A concise, practical guide to effective teaching with a focus on the professional education of graduate students and adults.• Faculty and librarians new to teaching will appreciate the concise, practi
Read professional, fair reviews by practicing academic, public, and school librarians and subject-area specialists that will enable you to make the best choices from among the latest reference resourc
Unleash new possibilities for reading promotion and readers' advisory with these technological tools that can help you to catch the interest of young readers and direct them toward positive reading ex
This creative guidebook teaches librarians in diverse communities how to develop and implement early learning programming beyond traditional storytimes.• Connects library programs to parents' desire f
Haven tells the stories of the first American woman doctor, the first social worker, the first American woman to fly a plane, the first U.S. congresswoman, and 36 other women of note. His concise, act
Everything you need to know about eBooks is explained in this holistic guide to a new world of reading—from selection and curation of an eBook collection to training and support for staff and patrons.
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 app
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 perspe
Genre authors, like genre fiction, are often ignored by traditional biographical dictionaries. Yet genre fans hunger for information about their favorite writers. This compilation focuses exclusively
Leading students through the research process, this handbook covers everything from reading for background information and keywords and applying advanced search techniques to evaluating information an
Budd (information science and learning technologies, U. of Missouri-Columbia) presents librarians with an opportunity for a critical reflection and self-examination of what their profession is and wha
Information literacy assessment applies to a number of contexts in the higher education arena: institutional curricula, information literacy programs, information literacy courses, course-integrated i
This practical and holistic approach to offering library resources and services to online patrons addresses multiple areas of service to online patrons, including reference, instruction, access, and m
An up-to-date examination of the evolving field of digital curation and its important place in libraries, covering the major technical, social, and organizational issues surrounding curation for libra
As all aspects of cataloging steadily proceed toward international standards, Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD) is the latest development for name authority records. It is built around
Farwell, a retired school librarian, and Teger (Nova Southeastern U.) show how school librarians can contribute to the development of middle and high school students' lifelong reading habits and impro
While many school districts are choosing to go without certified librarians, the library media centers still need to be set up and run. Messner (elementary media specialist, Lebanon City School Distri
Baxter, a children's literature consultant and former coordinator of children's services, and Kochel, a librarian, offer reading suggestions that educators, librarians, and parents can use to engage b
In this guide for new and experienced college library instructors, Sobel (University of Colorado-Denver) presents classroom practices especially for teaching first-year students from a variety of back
In this guide for educators and librarians, Naidoo (library and information studies, U. of Alabama) identifies about 250 children's picture books, informational books, chapter books, biographies, and
