Joint-use libraries: libraries for the future / Sarah McNicol

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McNichol, Sarah

Series: Information professionalPublication details: Oxford : Chandos, 2008Edition: 1rst edDescription: xxiv, 230 pISBN:

9781843343844

Summary: The book examines joint use libraries and their implications for government policy, design, operational issues and evaluation. It considers all forms of joint use library (e.g. school-public, college-public, university-public, health-university), and examines different models adopted in real life institutions. There is discussion of partnership working, staffing and management, stock, digital resources, learning and literacy, and community involvement. (Font: Editor)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC Sala	General	S 00282	1	Available		1900137070

List of figures and table -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. What are joint-use libraries? -- 2. Why a joint-use library? -- 3. Joint-use library design -- 4. How does a joint-use library operate? -- 5. Joint-use libraries and partnerships -- 6. Joint-use libraries and communities -- 7. Expanding horizons -- 8. How good are joint-use libraries? (And how do we know?) -- 9. The future -- Appendices -- References -- Further reading -- Index

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