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Purpose and Background The Collection Development Policy upholds the mission of the Turner Free Library* which is to serve the cultural, educational, and informational needs of the Town of Randolph. The Collection Development Policy directs Library staff in the maintenance and development of the Turner Free Library collections. The policy also defines collection development practices, and provides continuity to selection, purchasing and retention decisions. As part of strategic planning, the…

Purpose In accordance with the mission of the Hackley Public Library, the Library provides users with access to information and communication over the Internet, a diverse and dynamic global network of computer networks rich in informational, educational, cultural, and recreational resources. Information The Hackley Public Library does not control the availability of Internet information links, which often change rapidly and unpredictably. Not all sources on the Internet provide accurate,…

When I arrived to the Lakeland Public Library, I was quickly whisked away into a small room and handed a schedule. The schedule was because I would be rotating through each different department of the library over the course of the day. I gathered my things, and began my day at Reference Services. Reference Services was a quiet job, consisting of answering peoples’ questions and overseeing the computer section. My time at each rotation was about an hour, and near the end of my shift at…

Collection Statement: The primary responsibility of the Rose County Public Library is to serve the community and employees of Rose County by offering an expansive choice of materials to meet their informational, educational, cultural and recreational needs. Materials selected are based on the criteria that they aid whoever in finding whatever information they are seeking. With this goal in mind, RCPL is part of the Evergreen consortium, RCPL continues to advance and keep current its own…

evaluate two very important facets of the library experience, the library environment and the staff’s interactions within that space. With that noted, my personal goal was simply to pay attention. This goal might seem small, but whenever I visit a library, my attention is usually focused on some question that needs to be answered and I remember little about my experience outside of the information I was looking for. A second goal was to observe the library as objectively as I could. I did my…

working at the North Metropolitan College of TAFE (formerly Central Institute of Technology). I am keen to be heavily involved in the changing nature of the public library and am enthusiastic about being part of initiating exciting events that can attract people to the library. Eligibility for Associate Membership of the Australian Library and Information Association I am eligible for the Associate Membership of the Australian…

just the staff who work in the libraries, we also need to know how the content of the library affects a student. The absence of things such as bilingual books or audiovisual equipment can be a detriment to students who are not strong in English, whether they are an immigrant or simply struggling. A survey done by Scholastic Inc. and the Gates Foundation revealed that 83 percent of all students received their books from school libraries, 38 percent from public libraries and 20 percent from…

The Library of Congress Cataloging System (LCCS) has long reflected the importance of author’s voice in works of literature by including subheadings such as: Hispanic Americans—fiction; American poetry--Jewish authors; American lesbians--literary collections, etc., while scholarly works of nonfiction, assumed to be impartial, have not been classified in this manner. Therefore, it is not possible to measure who the authors of those works are, and whether, for instance, any of the works located…

of University Experience Portfolio Exercise Library Assignment The Library is key to your academic success at Missouri Western State University. While in college, you will be asked to find articles and books for assignments in many of your classes. This exercise is designed to familiarize you with the process of locating a book in the MWSU library using TOWERS, the library’s catalog. You will also learn to locate scholarly articles in a library database/search engine. Searching for an…

1- Library Comparison Summary In a nutshell libraries exist to connect people with information. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate libraries in terms of who they serve, collections that they hold and what services are provided to their patrons. I will be discussing the similarities and differences of the following five libraries in these aspects. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is a Government library and it combines the holdings, services and staff of both the former National Library of…