chapter 3: The Profession; Chapter 4: Materials; Chapter 5: Operations; Chapter 6: The Underserved; Chapter 7: Promotion; Chapter 8: Technology; Chapter 9: Issues; Chapter 10: Librariana; Index; Now in its fourth version, The Whole Library Handbook is a one-volume encyclopedia of library history, demographics, folklore, humor, current events, and popular wisdom. The new volume is organized in easy-to-find general categories, including types of libraries, the profession, people, materials, special users, operations, technology, promotion, issues, and librariana. Readers will find fascinating bits of trivia, as well as humorous sections on "how many academic librarians does it take to change a lightbulb?" and "advice from naughty library assistants." Also included are thoughtful essays Library scienceUnited StatesHandbooks, manuals, etcLibrariesUnited StatesHandbooks, manuals, etcElectronic books.Library scienceLibraries020.973Eberhart George M877764MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451414903321The whole library handbook 42486601UNINA