What is it about?
To provide library service to users of all ages has been one of the primary missions of county libraries since 1908 when the first branch of the first county library system was born in Sacramento as a proud milestone in the history of California public library. On the occasion of the 110th anniversary of county libraries in California, the paper is a special tribute to celebrate the original county library's ideal to serve all users in California, a vision conceived and implemented by James L. Gillis, the first California State Librarian.
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Why is it important?
The paper introduces an innovative methodology in collection development to promote the concept that library collections, traditional or digital, can serve users of all ages as long as they can be adaptable to meet the changing needs of users, and compatible with changing information technologies.
Perspectives
By pointing out a number of social implications confronting library professionals worldwide, such as conflicts between users’ real needs vs our assumptions, limited budget vs expanding coverage, and library services vs the nature of technology, the paper helps library professionals to develop, maintain, and succeed in their short- and long-term goals in collection development..
Hui-Lan Titangos
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This page is a summary of: Library services for all ages – building economical, equal, and complete audio collections, Library Management, January 2018, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/lm-05-2017-0048.
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Resources
Local Community in the Era of Social Media Technologies (Chandos Publishing social media series; no. 5)
Social media technologies can help connect local communities to the wider world. Local Community in the Era of Social Media Technologies introduces the experience of bringing a local community to the world. The book, with the model of Santa Cruz County, California, presents a truly successful global approach.
Xujiahui Library : A Cultural Crossroad s b etween East and West
Introducing Xujiahui Library, the first public library founded in 1847 by French Jesuits in Shanghai, China.
Promote staff publications: library performance evaluation at Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Implementing Staff Picks, a new measurement to evaluate the annual performance of professionals at the Santa Cruz Public Libraries (SCPL).
Learning Library 2.0: 23 Things @SCPL (authors: Hui-Lan H. Titangos and Gail L. Mason)
A conference paper presented at Shanghai International Library Forum 2008, introducing 23 Things @SCPL, a learning Library 2.0 program based on Web 2.0. The program ran from September 2007 to January 2008 at Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
Beyond Keeping Warm: Optimizing Crafts Resources at Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Collection on crafts is one of the most popular categories at Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Despite its popularity, it is not without challenges. In this paper, the author seeks an optimization of crafts resources within the limits of budget, space and energy.
Library Innovations in the 21st Century: An International Perspective (authors: Hui-Lan H. Titangos and Deborah Jan)
Libraries have been experiencing low usage statistics, in the number of book loans, reference consultation and information inquiries. With this trend in mind, two authors have studied three overseas library models and introduced their innovations as well as the new roles of teaching at their own libraries.
Language Learning Resources at Santa Cruz Public Libraries: an Examination of User Services
A conference paper presented at Shanghai International Library Forum 2006, describing a well-rounded language study collection in different languages, formats and levels to reflect users’ changing needs at Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
Represent a Unique Local History (Journal of Educational Media and Library Sciences (Volume 37 Number 4))
Describing a Local History Photograph Collection project launched in May 2000 at Santa Cruz Public Libraries. For the first time in history, this undertaking has made available to the general public more than 800 photographs from the 1860s to the 1990s.
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