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Fall 2018 Notes From The Stacks, Central Washington University
Fall 2018 Notes From The Stacks, Central Washington University
Notes from the Stacks: CWU's Library Newsletter
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Spring 2018 Notes From The Stacks, Central Washington University
Spring 2018 Notes From The Stacks, Central Washington University
Notes from the Stacks: CWU's Library Newsletter
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Winter 2018 Notes From The Stacks, Central Washington University
Winter 2018 Notes From The Stacks, Central Washington University
Notes from the Stacks: CWU's Library Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Why Can't We Be Friends? Examining The Benefits And Challenges Of Maintaining Your Friends Of The Library, Maureen Rust, Julia Stringfellow
Why Can't We Be Friends? Examining The Benefits And Challenges Of Maintaining Your Friends Of The Library, Maureen Rust, Julia Stringfellow
Library Scholarship
One of the most fruitful collaborative relationships a library can have is with its Friends of the Library organization, providing that group is vibrant and progressive. This article provides insight into the history of the Friends of the Library group at a regional comprehensive university since its founding in 1962 to nearly becoming defunct in 2015. The steps taken in the transformation of the Friends of the Library since then from an inactive group with no clear direction, to a robust organization with an active board who have identified goals and strategies for successful library advocacy are described. The work …
Creating A Town Library Team: Collaborative Projects Between Public, School, And Academic Librarians, Maureen Rust
Creating A Town Library Team: Collaborative Projects Between Public, School, And Academic Librarians, Maureen Rust
Library Scholarship
Library outreach, especially at the public and academic levels, is not a new concept. In the current climate of library budget cuts, instantaneous information, and readily available nonauthoritative sources, librarians, library staff, and library directors are making it a priority to educate their communities on the benefits of and accessibility to quality library resources. Collaboration between different types of libraries is also not uncommon. Partnerships between public and school libraries assist in coordinating information literacy curricula, promoting reading programs and providing access to materials and resources. This article encourages pushing those boundaries even further out to include academic libraries, thereby …