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ERIC Number: ED390445
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: 197
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-089950-844-8
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
It Comes with the Territory: Handling Problem Situations in Libraries.
Turner, Anne M.
Written from the perspective of a working director, this book is a guide to setting fair and appropriate behavior rules and training staff in how to implement them. Policies for exhibit and meeting room use; issues surrounding street people, the mentally ill, and substance abusers; sexual deviancy and parental child abuse in the library; unaccompanied children; community censorship; and general security are among the topics. Emphasis is placed on staff training and writing effective manuals. Appendices include information on the following: the Library Bill of Rights; exhibit spaces and bulletin boards; meeting rooms; American Library Association guidelines for the development of policies and procedures regarding user behavior and library usage; two sample exhibit and meeting room policies; and sample procedures and policies. (AEF)
McFarland & Company, Inc., Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640 ($35, plus $2 shipping and handling).
Publication Type: Books; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Media Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A