Library category: 2034 books
by Beth Ashmore, Jill E. Grogg, and Jeff Weddle
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
Librarians negotiate every day with vendors, funding agencies, administrators, employees, co-workers, and patronsyet the art of negotiation receives little attention in library education and training. This practical guide by three experienced librarian-negotiators will help you develop the mindset, skills,...
by William Miller, Rita M. Pellen
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Discover the benefits-and drawbacks-of Google®
Google® has become a nearly omnipresent tool of the Internet, with its potential only now beginning to be realized. How can librarians effectively integrate this powerful search engine to provide service to their patrons? Libraries and Google®...
by Jeannette Woodward
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
During these tough economic times, more people are relying on libraries than ever before, even as library funding is being slashed or eliminated altogether. The hard truth is that many seasoned librarians are losing their jobs, and many recent LIS graduates are having a hard time finding one. Being...
Double Fold
Libraries and the Assault on Paper
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2002
The ostensible purpose of a library is to preserve the printed word. But for fifty years our country’s libraries–including the Library of Congress–have been doing just the opposite, destroying hundreds of thousands of historic newspapers and replacing them with microfilm copies that are difficult...
Going Mobile
Developing Apps for Your Library Using Basic HTML Programming
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Patrons increasingly expect access to their libraries anywhere, anytime. This Special Report provides practical guidance in how librarians can put the library in the palms of their patrons’ hands. Using the HTML skills that many librarians already have along with flexible development tools, technology...
The Card Catalog
Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
The Library of Congress brings booklovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than 200 full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library's magnificent archives, this...
Small Business and the Public Library
Strategies for a Successful Partnership
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Aligning with current difficult economic times, this book helps libraries assist users entering or already involved in the small business community. Authors Weiss, Serlis-McPhillips, and Malafi are public librarians who have incorporated small business services within their library. In their book...
by Jane Jerrard, Nancy Bolt
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
This timely special report from ALA Editions provides a succinct but comprehensive overview of the "privatization" of public libraries. It provides a history of the trend of local and state governments privatizing public services and assets, and then examines the history of public library...
Everyday HR
A Human Resources Handbook for Academic Library Staff
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
From the dean or director to student assistants, every academic library employee is subject to a number of complicated, confusing, and intertwined employment policies and procedures. Many of these are required by law or governed by federal or state regulations; other policies or practices are unique...
Libraries and the Mobile Web
A Library Technology Report
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
In 2011, cell phones and mobile devices are ubiquitous. The vast majority of Americans now own cell phones, and over half of them have mobile access to the Internet through a phone or other mobile device. For libraries to stay relevant, they must be able to offer content and services through the mobile...
by Laura Solomon
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
The vast array of social media options present a challenge: it’s tough to keep current, let alone formulate a plan for using these tools effectively. Solomon, a librarian with extensive experience in web development, design, and technology, cuts to the chase with this invaluable guide to using social...
Game It Up!
Using Gamification to Incentivize Your Library
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Using game theory and mechanics in non-game settings to promote engagement and learning is a new trend in both business and education sectors. Savvy marketers are gamifying their efforts by offering customers loyalty badges, check-in incentives, and achievement rewards and clever employers are leveraging...
by Gwen Meyer Gregory
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2005
The role of academic librarian is far from cut-and-dried. For starters, there are the numerous job classifications: staff or professional employment, full faculty status, various forms of tenure, continuing contract, and/or promotion through academic ranks. While every academic librarian works to meet...
Creating the Academic Commons
Guidelines for Learning, Teaching, and Research
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Today's library is still at the heart of all university activities, helping students and faculty become better learners, teachers, and researchers. In recent years there has emerged the formalizing of one or more of these activities into an Academic Commons. These centers of information have been...