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Working with Library Collections: An Introduction for Support Staff (Library Support Staff Handbooks, 4)
Working with An Introduction for Support Staff deals with the technical service aspect of library work- the processes that put a book on the shelf or online. It provides an introduction to publishers, vendors, preparing items for use, and caring for items in the collections and is both a text for professors who teach in library support staff programs and their students, and an introductory manual for support staff who work in libraries.
This material is written in clear language with practical examples of how performance can contribute to exemplary library service. It is aligned with the ALA support staff standards and prepares library support staff
This material is written in clear language with practical examples of how performance can contribute to exemplary library service. It is aligned with the ALA support staff standards and prepares library support staff
279 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 5, 2017
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January 13, 2020
This is the textbook for my Contribute to Collection Management Course, and I can't honestly say it was a fun read. However, it does provide very clear and useful information about library collections for support staff in simple language. It's very focused on American libraries so some of the content about acquisitions was not relevant to my Australian library, but I don't believe there is an Australian equivalent textbook.
Reading it cut into my time for my 2020 Reading Challenge so I want credit!
Reading it cut into my time for my 2020 Reading Challenge so I want credit!
April 3, 2022
It's easy to read. Up to date info regarding ebooks and e-readers.
I don't work in a library. I'm not currently enrolled in any LIS or LIBR classes. I am studying this textbook and doing all of assignments in the book to prepare for taking LIBR classes at CCSF. I went through the entire book. I don't have anything negative to say about it. As a person who owns and uses e-readers the information about eReaders is definitely up to date. They mentioned every eReader that I personally am aware of as well as mentioning apps like overdrive that I was already aware of that are currently used. The book is not difficult to read. It's a reasonably priced for a college e-textbook. Based on this textbook I am not discouraged from buying more textbooks or from taking LIS/LIBR classes.
I don't work in a library. I'm not currently enrolled in any LIS or LIBR classes. I am studying this textbook and doing all of assignments in the book to prepare for taking LIBR classes at CCSF. I went through the entire book. I don't have anything negative to say about it. As a person who owns and uses e-readers the information about eReaders is definitely up to date. They mentioned every eReader that I personally am aware of as well as mentioning apps like overdrive that I was already aware of that are currently used. The book is not difficult to read. It's a reasonably priced for a college e-textbook. Based on this textbook I am not discouraged from buying more textbooks or from taking LIS/LIBR classes.
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