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Bibliotherapy. A "new" service for Libraries

Journal of Integrated Information Management, 2023
Purpose - The present research aims to investigate the nature and characteristics of bibliotherapy, as they have been formulated in experts' opinions related to the specific topic. The research aimed to set a general framework and to examine the relationship between bibliotherapy and librarians.
Giannakopoulou, Fani, Antoniou, Angeliki, Vraimaki, Eftychia, Maniadaki, Katerina   +3 more
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Libraries and Library Services in Botswana

Information Development, 1999
Describes in outline the main libraries in Botswana and their services, including: the University of Botswana Library and its branch libraries, the Documentation Centre of the National Institute of Development Research and Documentation (NIR), the Botswana National Library Service (BNLS) and its components, including the National Reference Library (NRL)
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Types of library service and library

2018
Introduction This chapter outlines the generic services that libraries offer and the internal processes they need to run in order to offer those services. Academic (including university) libraries and public libraries are examined in more detail, and special libraries, essentially libraries attached to organizations or to political entities, are ...
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Library and information services for Nurses

Nurse Education Today, 1988
Abstract Library and information services for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors vary considerably in the United Kingdom. Philip Cheung describes the less than adequate provision in an English Region. Sue Childs and Graham Walton describe the unique service provided in the northern Region of England.
P, Cheung, S, Childs, G, Walton
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Local Library Services: University of Calgary Library Services

2009
A panel presentation made to the Calgary Law Libraries Group members to identify services available in Calgary. Presentations were also made by Evette Berry, Calgary Public Library, and Sonia Poulin, Alberta Law Libraries.
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Library Services for the Poor: Implications for Library Education

Public Library Quarterly, 2009
This article deals with the historical role of public libraries in the United States especially relating to the poor; the commitment on the part of libraries to serve the underserved growing out of the turmoil of the sixties and the War on Poverty, and the effect of changing inner‐city populations on the future role of libraries.
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Computers in service to libraries of the future

Proceedings of the May 14-16, 1969, spring joint computer conference on XX - AFIPS '69 (Spring), 1969
An outstanding computer engineer recently compared libraries to the whaling industry, a relic of the romantic past. As whales disappeared, so will books, he said. We should stop building libraries, store all information on tape and retrieve it through consoles.
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Charging users for library service

Information Processing & Management, 1978
Abstract The question of instituting direct charges for library service is examined and is contrasted with the current indirect changing system where services are paid for by taxes of various types. The policy of whether to levy direct charges for on-line bibliographic searching serves as an example for the analysis. In this case it is concluded that
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Pricing Policy for Library Services

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
AbstractMany library services, which generally have been provided free to users, are likely to acquire price tags in the near future. This article addresses two aspects of this issue of vital concern to both library managers and users. First, the pros and cons of user fees for library services are discussed.
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Digital Library Service of the National Diet Library

2006
The National Diet Library (NDL) is Japan's only national deposit library and also the country's parliamentary library. Timed with the opening of the Kansai-kan of the NDL in 2002, it has expanded its electronic library services. The NDL has been actively working on digitization of its collections.
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