What do you do when you are offered any number of gifts including but not limited to artifacts, letters, historical documents, collections of pictures, postcards, arrowheads? This book helps you reje
This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administra
Give beginning readers a peek inside a library and familiarize them with the objects and people commonly found there. Color photos directly correspond to the simple text on each page.
This third entry in the Principles and Practice series focuses on the role of the library media specialist as a "change agent" in the school. The purpose of this book is twofold: to provide insight i
This book/CD-ROM guide to results-oriented library evaluation explains the most important and popular assessment techniques in straightforward language and gives step-by-step instructions for performi
Librarians and teachers have colluded for years on reading lists, projects, programs and curricula beneficial to both of these essential elements in children's learning. However, consultant Buzzeo off
Two school library and media construction specialists with extensive combined experience have updated their guide to building a new school library media center to account for decreasing funding, incre
Children's music has been absent from library storytimes - Rob Reid, renowned children's programming expert, offers a companion to Children's Jukebox, second edition. Here's a comprehensive guide to
Technological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. Archives and the Digital Library provides an insightful snapshot of the current stat
This librarian-tested sourcebook provides complete programs that spotlight the value and necessity of singing, speaking, and reading to babies in their earliest months. Ten ready-to-use programs are d
Librarians can stay relevant in the twenty-first century when they build on those areas where they have excelled. Service to children is one of those, and a hot topic is emergent literacy, the earlie
Technological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. Archives and the Digital Library provides an insightful snapshot of the current stat
Honnold, the young adult services coordinator at Coshocton public library in Ohio, outlines proven educational and recreational technology programs designed to attract teens to the library. Examples i
This handbook for librarians, which was the primary text for the Middle County Public Library's Family Place Training Institute in Centereach, New York, focuses on how to provide services that connect
Writing with students, practitioners, and professors in mind, Bobinski (library and information studies, U. of Buffalo, SUNY) describes changes in the field of librarianship from 1945 to 2005 and rela
Created by and for a specific American Indian community and offering special materials related to the tribe itself, a tribal library may also serve as homework center, a reading room, a tribal archive
Doyle, a library media teacher and librarian at the San Francisco Library, explains how to create websites that are appealing to teens. She presents about 100 ideas, from the basics such as links and
