The Library and Its Users: The Communication Process

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Bloomsbury Academic, Jun 17, 1992 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 216 pages

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.

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Libraries Information and Meaning
23
What Does a Communication Process Look Like?
57
The Library in the Communication Process
83
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About the author (1992)

JOHN M. BUDD is Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at Louisiana State University. He is also the author of numerous articles that have been published in professional journals.

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TitleThe Library and Its Users: The Communication Process
Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science
AuthorJohn M. Budd
Editionillustrated
PublisherBloomsbury Academic, 1992
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedAug 26, 2009
ISBN031328153X, 9780313281532
Length216 pages
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Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General
  
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