Library category: 2034 books
by Buffy J. Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
As librarians look for ways to infuse information, digital, and new media literacies into authentic research tasks in the context of content area study and passion-based information-seeking needs, many librarians are turning to the model of embedded librarianship to establish and foster collaborative...
Dewey Decimal Classification
A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2015
The plan of the following Classification and Index was developed early in 1873. It was the result of several months' study of library economy as found in some hundreds of books and pamphlets, and in over fifty personal visits to various American libraries. In this study, the author became convinced...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Today's librarians must be comfortable working in online learning environments, teaching information literacy courses, and supporting online students across curricula. With the rapid proliferation of the Internet and online technologies in the last decade, however, it is not uncommon for some library...
Social Sciences Research
Research, Writing, and Presentation Strategies for Students
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2008
Social Sciences Research: Research, Writing, and Presentation Strategies for Students is a comprehensive resource manual to help students carry out library research in the social sciences, develop writing strategies for formal papers, and orally present and defend their work. Drawing on their backgrounds...
Collection Development Policies
New Directions for Changing Collections
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2003
Get the tools you need to build a collection development policy that will help your library run efficiently-today and in the future!
Considering the amount and variety of topics being published, effectively organizing and guiding a library in today’s accelerated world is no easy task. Collection Development Policies: New Direct
Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries
Principles, Programs, and People
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries demonstrates that public librarians can promote learning by combining the elements of Information Literacy Instruction (ILI) with traditional practices of public libraries. This approach contributes to the information enfranchisement of patrons and enhances the...
Acquisitions, Second Edition
Core Concepts and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
As a discipline, acquisitions encompasses everything from purchasing and budgeting to enabling access to materials; and every format from books, monographs, and serials to e-books, subscription-based electronic resources, and beyond. In this guide, Holden boils it to down to its essentials while providing...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Editors Marta Deyrup and Beth Bloom have brought together well-known educators from the fields of library science, communication, composition, and education to show you how to develop successful strategies for teaching undergraduates how to conduct basic research and write papers. Chapters cover each...
by Linda S Katz
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Learn how acquisitions librarians successfully serve specialized users!
In this book, you’ll find profiles, methods, and processes for acquisitions in specialized subject areas, such as local and regional poetry, oceanography, educational information in electronic formats, popular fiction,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Once considered designated storytellers, modern library professionals are emerging as experts in technology integration, information literacy, and curriculum alignment. Though, their collaboration with technology specialists and administrators continues to be a struggle. Collaborative Models for Librarian...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Maker learning spaces in schools and public libraries are made real through the narratives of professional librarians around the world, comprising the collaborative activities, experiences, and perspectives of librarians as they have implemented makerspaces for students of all ages.
• Provides...
Convergence of Libraries and Technology Organizations
New Information Support Models
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
This book describes and discusses the convergence of library and technology support in higher education. Over the past 15 years, a number of institutions have pursued merging library and technology services into a single information support organization. These mergers have taken different forms, but...
by Lili Luo, Kristine R. Brancolini, Marie R. Kennedy
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Gain access to the latest and most savvy research techniques for academic librarians with this robust guidebook written by industry leaders involved in setting national standards for the Institute of Research Design for Librarianship.
• Features the latest research practices of academic librarians–including...
Marketing Moxie for Librarians: Fresh Ideas, Proven Techniques, and Innovative Approaches
Fresh Ideas, Proven Techniques, and Innovative Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Robust, resilient, and flexible marketing is an absolute necessity for today's libraries. Fortunately, marketing can be fun. Through this savvy guide, you'll discover a wealth of fresh, actionable ideas and approaches that can be combined with tried-and-true marketing techniques to serve any library....