Understanding Librarians: Communication is the Issue (Chandos Information Professional Series)

Barbara Hull

ISBN 10: 184334615X / ISBN 13: 9781843346159

Edité par Chandos Publishing 2011-08-05, 2011

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N° de réf. du vendeur 6666-ELS-9781843346159

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• Titre: Understanding Librarians: Communication is the Issue (Chandos Information Professional Series)
• Éditeur: Chandos Publishing 2011-08-05
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 184334615X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781843346159
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Aimed at professionals and trainee professionals within the library and information service (LIS) fields, this book reminds the reader of the frequently ignored communication-gulf between the professional and the layman, and in particular the lack of true communication between LIS professionals and the user. It focuses especially on 'non-standard' users, such as non-native speakers or those with some disability. The author provides accessible examples of good practice, assesses their degree of success and suggests further ways to improve performance in information provision.

À propos de l?auteur

Dr Barbara Hull is the author of the British Library-commissioned report, Barriers to Libraries as agents of lifelong learning. Hull has published widely in both the information profession literature and to a wider audience, she has delivered numerous international conference papers on overcoming barriers to accessing libraries, a number having come by invitation. As a lifelong practitioner in Adult and Community Education, Hull focussed her PhD. research on the changes in the self-esteem of students from previous educational disadvantages. With 27 years’ experience in management of libraries in Special, College, Further and Higher Education, she has always had a special interest in empowering the end-user. For 13 years Hull was Social Sciences Librarian with special responsibility for library research at Teesside University, where she currently teaches English for Learning to Speakers of Other Languages.