Library category: 2034 books
Enhancing Teaching and Learning in the 21st-Century Academic Library
Successful Innovations That Make a Difference
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
Libraries of all types have undergone significant developments in the last few decades. The rate of change in the academic library, a presence for decades now, has been increasing in the first decade of this century. It is no exaggeration to claim that it is undergoing a top to bottom redefinition.
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Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
How are your library and its patrons adjusting to the challenges of the digital age?
This essential book examines how digital formats are changing libraries today, from the perspectives of librarians, vendors, and library users. Editor Sul Lee is an internationally recognized leader in library...
Bridging the Gap
Connecting Users to Digital Contents
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
The amount of digital information that libraries need to manage effectively for the benefit of users is constantly increasing. This book discusses in detail how library administrators can better handle this growing abundance of information, as well as effective ways to allow library users easy access....
Library Services for Multicultural Patrons
Strategies to Encourage Library Use
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Increasingly, libraries are struggling to deal with a growing diversity in the cultural background of their patrons. Problems arising from this cultural diversity afflict all library types—school, public and academic. Library Services for Multicultural Patrons is by and for all libraries that are...
by Rita Pellen, William Miller
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
In their efforts to provide distance learners with the most effective services possible, librarians and information specialists are working more and more with faculty in academic departments, IT departments, and other librarians at cooperating institutions. Improving Internet Reference Services to...
by Rita Pellen, William Miller
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Catch up with the many innovations now affecting sci/tech libraries!
The twenty-four chapters in Innovations in Science and Technology Libraries discuss the creation of digital collections, e-repositories, personalized Web environments, and discipline-specific Web sites for students and researchers....
Library 3.0
Intelligent Libraries and Apomediation
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
The emerging generation of research and academic library users expect the delivery of user-centered information services. ‘Apomediation’ refers to the supporting role librarians can give users by stepping in when users need help. Library 3.0 explores the ongoing debates on the “point oh phenomenon...
eBooked! Integrating Free Online Book Sites into Your Library Collection
Integrating Free Online Book Sites into Your Library Collection
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
A comprehensive look at today's online book sites, such as Google Books and HathiTrust, that gives you the necessary knowledge, skills, and resources to get up to speed on these amazing digital resources and use them effectively in the library setting.
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by Amanda Spink
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
"Library and Information Science Trends and Research: Europe", co-edited by Professor Amanda Spink and Dr. Jannica Heinstrom provides an understanding of the new directions in library and information science/management, education and research in Europe. The volume focuses on new research...
Reinventing Reference
How Libraries Deliver Value in the Age of Google
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2014
Uniquely positioned to connect library users to the information they seek, and thus to the wider world, library staff who serve on the front lines of reference have both the power and responsibility to position the library as an institution that remains relevant and responsive. This collection takes...
The Purpose-Based Library
Finding Your Path to Survival, Success, and Growth
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
In the years since John Huber’s trailblazing Lean Library Management was published, budget pressures on libraries have only increased. Yet libraries who have adopted his strategies have turned conventional management thinking—that if budgets are reduced, customer service suffers—on its head. These...
Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries
Connecting With Campus and Community
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Practical advice on how to promote your library and how to better understand and serve library users
Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries is a how-to guide to marketing and promotional activities that will raise your library’s visibility in the face of increased...
Ecology, Economy, Equity
The Path to a Carbon-Neutral Library
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
In the first book to seriously examine the future of libraries in a climate reality-based context, Henk convincingly argues that building a carbon-neutral future for libraries is not only essential but eminently practical. Using the “three E’s” of sustainability (ecology, economy, equity) as a...
Innovation in Public Libraries
Learning from International Library Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Innovation in Public Libraries: Learning from International Library Practiceexamines the recent activities of successful and innovative libraries around the world, presenting their initiatives in areas including library design, events and programs, and creating customer experiences. This timely guide...