Public Libraries and the Internet

Public Libraries and the Internet
Author: John Carlo Bertot Ph.D.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2010-11-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1591587778

This book is a timely and detailed exploration of the impact and issues of the Internet in public libraries and their implications for society, policy, and professional practice. Public Libraries and the Internet: Roles, Perspectives, and Implications explores the impact of the Internet and the expansion of the networked environment on U.S. public libraries through more than a dozen essays written by leading scholars and administrators. Notwithstanding the far-reaching changes wrought by the Internet, this is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive exploration of the subject over time and across areas of practice. This wide-ranging volume, edited by the authors of several national studies tracking the use and involvement of public libraries with the Internet since 1994, offers both description and assessment. It discusses the ways in which the roles and services of public libraries have changed as a result of the Internet and offers a perspective on the meaning and impact of these changes. Perhaps most critically, it also suggests possible futures and opportunities as public libraries continue to evolve in this networked environment.

Access for All

Access for All
Author: Florida. Division of Library and Information Services
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1997
Genre: Libraries
ISBN:

The Spiralizer Cookbook

The Spiralizer Cookbook
Author: Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1681889544

This beautifully photographed, step-by-step handbook provides expert tips and techniques as well as easy recipes. With 20 delicious yet simple recipes for snacks, salads, main dishes, and desserts you'll soon be able to crank out meals everyone will love. With The Spiralizer Cookbook you can try your hand at garlicky beef and broccoli with broccoli noodles, Moroccan-spiced roasted chicken with carrot salad, fish tacos with jicama slaw, or spiced apple cake.

On the Go with Senior Services

On the Go with Senior Services
Author: Phyllis Goodman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Not only does this book offer insights into how to better serve all seniors, but it also provides complete step-by-step instructions for dozens of exciting and engaging programs that can be held both onsite and offsite. While serving the senior population is a standard service in public libraries, it has traditionally focused on in-house programs and homebound services. On the Go with Senior Services is different. With this inspiring and practical guide, your library can rejuvenate its in-house services with new programs and also take them on the road—to retirement and assisted living communities, adult day care programs, and nursing homes and rehab centers. With such diversity in the senior population, this book describes strategies for designing senior programs that fit your community's needs. It offers a trove of templates for programs that range from crafts, word games, pop culture, pets, holidays, humor, mysteries, technology, and music. It offers tips and suggestions on how to interact with seniors, including those who may have a variety of physical and cognitive needs. There are also guidelines for working with individuals suffering from dementia. A robust list of further resources is provided. The growing population of seniors presents librarians with new challenges and opportunities, and this book is a valuable guide to navigating and embracing them.

Public Libraries and Internet Service Roles

Public Libraries and Internet Service Roles
Author: Charles R. McClure
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0838935761

Charles McClure and Paul T. Jaeger speak to the ways in which the Internet has had more impact on public libraries than any other technology since the creation of the book. The issues presented are vital to library service, planning, evaluation, research and educationand most significantly how effectively libraries service the general public.

A Land Remembered

A Land Remembered
Author: Patrick D Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1561645826

A Land Remembered has become Florida's favorite novel. Now this Student Edition in two volumes makes this rich, rugged story of the American pioneer spirit more accessible to young readers. Patrick Smith tells of three generations of the MacIveys, a Florida family battling the hardships of the frontier. The story opens in 1858, when Tobias and Emma MacIvey arrive in the Florida wilderness with their son, Zech, to start a new life, and ends in 1968 with Solomon MacIvey, who realizes that his wealth has not been worth the cost to the land. Between is a sweeping story rich in Florida history with a cast of memorable characters who battle wild animals, rustlers, Confederate deserters, mosquitoes, starvation, hurricanes, and freezes to carve a kingdom out of the Florida swamp. In this volume, meet young Zech MacIvey, who learns to ride like the wind through the Florida scrub on Ishmael, his marshtackie horse, his dogs, Nip and Tuck, at this side. His parents, Tobias and Emma, scratch a living from the land, gathering wild cows from the swamp and herding them across the state to market. Zech learns the ways of the land from the Seminoles, with whom his life becomes entwined as he grows into manhood. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series