Journal articles: 'Natrona County Public Library'

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Waters, Richard L. "Richland County Public Library." Public Library Quarterly 23, no. 1 (June 2004): 67–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j118v23n01_10.

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Waters, Richard L. "Tulsa City-County Public Library." Public Library Quarterly 22, no. 4 (September 2003): 59–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j118v22n04_11.

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Wang, Weiping, and Zhipeng Wei. "Tongwei County Library." International Journal of Library and Information Services 10, no. 1 (January 2021): 48–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijlis.2021010104.

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Through the cooperation with the Evergreen Education Foundation in the United States, the Tongwei rural library network has been set up and a cooperation service alliance between a public library and school libraries has been built; using project funding by Evergreen, it reached out to the local communities, and meanwhile, it carried out small projects to enhance its service capacity. Through participation in the Evergreen-sponsored international conferences, training, and projects, librarians have improved their service capabilities and sharpened their awareness of library services. Based on the local cultural characteristics and user needs, and funded by a grant from Hangzhou Library Foundation, Tongwei County Library has established a reading room as a space where people can read calligraphy and painting materials. In addition, it carried out special collections services, shot the documentary film “Autumn Story,” and held “Tongwei impression.” It is the first county library to achieve management automation, and the national-level library in the fifth national public library assessment.

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Clark, Philip M. "A Viable MIS: DeKalb County Public Library." Bottom Line 7, no. 1 (January 1993): 30–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb025402.

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Honig-Bear, Sharon. "School-Public Library Partnerships in Washoe County, Nevada." Resource Sharing & Information Networks 15, no. 1-2 (September 2001): 5–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j121v15n01_02.

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Miller, David Robert. "The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library: A Brief History." North Carolina Libraries 70, no. 1 (May 18, 2011): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3776/ncl.v70i1.337.

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The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library has been a vital part of the Kinston, North Carolina community for over 110 years. Starting out as an Up-To-Date Club in 1896, the library has flourished into the headquarters library of an eight-branch regional system spanning three counties: Lenoir, Greene, and Jones. Within this time span, the library experienced numerous relocations and renovations as a way to accommodate the rise in population and its growing collection. Its history is evidence that the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library's community values the services, materials, and mission of the library.

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Brockerman, Heather. "Finding Through Clouds at Corvallis-Benton County Public Library." OLA Quarterly 14, no. 2 (2008): 14–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.7710/1093-7374.1199.

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Pinkston, Jane. "Assessment and Accountability at Toledo-Lucas County Public Library." Reference Librarian 17, no. 38 (August 7, 1992): 41–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j120v17n38_06.

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Crismond, Linda F. "The Story of the Los Angeles County Public Library." Public Library Quarterly 9, no. 1 (February 6, 1989): 19–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j118v09n01_04.

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Bracy, Pauletta Brown. "From the President: Productive Engagement." North Carolina Libraries 61, no. 3 (January 20, 2009): 87. http://dx.doi.org/10.3776/ncl.v61i3.166.

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The joys of the vice presidency are embellished by the thrills of conference planning. I worked with some of the most generous and assiduous members of our association, who made the experience truly memorable. My deepest appreciation is extended to Dale Cousins and Ann Burlingame of Wake County Public Libraries; Dave Fergusson, Mary McAfee, Yolanda Bolden, and John Via of Forsyth County Public Library; Irene Laube of Durham Technical Community College Library; John Abbott of Appalachian State University Libraries; Bao-Chu Chang of North Carolina State University Libraries; Connie Keller of Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Elon University; Ednita Bullock, formerly of Bennett College Center of Information Resources and currently of North Carolina A. & T. State University’s F.D. Bluford Library; Philip Cherry of Durham County Library; Jonathan Farlow of Randolph County Public Library; and Caroline Walters, NCLA Administrative Assistant.

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Švedienė, Virginija. "Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė Public Library: innovations and traditions." Библиотекар 61, no. 1 (2019): 53–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.18485/bibliotekar.2019.61.1.4.

