The Library Is Sufficient, It Is Good Enough

The author starts off with a rhetorical question: “What kind of problem is a library?” urging the readers to think about this question as they continue to read the article. The question grabs the readers’ attention, and intrigues them to read on to find and answer. She further utilizes this technique of rhetorical questions throughout the article for the same purpose of emphasis on the vitality of the role of public libraries. Moreover, Smith extensively employs the use of metaphors and personification. For example, she describes the internet as libraries’ “universal death knell”, which portrays the internet’s negative impact on the development of

In LIS 600 students evaluate democratic principles, major information policies, ethical policies, and the role information agencies play in preserving information. In the paper the student determines the role of librarians in the implementation of policy and the role of continuing education no user relations.The instructor describes my paper as “excellent research and smart thoughts.” I earned a B for the paper. The final exam is a culmination of knowledge and discussion of ethical policies, evolution of policies, and education of librarians. These topics provide a knowledge base for anyone entering the library profession. The understating of policy also intertwines with other coursework such as the strategic plan. One cannot create a strategic plan without understanding information policies. I received a letter grade of A for the final exam. Instructor comments for the exam include “a job well done.” These artifacts for LIS 600 build a foundation of library profession providing the theories for future librarian and library development.

Founded in 1899, Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) first library opened with a dictionary and encyclopedia in its collection. Located in the central part of the NAU Flagstaff campus, it provides both physical and virtual environments that foster intellectual discovery, collaborative research, and access to technology (Library overview, 2016). As with most academic libraries, the research collections are critical to supporting the curricular and research mission of the university. As of April 2016, members of the NAU community and public have access to more than 670,000 print and e-books, 81,000 e-journals, 161,000 online audio and video recordings (J. Swann, personal communication, April 19, 2016). Successful learning requires inclusive and widespread support along with relevant resources from the library. Thus, the library offers spaces including group and individual study rooms; multi-media production studios, classrooms, and a makerspace. The library’s mission statement confirms the organization is committed to:

As new technologies are rapidly introduced, people are able to find any information with the access of internet. This leads to people questioning the relevance of libraries and its true purpose. Public libraries cultivate the value of increased education and a social unity to advancing as a society.

In contrast, the library of the firm has seen better days. The library provides the firm with case archives, legal reference materials, subscriptions, desks, and reading spaces. However, fewer people are visiting the library and utilizing the resources because they have electronic access to the reference and subscription materials. Diana Greensburg, who is the librarian and manager of the library, has had her position for the past 15 years but she has yet to witness a renovation of the facility. Fortunately, Smith’s administrative assistant, Helen Sparks, has informed Diana that a design consultant will be redesigning the office spaces and the library to increase efficiency. Helen has asked Diana for suggestions on how the library space

Competences: For these experiences, I used the knowledge understanding that I had gained of information seeking and retrieval, as well as my understanding of outreach within an academic library. In accordance with the School of Information Science program at the University of Tennessee I should be able to "describe and discuss the processes of...organization,...access, retrieval, management, use...of information in society"([outcome 1 from the School of Information Sciences Program Outcomes]2016). I should also be able to understand "the fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research methods, the central research findings and research literature of the field" and "the principles and methods used to assess the actual and potential value of new research" as discussed by the American Library Association's Core Competencies ([competency 6 from the ALA]2008).

Within the library profession, a key component is management.Proper Management is vital for successful libraries.I think library managers must possess qualities of friendliness, vision, approachability, and decisiveness. As a future archivist, of a museum or school library like Shepard Library, I would want to be a leader that embodies these qualities. Along with great qualities, I would need to master skills such as problem-solving, and finance skills to become a true leader. In my experience with my employees I have gained and developed my management style.In this essay, I will discuss my personal philosophy of library management by detailing my learning style, strategies for improvement, development, as well as my learning process.

Myself and my colleague Jane Leung will be taking over the learning commons (LC) as new teacher-librarians starting September, 2017. The LC at Hugh Boyd Secondary is located on the first floor in the middle of the school and is open from 8am to 3:30pm on school days. Over the past three years, many changes have taken place to transform the space from a traditional library to a learning commons. The space has been freshly painted with inviting and uplifting colours and the has been opened up to accommodate multiple activities. Aside from hosting classes, the library is used to host staff meetings, and has a library monitor’s

As a librarian it is my duty to provide effective communication to ensure that changes are needed to improve student success. Staff members will have to buy-in to the importance of our mission prior to the start of these goals. Staff members will need to have an opportunity to voice their concerns and ideas, because without their support it is unlikely that there will be any success in the implementation of

Utilizing their resources and helping patrons are just a couple of the many task faced in the library profession. With a fully committed services to academia, the Binghamton University library has been instrumental to both students and the community. An interview with assistant reader service coordinator Sean Bustard allowed to have an in-depth look at what the job and task entitles as hundreds of students and faculty seek help and advice. In looking at what is available in terms of funding and resources as well as how the library and structured and organized to fit the needs of all fellow patrons.

The Stillwater Free Library has seen the community that it serves grow over the past 15 years and they have grown along with the community. The Stillwater Library has a motto “If the Lights are On, We are Home” which is the exact feeling that one receives as they walk through the doors and are greeted by Director Sara Kipp. Once a library that offered limited programming to the community to now a library that has a vast selection of programs for the community and struggles with space and finances. With the use of programs the Stillwater Free Library has embraced the community it serves and in returned has gained their support. Director

For the last three years, I have served as the district’s Media Director. In that time, I have diligently worked to provide students and teachers with a modern, user-friendly library. Through creative budgeting, tireless fundraising, and frugal purchasing, I have amassed more than 4,000 new titles for our library while donating a large collection of dust-laden unused books to the less fortunate in Haiti. The media center currently contains 12,518 books and processes 1,500-1,800 checkouts monthly. More than half of the monthly checkouts are fiction, especially to the middle elementary grades. Fortunately, our new building, which we moved into just a year ago, came equipped with a number of technologically advanced teaching and management tools.

“Mr. Gorman calls the library the "great intellectual and cultural center" of the academic community. Librarians sometimes call the library a "third place," a reference to a theme in Ray Oldenburg's book The Great Good Place. Mr. Oldenburg, a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of West Florida, lamented in his book that good public places are disappearing in America. Society, he says, desperately needs third places — places that are neither home (the first place) nor work (the second), but spaces that allow people from different parts of a community to come together and engage one another” (“Thoughtful Design” 2). This is something that has immeasurable value, giving something that monetary value could never begin to compare. The third place maybe romanticizing it a little but, regardless it rings true the library is an ideal place for these social interactions to

Need Thesis: The worth of public libraries in America extends far beyond the books they offer. Despite the value of these resources to struggling communities, libraries have seen a decline in both public usage and federal funding in recent years.

Curtin University Library (henceforth 'the Library ') is a large academic library that serves 30,000 students. Within this Library, the library services seeks to provide equal learning support and reference services to a diverse range of users. Currently these users range from: