Improving the Image of Local Studies Collections in Public Libraries

Autor/in	Robinson, Leith
Titel	Improving the Image of Local Studies Collections in Public Libraries
Quelle	In: Australian Library Journal, 55 (2006) 1, S.48-53 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9670
Schlagwörter	Public Libraries; Library Role; Library Materials; Library Development; Library Services; Professional Identity; Qualifications; Local History; Cultural Education; Staff Utilization; Trend Analysis; Job Performance; Library Personnel; Foreign Countries; Program Improvement; Delivery Systems; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Bibliotheksplanung; Bibliotheksarbeit; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Ortsgeschichte; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Deployment of labor; Deployment of labour; Personaleinsatz; Trendanalyse; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Ausland; Auslieferung; Australien
Abstract	Public and employer perceptions of staff abilities and qualifications deployed in local studies collections may affect their status and influence and not least the funding the local studies facility may receive. The need to promote the service is also prompted by the growing use of local studies collections and the increasing importance of such holdings to the preservation of national heritage. No reflection on the acknowledged abilities and capabilities of library technicians is implied, but the placement of library technicians in local studies roles may have implications for the image and position of this sector, which in terms of educational curricula, clientele and the staff-customer interface, is professional rather than para-professional. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Library and Information Association. P.O. Box 6335, Kingston 2604, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6215-8222; Fax: +61-2-6282-2249; e-mail: enquiry@alia.org.au; Web site: http://www.alia.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10