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McClintock, ThomasC. "Writing a History of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library." OLA Quarterly 15, no. 3 (2009): 12–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.7710/1093-7374.1251.

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Lee, Sherry. "Mapping Service Areas at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library." Public Library Quarterly 26, no. 1-2 (October 16, 2007): 117–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j118v26n01_07.

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Anderson, Heather. "History of the Winterville Library." North Carolina Libraries 65, no. 1 (February 28, 2008): 6–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3776/ncl.v65i1.28.

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Parkinson, Mary Beth. "A Win-Win Collaboration." Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice 1, no. 1 (April 8, 2013): 77. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/palrap.2013.24.

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This brief article reports on a collaborative book-borrowing policy between The Brendlinger Library of Montgomery County Community College and the Wissahickon Valley Public Library (WVPL), both located in Blue Bell, PA. Beginning in January 2013, WVPL will donate books periodically to the Brendlinger Library in support of the students enrolled in Reading classes. Circulation statistics will be reported to WVPL, and the books will be returned to WVPL for sale in the WVPL Friends of the Library book sale. Keywords: academic library; public library, community college library; collaboration; developmental readers; reading programs; reading instruction; literacy; Montgomery County Community College; Wissahickon Valley Public Library

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Knight, Allison, and Melody Leung. "Membership Committee: ALSC Member Profiles." Children and Libraries 19, no. 1 (April 7, 2021): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/cal.19.1.38.

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Alia Jones, formerly Sr. Library Services Assistant at Cincinnati and Hamilton County (OH) Public Library, 2020 Caldecott CommitteeDenise Dávila, PhD, Assistant Professor of Children’s Literature and Literacy Education, Language and Literacy Studies, University of TexasAnn Crewdson, Children’s Specialist, King County (WA) Library System

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Dent, Nelson. "Book Review: Film Programming for Public Libraries." Reference & User Services Quarterly 55, no. 1 (September 25, 2015): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.55n1.65b.

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Film programming is an engaging way to bring customers of all ages into the library, and this timely primer by Katie Irons offers libraries a step-by-step guide to make each showing a success. Film programming can be tricky, as libraries need to pay close attention to the legality and logistics of film screening in addition to programming. Fortunately we have Irons to show us the way, with her more than fifteen years as the audiovisual collection development librarian for the Pierce County Library System in Tacoma, Washington. Irons selects for and maintains a 500,000-item audiovisual collection for Pierce County, serving more than 560,000 people, and her knowledge and experience in film programming inform this excellent book.

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Sikes, Scott. "Rural Public Library Outreach Services and Elder Users: A Case Study of the Washington County (VA) Public Library." Public Library Quarterly 39, no. 4 (August 27, 2019): 363–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2019.1659070.

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Trivisonno, Maria, and Beate Van der Schalie. "The Blossoming of the Library Garden: How One Library Is Engaging Families Outdoors." Children and Libraries 19, no. 1 (April 7, 2021): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/cal.19.1.13.

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As twenty-first-century libraries create programming, they are finding innovative ways to engage children and families in lifelong learning through hands-on experiences.Outdoor nature spaces and gardens at public libraries are ideal environments for both formal and informal learning. In underserved, urban communities where greenspace is limited, providing a learning garden as a resource is especially valuable.Using Cuyahoga County Public Library’s (CCPL’s) Warrensville Heights (WVH) branch library as a case study, this article explores how a library in a low-income inner-ring suburb installed a children’s garden that led to numerous positive impacts. In October 2015, Sari Feldman, then executive director of Cuyahoga County Public Library in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, approached the staff of the WVH branch with the idea of developing a children’s garden at the branch. In Warrensville Heights, a community with a population of roughly thirteen thousand, many families live in apartments and lack access to green space. The area is aptly described as a “food desert,” where residents have little access to fresh produce.

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Chung, Heeja Hahn. "User-Friendly Audiovisual Material Cataloging at Westchester County Public Library System." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 31, no. 3-4 (February 2001): 313–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j104v31n03_08.

