The Vertical File and Its Satellites

The Vertical File and Its Satellites
Author: Shirley Miller
Publisher: Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1979
Genre: Library science
ISBN:

Locating supplementary resources; Technical and mechanical processes; Pamphlets and clippings; Clippings; Vocational material; Local history; Maps; Pictorial materials; Special files and folders.

The Vertical File and Its Alternatives

The Vertical File and Its Alternatives
Author: Clara Loewen Sitter
Publisher: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1992
Genre: Education
ISBN:

A step-by-step guide to working with vertical files and its alternatives based on Shirley Miller's Vertical Files and its Satellites, second edition (Libraries Unlimited, 1979), this volume introduces new resources, new products and new techniques, and serves as a guide to specific kinds of supplementary materials. The general approach and the coverage of topics has been changed, placing the emphasis on alternatives.

Readings on the Vertical File

Readings on the Vertical File
Author: Michael D. G. Spencer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1993
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Pamphlets and clippings are compact, retrievable, current, unique and authoritative. They enable librarians with limited budgets to cover many otherwise financially prohibitive subjects. With these features, vertical files are becoming increasingly attractive to school, public and academic librarians. This book is designed for library staff members working on their library's vertical file, or those wanting to set one up.

Building Library Collections

Building Library Collections
Author: Arthur Curley
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1985
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780810817760

A classic. Topics include resource-sharing networks, the importance of nonbook formats, the greater complexity of censorship challenges, and the expansion of the library's informational role.

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
Author: Allen Kent
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1977-05-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780824720216

"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."