From Outreach to Equity

Wisconsin Bookwatch, Feb, 2005

From Outreach To Equity

Robin Osborne, editor

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From Outreach To Equity: Innovative Models Of Library Policy And Practice is a collection of examples offering guidance for public libraries seeking to improve access to information for the public at large. A variety of sample models put into effective practice for different situations illustrate specific issues and creative solutions to common problems. Contributions from a wide variety of experienced professionals include discussions of how to provide inclusive service for children with special needs, using modern information technology to maximum advantage, developing outreach skills in library staff, and much more. An expertly researched account; most of the individual essays concerning each model are brief (only a few pages at most) and keenly to the point.