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<p>Increase patronage with effective outreach strategies!</p> <p>From the Introduction, by Wendi Arant and Pixie Anne Mosley: “Outreach is a concept that is gaining more and more significance for libraries, particularly with the recent developments in information technology. Dictionaries define it as 'the act of extending services, benefits, etc. to a wider section of the population.’This definition also implies a mission to communicate a particular message to an audience in order to gain their support. Its meaning for libraries is profound, having consequences for fund raising, public service, and public relations.”</p> <p>Library Outreach, Partnerships, and Distance Education: Reference Librarians at the Gateway focuses on extending community outreach in libraries toward a broader public by expanding services that are based on recent advances in information technology.</p> <p>This crucial volume with help you will explore many of the issues that are currently affecting libraries, including:</p> <ul> <li>the growth of technology and its effect on libraries and library users</li> <li>emerging literacy issues (computer literacy, non-English-speaking populations)</li> <li>providing e

Author

Wendi Arant, Pixey Anne Mosley, editors

Publisher

THE HAWORH INFORMATION PRESS

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780789008428

Subjects

Computer Science, Education, Reference