Library Displays on a Shoestring: 3-Dimensional Techniques
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barteluk, Wendy D. M., PUBLISHER: Scarecrow Press, When governments face fong>inong>ancial difficulties, among ong>theong> first departments ong>toong> feel cutbacks are resource centers. ong>Toong>day, promotong>inong>g libraries and ong>theong> services ong>theong>y offer has become a necessity. Displayong>inong>g that wonderful book with unong>inong>terestong>inong>g cover will get it off ong>theong> shelf and ong>inong>crease circulation; promotong>inong>g ong>theong> library ong>inong>forms users that ong>theong>re is more ong>toong> ong>theong> research than books. Barteluk song>howong>s ong>theong> library worker ong>inong> small ong>toong> mid-size libraries ong>howong> ong>toong> turn out eye-catchong>inong>g, ong>inong>terest-raisong>inong>g displays. Usong>inong>g three-dimensional exhibits raong>theong>r than bulletong>inong> boards, she focuses on ong>theong> actual fabrication of exhibits. Liberal illustrations and phoong>toong>graphs reong>inong>force ong>theong> philosophy that creatong>inong>g appealong>inong>g library displays is easy, fun, and economical. ong>Theong> author explaong>inong>s why promotions are necessary and tells where ong>toong> place ong>theong> displays, when ong>toong> put ong>theong>m ong>upong> and when ong>toong> take ong>theong>m down, what materials ong>toong> use and where ong>toong> fong>inong>d ong>theong>m, ong>howong> ong>toong> build and use a mannequong>inong>, ong>howong> ong>toong> draw when you thong>inong>k you can't, and ong>howong> ong>toong> use color. Readers will also fong>inong>d tips on usong>inong>g and creatong>inong>g brochures and handouts, buildong>inong>g displays that can be used more than once, scroungong>inong>g and usong>inong>g props and ideas, and, lastly, ong>howong> ong>toong> song>toong>re everythong>inong>g for furong>theong>r use.