Library category: 2034 books
Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department
Challenges and Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Learn the skills needed to update and manage a reference department that efficiently meets the needs of clients today-and tomorrow!
Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects provides librarians with the knowledge and skills they need to manage an effective...
by Cinthya M. Ippoliti, Rachel W. Gammons
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2016
Tap into the tools, techniques, and resources necessary for enhancing the freshman library experience by utilizing this how-to guide that applies an innovative approach to literacy and library instruction for college freshmen.
• Offers tools, techniques, and resources for creating a successful...
Library Management and Technical Services
The Changing Role of Technical Services in Library Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
This exciting volume explores the role of technical services functions and organizational structure as forces in the library change process. It provides practical information to help administrators make decisions about how their libraries are organized and managed. As libraries change in many ways--organizational...
Our Enduring Values Revisited
Librarianship in an Ever-Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2015
In the almost 15 years since Our Enduring Values was published, there has been a sea change in the way much of the world thinks about and uses libraries. Young librarians and seasoned LIS professionals alike are experiencing increasing pressure to adjust to new economic, societal, and technological demands...
by Kathy Dempsey
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2009
The Accidental Library Marketer fills a need for library professionals and paraprofessionals who find themselves in an awkward position: They need to promote their libraries and services in the age of the internet, but theyve never been taught how to do it effectively. This results-oriented A-to-Z guide...
Discover Digital Libraries
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Discover Digital Libraries: Theory and Practice is a book that integrates both research and practice concerning digital library development, use, preservation, and evaluation. The combination of current research and practical guidelines is a unique strength of this book. The authors bring in-depth...
The Experiential Library
Transforming Academic and Research Libraries through the Power of Experiential Learning
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
The Experiential Library: Transforming Academic and Research Libraries through the Power of Experiential Learning features contributions—in a relatively conversational, practical, and "how-to" format—from various academic libraries across broad educational levels that have implemented experiential...
by Priscilla K. Shontz, Richard A. Murray
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
While library schools provide graduates with a solid understanding of library science concepts, many diploma holders have no clear plan for finding a desirable job with their knowledge The information in What Do Employers Want? A Guide for Library Science Students will be extremely valuable for students...
Urban Teens in the Library
Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Urban Teens in the Library is the perfect solution for the concerns and uncertainty many librarians face when supporting this group of patrons and students. From a team of experts who have researched the information habits and preferences of urban teens to build better and more effective school and...
Teaching to Individual Differences in Science and Engineering Librarianship
Adapting Library Instruction to Learning Styles and Personality Characteristics
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Teaching to Individual Differences in Science and Engineering Librarianship: Adapting Library Instruction to Learning Styles and Personality Characteristics applies learning styles and personality characteristics to science and engineering library instruction. After introducing the idea that individuals...
Teaching Reference Today
New Directions, Novel Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2016
Reference and Information Services, if it may still be referred to by this term, is an evolving outreach service in libraries. This is not only due to Google and the Internet, but also other technological advances afford users online access to a plethora of content, free and proprietary. This evolution...
by Linda S Katz
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This useful book helps reference librarians understand the information seeking needs and behaviors of the diverse groups of people in the communities they serve. With the increasing diversity of the American population, librarians striving to plan and deliver excellent reference services must enhance...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
The chapters included in this book were developed from papers presented at "The Emerging Research Library: Our Role in the Digital Future" Conference sponsored by the University of Oklahoma Libraries. These chapters explore the emergence of a new form of academic library and the challenging...
Teens Have Style! Fashion Programs for Young Adults at the Library
Fashion Programs for Young Adults at the Library
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013
Teens Have Style!: Fashion Programs for Young Adults at the Library provides an easy-to-follow template for creating popular programs within the public or school library setting that will capture the attention of most teenaged girls.
In Teens Have Style!, librarians will find programs they...