E-government involves the use of technology for the betterment of government and for making government more responsive to the governed. However, as practiced, some barriers complicate the achievement of this goal. This chapter provides an overview of e-government at the US national level;...

Critically acclaimed since its inception, Advances in Librarianship continues to be the essential reference source for developments in the field of libraries and library science. Articles published in the serial have won national prizes, such as the Blackwell North America Scholarship Award for...

The 30th volume of Advances in Librarianship acknowledges changes in the profession over three and a half decades, while continuing a tradition of identifying new trends and innovations. The contributing authors were invited especially to celebrate the history of the past thirty-six years by...

Federal support for library and information science research / Trudi Bellardo Hahn -- Alternative funding for public libraries : trends, sources, and the heated arguments that surround it / Denise E. Agosto -- From foundation to federal funding : the impact of grants on education for library and...

Understanding information-seeking : the public library context / Gloria J. Leckie, Lisa M. Given -- Going where the users are : we'll get there only if we want to / Diane Kresh -- Building networks, building trust : statewide virtual reference / Buff Hirko -- The changing role of the...

What influence do funders have on advances in librarianship? The idea to devote this 31st volume of Advances in Librarianship to this question arose from a conversation between the co-editors during which they wondered if the library and information science (LIS) professions were influenced in...

As I make my last contribution as editor of Advances in Librarianship , I would like to say a few words about my twelve years’ experience with this annual. My tenure has greatly enriched my life both professionally and personally. My first association with Advances goes back to 1980 when I was...

The honor of editing the 30th volume of Advances in Librarianship posed a challenge of how to acknowledge changes in the profession over three and a half decades, while continuing a tradition of identifying new trends and innovations. The series aims to present a variety of aspects of the field...