How do public librarians constitute information literacy?

To date, much work has been done to examine the ways in which information literacy – a way of thinking about, existing alongside and working with information- functions in an academic setting. However, its role in the non-academic library professions has been largely ignored. Given that the public librarian is responsible for designing and delivering services and programmes aimed at supporting the information literacy needs of the community-at-large there is great value to be had from examining the ways in which public libraries understand and experience IL. The research described in this paper investigates, through the use of phenomenography; the ways in which public librarians understand and experience the concept of Information Literacy.

Situación de la profesión de bibliotecario público en la Universidad de Mallorca (1770-1808)

La Universidad de Mallorca consigue en 1770, por donación real, las bibliotecas que habían formado los Jesuitas en sus colegios de Montesión y San Martín en Palma y el de San Ignacio en Pollença. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar a los bibliotecarios que van a estar al cargo de esta biblioteca, universitaria y pública, formada con la unión de las tres mencionadas bibliotecas. Se analizan también todas las solicitudes que se envían al rey Carlos III desde Mallorca para ocupar dicho cargo. La metodología utilizada ha sido la consulta de la documentación generada en la época y conservada en archivos históricos de Madrid y Palma. Los resultados de la investigación se pueden resumir en que la profesión de bibliotecario en la Mallorca de la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII tiene prestigio y está socialmente bien considerada.

Annual Report of the Board of Trustees and Annual Report of the Librarian of the Public Library of the District of Columbia

Mode of access: Internet.

Annual report of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Public Library and report of Librarian.

Report year ends Nov. 30

Rejoyce Dublin 2004: Revived copyrights and public exhibitions

This article considers the impact of the copyright term extension upon public exhibitions in libraries and cultural institutions. It focuses upon the legal action taken by the Joyce Estate to prevent the staging of "Rejoyce Dublin 2004", a festival celebrating the centenary of Bloomsday. It evaluates the emergency legislation rushed through by the Irish Parliament, Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Act 2004 (Ireland) to safeguard the celebrations. It concludes that copyright law needs to be revised to promote the interests of libraries and other cultural institutions.

Report of the librarian of the Bureau of education for the year ended June 30, 1908-.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Librarian's report of the Morrisson-Reeves Library.

Description based on : May 1909.

Denver Public Library : [a report].

Description based on: 1911; title from cover.

Biennial report of the State Librarian /

Description based on: 1909/10; title from cover.

Handbook of public service departments in the University of Illinois Library /

Letter from Lewis C. Branscomb (Assistant University Librarian for public service depts.) precedes main text.

A tribute to Dr. Herbert Putnam, librarian of Congress,

Mode of access: Internet.

The trees and the birds : books, pamphlets, pictures and other material on trees, birds, Arbor Day, Bird Day, and kindred topics to be found in the Free Public Library.

Signed: J.C. Dana, Librarian, Newark, N.J., March 1910.

Teacher-librarian's handbook.

Mode of access: Internet.

Annual report of the Librarian of Congress.

Report covers fiscal year 1977.

Map collection of the Public reference library of the city of Toronto, Canada.

George H. Locke, Chief Librarian.