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Boomers and beyond : reconsidering the role of libraries
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Boomers and beyond : reconsidering the role of libraries

Author: Pauline M Rothstein; Diantha Dow Schull
Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association, ©2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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"Supporting this growing population is a concern of many. 'Boomers and Beyond' will help you find ways to be creative and take the initiative to build a better service model for these customers" --Cover, p. 4.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Pauline M Rothstein; Diantha Dow Schull
ISBN: 9780838910146 0838910149
OCLC Number: 419263288
Description: viii, 144 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents: New patterns of aging : implications for libraries and cultural institutions / Joanne Gard Marshall and Victor Marshall --
Optimizing health : a life-span approach / Margie E. Lachman and Stefan Agrigoroaei --
Library leadership for mature adult learners in a changing world : the importance of attending to developmental diversity / Ellie Drago-Severson and Jessica Blum --
The importance of spirituality in an aging society / Robert C. Atchley --
Work and purpose after 50 / Stephen Ristau --
In search of active wisdom : libraries and consciousness-raising for adulthood II / Mary Catherine Bateson --
Information-questing moments : retirement-age Americans at the library door / Ronald J. Manheimer and Miwako Kidahashi --
Reconsidering age : the emerging role of cultural institutions / Diantha Dow Schull and Selma Thomas --
Reclaiming the "public" library : engaging immigrants, building democracy / Nan Kari and David Scheie --
The library as place in an aging society / Diantha Dow Schull --
Conversations and the true knowledge of generations / R. David Lankes with assistance from Pamela H. Jureller --
Old dogs, new tricks : the myths and the realities / Stephen Abram --
Musings on challenges for librarians in 2040 / Pauline Rothstein.
Responsibility: edited by Pauline Rothstein and Diantha Dow Schull.

Abstract:

"Supporting this growing population is a concern of many. 'Boomers and Beyond' will help you find ways to be creative and take the initiative to build a better service model for these customers" --Cover, p. 4.

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