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staffing the Suffolk County House of Corrections library. He tells the reader about positive and negative effects of inmates spending time in the library, the debate on a library being accessible, and his personal experiences with the inmates. Steinberg finishes the article saying, "...and find ways to cultivate it more deliberately, to direct it over the prison walls and back into the lives of our neighborhoods." This quote shows just how often libraries are overlooked. In this essay I will be…

to the first amendment prohibiting it (the founding fathers). However, public areas such as libraries or schools may remove them after challenge occurs. For example, a local priest caused the removal of “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer, a bestselling book about vampires, werewolves,…

While trying to figure out how to start this discussion piece, I came across an article called “The Stereotype Stereotype,” by the American Libraries. The article reviews the transition of the library field from a male dominated field to a female dominated one in the 20th century. As a male individual looking to enter the library field, I haven’t given thought to the stereotypes. I think it would be quite interesting to identify the modern stereotypes of male librarians in American culture…

to focus on the library center. The reasons we feel it is an important center for the classroom is because the children could built knowledge through readings, improve vocabulary, use their imagination, culture/ religion, and allows them to have a place to relax and choose books based on self-interest. Firstly, children are able to build knowledge from information they acquire in the books. We have to allow children to explore and learn base on self-interest. The library is where…

Behind the design of Seattle's Library Joshua Prince-Ramus discussed few ideas in his presentation about the thinking of the “rapid fire". I definitely think the library design fascinating and interesting; with its hyper rational process is takes rationality to an absurd level with regard to something people would not expect as being the result of rationality. I am unfamiliar with architecture as well as the difference between modernism and postmodernism, but I think it is a powerful talk on…

The library in Roger Williams University is in the center of the university; directly in front of the Gabelli School of Business. The library is open from 7:30AM-2AM on Monday-Thursday, from 7:30AM-6PM on Friday, and from 10AM-8PM on Saturday and Sunday. In the library, there is 3 floors; each floor has their own purpose. The first floor is the main floor; where there is computer and printers and technological services for assistance. The second floor is the tutor center; where students can get…

Video Library Using the internet can be very interesting and very rewarding. Upon using the internet one may go about it in various ways. You can search for many things and learn all the information that you want to about any subject. If one choose to keep track of useful information the may compile a video library for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhT3co2qNAA Ushahidi This is a very good video to show the importance of the platform Ushahidi. It to understand not…

The organization is an academic library for a university, so employees of the library at librarian status or higher positions are MLS-holders. Employees of the library are expected to have reference skills, customer service skills, and technical knowledge. Workers for the Carlson Library are recruited nationally, but mostly in the state of Pennsylvania. In addition, there are student employees as well, who are solely on-campus students and recruited locally. There are specific needs for each…

Norlin Library is a very large, open building with high ceilings in some areas and innumerous stacks of books that must be kept in a cool and dry environment. Controlling the interior climate of the library is made difficult for this reason. “Steam is used throughout the campus for heating and cooling…Norlin Library currently uses over one million dollars annually for utilities.” (UCB Libraries Green Task Force, 2009) If the capital spent on the amount…

Office for Research and Statistics of the American Library Association. This shows that Mrs. Davis is capable of accessing and is responsible for the reports mandatory for each library across America to turn in each fiscal year, these reports are used to determine what changes the libraries need to implement to better serve the public. Given her credibility to write on such topics she then chooses a topic each year to write on to prepare libraries and librarians across the country for the…