{"product_id":"9783110419658","title":"Library User Metaphors and Services : How Librarians look at their Users (Current Topics in Library and Information Practice)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow do library professionals talk about and refer to library users, and how is this significant? In recent decades, the library profession has conceived of users in at least five different ways, viewing them alternatively as citizens, clients, customers, guests, or partners. This book argues that these user metaphors crucially inform librarians' interactions with the public, and, by extension, determine the quality and content of the services received. \nThe ultimate aim of this book is to provide library professionals with insights and tools for avoiding common pitfalls associated with false or professionally inadequate conceptions of library users.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarl Gustav Johannsen\u003c\/strong\u003e, Royal School of Library and Information Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter Saur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785861345515,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":322.27,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9783110419658-1.jpg?v=1781718680","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9783110419658","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}