Peter Drucker and Strategic Library Planning
When you want to develop a new library building or a new service Peter Drucker's management philosophy might be a preliminary first step. Your research can start with "Management, Tasks,…
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Jay Leno Library Joke
ACA COMMENTARY.. Late Night TV is part of what's best in America..there are jokes that are funny, mean and distasteful. The 5/11/10 Joke from the Leno show is linked here.…
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Library Preservation and Collection Research
The Preservation Advisory Centre of the British Library (BL) published Damaged Books. This is a good book to use when starting a review of the library's special collections. It is…
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librarylaptops
Libraries have been looking for new ways to provide computing services without having to install desktop computers. A new product called Laptops anytime provides an opportunity to develop a flexible…
public library building research
For those who are working on a school architectural project and want to find resources on how to build a public library, you may go to: http://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/construction/resources.htm
The value of public libraries
The value of public library service is often overlooked by the community. During the development of a capital campaign to improve the library building, it is very important to communicate…
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LLAMA LOMS – Donald Kirkpatrick’s four levels of evaluation
Donald Kirkpatrick’s four levels of evaluation for assessing training effectiveness is a useful model for organizational development (OD). The evaluation (reactions, learning, transfer, results) is a good approach to conceptualizing…
Evaluation Methods for Library Space
There are complex, complicated and simple library building projects. Our clients typically ask us: How much space do we need? How much does it cost? How long will it take?…
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The Children’s Library
Virginia A. Walter's article, "The Children We Serve." The examples of different types of children who should be served: the child as reader the child in the information age the…
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new ideas in library service
It is interesting to see the changing going on in 'library as place' - the Netflix library has arrived at the Hayward Public Library. $2,99 - three items a month…