Vnuk, a librarian, editor, reviewer, and author of the “Weeding Tips” column on Booklist Online, shows librarians how and why to weed their collections to focus resources on those that are most useful
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
Caro presents library professionals with a collection of success stories in the effort to digitize library collections in a variety of nationwide contexts. The author covers what librarians should con
Analyzing Library Collection Use with Excel gives library collection analysts the tools to select the data most relevant to analysis of their collections. Step-by-step instructions accompanied by scr
Local History Reference Collections for Public Libraries is a one-stop resource designed to support library staff who seek to create, improve, and effectively maintain easy-to-manage reference collect
Berger, a museum library director, introduces aspects of the rare book and special collections department of libraries at educational institutions. He discusses general aspects of the two fields and t
How can academic libraries prove their worth? How can a library control its destiny with collections that are no longer owned or physically housed? This work for advanced students and librarians consi
This reference on reference highlights the best available materials in all media for general library collections. The manual outlines the process for locating, evaluating, and selecting the best info
Eighteen contributions concerned with the preservation of library or archival collections written by administrators, archivist, conservators, and educators. The collective thesis of the papers is that
Libraries and the organizations that provide services to them are devoting more attention to system-wide organization of collections—whether the "system" is a consortium, a region or a count
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
Designed for students and information professionals working with archives or collections of digital data, this how-to guide provides practical instructions for managing meta-data for effective informa
Through 13 chapters, academic library directors from the US and Canada outline different parts of their work: navigating institutional culture, communicating expectations within the library, colla
Rearranged and often expanded from presentations at an October 2014 colloquium in Cleveland, Ohio, 17 essays look at special collections within libraries from the perspectives of communities, the endu
Library Security is a book for library staff who are concerned with creating a safe, functioning, peaceful place for themselves to work in and for patrons to visit. It teaches creative patron communic
Ward shows academic librarians how to downsize and streamline potentially little used collections. The material is organized in five chapters entitled "Background," "Traditi
This text is a guide to help academic library administrators create a well-run and successful academic library. It is intended for library administrators at any level of experience in a community coll
The first in a series, this volume lists scores, sound recordings, and DVDs for basic music collections in libraries of all kinds, focusing on specific genres of popular music: the music of colonia
Without exploring the library catalogue, a user will not know which books are to be found in the library, or where they can be found. But in the last 25 years, the nature of the library catalogue has
Munde (library science, East Carolina U.) offers a guide to human resources for library staff. She includes guidelines for both working with and supervising others. A lengthy third chapter covers emp
Ladd (Community Health Education Center, Virginia Commonwealth U.) and Altshuler, a manager of library services, present a guide for librarians and library users seeking information on diabetes from p
Noting that libraries have been subject to increasing budget cuts since the 2008 economic crisis, Comito, an outreach librarian, et al., who are all associated with an urban library advocacy organizat
Singer, a reference and instruction librarian at Bowling Green State U., shows librarians how to manage reference collections of any size or type in public, academic, school, corporate, governmental,
Kaplan (library and learning resources, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) assembles nine chapters and six examples to help librarians of all types understand the fundamentals of e
Ninety-three authors share forty-seven papers providing a host of examples of the effective involvement of undergraduates with primary sources found in archives and special collections. The papers are
Purcell (special collections, Virginia Tech) examines the changing field of academic archives, what academic archivists do, and the future of their work, for archivists of all levels and experience, o
Pearlmutter (library and information studies and management and collection development, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) and Nelson, who provides workshops on aspects of public library administration, offer a
Quality volunteers can make a world of difference in today's library, and this hands-on guide gives you everything you need to maximize your library's services and build a bridge between your library
Landau, a library director, marketer, and manager, provides a guide for grant seekers on the fundamentals of winning library grants. He argues that librarians and library trustees can win grants witho
Librarians, library directors, and trustees will find practical ideas, sample forms, and worksheets for developing a library customer service plan. The book invites librarians to think about customer
A highly practical guide to moving a library collection, this volume is written by Fortriede (retired associate director, Allen County Public Library), who has directed or consulted for twenty moves s
Moore, a former librarian who now works as an independent library consultant, trainer, and facilitator, offers a resource for library trustees, administrators, consultants, trainers, and students that
The guiding principle of this book is that library marketing should focus on the lifestyle of the user, and should demonstrate how the library fits within the daily life of the student. Drawing on 13
This guide to interactive library programming gives detailed plans and scripts for hosting library events and activities structured as 'mysteries.' The book contains scripts for mysteries, most hosted
Sannwald, an educator and library administrator and construction consultant, provides the fifth edition of his guide to library building design. New to this edition are: a chapter on sustainable desig
Consultant Woodward, (who is also a former library director for a county system) notes that more scholarly content is now available online than any brick and mortar library could hold. She urges acade
The Guide to the Library Binding Institute Standard for Library Binding was published in 1990 preserving controversies and compromises of the day. In 2006, it was decided to harmonize its numbering sy
As an architect who has designed numerous libraries and who is a veteran library trustee in Illinois, McCarthy offers practical advice on library building projects. The guide includes process checklis
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
With this guide, Toor and Weisberg, both veteran school library media specialists and now consultants, serve as mentors for school library media specialists entering the workforce. Stressing the impor