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Steele, Jennifer Elaine. "Cases of Censorship in Public Libraries: Loudoun County, VA." Public Library Quarterly 39, no. 5 (August 27, 2019): 434–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2019.1660755.

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Brzozowski, Bonnie, Elizabeth Johnson, and Kristy Kemper Hodge. "Library Takeovers: After Hours Nerf Games and More at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library." OLA Quarterly 23, no. 4 (April 2018): 35–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.7710/1093-7374.1922.

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Shisler, Carol M. "Cost-Effectiveness of Consolidated County Library Systems in Midwestern Cities." Public & Access Services Quarterly 1, no. 4 (November 9, 1995): 35–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j119v01n04_02.

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Golban, Paul-Daniel. "Book Review: “Octavian Goga” County Library Cluj, The National Association of Public Librarians and Libraries in Romania, Cluj Branch Library, Library Science for Beginners, 2018, Casa Cărții de Știință, Cluj-Napoca." Research and Education, no. 6 (2022): 9–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.56177/red.6.2022.art.7.

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The handbook Library Science for Beginners is definitely a much-needed appearance in our editorial landscape. Coordinated by the Centre for Professional Development from „Octavian Goga“ County Library Cluj, the handbook contains chapters and subchapters written by librarians with experience, such as Diana Baciu, Aura Câmpan, Delia Chira, Ghizela Cosma, Tatiana Costiuc, Ana Maria Dudescu, Simona Floruțău, Octavia Hulpoi, Floarea Elena Moșoiu, Anca-Maria Pop, Monica Sărăcuț, Luminița Sima, Georgeta Topan, Liana Vescan, Adriana Zotea and last, but not least, by the manager Sorina Stanca. The volume was published with the help of the Cluj County Council. [...]

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Libraries, North Carolina. "North Carolina Library Association Executive Board Meeting Minutes January 22, 2010." North Carolina Libraries 68, no. 1 (September 17, 2010): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3776/ncl.v68i1.318.

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Pun, Raymond, See Xiong, Adan Ortega, and Vanna Nauk. "Doing technology: A teaching collaboration between Fresno State and Fresno County Public Library." College & Research Libraries News 78, no. 6 (June 6, 2017): 303. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crln.78.6.303.

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In spring 2016, the President’s Office at California State University-Fresno (part of the California State University system) offered grant opportunities for academic departments to create a community engagement program for students interested in supporting the Fresno community at large. Known as the Touch the Community project, the program solicited proposals that focused on a community concern and on how to address this issue. Several proposals were selected and funded ($2,000) by the President’s Office for the duration of two academic semesters. Some of these grant projects involved service-learning components: building computer labs, creating ESL programs, and engaging with K–12 students.

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Park, Catherine S. "Harris County Public Library: creating a design paradigm for twenty‐first century libraries." Bottom Line 18, no. 4 (December 2005): 167–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/08880450510632244.

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Acerro, Heather. "Shifting Gears . . . It’s How We Roll: Minnesota’s Award-Winning BookBike." Children and Libraries 14, no. 2 (June 22, 2016): 8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/cal.14n2.08.

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In April 2015, Rochester (MN) Public Library (RPL) launched its BookBike, a bicycle-powered outreach cart filled with books, library information, and fun giveaways. RPL works with a service population of 141,985 in Olmsted County, through an 85,470-square-foot downtown library and a Bookmobile.

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Edmondson, Mina, and Deborah Eicher-Catt. "Our Stories Transforming Our Libraries: The York County Library System." Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice 4, no. 2 (November 17, 2016): 90–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/palrap.2016.131.

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These narratives chronicle the authors’ journeys to collaborate and discover the transformative impact that stories have on library culture and library staff. This study describes a research collaboration between York County Libraries and Penn State York. In Phase I, we collected stories from library staff as the library system was being challenged to reimage public libraries for the future. The major themes and types of organizational stories identified in the initial narrative project were presented during a county-wide all-staff in-service training. The library District Consultant (first author) and the Penn State professor (second author) then facilitated a workshop designed to lead staff in their exploration of these topics and generate a written record of their storytelling/discussions. This data became the basis for Phase II of the project and allowed the system to strategically assess its evolving culture and identity.

