Covering virtually every aspect of its subject, Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections is a soup-to-nuts guide perfect for students and beginning librarians, yet fu
Johnson, a retired university librarian and speaker and trainer on collection development and management, explains aspects of collection development in all types of libraries, with a focus on thos
It has always been important for libraries to serve their communities with good programming. But as technology and bookstores pull customers away from traditional library services, programs have becom
Alessio and Booth describe 13 clubs that libraries can establish for teenagers and 100 activities that club members can participate in. They begin with "read-a-latte books and media club&
Public librarians in Schaumburg, Illinois describe programs that libraries can conduct for people ranging in age from their late teens into their 40s. They include suggestions on how to reach out to t
Freeman, a former school librarian, presents storytime programs for children from birth to age 14. She discusses different elements that can be used in interactive storytelling, with examples--picture
Academic librarians and library administrators explore the theory, practice, benefits, and pitfalls of building a library collection based on requests by library users. Among the topics are electronic
There are a wealth of resources out there geared towards serving the needs of toddlers, school age children, young adults, and senior citizens. But something's missing. Library users in their 20s and
Reid, an author, columnist, and children's and adolescent literature professor, provides 24 creative, interactive story programs for preschoolers that feature animals in themes related to family, frie
This resource describes about 300 essential books for a library collection for preschool children, including primary skills books, wordless picture books, rhyming books, nursery rhymes, fingerplays an
Organized by season, this collection contains an entire year of storytime programs for librarians to use with children ranging from infants to toddlers, book discussion programs for elementary student
This resource for public and school librarians describes library programs in literature and the visual, performing, and mixed arts. Some of the programs profiled include projects with children in the
Working with at-risk teens is a rewarding and often challenging endeavor. You know there’s a need for library services that specifically reach this underserved population, but you don’t have the backg
Designed as a comprehensive program planning and implementation guide for public libraries, this book begins with an overview of the history and current contexts of summer library reading programs. Ch
Hassell and Mancall, both professors of information science at Drexel University, recommend a plan for operation of school media centers. The plan will help youth librarians develop and manage collect
With an emphasis on user satisfaction, this guide for research and college librarians describes data collection methods for measuring both learning and research outcomes. The text is based largely upo
Information literacy is not innate even in the computer age. The head librarian and a director of library services at the U. of Cincinnati offer faculty practical assistance on promoting literacy thro
Offers both an approach to staff evaluation and actual performance standards for a variety of professional and paraprofessional library positions that can be used in any type of library. Chapter 1 exp
Davis, a library branch manager who has worked in collection development and electronic resources management, explains how libraries can help increase sharing of resources of cities and towns by c
Goldsmith, a librarian who has worked in collection development for teens and adults, creating comics advisory activities, training library staff in graphic novels, and advisory work, presents a r
Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals provides an introduction to ontologies and their development, an essential tool for fighting back against information overload.The development of rob
An underutilized source for storytime programs, quality nonfiction books can help bridge the reading gap between preschool boys and girls; boys enjoy facts and “true stuff,” and including these books
Baker, a youth services specialist at a library, former teacher, and specialist in early childhood education, early literacy/school readiness programs, and public libraries, draws on the Countdown to
Schull, an advisor to libraries, museums, and foundations on organizational and program development, profiles 117 archival and special collections programs, projects, institutions, and departments in
Doucett finds that new programs for libraries are not enough to deal with the challenges libraries face today: they must discover what their communities need and want today, redefine their mission acc
A collection of wordplay poems for parents to read with their children includes poems categorized by age level and topic, and includes a thorough bibliography of children's literature that focuses on
This landmark edited collection offers a wide-ranging overview of how rapid technological changes and the push for providing wide access to digitized cultural heritage holdings are changing the landsc
This guide for librarians explains how to help readers discover genre blends in the library’s collection. An opening chapter introduces genre blends, also known as genre bends, genre crossover, hybrid
The text uses the concept of STEP (story time effective practice) as a tool for library staff to implement during story time. Several step-by-step guidelines for how to run effective and enjoyable sto
Addresses the art of controlling and updating your library's collection. Discussions of the importance and logistics of electronic resources are integrated throughout the book.
Anderson-Newham, an early learning supervising librarian and storyteller, provides menus for library storytime programs with children, with a focus on preschool storytimes. She describes how children
Klipper, a youth services public librarian who has two sons with autism, presents library storytime programs for children with autism spectrum disorder, from preschool children through adolescents. Sh
A library’s infrastructure of programs and personnel is its most valuable asset, providing the foundation for everything it does and aspires to do, which is why assessment is so vitally important. In
Johnson, who has been a cataloger, librarian, collection development officer, and consultant on collection development and management and change in libraries, addresses the development and management
A guide for implementing change in a library media program addresses how the principal, students, and community can interact with the library media program, and discusses the role of collection develo
Walters, a consultant who conducts marketing workshops and seminars for libraries, teaches social marketing courses at Regis U., and has been a marketing and development director for a public library,
Since its original publication more than two decades ago, this guide has remained a respected and practical handbook for supporting one of the most important assets libraries possess: their human reso
Ernst, a children's librarian focusing on library services and programming for very young children, offers a manual for stimulating literacy development in children ages 12 to 24 months using rhymes,
