Charles et al. help readers' advisors become familiar with books in the mystery genre and provide effective readers' advisory services. They present a selection of key authors and titles in the genre
This text is a comprehensive reference guide for professionals, patrons, and all those curious about libraries. There are ten chapters on types of libraries and general features, the people who work t
Small, Arnone, and Berger (all School Media Program, Syracuse U.), join with Stripling (New York City Dept. of Education) to provide current and future librarians a practical a guide to their instruct
A librarian and a civil engineer team up to provide library managers with background on construction, building maintenance, and energy use in existing library buildings. The book is written to be acce
For librarians who are not musicians, this guide explains how to select sources for a music collection. Fling gives brief overviews of the history of music libraries and scholarship, and discusses typ
Practitioners and teen/young adult specialists Alessio and Patton offer a collection of lively but affordable activities for every month of the year, including a hands-on Renaissance art program, a ph
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
This work collects 50 “Carte Blanche” columns written by Michael Cart for Booklist between 1995 and 2017. Focusing on titles and issues in YA literature, the columns are grouped in themes of readin
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
Author Monty L. McAdoo presents students and academics with a comprehensive guide for new students working on research projects and papers. The author has organized the main body of his text in thirte
In this guide, academic and other librarians from the US offer 10 chapters meant for librarians starting their careers. They address the role of impressions made during the interview process and the f
In this guide, the authors demonstrate how to plan and teach a one-shot library instruction session that shows college students how to find, evaluate, and use information. Focusing on the student expe
Calhoun presents this overview of the history as well as potential roles and challenges of digital libraries. Preceded by a glossary, the first half of the book describes the emergence and function th
Looks at how to share poetry with children ages five to twelve, describing popular and classic poets, poets from diverse cultures, important poets with lists of their websites, and types of poetry col
Best-selling author Rob Reid makes reading aloud to children and teens easy by selecting titles in high-interest topics published between 2000 and 2008.Inspired by Reid's popular column in Book Links
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
The second edition of this guide to genre fiction, updated to reflect new titles and literary trends, is designed for librarians who need to respond to reader's requests and tastes. The author separat
Teenagers have strong preferences, not all of which are driven by purely commercial culture. They need a variety of activities and subjects, spaces where they can get together, and others where they c
Michael and Jane Kathman (College of St. Benedict and Saint John's U.) use information drawn from a survey of practicing librarians from 158 institutions in the US to describe the management of studen
The authors offer a guide to the process of designing early learning spaces in libraries that use play to engage children. They review the research behind play and its importance for children and the
Booth, a public school librarian, knows that teens who read not only benefit by the content but also hone skills in critical thinking and communicating. She provides a range of activities and ideas de
Each primary-grade art project presented here is based on a picture book. Each picture book is briefly summarized, info is given on the illustrator and the art techniques used in the book and sugge
The Coretta Scott King Book Award is given each year to African American authors and illustrators of works for children and young adults. Intended as a guide for use in the classroom, this book featur
Well-written and covering a broad range of topics in a useful in-depth manner, this guide to library training deals with topics ranging from making training interesting for both staff and users, to th
Ditzler, a retired accounting analyst who has been the chair of a library book sale for many years, and Dumas, a retired bank branch manager who volunteers with and mentors book sales, show those asso
This guide for MLS graduates gives advice on finding a first job as a librarian and how to succeed on the job. In addition to information on career planning and networking, author Doucett, director of
Landau dropped out of the big-time a few years back and became the first full-time and first certified director of a small public library in rural Pennsylvania. He quickly discovered that most of his
How we talk about what we do is just as important as what we do, and in communicating the value of libraries to our society what our profession needs is confidence, determination, and the will to succ
Describes a variety of library classification systems, including the Library of Congress, Dewey Decimal Classification, Universal Decimal Classification, and faceted classification.
Provides a comprehensive biography of the famous librarian, concentrating on his achievements as state education officer, educator, businessman, and resort builder
Montgomery (collection services coordinator, Western Kentucky University) and Cook (serials coordinator, Belk Library, Appalachian State University) offer tools for creating a positive working environ
Discusses issues involved in day-to-day operation of public-access computers in libraries, including maintenance, observations on usage, security, training, and user feedback.
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
Kaplowitz, a retired librarian at UCLA who offers workshops in active learning, assessment, expected learning outcomes, instructional planning, and learner-centered teaching, explores the fundamentals
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
Breeding, a library technologist, writer, speaker, and consultant associated with the Vanderbilt U. Library, shows librarians who are new or experienced with technology, including administrators, syst