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Ashburn, Frannie. "Wake Reads Together." North Carolina Libraries 62, no. 1 (January 20, 2009): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3776/ncl.v62i1.146.

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In 1998, the Seattle Public Library launched “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book.” This program was designed to get folks in Seattle all reading and talking about the same book at the same time, and it was so successful that it has been widely emulated around the country, including in many North Carolina communities. Wake County Public Libraries developed its community-wide reading program —Wake Reads Together — to encourage people to read and talk about a good book and to become more aware of their library system and the services it offers. This project became the most successful county-wide adult program ever offered by the library and Wake Reads Together is now in its second year. (For 2004 we’re reading Lewis Nordan’s Wolf Whistle, and the book had already been checked out of the library more than 1,000 times by the end of January.)

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Bilouseac, Irina, and Mihaela Socea. "Activity of Public Libraries in Rural Areas during the Pandemic." European Journal of Law and Public Administration 9, no. 1 (June 25, 2022): 13–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/eljpa/9.1/166.

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The public library, in accordance with the Library Law no. 334 of May 31, 2002, republished, is a decentralized public service, having a very important role in the life of the local community, being an information, education and recreation center, a space for socialization. Although the role of the library is extremely important in the life of a community, during the pandemic their activity, especially in rural areas, was influenced by the existing situation, many of these libraries even having to close their activity for a period of time. In this article we want to research the way this service functioned during the pandemic in rural areas, but especially to see what effects the pandemic had on the activity of public libraries, taking as an example the library of a medium-sized local community, namely the Borleşti library within Neamţ County.

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Herzog, Susan. "Lagniappe: Integrating a New Service: One Library's Experience with Digital Refrence." North Carolina Libraries 61, no. 4 (January 20, 2009): 152. http://dx.doi.org/10.3776/ncl.v61i4.178.

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Recently I completed answering a two-page list of questions from a Virginia library that was planning digital reference service. Their concerns reminded me where the Public Library of Charlotte andMecklenburg County (PLCMC) was about two years ago, when we began to consider virtual reference.

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Tattersall, Lisa. "Evolving to Meet Changing Expectations: Adult Services at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library." OLA Quarterly 16, no. 2 (2010): 26–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.7710/1093-7374.1284.

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Rubleske, Joe, Michelle Kaarst-Brown, and Tracy Strobel. "How do public library administrators generate and evaluate ideas for new services? A proposed model based on evidence from Cuyahoga County Public Library." Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 47, no. 1 (November 2010): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/meet.14504701035.

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Van Lewen, Krista. "Ahead of the Game." North Carolina Libraries 67, no. 2 (April 17, 2009): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3776/ncl.v67i2.272.

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As Technology Education Librarian at the ImaginOn Library in North Carolina’s Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (PLCMC) system, Kelly Czarnecki inspires creativity and learning through games, computer programming and multimedia production at a unique cultural institution designed and built specifically for children and young adults.

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Conner, Marisa. "Every Child Ready to Read: Taking Early Literacy Messages to WIC Centers." Children and Libraries 16, no. 1 (March 15, 2018): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/cal.16.1.38.

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As part of a system-wide family engagement outreach effort to promote early literacy in low-income communities, Baltimore County (MD) Public Library staff visit all WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) centers in Baltimore County monthly. At these visits, librarians engage with families who are in the waiting areas before their WIC appointments. Each family is given a bag containing early literacy resources, including books, library card applications and fliers, information on early literacy programs and services, tip sheets for promoting the Every Child Ready to Read 2 practices, and Technology Tips for children ages birth to five.

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Gichohi, Paul M., Omwoyo B. Onyancha, and Frankwell W. Dulle. "How public libraries in Meru County, Kenya, address the business information needs of small-scale enterprises." Information Development 33, no. 4 (September 7, 2016): 418–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266666916667998.

