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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara Hull (Teesside University, UK)Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd Imprint: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9781843346159ISBN 10: 184334615 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 05 August 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsDedication List of tables About the author and contributors Chapter 1: Defining the problem Chapter 2: What are libraries for? Chapter 3: Images of librarians Chapter 4: Psychological barriers Chapter 5: Social class and lack of education as barriers Chapter 6: Language as a barrier Chapter 7: Lack of literacy numeracy skills as a barrier Chapter 8: Information CommunicationTechnology as a barrier Chapter 9: Disability as a barrier Chapter 10: Clarity of purpose Chapter 11: Evaluation the value of systematic research Chapter 12: Librarians as reflective practitioners Chapter 13: Staff development Chapter 14: Self publicise Chapter 15: Breaking down the library walls: responding to the needs of the Google generation Chapter 16: Communication within partnerships at Deakin University Library: the liaison link Chapter 17: Where are we now? IndexReviewsHull provides a well-researched argument, which is anchored in evidence. While written mainly from an academic library perspective, the themes remain relevant to all libraries., The Australian Library JournalProvides a comprehensive overview of the various barriers a library professional needs to keep in mind when dealing with customers., The Australian Library JournalThis easy-to-read and easy-to-understand book can be treated both as a starting point for further research and as a code of conduct for librarians, library managers, and library practitioners., Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Hull provides a well-researched argument, which is anchored in evidence. While written mainly from an academic library perspective, the themes remain relevant to all libraries., The Australian Library Journal Provides a comprehensive overview of the various barriers a library professional needs to keep in mind when dealing with customers., The Australian Library Journal This easy-to-read and easy-to-understand book can be treated both as a starting point for further research and as a code of conduct for librarians, library managers, and library practitioners., Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Author InformationDr Barbara Hull is the author of the British Library-commissioned report, Barriers to Libraries as agents of lifelong learning. Hull has published widely in both the information profession literature and to a wider audience, she has delivered numerous international conference papers on overcoming barriers to accessing libraries, a number having come by invitation. As a lifelong practitioner in Adult and Community Education, Hull focussed her PhD. research on the changes in the self-esteem of students from previous educational disadvantages. With 27 years’ experience in management of libraries in Special, College, Further and Higher Education, she has always had a special interest in empowering the end-user. For 13 years Hull was Social Sciences Librarian with special responsibility for library research at Teesside University, where she currently teaches English for Learning to Speakers of Other Languages. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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