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This book, first published in 1991, explores the changing roles of reference services and offers advice and practical ideas to guide librarians through the increasingly tangled maze of duties being…
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This book, first published in 1990, focuses on specific types of training for librarians. Authorities explain pioneering programs in California and Maryland which deal with teaching basic reference tools to…
Bill Katz
This book, first published in 1989, discusses the maintenance of a quality collection within a budget while still making necessary cuts and savings. As the purchasing power of the materials…
This book, first published in 1991, addresses the relationship between acquisitions librarians and the jobbers with whom they work. Various issues are explored to establish the most efficient methods of…
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This collection of scholarly articles traces the history of book illustration from its first notion in cave art to the early 20th century.
Overview of the history of books and communications…written for the layperson and student. -JAL GUIDE TO PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE
From Hartford wit, song writer and political activist Bill Katz comes a fresh take on this hilarious but critical moment in the decline of American politics. No platitudes, no solutions…
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The purpose of this collection of 24 articles is to bring together in a single, convenient place a representative view of reference and information services for students, teachers, and librarians.
Practical advice for novice or experienced librarians who provide reference services in community college libraries… -REFERENCE & RESEARCH BOOK NEWS
Linda S Katz,Bill Katz
Extensive data on the theoretical and practical aspects of electronic reference services!
Digital Reference Services provides an overview of electronic reference services and software, and explores the opportunities that real-time…
Librarians and professors of library and information sciences present 16 contributions addressing the increasingly technological bent of libraries and the continued vitality and importance of the paper books and the…
The contradictory yet complementary relationship between libraries and information brokers is examined in this volume, first published in 1988. Librarians discuss the impact of brokers on reference services, the competence…
This book, first published in 1987, provides important information on reference publishing, including valuable guidelines on evaluating publications and sources. The articles contained here are all written by leading experts…
This book, first published in 1987, is an appraisal of the international librarianship scene and the reference service function. Experts discuss how international reference services can be improved to facilitate…
This book, first published in 1986, discusses reference personnel concerns and problems and offers suggestions to administration and management for improving reference personnel performance and staff development.
This book, first published in 1985, examines issues such as the discussion of goals and rationales for charging for online searches, conflicts between reference and other library departments, how to…
The library budget, a topic of primary importance to the reference librarian, is thoroughly examined in this book, first published in 1988. Experts offer insightful suggestions for reference librarians to…
In this book, first published in 1989, practicing librarians share their hands-on experience with implementing various types of acquisitions systems and address planning considerations, the blurring of roles between acquisitions…
This book, first published in 1988, looks at the relationship between public policy and information and reports ways in which libraries respond to the need for public policy information. Chapters…
Dawn Greenfield Ireland
Jimmy Katz wakes walloped with a cold, allergies, or the flu. Maddy, his cat, and Guppy, his Amazon parrot fret, but still demand breakfast. Mrs. Potts sends Jimmy over to…
Andrea Henderson Fahnestock,Vincent Katz
Celebrating the duality of New York City - from its small neighbourhoods and intimate streets to its expansive open spaces and cloud-catching skyscrapers, this volume is suitable for contemporary art…
The first major monograph on an American painter known for her abstracted cityscapes
Martha Diamond (1944-2023) was among the most perceptive painters of the last five decades. Her work's formal…
