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Native Libraries
Gordon H. Hills
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Description for Native Libraries
Hardback. Hills identifies the need for cross-cultural orientation for non-Native field workers, for libraries and librarians to become more community-minded, and for library education to be more field-responsive and active. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: GLC; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
Based on the growing interest in heritage preservation and Native information management as expressed by Native library users and managers, this monograph is a one-of-a-kind effort at consolidating the current information on this subject, previously only available scattered through periodical and other literature. Hills identifies the need for cross-cultural orientation for non-Native field workers, for libraries and librarians to become more community-minded, and for library education to be more field-responsive and active in researching future trends in library and information science management and provision. Contains three appendixes, which further elaborate on village libraries, provide examples of surveys to graduate ... Read more
Based on the growing interest in heritage preservation and Native information management as expressed by Native library users and managers, this monograph is a one-of-a-kind effort at consolidating the current information on this subject, previously only available scattered through periodical and other literature. Hills identifies the need for cross-cultural orientation for non-Native field workers, for libraries and librarians to become more community-minded, and for library education to be more field-responsive and active in researching future trends in library and information science management and provision. Contains three appendixes, which further elaborate on village libraries, provide examples of surveys to graduate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810831384
SKU
V9780810831384
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Ref
99-15
About Gordon H. Hills
Gordon H. Hills has worked for the past twelve years in and for Native/Indian communities in Washington state, Montana, and Alaska as a prison librarian, in library development, and as manager of a small regional museum specializing in Native heritage.
Reviews for Native Libraries
...a scholarly work written in a personal style, which makes it a pleasure to read...library schools should be encouraged to purchase it...a timely purchase for any library with a Native Studies collection.
Feliciter
Especially valuable are sixty pages of source notes and references, many with annotations, that have been updated through 1995...The theme that emerges throughout the book ... Read more
Feliciter
Especially valuable are sixty pages of source notes and references, many with annotations, that have been updated through 1995...The theme that emerges throughout the book ... Read more