Book Trade, Librarianship

Nationwide, and indeed worldwide, there has been a growing awareness of the importance of access to information. Accordingly, information technology (IT), broadly defined and its role beyond the inte …

An essential resource for any library where research on aging is conducted–a guide to important and unique holdings in the field. …

The museum has become a vital strategic space for negotiating ownership of and access to knowledges produced in local settings. Museum as Process presents community-engaged ‘culture work’ of a group …

Gerard Delanty offers a critical interpretation of the European heritage today in light of recent developments in the human and social sciences, and in view of a mood of crisis in Europe that compels …

Research Methods and Design Beyond a Single Discipline presents and discusses 15 research methods after an overview of each, an illustration of the research process, and an examination of related top …

Learning in the Museum examines major issues and shows how research in visitor studies and the philosophy of education can be applied to facilitate a meaningful educational experience in museums. Hei …

Exhibition environments are enticingly complex spaces: as facilitators of experience; as free-choice learning contexts; as theaters of drama; as encyclopedic warehouses of cultural and natural herita …

“Rare books and archives come alive when consulted by readers and researchers.” –from the Introduction In the administrative and budgetary environment of law librarianship, outstanding reference ser …

The ‘Serious Leisure Perspective’ (SLP) is a theoretical framework that can help us understand the complexities of modern leisure as both an activity and an experience. Bringing together the study of …

Recent decades have seen migration history and issues increasingly featured in museums. Museums and Migration explores the ways in which museum spaces – local, regional, national – have engaged with …