The last three papers address a series of pragmatic issues anyone who works within a library can identify with, namely, "what does it mean to "market" a library," "how can we define "value" in relation to what goes on in a library and create "value" for our communities," and, finally, "What constitutes and impedes 'success" for library professionals?," especially if those who are minority women.
These papers, taken together, raise the issues of how well we understand, researchers and practitioners alike, the institutions we study, manage and work within. What we in the profession often regard as common sense and "good practice" may not really be either. In short, these papers point to a number of issues, ones we often do not even acknowledge, that researchers need to help practitioners address if science is to makea difference in how librarians understand and manage the institutions they work within.
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The last three papers address a series of pragmatic issues anyone who works within a library can identify with, namely, "what does it mean to "market" a library," "how can we define "value" in relation to what goes on in a library and create "value" for our communities," and, finally, "What constitutes and impedes 'success" for library professionals?," especially if those who are minority women.
These papers, taken together, raise the issues of how well we understand, researchers and practitioners alike, the institutions we study, manage and work within. What we in the profession often regard as common sense and "good practice" may not really be either. In short, these papers point to a number of issues, ones we often do not even acknowledge, that researchers need to help practitioners address if science is to makea difference in how librarians understand and manage the institutions they work within.
Imprint | JAI Press Inc. |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Advances in Library Administration and Organization |
Release date | June 2005 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | June 2005 |
Editors | James M. Nyce, Edward D. Garten, Delmus E. Williams |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 388 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7623-1195-8 |
Barcode | 9780762311958 |
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LSN | 0-7623-1195-9 |