A Handbook of Contemporary Fiction for Public Libraries and School Libraries


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Provides overviews of the most popular genres and the most important critically acclaimed authors of world literature, lists of specialized selection sources, and chronological listings of the novels and short stories of more than 1,100 authors.




The Responsive Public Library Collection


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Public libraries can operate more efficiently, serve their communities better, attract more users and supporters, and raise more funding if they apply basic marketing principles and techniques to their operations. This book shows how. With a vision of the library as a healthy and integral part of the community, the book offers effective strategies that apply marketing principles to such functions as library services and collection development.




Cumulative Book Index


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A world list of books in the English language.




Public Libraries


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Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers, 1991


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Essential for reference work and indispensable for collection development, this book allows librarians to locate the best new works in a given field through its convenient subject arrangement; to consult other published reviews from the citations provided; and to compare price, scope, and coverage of reference books in a particular subject area.




Bibliographic Index


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The Open Shelf


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