TY - BOOK TI - Guidelines for public libraries SN - 3598217668 AV - Z678.85 .G85 1986 U1 - 027.4 PY - 1986/// CY - München, New York PB - K.G. Saur KW - Public libraries N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references: p. 89-90 N2 - This slender volume presents library service guidelines that have been worked through by the Public Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). 1977. The current version, which was presented at the 1985 IFLA conference, is in the format of "guidelines" because of the wide variance of opinion and practice in various countries. Members of the working group included participants from the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States, Sierra Leone, Mexico, Hungary, Denmark, and the German Democratic Republic. The book is organized into six chapters: "Public Library Services," "Media of Communication," "Staffing," " Service Points," "Management of Public Libraries," and "Networks and Support Services ER -