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The purpose of the study was to explore how public libraries in Meru County, Kenya, address the information needs of small-scale business enterprises (SBEs) in the region. It was carried out from 2013 to 2015. A quantitative approach and survey research design were adopted to collect data from SBE traders and staff from three public libraries in Meru County. The study found that the business information needs of SBEs are myriad, sector-specific and cut across all stages of business development. These needs are fulfilled by consulting informal information resources and places. The few SBEs traders who were using public libraries for business information expressed high levels of satisfaction. The study concludes that public libraries have facilitative and functional roles of providing business information to SBEs by collaborating with like-minded stakeholders. The study recommends symmetrical dissemination of business information and the re-positioning of public libraries as community development centers by providing value-based and sector-specific business information solutions.

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Goodwin, Janina. "Creating Literacy Fairs: How Collaboration Helps Early Literacy Goals." Children and Libraries 13, no. 4 (December 7, 2015): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/cal13n4.24.

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Early literacy, outreach, and community partnerships are three constant initiatives of many public libraries. And the Youth Services department of the Pueblo City-County (CO) Library District (PCCLD) is no exception.

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Williams, Lisa. "Book Review: Transform and Thrive: Ideas to Invigorate Your Library and Your Community." Reference & User Services Quarterly 58, no. 4 (October 25, 2019): 261. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.58.4.7160.

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Transform and Thrive is a rather eclectic short volume written by five librarians from the Carrol County (MD) Public Library. It is part aspirational cheerleader for change agents and part historical humanities lesson, coupled with a dash of program and service ideas.

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Matusiak, Krystyna K., Allison Tyler, Catherine Newton, and Padma Polepeddi. "Finding access and digital preservation solutions for a digitized oral history project." Digital Library Perspectives 33, no. 2 (May 8, 2017): 88–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlp-07-2016-0025.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine affordable access and digital preservation solutions for digital collections developed by under-resourced small- and mid-sized cultural heritage organizations. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a case study of Jeffco Stories, a collection of digitized oral histories created by the Jefferson County Public Library in Colorado. Findings This paper describes how the Jefferson County Public Library undertook a migration project of its oral history digital collection into an open-access platform, Omeka, and selected DuraCloud as a hosted digital preservation service. Research limitations/implications As a case study, this paper is limited to one institution’s experience with selecting access and digital preservation solutions. Practical/implications This paper is relevant to librarians and archivists who are exploring access and preservation solutions for digital collections and to those who are considering migrating to open-access content management systems and cloud-based digital preservation solutions. Originality/value This paper presents a case of a public library and the challenges in finding affordable access and digital preservation solutions for small digital collections.

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Ghoting, Saroj, Pamela Rogers, and Dorothy Stoltz. "Every Child Ready to Read: Building Bridges to Early Childhood Educators." Children and Libraries 15, no. 4 (December 1, 2017): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/cal.15.4.36.

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The more we librarians can be a part of [our partners’] world, the more our partners help us shape library services to be responsive to the community,” says Mary Hastler, CEO of Harford County (MD) Public Library.More than twelve years after its inception, the Every Child Ready to Read @ your library initiative (ECRR) continues to expand in response to our needs. To help library staff strengthen and deepen our connections with our community partners, the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children have enhanced the content in a new downloadable toolkit (https://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11997) targeting early childhood educators.

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Cassell, Kay Ann. "Interview with Janet Majilton, Collection Development Officer, Memphis Shelby County Public Library & Information Center." Collection Building 15, no. 3 (September 1996): 36–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01604959610126046.

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Powers, Joan C. "CD-ROM in Schools: A Survey of Public Secondary Schools in Berkshire County, Massachusetts." Reference Librarian 23, no. 49-50 (February 1995): 335–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j120v23n49_22.

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Titangos, Hui-Lan H. "Library services for all ages – building economical, equal, and complete audio collections." Library Management 39, no. 1/2 (January 8, 2018): 116–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-05-2017-0048.

