Automating Literacy - A Challenge for Libraries (Hardcover, New)

This volume is a how-to guide to the use of computers in library-based adult literacy programs. Since the commitment to literacy training has become an integral part of libraries' efforts to offer equal access to information, Linda Main and Char Whitaker provide a comprehensive study of the efficacious role the computer can play in achieving this objective. The problems and successes associated with the introduction of computers into library literacy programs, as well as financial requirements, space, furniture, training, and the effect on other library operations are central to the study. The text also features a design for an ideal computerized literacy lab, an overview of compatible software, both existing and proposed, and a look at the rewards and challenges facing librarians, professional educators, and literacy program directors in the future. Appendixes provide country-wide information on libraries currently involved in automating literacy, main suppliers of literacy software, and consulting personnel.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1991
First published:	April 1991
Authors:	Linda Main • Char Whitaker
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	144
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-27528-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Literacy Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Automation of library & information processes Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library & information services Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General
LSN:	0-313-27528-9
Barcode:	9780313275289

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