Meeting community needs : a practical guide for librarians

Meeting community needs : a practical guide for librarians / Pamela H. MacKellar.

Librarians must know how to provide essential programs and services that make a difference for the people they serve if libraries are going to survive. Meeting Community Needs: A Practical Guide for Librarians shows librarians how to identify real needs, how to meet them with effective services and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacKellar, Pamela H. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]
Series:Practical guides for librarians ; no. 21.
Subjects:
Libraries and community.
Libraries > Aims and objectives.
Library planning.
Public services (Libraries) > Evaluation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Libraries > Aims and objectives
Libraries and community
Library planning
Public services (Libraries) > Evaluation
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Table of Contents:
  • Library services and programming in the twenty-first century
  • Clarifying the library's role
  • Creating a community profile
  • Assessing community needs
  • Organizing, analyzing, and interpreting assessment results
  • Designing effective programs and services
  • Developing goals, objectives, and outcomes
  • Determining activities, staff requirements, and timeline
  • Creating a program budget
  • Funding effective programs and services
  • Implementing library programs and services
  • Measuring effectiveness
  • Using your success to move forward.

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