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Purpose To provide library service to users of all ages has been one of the primary missions of county libraries since 1908 when the first branch of the first county library system was born in Sacramento as a proud milestone in the history of California public library. It has been a constant challenge to local governments and library staff members alike, especially when there are economic downturns or many priority programs to balance with. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper introduces an innovative methodology in collection development to promote the concept that library collections, traditional or digital, can serve users of all ages as long as they can be adaptable to meet the changing needs of users, and compatible with changing information technologies. Findings By examining the process of an audio collection integrated as part of library collections and deeply rooted in users’ lives, the author reports the findings in the following areas: developing a robust audio collection catering to all users at Santa Cruz Public Libraries, despite technological changes and limited budget; getting involved in the whole organization’s programs and projects by collaborations; offering innovative promotion approaches; providing comprehensive subject coverage and always keeping the local community in mind; and evolving constantly to make technologies your friends, not foes. Research limitations/implications The paper analyzes a successful collection development experience in audio collections to strive to realize the original county library’s ideal to serve users of all ages in California. Practical implications The successful collection development experience is useful not only for acquisition librarians, but a much broader audience such as library managers in charge of library material budgets. Social implications The findings point out a number of social implications confronting library professionals worldwide. They include conflicts between users’ real needs vs our assumptions, limited budget vs expanding coverage, and library services vs the nature of technology. Originality/value The paper helps library professionals to develop, maintain, and succeed in their short- and long-term goals in collection development.

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Constantinescu, Mihai, Alina Danciu, and Dana Haimana. "Volunteering in libraries: survey on Romanian public libraries." Revista Română de Biblioteconomie și Știința Informării = Romanian Journal of Library and Information Science 16, no. 2 (March 12, 2021): 12–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.26660/rrbsi.2020.16.2.12.

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Libraries are a natural hotspot for volunteer work, they can act as both beneficiaries and organizers of volunteers and their work. Volunteer programs in the libraries cover an important range of possibilities, from basic library work (moving books, assisting users that need help) to specialized activities (language courses, computer courses, specialized activities with persons with disabilities) and everything in between. This study aims to offer an overview of the situation regarding volunteer work in Romanian public libraries. It seeks to find out whether and how the county libraries and the two national libraries use volunteers.

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Nolet, Angela, Jacqueline Lockwood, and Shanyn Gamble. "Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee: Best Practices Online: Considerations for Successful Virtual Programs." Children and Libraries 19, no. 1 (April 7, 2021): 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/cal.19.1.36.

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By now, your organization has likely decided which video platform it’s going to use. Here are some Zoom best practices being used at King County (WA) Library System.Planning Your ProgramProtect yourself while also representing your organization. Be mindful that in an online program you might be recorded without your knowledge on someone’s phone, camera, or another meeting platform. Take care with your appearance, background, and personal details.

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Undhjem, Cathrine, and Arnhild Tveikra. "ILL and collection management in Norwegian Public Libraries." Interlending & Document Supply 44, no. 1 (February 15, 2016): 20–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ilds-11-2015-0038.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss the results from a survey on interlibrary loan (ILL) in Norwegian public libraries. Work processes within ILL have changed significantly in Norway in recent years, and new challenges have emerged. County libraries, public libraries and The Norwegian Library Association’s Special Interest Group saw the need for a survey to understand how these changes were affecting ILL-work in the public libraries in Norway. The library community as a whole needed updated information to respond to the present challenges in ILL. Design/methodology/approach – In March 2014, Sentio Research Norway conducted a survey on ILL among Norwegian public libraries. The survey was commissioned by the county libraries in Norway. In total, 425 questionnaires were sent to all the main libraries. There are 428 main public libraries, but three of them were without staff at the time of the survey. Further, 336 answers provided a response rate of 79 per cent. The survey had 48 questions. Findings – An interesting result from the survey is that 53 per cent of the public libraries want no restrictions on what to borrow, while 45 per cent believed there should be some restrictions on lending. This shows a difference in the attitudes to lending compared to borrowing library material. However, 58 per cent of the libraries have not implemented restrictions on what to lend on interlibrary loan. One of four had restrictions on lending new literature. The public libraries were, in general, highly interested in better access to curriculum literature from universities and colleges. To some extent, they wanted better access to new literature, e-books and nonfiction (the category was named “special subjects and topics” in the survey). The survey shows that most libraries still prefer to order interlibrary loans for their users rather than encourage users to order themselves. Originality/value – This study is the first systematic survey of ILL in Norwegian public libraries.

