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Here is the first introductory guide to all aspects of providing
legislative reference services. Unlike special libraries which deal
with one specific discipline, legislative reference bureaus must
deal with a full spectrum of subject areas and meet the unique
needs of elected and appointed officials and their staffs. This
guide helps librarians find the best current resources and services
to answer the varied demands for information typical of legislative
reference libraries. Legislative Reference Services and Sources
facilitates the work of legislative librarians and makes them
confident so that they can supply legislators and their staffs with
the information needed to effectively examine, draft, or enact
legislation of benefit to the public.No other book on the market
provides such a comprehensive overview of legislative reference
services. Author Kathleen Low acquaints librarians with over 100
sources useful in responding to information requests from
legislators. A wide range of valuable topics are covered that will
help legislative reference librarians meet the information demands
of legislators and lawmakers including: an overview of essential
reference services needed by legislators and their staffs specific
protocols and forms of etiquette to observe when promoting services
to elected and appointed officials over 100 frequently consulted
titles in legislative references the usefulness of online resources
how to recognize special services and sensitivity warranted by
patrons and the services and responses to expect in
returnLegislative Reference Services and Sources addresses the
legislative reference services commonly provided, promotion of
services, the librarian/client relationship, client expectations,
the ethics of responding to certain requests, and the core
resources used in legislative reference requests. It is an
invaluable tool for beginning level legislative librarians, public
services librarians, and state and federal agency librarians who
need an introduction to this unique type of information service.
What do Casanova, Pope Pius XI, Benjamin Franklin and first lady
Laura Bush have in common? At one time, all were members of the
librarian profession. While librarians are often stereotyped as
quiet, shy ladies who wear their gray hair in a dignified bun, that
doesn't reflect the variety and diversity of today's library
professionals. As of 2004, 159,000 people in the United States held
the job of librarian. Although only 18 percent of that number was
male, the median age for librarians was a young 47 - far from the
gray-haired, bun-wearing ladies of our imaginations! From pick-up
lines to bumper stickers, this volume takes a light-hearted look at
the many facets of the librarian occupation. Beginning with
statistics, it enumerates gender divisions, personality types,
salaries and educational requirements for various types of
librarians including public, academic, school and special
librarians. Other topics include specific occupational health
risks, job-related recreation and novelty gifts for library
professionals. Instances of librarians found in prose, poetry, film
and musicals are also discussed.
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