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The Library and Its Users The Communication Process
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John M. Budd
Book Code: BLX/
ISBN: 0-313-28153-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28153-2
216 pages, figures, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/1992
List Price: $112.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
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    —Choice
  • The purpose of this book is to examine the library and the librarian as they communicate with their raison d'etre, the user.
    —School Library Media Quarterly
  • The book is well organized. It presents theories and models developed in the academic field known as ``communication'' and applies them to library work.
    —The Library Quarterly
Description: The purpose of this book is to examine the library and the librarian as they communicate with their raison d'etre, the user. Drawing from several literatures--those of communication, information theory, philosophy and linguistics--John M. Budd furthers the discussion of the communication process as it relates to libraries and librarians. Also investigated are various models, which are designed to describe a number of aspects of the communications process. The utility of these models in studying the library is covered extensively. This is especially useful in trying to determine dysfunction regarding the use of libraries and access to information. Noise, a particularly disruptive force, is investigated, including a look at how libraries and librarians create noise. Budd reviews some of the ways various schools of thought look at libraries, information and communication. He then focuses on information, its relationship to the library, and its rate of growth. The dynamics of communications as a process is discussed and examined vis-a-vis the library.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Libraries, Information, and Meaning
  • What Does a Communication Process Look Like?
  • The Library in the Communication Process
  • The Librarian in the Communication Process
  • Noise
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 91-42732
LCC Class: Z711
Dewey Class: 025.5
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