Library Information Services category: 2034 books
Informed Systems
Organizational Design for Learning in Action
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2015
By fostering principles of systems thinking and informed learning though an inclusive, participatory design process that advances information exchange, reflective dialogue, and knowledge creation, the Informed Systems Approach promotes conceptual change in workplace organizations. Informed Systems...
Knowledge Management in Libraries
Concepts, Tools and Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2016
Knowledge Management in Libraries: Concepts, Tools and Approaches brings to the forefront the increasing recognition of the value of knowledge and information to individuals, organizations, and communities, providing an analysis of the concepts of Knowledge Management (KM) that prevails among the...
Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Titles and Programs for a New Generation
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Connecting teens to books they’ll truly enjoy is the aim of every young adult librarian, and the completely revamped guide Outstanding Books for the College Bound will give teen services staff the leg up they need to make it happen. Listing nearly 200 books deemed outstanding for the college bound...
Fostering Family History Services: A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers
A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Here is everything you need to promote your library as a center for genealogical study by leveraging your collection to help patrons conduct research on ancestors, document family stories, and archive family heirlooms.
• Discusses the reference environment and offers tips for strategic planning...
Leadership in Libraries
A Focus on Ethnic-Minority Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
The efforts of ethnic-minority librarians to become leaders in Western libraries are an important topic for any librarian working towards becoming a leader, with issues such as cross-cultural leadership relevant for all aspiring librarians.
Leadership in Libraries covers leadership in various...
Women and Sexual Harassment
A Practical Guide to the Legal Protections of Title VII and the Hostile Environment Claim
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Here is a valuable guide that saves researchers investigating sexual harassment in the workplace enormous amounts of time and money. Focusing on the hostile environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Women and Sexual Harassment is a complete resource tool. In one easy-to-use...
by Kathleen T. Isaacs
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Enrich your library collection with outstanding informational books that children really want to read. This annotated resource by veteran children’s book reviewer Isaacs surveys the best nonfiction/informational titles for ages 3 through 10, helping librarians make informed collection development and...
Research within the Disciplines
Foundations for Reference and Library Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Research within the Disciplines is designed to help reference librarians – and students studying to become librarians – gain that deeper understanding of disciplinary differences that allows them to comfortably solve information needs rather than merely responding to questions, and practical knowledge...
by Linda S Katz
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Get informed answers to your questions and concerns about integrating the materials in your library’s collection
Library collections have always included materials in many formats-handling a mix of material types is an accepted part of library work. And in recent years, the very concept of...
School Libraries 3.0
Principles and Practices for the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
This textbook, for school library administration courses, is written by a professor who has taught this course at least once a year for the past twenty years. Technology is interwoven throughout the book and not listed as a separate chapter or book section. This is because the school librarian of...
by Suzan D Mcginnis
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Build and manage your collection of digital resources with these successful strategies!
This comprehensive volume is a practical guide to the art and science of acquiring and organizing electronic resources. The collections discussed here range in size from small college libraries to large...
Data Management
A Practical Guide for Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Libraries organize information and data is information, so it is natural that librarians should help people who need to find, organize, use, or store data. Organizations need evidence for decision making; data provides that evidence. Inventors and creators build upon data collected by others. All...
Collection Development
Past and Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
With the prolific changes in the electronic environment, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the multiplying of electronic information resources, the different methods of access, and their combined impact on collection development? If so, Collection Development is the book to help you get a handle...
Scholarship in the Digital Age
Information, Infrastructure, and the Internet
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2010
An exploration of the technical, social, legal, and economic aspects of the scholarly infrastructure needed to support research activities in all fields in the twenty-first century.
Scholars in all fields now have access to an unprecedented wealth of online information, tools, and services....