Open AccessBook Review: The Collection All Around: Sharing Our Cities, Towns, and Natural Places
Author(s) -
Teralee ElBasri
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
reference and user services quarterly/reference and user services quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5242
pISSN - 1094-9054
DOI - 10.5860/rusq.57.3.6610
Subject(s) - outreach , argument (complex analysis) , event (particle physics) , service (business) , public relations , collection development , world wide web , shared resource , natural (archaeology) , visibility , set (abstract data type) , business , computer science , political science , marketing , geography , computer security , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , meteorology , law , programming language
This book is not intended to be a guide to creating outreach opportunities, nor to bringing experiences into the library. Instead, it is an attempt to bring awareness to creating shared access between libraries and their communities. Davis creates a strong argument that public libraries are not just isolated spaces but rather a well-integrated part of any community. As such, libraries have the unique opportunity and skill set to foster shared access to resources outside the library that patrons may not otherwise be aware of or capable of accessing for various reasons, including socioeconomic and physical access difficulties. Davis defines improving this access as an effort that combines outreach, customer service, event management, collection development, and acquisitions. This in turn raises the library’s visibility in the community, along with that of its community partners.