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Information Behavior Of Children Using Public Libraries In Taiwan And Indonesia, Dessy Harisanty, Nove Anna
Information Behavior Of Children Using Public Libraries In Taiwan And Indonesia, Dessy Harisanty, Nove Anna
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Parents as primary socialization agents have a major influence on the development of children. The facilities that can be used to maximize child development are libraries. Libraries are information centers that help meet information needs. This research aims to identify information behavior of children using public libraries in Taiwan and Indonesia and the role of parents as a child's primary socialization agents for library utilization. This study was conducted in Taichung City-Taiwan and Surabaya-Indonesia. Both cities are cities of literation and the second largest cities in each country. The libraries provided in both cities have special services for children. The …
Entrepreneurial Skills And The Child: One Way The Librarian Can Make A Difference, Margaret Nwakago Ngwuchukwu Ph.D, Chiegonu Bridget Nwachi
Entrepreneurial Skills And The Child: One Way The Librarian Can Make A Difference, Margaret Nwakago Ngwuchukwu Ph.D, Chiegonu Bridget Nwachi
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Entrepreneurship is considered as sin qua non to the well being of an individual, most especially in a developing economy like Nigeria where unemployment and quest for white Collar jobs is on the increase. It then becomes necessary to inculcate the entrepreneurial spirit from the cradle. As a child cannot walk immediately the child is born, so will an individual who does not have the necessary entrepreneurial skills at childhood stage cannot or may find it difficult to be self employed at adult stage. At teething stage, little attention is paid to the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills. Librarians have a …
Incorporating Intellectual Freedom And Information Literacy Into Programming, Meagan Albright, Ashley J. Brown
Incorporating Intellectual Freedom And Information Literacy Into Programming, Meagan Albright, Ashley J. Brown
Staff Publications
Raising awareness of intellectual freedom and information literacy is important, and not just during Banned Books Week. Just like sneaking healthy food into a kid’s meal, these techniques for incorporating these topics will enrich the work you already do as a librarian without disrupting your programming routine.
Book Review: Ending Book Hunger: Access To Print Across Barriers Of Class And Culture By Lea Shaver, Heather Simmons
Book Review: Ending Book Hunger: Access To Print Across Barriers Of Class And Culture By Lea Shaver, Heather Simmons
Articles, Chapters and Online Publications
Review of the book Ending Book Hunger: Access to Print Across Barriers of Class and Culture by Lea Shaver (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019).