Intro to Library Administration - The Direct Marketing Woes

I guess I forgot about this blog for a while. I need to update what I'm learning, and what I'm doing in my class and which class I'm taking right now.

I'm taking Intro to Library Administration, and I'm finding Libraries are 'not-for profit' intities. I'm also finding out that the budget allowance for a library in the government for public sector is only 8% of every tax dollar. I'm also finding out that librarians are the nuts and bolts to non-profit organizations that have libraries, which house web sources, technology, equipment, staff, and almost like a corporation. It's very hard to comprehend the amount of effort that goes into running a library, until you take a course like this, and actually do research on how a MBA is no match for running a direct marketing company, that I'm finding that deals with the retail world of delivering merchandise to the street. It's the inventory and budget costs that messes a company like that up, and usually currently librarians are trained to be leaders, not followers in their curriculum.

That is just a snap shot of my now 8 page paper for my Intro to Library Administration paper. I have 12 sources, and I'm waiting till doctor appointments wind down, and my cold goes away. I must go to the library to get books on management.

Arielle

Public Libraries Part Two

Talking about public libraries,
have you ever been in a public law library?
usually those libraries are made for the public
so individuals could defend their own rights in court
Though, most of the time, law libraries are private
law libraries are for the lawyers to gather information on a case
do you know what kind of documents are in a law library?
Law libraries are also considered special libraries, and when
the libraries are open to the public, they are considered public law libraries.
According to the library at Harvard University, they used microfilm documents
books, verdicts of cases and information on cases that have happened since
the earliest it has been recorded.
They have databases of cases online.
They have the largest in the USA concentration of information
information for law and the use of the library is strictly for student use.
law libraries are for either the lawyers, students, and rarely public.
An example of a law library that is public is the A County Law Library, if they have it.
There is no telling how much information is in the library, cause it depends on
the budget from the county or institution, but
there is tons of information that can be found
at a library.

University Insitution Library

What is a library without a University Library? They are considered an Academic Library. It's a particular library where students, faculty, and staff come together to use the library as a resource for research, development, and education for the next generations. Constantly, Academic libraries get overlooked cause they are often too common. But, Academic Libraries are the best source of information for referencing, researching, and reporting on school, medical, commercial, and special libraries. They often have access to resources that at often times normal libraries do not have. For instance, if you belonged and go to a university or have a university library card, you can gain access to Legal libraries, medical libraries, statistic libraries, databases, and journals for your studies. Often if you don't belong to a university library, the card could cost anywhere between 50-100 dollars. Though, if you need to resources the card is well worth the cost.

Institutions and Libraries

If you every been to a library you know of the computers, you know of the books, and the internet. But I bet you didn't know what happens in the Institution itself. I'm currently working on a big project for this class, but along with my other topics, I'm going to discuss this topic with polls, and assignments for you the audience to way in on the discussion board itself.

first mission, sit down at the table. view the library. what does the Library do? What is the library's purpose? Can you decide? How many people work at the desk? Do they approach you? Are they friendly?

Usually, these questions are necessary in a library setting in hiring a librarian. Librarians are usually nice, and helpful. (not always, but should be the case)

second mission, go through your reference section of your library. See what kind of books are there. Whether your library is special, academic, school, or public. Go and search it out.

I bet you would be surprised at the level of research you can do in your own library.

At the public, special, academic, and school they must provide research and resources for their clinetiele to research. The institution must do whatever they can in order to meet the demand of the public they serve. this involves special degrees within library science, and experience to master the craft.

Try my exercise. I did this last month, and am working on something similar for this class. I learned a whole lot about my library.

Arielle