This memoir of a British librarian charts his personal and professional journey from his roots in wartime London through education and marriage, library school in the early 60s, and the cataloging cri
This guide helps librarians and library staff build political support for library funding in the years leading up to a ballot measure or political initiative through day-to-day work. It describes h
Wyatt, an author, editor, and readers' advisory columnist, and Saricks, a retired librarian, editor, and author, offer a guide to help librarians become familiar with fiction genres and provide re
This volume brings together 12 chapters that explore ways to help students understand the purpose and function of peritext and use it to support critical thinking and the evaluation of information.
Kroski, a librarian, information technology director, editor, and author, shows libraries how to use escape rooms and other immersive experiences to engage patrons and teach information literacy an
Academic librarians offer advice to others on acquiring streaming video services, particularly addressing the logistics of providing streaming video for the library. They cover the library's role i
This book contains about 200 original and adapted story program activities for use with children, such as movement and musical activities, fingerplays, poems, imagination exercises, participation
Talk of so-called fake news, what it is and what it isn’t, is front and center across the media landscape, with new calls for the public to acquire appropriate research and evaluation skills and becom
Distilling hard fought wisdom gleaned from hundreds of successful library construction projects they’ve supervised or coordinated, the authors present this definitive resource on library architecture.
A College Board survey reports that a student’s average costs of textbooks for a year at a public four-year university is nearly $1,300. Equally worrisome is another study’s finding that two-thirds of
Shortly after the syllabi are posted, and long before the beginning of the term, interlibrary loan departments at academic libraries will have filled or rejected innumerable textbook requests. While i
It’s up to you to measure the value of your academic library and how it delivers on your institution’s goals. The question is how to do it efficiently and effectively. This resource from Megan Oakleaf
Phillips’s book provides librarians and archivists responsible for local history archives in public libraries understanding of how to better manage, make accessible, and preserve their collections.
Today’s emphasis on metrics and personalization make evidence-based instruction an imperative. In this practice-based handbook, the authors draw on the research of the humanistic psychologist and educ
