LIB 30010 Lecture 4: World of Libraries

• School: Kent State University
• Department: University Libraries
• Course: LIB 30010
• Professor: Greg W.Byerly

Document Summary

Bottom line: libraries have changed and are changing: business of public libraries, recreation, education, information, location of virtually all libraries, physical places and, web based virtual entities, role of all libraries, service and support (for their users and community) Different libraries, different users, and different information: throughout a person"s lifetime, they may have a need for different types of libraries, one type of library may not be sufficient to answer all the information questions a student, an employee, or an average citizen may have, knowing the characteristics of the different types of libraries will help in deciding which is the best choice for a specific information need. Bottom line: if you want numbers, look to the government: government agencies count everything, government agencies typically make their numbers available for free, not often online, think not only federal, but also state, regional, and local government agencies and divisions, state libraries (e. g. state library of ohio, government agency libraries.