Library Information Services category: 2034 books
Risky Business
Taking and Managing Risks in Library Services for Teens
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Do we add that edgy urban novel to our teen collection? Should we initiate social networking? What about abandoning Dewey for a bookstore arrangement? Change is risky business, but librarians must be prepared to initiate change to best serve teens. YA service innovators Linda W. Braun, Hillias J....
The Teaching Library
Approaches to Assessing Information Literacy Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Get the information needed to advocate for the significance of your library!
How do you make the case that your library is a valuable instruction center? The Teaching Library helps librarians assess data on information literacy instruction programs so that they can better support the teaching...
by Kathy Dempsey
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2009
The Accidental Library Marketer fills a need for library professionals and paraprofessionals who find themselves in an awkward position: They need to promote their libraries and services in the age of the internet, but theyve never been taught how to do it effectively. This results-oriented A-to-Z guide...
The Experiential Library
Transforming Academic and Research Libraries through the Power of Experiential Learning
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
The Experiential Library: Transforming Academic and Research Libraries through the Power of Experiential Learning features contributions—in a relatively conversational, practical, and "how-to" format—from various academic libraries across broad educational levels that have implemented experiential...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Volume 33 of Advances in Library Administration and Organization will look at different challenges library administrators encounter, review emerging trends and bring critical analysis to this area. The last volume edited by Delmus E. Williams, Janine Golden and Jennifer Sweeney brings together a range...
Library Science and Administration
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Effective administration of libraries is a crucial part of delivering library services to the public. To develop and implement best practices, librarians must be aware and informed of the recent advances in library administration. Library Science and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Learn effective ways to assess and evaluate reference services in YOUR library
Innovation and the constant evolution of technology continually spur academic librarians to find superior ways to deliver high quality reference service to students, faculty, and researchers. Reference Assessment...
Emerging Solutions in Reference Services
Implications for Libraries in the New Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
How can you enhance reference services without adding staff?
Modern law librarians are under growing pressure to keep up with new technologies, deal instantly with the demands of patrons, keep the library safe and user-friendly, and generally offer the best possible service while keeping costs...
Outsourcing Technology
A Practical Guide for Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Here, acclaimed technology author and speaker Robin Hastings brings both her own experience as a library’s IT manager with outsourcing technical functions—including email and network backups as well as basic hardware maintenance—and that of others in her network of library techies to round out...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Digital information is a constantly developing field. The first title in the Chandos Digital Information Review series, Trends, Discovery, and People in the Digital Age, summarises and presents key themes, advances and trends in all aspects of digital information today, exploring the impact of developing...
Diversity Now
People, Collections, and Services in Academic Libraries
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
A comprehensive perspective on multiculturalism in libraries!
Diversity Now: People, Collections, and Services in Academic Libraries delivers a comprehensive look at diversity issues for librarians. It examines partnerships between academic research libraries and campus agencies and provides...
Partnerships and New Roles in the 21st-Century Academic Library
Collaborating, Embedding, and Cross-Training for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
The fifth volume in this series focuses on creating partnerships and developing new roles for libraries in the 21st century. It includes such topics such as consulting, coaching, assessment and engagement partnerships, university commercialization, adult student support, librarian-faculty partnerships...
Libraries Beyond Their Institutions
Partnerships That Work
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Discover collaborative possibilities for your library beyond mere memberships in bibliographic utilities
Libraries Beyond Their Institutions: Partnerships That Work illustrates the remarkable range of cooperative activities in which libraries are engaged in order to provide the best possible...
Libraries and the Affordable Care Act
Helping the Community Understand Health-care Options
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Ever since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, public library staff throughout the country have been working hard to provide access to information about the law while educating their communities about how implementation affects them. But defining the expectations and limitations of libraries’...