New Library World: Volume 109 Issue 11/12
Table of contents
LibQUAL+™ in a consortium: KLN's challenges and considerations
Clayton Garthwait, Elizabeth A. RichardsonThe purpose of this paper is to share the experience of using the LibQUAL+™ library assessment suite in a statewide library consortium.
Rural library services: historical development and modern‐day examples from West Africa
Valeda F. Dent GoodmanThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the historical development of the rural library services in Africa, and highlight modern rural village libraries in Ghana…
Patrons with developmental disabilities: a needs assessment survey
Jennifer L. HolmesThe purpose of this paper is to determine the library usage, attitudes, and needs of an underserved population – persons with developmental disabilities – and to offer insights to…
Strategic planning for municipal libraries in Greece
Petros A. Kostagiolas, Maria KorkidiThe purpose of this paper is to explore issues related to the development of long‐term planning for the municipal/public libraries in Greece. In Greece, municipal libraries…
New roles for an academic library: current measurements
Bill V. Opperman, Martin JamisonThe purpose of this paper is to detail the experience of a rising gate count at a departmental science and engineering library while many traditional user statistics show the now…
Cultural collisions and bridging the gap between “don't stare” and care
Ghada Kanafani ElturkThe purpose of this paper is to emphasize and provide some insights into the changes occurring in the library field, focusing on the need to become multi‐culturally competent to…
Dealing with death of an employee
Elisa F. TopperThe death of a staff member can have an effect on all members of the library team. The purpose of the paper is to suggest how a supervisor should deal with the situation.
LILAC 2008 in Liverpool, European Capital of Culture
Bob GlassThe purpose of this paper is to provide a flavour of the content of the LILAC conference held in Liverpool, UK in March 2008.