Library category: 2034 books
Re-envisioning the MLS
Perspectives on the Future of Library and Information Science Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2018
At the heart of any discussion about the future of libraries is the future of librarians—and how well our instructional programs, especially the Master of Library Science (MLS) degree, prepare them for their careers. Building on the Re-envisioning the MLS initiative from the University of Maryland’s...
by Roy Balleste, Lisa Smith-Butler, Sonia Luna-Lamas
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Law Librarianship in the 21st Century, a text for library and information science courses on law librarianship, introduces students to the rapidly evolving world of law librarianship. With no prior knowledge of the law required, students using this book will find practical answers to such questions...
Skills to Make a Librarian
Transferable Skills Inside and Outside the Library
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
The library and information profession builds skills and expertise that cover a wide spectrum. These skills are often desirable in other fields and industries. Likewise, the skills we build before entering the library and information professions can help us as professionals. Skills to Make a Librarian...
Reaching Diverse Audiences with Virtual Reference and Instruction
A Practical Guide for Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Reaching Diverse Audiences with Virtual Reference and Instruction: A Practical Guide for Librarians is designed to help new and experienced librarians with practical advice for teaching and serving diverse audiences using a mix of new technologies and old-school librarianship. Just as today’s library...
The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research
Volume 4
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
C-SPAN is the network of record for US political affairs, broadcasting live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and to other forums where public policy is discussed, debated, and decided––without editing, commentary, or analysis and with a balanced presentation...
Public Libraries and their National Policies
International Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2012
Public Libraries and their National Policies is aimed at practicing librarians and scholars with an interest in public libraries. It examines the various models for providing public library services around the world and discusses differences in such areas as funding sources, standards, regulations...
by Charlotte Georgi, Robert Bellanti, Frances Karr Holbrook
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Experts explore the latest and most successful techniques in library management, offering fresh insights and practical guidelines.
Library Robotics: Technology and English Language Arts Activities for Ages 8–24
Technology and English Language Arts Activities for Ages 8–24
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
A dive-right-in, quick-start guide for busy library professionals who want to build literacy, STEAM, and other 21st-century skills using simple robots in a fun, collaborative environment.
• Provides the only guidebook currently available about robotics written by a librarian, for librarians—a...
by Pramod Kumar Singh
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Acquisition and collection development complement each other. It is a paradox to note that the initial problem relating to acquisition of library materials is the lack of clearly stated collection development policies which are recommended for university libraries. Acquisition involves obtaining books...
Library And Information Technology
Concepts to Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2000
Library information technology is one of the major tool of today to shape our society and our institutions particularly our libraries. Our education and cultural infrastructure must change to meet the challenges, addressing them through new and creative educational techniques. It has been evident...
by Rita Marcella, Arthur Maltby
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Classification now has to encompass ’non-physical’ media such as the Internet, yet still ensure access to knowledge held in traditional physical forms on library shelves. What does this mean for the future, and can classification cope with the virtual library? Written by a group of internationally-known...
Fake News and Alternative Facts
Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
Talk of so-called fake news, what it is and what it isn’t, is front and center across the media landscape, with new calls for the public to acquire appropriate research and evaluation skills and become more information savvy. But none of this is new for librarians and information professionals,...
The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book Purchasing
A Library Technology Report
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The increasingly important role that e-books and e-readers are playing in libraries makes it essential for librarians to get a handle on the ins and outs of e-book purchasing. Sue Polanka has compiled an expert-authored series of articles for this issue of Library Technology Reports that provide strategies,...
by Deborah Panella, Ellis Mount
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Here is an essential introductory guide on all aspects of law librarianship written especially for non-law librarians, library school students, and beginning law librarians. Although there are several excellent practical handbooks and numerous articles on specific topics of law librarianship for practicing...