Disaster Planning in Libraries

ABSTRACT

Disaster preparedness is an important issue in library management today. This article presents a general overview of the theoretical aspects of disaster planning in libraries. The stages of disaster planning are a circular process of planning, prevention, response, recovery, preparedness, and training.     

The 2004 and 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Evolving Roles and Lessons Learned for Public Libraries in Disaster Preparedness and Community Services

SUMMARY

In the aftermath of the 2004 and 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, public libraries played many important roles in their communities, though ensuring access to vital information may have been the most critical service. This article explores the participation of public libraries in the recovery of their communities, the implications of this involvement for the place of public libraries in society, and lessons learned and recommendations for public library disaster planning. As this article demonstrates, public libraries successfully provided a range of disaster preparedness and recovery services that were not provided and could not have been provided by other government agencies.     

Public Libraries as Post-Crisis Information Hubs

Like the crisis responses to hurricanes, after a tornadic event public libraries play emergency roles both in the short and long term. Community members rely on public libraries for Internet access to request aid, to help find missing family and friends, to file Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and insurance claims, and, in general, to begin rebuilding their lives. This article reports the quality of services and activities public libraries performed in response and recovery in twelve different communities impacted by tornadoes. The discussion includes an evaluation of the quality of the responses and some recommendations to improve preparedness and response.     

中美高校专业图书馆学科服务创新与发展探析——以高校法学院图书馆为例

高校专业图书馆服务的核心是为读者提供专业信息服务,学科服务是目前高校专业图书馆为适应读者信息需求而探索的一种新的服务模式。本文以中美两国颇具代表性的大学法学院图书馆开展的学科服务为例,介绍了两国高校法学院图书馆开展学科服务的现状,比较了其差异,探析了高校专业图书馆开展学科服务的优势及创新性学科服务的可能途径。     

Rural Libraries Services for Older Adults: A Nationwide Survey

The author examined the survey results from 721 rural libraries throughout the United States and Canada to learn more about how they are serving older adults (defined here as anyone 65 years and older). The following areas of library service in particular were studied: funding sources, collections, strategic planning, staffing, technology use, partnerships, outreach efforts, and building design and accessibility. Results of this study were compared to those found in recent studies of services provided to older adults in suburban and capital city public libraries.     

新形势下高校图书馆院系分馆管理探索与思考

[目的/意义]探讨新形势下有效协调和统筹院系分馆建设的管理策略,以期为其他高校图书馆院系分馆管理提供参考与借鉴.[方法/过程]从国内高校图书馆院系分馆管理现状分析入手,梳理上海交通大学近十年来院系分馆发展中遇到的困难、挑战,以及管理模式的发展和完善过程,并总结其管理成效.[结果/结论]提出应以内控规范为基本准则,精细治...     

SOLINET's Gulf Coast Libraries Recovery Projects for Public and Academic Libraries

SUMMARY

In 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita damaged many libraries along the Gulf Coast. Due to widespread destruction in communities, library recovery has been slow. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, SOLINET implemented two projects in 2006 to insure that library services remain available in the region. The projects provide temporary public library facilities in communities where libraries were destroyed, distribute grants to restore services at academic libraries and support planning in public libraries, and provide education to facilitate recovery. The projects also address planning for long-term recovery and improved preparedness for future disasters.     

专业图书馆的服务创新

根据专业图书馆的性质和特点,阐述建设独具特色的专题数据库和建立专业门户网站及专业资源导航库的必要性;介绍网络环境下改善服务内容和方式,开展个性化服务的具体内容;并指出提高信息服务人员素质,使其努力成为知识导航员的重要性。     

从文献调研看国外公共图书馆分馆读者服务研究

对国外有关公共图书馆分馆读者服务研究的论文和文章进行统计分析,从论文年代、来源期刊和文献语种等方面论述了研究所呈现出的特征,最后对相关文献的内容作了进一步分析,指出了研究的重点。     

加拿大公共图书馆一瞥

用印度图书馆学家阮岗纳赞的“图书馆五原则”,检视加拿大公共图书馆标准化的服务体系,并以多伦多公共图书馆流通领域为例,介绍图书经费的来源、热门书籍的确定、逾期图书的罚款处理、馆际互借的操作流程和图书馆员工如何想方设法向成年人、老人和儿童提供精湛和优质服务。     

