Citing learning in the digital age as a networked and participatory process, the authors focus on people--librarians, instructional designers, students--and the collaborative opportunities available t
Young children love to move—and that’s a great thing! Because in addition to supporting early learning, storytime can provide young children with opportunities to explore physical movement. The centur
This book of ready-to-go programs and events will help public libraries give fans who are passionate about genres, characters, games, and book series plenty of reasons to return to the library again a
How do we break through and truly reach our young adult patrons? It begins with understanding them. Librarians who work with teens need information and a big-picture perspective on adolescence that re
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
Anderson collects 37 of his essays, columns, articles, blog posts, and other writings originally published between 2004 and 2015 on topics related to libraries and their collections, and scholarly com
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
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
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
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
Benjes-Small and Miller present a textbook and workbook for librarians who are taking on instruction duties for the first time, for librarians who have instruction experience but need to adapt it
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
Long before the term media mentorship appeared, a group of children’s librarians was talking about a new thing called the iPad and what its use would mean for families, literacy, and libraries. The gr
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
Digital collections have already changed the ways users access and interact with an institution’s materials. And small or medium-sized libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies face a uni
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.
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.
Summer reading for children is a long standing and cherished tradition in public libraries across America, but today’s kids need to master new skills and competencies.
This book is for those involved in library cataloging and those working in archives and museums. Contributors include professionals in library science, computer science, content analysis, information
Knoll, a former children's librarian and researcher, explains how to provide library services to infants, toddlers, and their families. After describing how one library learned what is involved in ser
The authors apply Six Sigma to continuous library improvement, showing libraries how to use data analytics and data-driven decision making to make their operations more cost-effective and value-added.
You’re about to become a library supervisor! In addition to excitement you may also feel some uncertainty. Mentor, creator, monitor, and negotiator are some of the roles a supervisor must play, and we
When a public library invests in building relationships with business owners, professionals, and job seekers in the community, it is investing in the livelihood, well-being, and future of all of its c
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
Cart presents readers with a comprehensive examination of the emergent genre of young adult fiction in the English speaking world. He covers young adult fiction in the nineteen sixties and seventie
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
Once fully funded by the government, cutbacks in the past forced public broadcasting to develop new sources of funding, which helped it to survive and to thrive. This is the model Rossman, III, presen
Smith collects stories from librarians who worked through the second half of the twentieth century, a time of great change and upheaval in the library system due to the rise of the internet. The st
