How do school librarians best serve students, classroom teachers, and principals simultaneously? The key, argues Moreillon, is to lead. By embracing a leadership role, school librarians can work colla
It is imperative that library programs reflect the rich diversity of the entire community. That includes Spanish-speaking children, who need opportunities to hear their home and school languages spoke
Coyle, a librarian, examines how the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) bibliographic model treats bibliographic description and how it reflects technology and the goals of libra
In this book, Santamaria offers library professionals a comprehensive course in extensible processing, that adheres to archival principals and standards. Key concepts discussed at length include the b
With this concise guide, librarians and educators can find descriptions of over 900 of the top reference sources. Written by librarians, the first half of the book is comprised of entries describing g
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
The organization of this text/resource for reference librarians and students follows the syllabus of a typical LIS course, covering key concepts, resources, search techniques, and managerial tasks of
Balkin (music, Western Michigan U.) has composed 20 songs with words and reading as their main subjects, designed to encourage early literacy in school and library settings as well as at home. Sheet m
This guide for information professionals describes the use of marketing, customer service, and public relations tactics in the library environment. Based upon successful practices used in both corpor
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
Dorr, a media specialist and teacher, and Deskins, a school librarian and teacher, list LGBTQAI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, and intersex) books for children and teens, bo
From the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), this book details the new AASL school library standards and the AASL Standards Integrated Framework for learners, school librarians, and s
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
Too much of the time our attempts at achieving a work/life balance instead amount to a rigid compartmentalization of the different parts of our lives. But the very qualities that make us human, includ
Planning and assessment are both crucial elements of a public library that functions efficiently and flexibly. So why are they often treated as separate processes? This concise book combines planning
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
The purpose of Digital Humanities in the Library: Challenges and Opportunities for Subject Specialists is to help subject librarians understand the possibilities of digital humanities and navigate the
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
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
This reference helps librarians answer questions about legal topics. It explains the legal and ethical issues involved in reference interactions, including the status of users, the threat of liability
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
Davis-Kahl, a scholarly communications librarian at Illinois Wesleyan U., and Hensley, an instructional services librarian at the U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, bring together librarians from uni
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
MacMillan, a freelance writer, and Kirker, a children's librarian, offer theme-based lessons for librarians and classroom teachers to use to build literacy and library skills in kindergarten students.
Aligning with recent news stories on difficult economic times, Weiss, Serlis-Mcphillips, and Malafi target libraries endeavoring to assist users entering or already involved in the small business comm
Arising from discussions at the 2009-2010 Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Presidential Advisory Task Force, this book explores a variety of questions facing librarians providing servi
Bird, a children's librarian with New York Public Library's Children's Center at 42nd Street, gives advice to help librarians build and manage a children's collection that strikes a balance between aw
Reference librarians at Hunter Library (Western Carolina U.-Cullowhee) Kornegary, Heidi E. Buchanan, and Hildegard B. Morgan want their colleagues to know about Library of Congress subdivisions. The e
This book/CD-ROM guide to results-oriented library evaluation explains the most important and popular assessment techniques in straightforward language and gives step-by-step instructions for performi
For teachers and librarians, Tallman (educational psychology and instructional technology, U. of Georgia) and Joyce, a teacher-librarian and adjunct instructor at the U. of North Texas School of Libra
Three librarians from Scottsdale, Arizona provide library staff with an introduction to the mystery genre and offer tips and techniques for providing advice to mystery readers in the library. They inc
