News Media Libraries

Semonche provides a wealth of information on news libraries and the managerial concerns of news librarians. The volume is organized in several broad sections devoted to the history and mission of news libraries, managerial issues and approaches, news libraries and computer-assisted journalism, special concerns of news libraries, and profiles of particular types of news libraries. Chapters within each section address more particular topics and provide valuable guidance on how to manage libraries and implement new technology. The volume concludes with a more extensive glossary and an annotated bibliography of books and articles published between 1985 and 1993. While theoretical matters are considered, this reference is largely a ready source of practical knowledge for all types of news librarians.

.,."I recommend this book wholeheartedly for anyone interested in information organization, specifically for news media libraries, schools of library and information studies and communication and journalism libraries, and in media general. I'd also recommend this book for anyone interested in actually working in a news library. There are 656 pages to read, but I think well worth the effort."-RQ Spring 1994, ?...I recommend this book wholeheartedly for anyone interested in information organization, specifically for news media libraries, schools of library and information studies and communication and journalism libraries, and in media general. I'd also recommend this book for anyone interested in actually working in a news library. There are 656 pages to read, but I think well worth the effort.?-RQ Spring 1994, ?From the beginning historical outline by the editor to the discussions of legal and ethical issues and the image of the newspaper librarian (the "Golden Retrievers" of the Newsroom') this collection provides much stimulating and useful information in a field which is not over-endowed with guidebooks and how-to manuals.?-Australian Library Review, "From the beginning historical outline by the editor to the discussions of legal and ethical issues and the image of the newspaper librarian (the "Golden Retrievers" of the Newsroom') this collection provides much stimulating and useful information in a field which is not over-endowed with guidebooks and how-to manuals."-Australian Library Review, ..."I recommend this book wholeheartedly for anyone interested in information organization, specifically for news media libraries, schools of library and information studies and communication and journalism libraries, and in media general. I'd also recommend this book for anyone interested in actually working in a news library. There are 656 pages to read, but I think well worth the effort."-RQ Spring 1994

BARBARA P. SEMONCHE is Library Director at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She was formerly the library director for the Durham Herald Company, and she has published widely on newspaper libraries.