Library Information Services category: 2034 books
Marketing for Special and Academic Libraries
A Planning and Best Practices Sourcebook
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
Here’s an easy-to-follow, practical, easily-implementable, 21st-Century marketing book for academic and special libraries. Written by two practicing librarians who are passionate about communicating with users, the book provides both the inspiration and drive to market your library and practical...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
Completely revised with even more contributions added by practicing school librarians, this book further examines the responsibility to lead in many areas and identifies the real-world, day-to-day application of established theory and best practices.
• Emphasizes the essential role of school...
Renewing our Libraries
Case Studies in Re-planning and Refurbishment
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
With the wish to heighten their profile, modernize their environment and increase use, libraries in the UK have refurbished and, where necessary and possible, extended their existing buildings. Although much has been achieved in this regard across the UK, more continues and needs to be accomplished....
Finding official British Information
Official Publishing in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Examining the different bodies that publish official material, this book describes the types of material published, how it is made available and how it is recorded. Finding Official British Information focuses on the digital availability of official information and considers how much is now freely...
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...
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
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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...
Libraries and Identity
The Role of Institutional Self-Image and Identity in the Emergence of New Types of Libraries
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
Libraries and Identity summarizes the role of institutional identity in the emergence of new types of libraries such as joint-use libraries and digital libraries. Professional and institutional identity has shown to be one of the most problematic, yet overlooked issues to deal with when traditional...
Digitizing Your Community's History: The Innovative Librarian's Guide
The Innovative Librarian's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Internet technologies have enabled anyone to tell their story—and to find out their own unknown story. Libraries are seeing increased interest in community and family history and in genealogy, as well as heightened demand for access to personal and community history materials in digital format....
by Bonnie Imler, Michelle Eichelberger
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Discovery systems are the new one-stop search model for libraries, but simply implementing the software doesn't ensure that it will meet your users' search needs. This book looks at how discovery systems are actually used by examining the findings of several user experience (UX) studies, providing...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
The way information is shared and retained has evolved throughout the years. This progression into the digital age provides longevity and easy accessibility of information, while new advancements keep rolling society into the future. Interdisciplinary Digital Preservation Tools and Technologies addresses...
by Tabatha Farney
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Focusing on digital analytics principles and concepts, this book walks you through the many tools available, including step-by-step examples for typical library needs.
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Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018
Divided into dedicated categories about the subjects most meaningful to librarians, this valuable resource reviews 500 texts across all major fields.
• Critically assesses the most widely held reference titles
• Includes LC and Dewey classifications for every title
• Makes finding titles easy with organization by subject