Library category: 2034 books
Books, Buildings and Social Engineering
Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. A surprisingly high proportion of these urban civic buildings remain...
E-Serials Cataloging
Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Examine current methods of e-serials cataloging with an accent on online accessibility!
This comprehensive guide examines the state of electronic serials cataloging with special attention paid to online capacities. E-Serials Cataloging: Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the...
Exploring Informal Learning Space in the University
A Collaborative Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Growing student numbers, increased student expectations, new approaches to learning, and fast-paced technological advances all contribute to the need for universities to take a more strategic approach to their buildings, including formal and informal learning spaces. Exploring Informal Learning Space...
by Kathy Barco, Melanie Borski-Howard
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Literacy is a popular topic of discussion among librarians. Especially important is "early literacy," what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write. In this book, experienced librarians Kathy Barco and Melanie Borski-Howard share hands-on techniques...
Experiencing America’s Story through Fiction
Historical Novels for Grades 7-21
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Historical fiction helps young adults imagine the past through the lives and relationships of its protagonists, putting them at the center of fascinating times and places--and the new Common Core Standards allow for use of novels alongside textbooks for teaching history. Perfect for classroom use and...
by Alan R. Bailey
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Since children develop the critical language and early reading skills necessary to enter kindergarten between birth and age five, reading aloud is one of the most influential steps librarians, teachers, parents, and caregivers can take to foster preschoolers’ literacy skills. Early exposure to books...
Get Real with Storytime: 52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming with Nonfiction and Poetry
52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming with Nonfiction and Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
The right nonfiction titles—ones with colorful photographs and facts that are interesting to young imaginations—give librarians an opportunity to connect with children who are yearning for "true stuff." Presenting poetry in storytime encourages a love of language and the chance to play...
Records and Information Management
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
As Information Management put it, "On the strength of its currency and coverage alone, Franks' book is poised to take over as the recommended go-to reference for both students and RIM professionals for many years to come.” The new second edition cements this work’s status as an up-to-date...
by Sarah R. Statz
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2010
Now more than ever, librarians need good communication skills. They are no longer unseen collectors, classifiers, and cultural guardians. Information professionals are doing more public speaking at conferences, in meetings, classes, book talks and countless other situations, but many of them dislike,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
"Studies in Information" publishes monographs on critical issues in the information society. The book series is concerned with all aspects of information; its nature, politics, institutions, usages, and technologies, and it presents research from a wide range of disciplinary traditions....
by Sarah Flowers
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Learn how to improve teen services in public libraries by better understanding teen development and having positive interactions with teens to provide appropriate and interesting collections and services.
• Enables librarians to create a welcoming environment for teens in the library
•...
Mobile Devices
A Practical Guide for Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
As more users expect to use their mobile devices, librarians will want and need to develop the necessary skills to reach this growing user base. Mobile Devices: A Practical Guide for Librarians will aid libraries and librarians as they go through the process of planning, developing, implementing,...
Concepts and Advances in Information Knowledge Management
Studies from Developing and Emerging Economies
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Effective information and knowledge resource management is a driver of competiveness. Many developing countries have put mechanisms in place that seek to match knowledge-based economies, where information has become the fuel for responsiveness, innovation, and competition. Concepts and Advances in...
The FRBR Family of Conceptual Models
Toward a Linked Bibliographic Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
Since 1998 when FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) was first published by IFLA, the effort to develop and apply FRBR has been extended in many innovative and experimental directions. Papers in this volume explain and expand upon the extended family of FRBR models including Functional...