Library category: 2034 books
by Sharon Coatney, Blanche Woolls
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
In recent years, nearly all school libraries and school librarians have been targeted for having their funding or staffing cut as a result of reductions in school budgets. How does a newly graduated LIS professional prepare for a career in this volatile environment? How do established librarians and...
Digital versus Non-Digital Reference
Ask a Librarian Online and Offline
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Compare and contrast library reference models and more consumer-oriented models!
Digital versus Non-Digital Reference: Ask A Librarian Online and Offline analyzes the quality of commercial Ask A Librarian (AskA) and tutorial services and how they compare to traditional library services. Edited...
The Changing Face of Government Information
Providing Access in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Learn what innovative changes lie in the future of government information
The Changing Face of Government Information comprehensively examines the way government documents’ librarians acquire, provide access, and provide reference services in the new electronic environment. Noted experts...
Do You Web 2.0?
Public Libraries and Social Networking
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Web 2.0 technology is a hot topic at the moment, and public librarians in particular are beginning to feel the pressure to apply these tools. Indeed, Web 2.0 has the potential to transform library services, but only if the policy and strategy for those services are ready to be transformed. The author...
Web Scale Discovery Services
A Library Technology Report
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Web scale discovery services are a tool with major potential to transform the nature of library systems. These services are capable of searching quickly and seamlessly across a vast range of local and remote content and providing relevancy-ranked results in the type of intuitive interface that today’s...
by Sul H Lee
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
This invaluable new book contains timely information about the assessment of academic library collections and the relationship of collection assessment to acquisition budgets. The rising cost of information significantly influences academic libraries’abilities to acquire the necessary materials...
by Amanda L. Goodman
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Families share stories with each other and veterans reconnect with their comrades, while teens edit music videos and then upload them to the web: all this and more can happen in the digital media lab (DML), a gathering of equipment with which people create digital content or convert content that is in...
by Godfrey Oswald
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Which are the oldest public libraries in the world? In what years were the first books printed in French, Thai, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish? What are the oldest extant texts written in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish? When was the first major computer database used in libraries? What are the titles...
The Challenge of Library Management
Leading with Emotional Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Change is inevitable and essential to any functioning institution. But change can be stressful, especially when it upsets established routines and patterns. Library managers need to be able to lead staff through episodes of change while remaining empathetic, and this book shows them how to Engage...
by Sarah K. C. Mauldin, Ellyssa Kroski
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2015
Graphics which visually represent data or complex ideas are oftentimes easier for people to understand and digest than standalone statistics. A map shaded with different colors to represent religious affiliations or income levels enables researchers to quickly identify trends and patterns. New free...
Developing Community-Led Public Libraries
Evidence from the UK and Canada
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
This important book examines the potential for a new community led service model in public libraries. Using theoretical approaches to working with socially excluded community members, with a direct application of those approaches in Canadian public libraries, the authors offer a powerful and persuasive...
International and Comparative Studies in Information and Library Science
A Focus on the United States and Asian Countries
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Comparative studies in information and library science published in the past ten years have reflected a broad spectrum of backgrounds, interests, and issues. But until now, services between different countries have never been gathered or organized into a single source. As demand from researchers,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Public libraries are keystone public institutions for any thriving community, and as such can be leaders in making cities better places to work, play, and live. In this important book, noted urban planner and librarian Dudley shows how public libraries can contribute to “placemaking,” or the creation...
Library as Safe Haven
Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery; A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Libraries have always played a special role in times of disaster by continuing to provide crucial information and services. The Stafford Act of 2011, a federal government directive, designates libraries as among the temporary facilities delivering essential services, making a Continuity of Operations...