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Whole Person Librarianship: A Social Work Approach to Patron Services

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sara Zettervall, Mary NienowPublish date:2019-08-14Pages:190
Language:EnglishPublisher:Libraries UnlimitedISBN-13:9781440857768ISBN-10:1440857768UPC:9781440857768Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Library & Information Science, Social WorkSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SC74DA8RCB

Whole Person Librarianship guides librarians through the practical process of facilitating connections among libraries, social workers, and social services; explains why those connections are important; and puts them in the context of a national movement.

Collaboration between libraries and social workers is an exploding trend that will continue to be relevant to the future of public and academic libraries. Whole Person Librarianship incorporates practical examples with insights from librarians and social workers. The result is a new vision of library services.

The authors provide multiple examples of how public and academic librarians are connecting their patrons with social services. They explore skills and techniques librarians can learn from social workers, such as how to set healthy boundaries and work with patrons experiencing homelessness; they also offer ideas for how librarians can self-educate on these topics.

The book additionally provides insights for social work partners on how they can benefit from working with librarians. While librarians and social workers share social justice motivations, their methods are complementary and yet still distinct--librarians do not have to become social workers. Librarian readers will come away with many practical ideas for collaboration as well as the ability to explain why collaboration with social workers is important for the future of librarianship.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Libraries UnlimitedISBN-13:9781440857768ISBN-10:1440857768UPC:9781440857768Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Library & Information Science, Social WorkSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SC74DA8RCB

Sara K. Zettervall, MLIS, MFA, is founding consultant and trainer at Whole Person Librarianship. She instructs library staff across the nation and world on applying social work concepts to improve library service.

Mary C. Nienow, PhD, is assistant professor and BSW program director at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN.
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

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