Thirty-years' Practice in Libraries

Thirty-Years' Practice in Libraries: Recollections and Ruminations collects Dr. Chih Wang's selected research articles, short papers, and reports written during the years when he was a practicing librarian serving in several U.S. academic institutions. These works deal with a variety of topics in library and information science and most of them have appeared in library journals and conference proceedings published in the United States, Europe, and other countries. A few of the selected works were joined by a coauthor. As a collection, the primary purpose of the book is to select, gather, and preserve the related articles, papers, and reports of the author. This volume brings together those general works in the library and information science field and contains a total of 20 papers, which are divided as chapters and grouped into four sections. They are library profession; library administration; electronic publishing, networking, and Internet; and library science research. Section one selects articles relating to the nature, certification, and comparative studies on the library profession. Section two covers those works on automating acquisitions, teaching library skills, and a library survey. Section three involves papers relevant to electronic publishing and networking. The last section includes three works, which were conducted and completed following the processes and methods of social science research. A list of figures and tables of the various chapters follows the table of contents; and an index for quick reference is at the end of the book. Each of the collected papers was prepared as a unique work at a specific time. The data and mechanics presented in each item were specificfor the work at the time. The basic concept, organization, research methods, and process of library and information services contained in these works, however, are mostly applicable to the practice and studies in the field despite the change of time and technology. The matWang, Chih is the author of 'Thirty-years' Practice in Libraries ' with ISBN 9781413463361 and ISBN 1413463363.