Seminar in Public Libraries - Young Adults, technology, & social space and local history
21 February 2008
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The New European Trend: Libraries "Lending" People
Library Journal
, 01 Sep 2005
could this be a trend that could work in the American public library?
North Carolina ECHO, Exploring Cultural Heritage Online
Projects Funded by NC ECHO
Library/Special Collection sites
Watauga County Public Library
(Appalachian Regional System), Boone, Watauga County
Durham County Public Library
- Special Collections and North Carolina Collection, Durham, Durham County
Young adults, technology, & social space
Sarah Jorda will continue with another slant on some of the themes Heidi introduced
Video/DVD in public libraries: recreation or information?
Pursuit of Happiness, For the People Fighting for Public Libraries, Layne and Seymour
Layne and Seymour see a connection between recreation and education. Do you agree or disagree?
How do Layne and Seymour feel public libraries can contribute to “happiness”? Is this still important/valid almost 30 years later?
Video Collection Development, edited by Gary P. Handman
Should video/DVD be a part of public librarianship?
What is Handman’s view of video librarianship? How does it compare to Crawford’s? Who do you agree with?
What are some of the problems in establishing and maintaining a video/DVD collection in public libraries?
How do video/DVD collections fit in with the idea of libraries as a “third place”? Are they a tool for building social capital?
Optional - Historical perspective on recreation and the public library
Rockford rounds up recreational readers (1949)
Library hooks new patrons with reel thing (1988)
Colton PL goes beyond lending books and answering questions (1989)
A view outside the mainstream (2003)
Local history and the public library clientèle
Kathy Wisser will talk to us about her experience merging state resources with local public libraries
though seemingly backward looking, this is a topic area that seems to have an upside for the future
our links
UNC
SILS
REB
PLA Blog
Library Journal
Value of Libraries
Lib Rarin'