| Description |
xvi, 175 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-167) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: Libraries build communities-a personal perspective -- People and networks -- Libraries and communities -- Assess -- Deliver -- Engage -- Iterate -- Sustain -- Afterword: Inside, outside, and online-we are everywhere, and should be -- Appendix: Libraries build communities online survey-selected questions and answers. |
| Summary |
Inside, Outside, and Online provides practical advice and inspiration for building community with your library. Based on a scan of the community and technology environments within which libraries operate, related literature, and the practical experiences of hundreds of library staff, actively building communities through their work, the book provides much-needed insights into the essential elements of community building through identifying user needs and designing services to meet those needs; engaging communities with service selection, creation, and iteration; and utilizing practical new technologies. Whatever your role, and whatever the size or type of your library, the principles outlined here can support anyone working to build a strong community of engaged, interested, and satisfied library users. |
| Subject |
Libraries and community -- United States.
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Libraries and community -- United States -- Case studies.
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| ISBN |
0838909876 alkaline paper |
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9780838909874 alkaline paper |
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