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The American Library Association Guide to Information Access is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-use tool for researching facts and topics. It provides not only a thorough coverage of the print sources but also of the electronic sources that have revolutionized the research field. It is, in fact, the first major research guidebook to do so.Whether the researcher is a student, educator, legal or medical professional, financial or marketing executive, journalist, hobbyist, scholar, writer, or just someone trying to find out more about an area of special interest, this book is the place to start.The traditional research sources - libraries, archives, newspapers, government publications, and government agencies - are examined in detail, as are all the methods of accessing them, from the printed word to electronic databases.The book guides the reader through a virtual minicourse in electronic research sources, from the OPACs (online public access catalogs) and other online services available at most public libraries to those available by subscription on home or workplace computers. These include specialized databases such as Lexis (for lawyers) and Medis (for physicians and medical scientists), as well as more general information exchanges such as the Internet - the international network serving at least thirty million people in more than fifty countries. Also covered are CD-ROM (Compact Disc - Read-Only Memory) sources of data, many of which are available in more than eighty percent of all libraries. They can also be purchased for use on home or workplace computers with a CD-ROM drive.The heart of the American Library Association Guide to Information Access, however, is its extensive compilation of the basic sources for the thirty-six most frequently researched areas. Each topic chapter starts with a list of books that provide a general introduction to the subject; a guide to the literature lists other reference books as well as special sources such as periodicals and library collections. This is followed by the current electronic sources, both online and CD-ROM. Finally, the traditional sources are enumerated: periodicals, government documents, government agencies, associations, and special-interest libraries.The American Library Association Guide to Information Access will enable any reader to readily locate and access both the print and electronic research sources in virtually any field.

ALA Guide to Information Access

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As in the second edition of Building Blocks for Planning Functional Library Space, this volume outlines the measures of space needed for the use of equipment and furniture within a library setting. It provides drawings of typical library furniture and equipment along with diagrams of the space required for their use. In addition, this volume also contains a brief text that provides an overview of the planning process, as well as details on several aspects of design and planning. With this expanded and revised edition, planners of new, renovated, or existing space will be better able to effectively utilize the space they have and to resist the temptation to overload a given space with too many functions. This third edition significantly expands the number of illustrations found in the previous edition, adding information on newer library technology and amenities. Photographs of furniture and equipment in library settings further enhance the user's understanding of applicable square footage needs. Designed to be consulted after the decision to build has been made, this volume answers the critical question, "How much space do we need.

Building Blocks for Planning Functional Library Space

Scarecrow Press

The classic guide to filing catalog cards using the basic order of alphabetical, word-by-word filing.

ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

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Books for college libraries;: A core collection of 40,000 titles

Books, Babies, and Libraries: Serving Infants, Toddlers, Their Parents & Caregivers

Covers child development, beginning readers, children's collections, parenting materials, program planning, networking, and service evaluation

Books, Babies, and Libraries: Serving Infants, Toddlers, Their Parents and Caregivers

Against Borders: Promoting Books for a Multicultural World [Paperback]

Against Borders: Promoting Books for a Multicultural World

Children's Books

Achieving School Readiness: Public Libraries and National Education Goal No. 1 : With a "Prototype of Public Library Services for Young Children and

Amer Library Assn.

A practical guide to serials management for both novice and experienced serials librarians, library mangers and supervisors. This text offers flexible serials management methods that work from beginning (acquisitions) to end (circulation and records control).

Serials Management (Frontiers of Access to Library Materials)

This edition tackles changes and updates in interlibrary loan management, including new technologies, copyright matters, international lending, the 1988 ILL form, the revised National ILL code, document delivery and new resources.

Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook

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