Animal-Assisted Librarianship: Delivering Books to Remote Readers
By:
To add a paper,
Login.
Animals have long been domesticated by man to cultivate the earth, but they have also been called upon to help cultivate the mind through the delivery of library services. From the historic Pack Horse Librarians of eastern Kentucky to the modern use of camels, donkeys, and elephants in developing countries today, domesticated animals have been used to deliver books and other library materials to remote readers around the world.
Keywords: Animals, Library, Libraries, Non-mobile libraries, Pack Horse Librarians, Outreach
Stream:
Libraries
Presentation Type:
30 minute Paper Presentation in English
Paper:
Animal-Assisted Librarianship
Jason Vance
Extended Campus Librarian, Camden-Carroll Library, Morehead State University
|
Jason Vance is a librarian at Morehead State University. He is responsible for coordinating library services for regional campus students living throughout the rural coalfields of the Appalachian mountains in eastern Kentucky.
Ref: B06P0157