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criminal justice and nonprofit management. Online student resources include a dedicated academic advisor, 24/7 online tutoring, disability accommodations, live online technical support, career services, an online job board and an online library with librarians available via live chat, text message or telephone. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education provides accreditation for Johnson and Wales

Just like any library, ancient special libraries, also known as archives, where created to preserve and keep records of specific materials, such as business documents that were written on clay tablets at that time or papyrus scrolls that were about personal or business matters. At first, general libraries were mainly focused on providing educational materials for the adult population; however, libraries have gone through great transformations. Now-a-days, the libraries’ purpose has widened and now

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES In accordance with the mission statement of the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) which positions the Library at the center of community life by providing an environment where reading, lifelong learning and civic engagement thrive, collection development and maintenance emphasizes selecting and de-selecting material that meets the current needs of our customers. Our collection is the product that attracts customers, and should be appealing, browsable and irresistible

Exploratory Essay: Library Administration and Management In library settings, the manager or administrator position is a prevalent position within the profession (Mackenzie & Smith, 2009). This exploratory essay will examine the current education requirements, skills, competencies, knowledge, experience, technical skills, and salaries of managers and administrators working in public libraries. Educational Requirements While the MLIS degree is widely accepted as the standard degree for library professionals

became interested in the library field at a young age. Through school library programs and trips to the public library with my family I developed an appreciation for the library as a place and for the talented men and women who staffed the library. This appreciation continued through my time at Southern Connecticut State University, where I earned my BS in information and library science in the winter of 2011. It was in through the university’s library, Hilton C. Buley library, that I revived my first

character to reflect on. What is professional ethics? “Professional ethics concerns the moral issues that arise because of the specialist knowledge that professionals attain, and how the use of this knowledge should be governed when providing a service to the public” (Chadwick 1998). Today, Librarianship is a profession that has a code of professional ethics to help us to behave a

University’s MacOdrum Library is situated in a prime location for students and the community -- even having a dedicated stop along the light rail system known as the OTrain. The library is minutes from downtown and various cultural institutions such as the Canadian War Museum, the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of History, the Royal Canadian Mint, Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canadian Museum of Nature. Being in Ottawa also gives MacOdrum Library a strong connection to

Project: The Middle Tennessee History Coalition (MTHC), in collaboration with the Tennessee State Library and Archives the North Carolina State Library, and the University of North Carolina, proposes a project that will digitize the Colonial and State Records of North Carolina. This is a collection of approximately 9,400 documents that cover a period from European settlement to the founding of the United States and beyond. All twenty-six volumes will be digitized. The colonial records of North

PERPETUATION AND MAINTENANCE OF READING THINKS AND OTHER ARTICLES IN LIBRARY: AN OVERVIEW Abstract: In this digital library environment, the traditional library system and services are being replaced by new techniques such as library automation, collection development of e-resources and networking of libraries. There has been tremendous change in the information world. Everyone has to adopt these changes such as printed to digital form. A perpetuation is a set of procedures, activities and

the ultimate human goal. Libraries are needed in our society as a quiet place to study and learn the knowledge needed to succeed in the future. Libraries are the structure of our society, they are the home to countless books and even more knowledge. Some may say that libraries and, therefore librarians, aren 't needed because children do most of their learning in schools instead of in libraries. Which is a valid point but most english classes ask students to visit libraries in order to read books