Academic libraries are undergoing rapid changes in both their functions and purposes. Growing out of a year-long study on those serving the University of California system, Conner explores professiona
Krier and Strasser offer guidance to librarians who are dealing with the National Science Foundation's new policy that grant applications must include data management plans. They cover what data manag
This plain-language guide offers guidelines and a fundraising toolkit for libraries. Part 1 reviews resources that libraries already have at their disposal in the fundraising process, such a volunteer
Poe (professor of children's and young adult literature) explains how to implement a children's literature readers theatre, which can adapted for all age levels. This book offers suggestions for teach
Farney (web services librarian, U. of Colorado-Colorado Springs) and McHale, a Denver librarian, describe the features of the different web analytic tools commonly used by libraries, the custom report
Monson, digital initiatives librarian at the U. of Northern Colorado, provides new graduates, students considering library school, and experienced professionals with a guide to a career as a digital l
Sharing expertise gleaned from more than two decades as a library security manager, the author demonstrates that libraries can maintain their best traditions of openness and public access by creating
In this step-by-step guide for library managers and information technologists, Vincent (Center for Accessible Technology) presents a process for getting the most from assistive technology in the libra
Langhorne and other teacher-librarians from the Iowa City Community School District, supply school librarians with a guide to teaching twenty-first century literacies so students have skills as reader
Designed as a companion to the author's Strategic Planning for Results, this manual provides the instructions public librarians need to achieve the goals and objectives outlined in that volume. Nelson
Donovan, an acquisitions librarian at Appalachian State U., and Figueroa, a network services coordinator at the Ehrman Medical Library at New York U., assemble 17 invited chapters for leaders, supervi
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
Just because a set of responsibilities isn’t formally called management doesn’t mean that it isn’t management. And this vital text speaks to a reality that all current professionals already know: that
This guide helps librarians consider questions and make decisions regarding demand-driven acquisitions for ebooks. It explains how this system facilitates the discovery of a title a library does not o
Moorman, a consultant to libraries, offers a guide to running a small library. In 24 chapters, librarians from the US cover the characteristics of college, community college, special, public, and scho
Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age is concerned with the study of the preservation of culture--both the culture itself and the objects that carry information. Whil
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
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
Drawing on a survey of 118 academic libraries and their search sites, this work looks at the ways in which academic libraries have incorporated web search strategies into their information instruction
Fifteen American library professionals contribute 22 chapters to a practical resource for all levels of public and school library staff who are looking for cost-effective, accessible ways to create, r
Bailey (Providence College) and Tierney (U. of North Carolina, Charlotte) are both considered authorities on the Information Commons, a research model that strives to assemble all the data in the worl
FRBR - Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records - is an evolving conceptual model designed to help users easily navigate catalogs and find the material they want in the form they want it, be
Walker, a public library manager in South Carolina, recommends Christian books, videos, and DVDs to add to the young adult collection in this guide for librarians. She considers selection criteria, ce
Thirteen updated papers from the fourth annual Virtual Reference Desk Conference in San Antonio, TX, look at policies and practices US libraries are adopting to keep their reference desks current. The
As discussions about the roles played by information in economic, political, and social arenas continue to evolve, the need for an intellectual primer on information ethics that also functions as a so
Tactical urbanism, a global grassroots movement to improve cities by and for the people who live in them, has applications that are tailor made for libraries. Tactics like “start small,” “value intang
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
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
Weisburg and Toor present their expert advice to school librarians either new to the job, or changing positions within or between library systems. The authors have organized their text in twelve chapt
Fundamentals of Technical Services is designed for use as a textbook in college courses or independent study, as well as an effective resource guide for both students and practitioners. For readers pu
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
Like everyone else, librarians these days have to keep up with the use of social media functions like Twitter, Facebook, Google Voice, and Second Life. Add in specialized library applications like My
Part of the ALA series designed to provide resources and support to library reader advisers, this second edition has been updated to reflect the current trends in horror fiction including vampire fict
Sequels, the most popular and long-lasting guide to novels in series, returns with greatly expanded series listings. The authors have carefully sifted through a growing group of series to select thos
The cover photo of a dangling carrot adds a touch of humor to this handbook for library professionals, staff, and human resources personnel, contrasting with the non-nonsense interior explaining how t
This guide for librarians outlines crafting projects that can be done with teenagers. It focuses on using repurposed or recycled, low or no-cost materials and presents 12 projects like jewelry, melted
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
This title from author Rob Reid features stories, fingerplays, songs, and movement activities to enhance the time families spend at the library. If you liked Family Storytime, you will love the imagi
To help libraries strike a true partnership with young adults, this book presents a framework for developing services to teens that are both collaborative and outcomes-driven. The framework lays out 1
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
