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1. BIBLIOMAT - BEZKONTAKTNÁ KNIŽNICA 21. STOROČIA.

Author

POLGÁROVÁ, SLAVKA

Subjects
*INTEGRATED library systems (Computer systems), *LIBRARY users, *PUBLIC libraries, *INFORMATION services, *LIBRARIES, *VEINS
Abstract

Foreign as well as Slovak libraries are constantly trying to innovate their services and thus become closer to their users. In this vein, the Public Library of Mikulas Kovac in Banska Bystrica introduced a service which respond to the need for contactless services. The paper is focused on the implementation and operation of a device that allows limitless book reservations and their pickups via bibliomat - the automated box which features an integrated library and information system. As a result of an increase in demands on the library's operation, the services of bibliomat are a prerequisite for effective communication between users and the library, without the necessity of visiting a specific branch during its office hours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023

2. Library Girl.

Subjects
*LIBRARY users, *LIBRARIES, *SHOPPING malls, *CONFECTIONERY stores, *GIRLS, *PUBLIC libraries
Abstract

"Library Girl" by Polly Horvath is a children's/YA novel about Essie, a girl who was raised in secret by four librarians after being found as a baby in an Indiana library. The librarians devise a system to keep Essie in the building without the knowledge of the library's director. Essie befriends library patrons but yearns for a family with siblings. At age 11, she is allowed to explore the four blocks around the library and meets a boy who resembles her, leading her to wonder if they are twins. The book explores Essie's longing for siblings and her desire for a larger support network. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2024

3. About and on Behalf of Scriptum Est by Vesa Suominen.

Author

Laporte, Steven

Subjects
*PUBLIC libraries, *THEORY of knowledge, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Purpose This book review aims to draw attention to the often disregarded philosophical foundations of the library. Both the library as an institution and the science that studies its workings, are critically analyzed and put into an epistemological and even ideological perspective.Design/methodology/approach The original work by Vesa Suominen is explored in detail and its key findings subjected to criticism.Findings The book displays great originality and questions a number of long held beliefs regarding the library. Moving away from the more usual pragmatic and instrumentalist view of the library, the author proposes an approach that values the content of a library independant of its user. This approach, however, raises a number of questions.Originality/value Literature on the philosophical aspects of libraries and library science is scarce. Through this review we try to kindle a discussion that involves the basic mission statement of the modern library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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4. America Transformed: Mapping the 19th Century, edited by Ronald E. Grim and Allison K. Lange.: Boston: Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library, 2019. ISBN 978-1-7333856-0-2 (cloth); ISBN 978-1-7333856-1-9 (paper). Pp. 212, illus. US $50.00 (cloth); US $40.00 (paper)

Author

Farrell, Cassandra Britt

Subjects
*PUBLIC libraries, *NINETEENTH century, *MAPS, *GRIDS (Cartography), *LIBRARY users, *ACADEMIC libraries, *NATIVE Americans
Abstract

America Transformed: Mapping the 19th Century, edited by Ronald E. Grim and Allison K. Lange.: Boston: Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library, 2019. This catalogue is a wonderful reference piece for cartographers, historical geographers, historians of cartography, map collectors, map dealers and libraries. Leading the way in this kind of American map education has been the Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library, which has produced five outstanding map exhibitions, each accompanied by an exhibition catalogue. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2021
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5. Creating a Culture of Evaluation: Taking Your Library from Talk to Action: by Bill Irwin and Kimberly Silk eds., Toronto, Ontario, OLA Press, 2017, x + 355 pp., $37.95 (paperback), ISBN: 9780889690585.

Author

Tubbs-Nelson, Kim

Subjects
*PAPERBACKS, *LIBRARY users, *SILK, *CULTURE, *PUBLIC libraries, *GENERATION X
Abstract

Creating a Culture of Evaluation: Taking Your Library from Talk to Action, by Presents a complete outcome-based framework for library service evaluation based on library users, staff, and stakeholders. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2020
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