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French, Sonia. "Viewpoint." Art Libraries Journal 10, no. 2 (1985): 3–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200004132.

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The articles in this issue of the Art Libraries Journal all relate to developments in fine art services in public libraries in the United Kingdom. Denmark and Germany.Within the United Kingdom the City of Westminster’s Fine Art Library has been in existence for twenty years; the great Mitchell Library in Glasgow opened its Fine Arts Department in 1981; Essex County Library has an innovative and expanding Fine Arts service. Subject specialisation, it would seem, is alive, well and flourishing.

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Hall, Stephanie. "Econometric Analysis Suggests Possible Crowding Out of Public Libraries by Book Superstores among Middle Income Families in the 1990s." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2, no. 3 (September 5, 2007): 94. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8488s.

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Objective – To determine the effect of large bookstores (defined as those having 20 or more employees) on household library use. Design – Econometric analysis using cross-sectional data sets. Setting – The United States of America. Subjects – People in over 55,000 households across the U.S.A. Methods – Data from 3 1996 studies were examined using logit and multinomial logit estimation procedures: the National Center for Education Statistics’ National Household Education Survey (NHES) and Public Library Survey (PLS), and the U.S. Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns (CBP). The county level results of the NHES telephone survey were merged with the county level data from the PLS and the CBP. Additionally, data on Internet use at the state level from the Statistical Abstract of the United States were incorporated into the data set. A logit regression model was used to estimate probability of library use based on several independent variables, evaluated at the mean. Main results – In general, Hemmeter found that "with regard to the impact of large bookstores on household library use, large bookstores do not appear to have an effect on overall library use among the general population” (613). While no significant changes in general library use were found among high and low income households where more large bookstores were present, nor in the population taken as a whole, middle income households (between $25,000 and $50,000 in annual income) showed notable declines in library use in these situations. These effects were strongest in the areas of borrowing (200% less likely) and recreational purposes (161%), but were also present in work-related use and job searching. Hemmeter also writes that “poorer households use the library more often for job search purposes. The probability of library use for recreation, work, and consumer information increases as income increases. This effect diminishes as households get richer” (611). Finally, home ownership was also correlated with higher library use. Households with children were more than 20% more likely to use the library (610). Their use of the library for school-related purposes, general borrowing, program activities, and so on was not affected by the presence of book superstores. White families with children were somewhat less likely to use the library, while families with higher earning and education levels were more likely to use the library. Library use also increased with the number of children in the family. Shorter distances to the nearest branch and a higher proportion of AV materials were also predictive of higher library use. Educational level was another important factor, with those having less than high school completion being significantly less likely to use the library than those with higher levels of educational attainment. Conclusions – The notable decline in public library use among middle income households where more large bookstores are present is seen as an important threat to libraries, as it may result in a decline in general support and support for funding among an important voting block. More current data are needed in this area. In addition to the type of information examined in this study, the author recommends the inclusion of information on funding, support for library referenda, and library quality as they relate to the presence of large bookstores.

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Smallwood, Stephanie, and Jeannine Birkenfeld. "A Place to Play: An Assessment of a Public Library’s Play Centers." Children and Libraries 16, no. 4 (December 12, 2018): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/cal.16.4.9.

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Play is vital for early learning. It is not ‘recess’ or a ‘timeout’ from learning, rather it IS the way young children learn.” Because play is the foundation of early learning, the Springfield-Greene County (MO) Library District (SGCL) installed Racing to Read Play & Learn Centers with toys and accompanying activities in their children’s departments at all ten branches seven years ago. These centers have been well received, but SGCL staff wanted to determine the value to families in the community and the level of kindergarten readiness provided by the centers. A formal evaluation would help library staff learn how families used the centers, how they could be improved, and opportunities for center growth and development.

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