我国高校图书馆多媒体信息服务调查研究

采用网络实证调查的方法,对我国大陆和港台高校图书馆的多媒体信息服务方式和内容进行分析,提出了改善传统视听服务,建置VOD视频点播系统,利用多媒体资料为教学服务的服务新方向。     

A Tale of Two Libraries: A Merger and Its Challenges. A Case Study

In 2005, representatives from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the Universities at Shady Grove (USG), and the University of Maryland Libraries, explored a potential partnership between their libraries. With different patrons and missions, merging the two library cultures and functions presented challenges and opportunities to administrators and librarians.

This study examines the dimensions and impact on both libraries. It will inquire whether it resulted in a limited, primarily administrative arrangement, or whether the libraries were able to achieve true collaboration. The findings highlight some issues libraries could take into account before embarking into a merger process.     

网络环境下高校图书馆参考咨询服务的特点

网络环境下的高校图书馆在参考咨询服务方面延伸并改变了传统的参考咨询服务的功能 ,呈现出许多新的特点。作者从服务对象个性化、服务形式多元化、服务内容新颖化和咨询馆员高素质化等四个方面论述了这些新特点。     

Marking a Transition

This issue of Journal of Library Administration marks a transition of editorship for “Global Perspectives.” This column will provide a retrospective of past contributions under the founding Editor, Jim Agee. It will look briefly at the landscape of libraries and library organizations worldwide from a variety of sources, and conclude with a call for future submissions, with updated and expanded parameters.     

中美一流大学图书馆移动服务比较研究

[目的/意义]了解和比较中美一流大学图书馆移动服务的发展情况，有利于更好地促进中国大学图书馆移动服务的提升。[方法/过程]采用网站访问调查和内容分析的方法，对中国137所"双一流"大学和美国排名前100名大学的图书馆进行调研。通过对移动服务类型、移动网站提供的内容、移动参考咨询服务、社交媒体、移动预约服务以及移动打印服务等方面进行调查分析，比较中美大学图书馆移动服务的差异。[结果/结论]加强对移动网站的开发，充分发挥微信公众号的服务功能，增加个人馆员和教学参考资源等服务以促进用户对图书馆的利用，加快发展移动参考咨询、移动预约和移动打印等贴合用户日常需求的服务。     

Retention Matters: Academic Libraries Leading the Way

Academic libraries have always strived to be purposively involved in the university's mission attainment efforts. Today, the increase of retention levels is paramount, and, in many cases, it is at the center of higher education institution's strategic plans. For Andrews University, for example, the goal is to reach 80% in the next five years. In the United States, student retention efforts become even more critical due, in part, to declining enrollment numbers set off by soaring higher education costs. Academic librarians are aware of the library's role in the university's overall efforts to increase persistence rates and curtail attrition. Through a literature review, this article highlights how academic libraries are participating in this process. This study focuses on how academic libraries can be leaders in their Institutions by adopting a user-centered philosophy and services that will promote life-long learning, enhance students’ academic experience, and promote engagement, leading to retention.     

呼唤高校系统的“一门子”图书馆

本文就高校图书馆中多门分设各流通、阅览库室和各种功能场所的传统模式,提出打破现有的一道又一道门,使读者空间成为一个整体。以一种全新的服务理念,既方便读者,又提高馆舍建筑面积的实际利用率。     

Public Libraries by Design: Embracing Change at Low Cost

ABSTRACT. Creating new public programming that showcases new technology is an idea that has great appeal for most public libraries. This article summarizes ideas that emerged from a library planning charrette that was hosted by the Louisville Free Public Library, with the M.I.T. Design Laboratory facilitating. The article also suggests ways in which innovation and experimentation can be implemented at low cost within the bounds of an existing public library infrastructure. The use of open source Internet content resources is recommended as a source of inspiration.     

高校图书馆文献信息咨询服务的新思路

本文论述了新形势下高校图书馆文献信息咨询服务工作的新思路，并介绍了一些实际做法。     

面临新一轮查新机构认定的大学图书馆

本文讨论了大学图书馆在新一轮查新机构认定中的优势与劣势，并探讨了今后大学图书馆信息服务的发展方向。