Professional Collection in Transition

Over the course of the next several weeks the books, kits, and DVDs of the Professional Collection will be transferred to Library Processing @ the East County Regional Library. The archived journals will soon follow. New materials will be received into the Professional Collection directly at Library Processing.

This blog has been a terrific way to share information and ideas with you. With the change in the Professional Collection, In the Know will now cease publication.

Thank you for your readership.

New Book

• Civic Engagement in an Older America edited by Greg O'Neill and Sarah F. Wilson (a publication of the Gerontological Society of America)

FYI: This book is not a tidy ALA how-to manual about recruiting senior volunteers or conducting multigenerational programming. This is 5 chapters of research studies reproduced to demonstrate the vitality of older adults and the effect civic involvement has on their well being to measurable standards. Very academic. The direct applicability this book has to life at LCLS may be limited. Given the population we serve, the likelihood that we would turn away vibrant, eager, capable, and eligible volunteers based upon advanced age is slim. Similarly, we would and do embrace programming for and by the older population.

Here are the chapter titles:

• Identifying the Boundaries and Horizons of the Concept of Civic Engagement for the Field of Aging


• Conceptual Foundations and Challenges: Civic Engagement in Later Life


• A Profile of Older Adults' Civic Engagement: Research Gaps


• Outcomes of Civic Engagement for Older Adults


• Seniors and Civic Engagement: Challenges and Critical Perspectives

New Book

• Designing Brand Identity by Alina Wheeler

FYI: "In a densely crowded marketplace, corporations, organizations, and even individuals look for ways to differentiate themselves. That is the job of branding. Whether your goal is to express a new brand or to revitalize an existing one, here is a proven, universal five-phase process for creating and implementing effective brand strategy, design development through application design, and identity standards through launch and governance, Design Brand Identity is an essential reference for the entire process." - from the back cover