Imagine replacing your current online Learning Management System (LMS) with social media and Web. 2.0 tools! This book provides a comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide for making the most of the
This indispensable, well-respected volume helps librarians as well as patrons and teachers identify the best books for readers in grades 6 to 9 out of the thousands published each year.
"Research-Based Planning for Public Libraries: Increasing Relevance in the Digital Age" takes readers through a logical and effective process for developing a plan and implementing it within the vario
An essential resource for intermediate, middle, and high school librarians that guides the planning, learning, and implementation of a school library makerspace.
Make history come alive! This book helps librarians and teachers as well as readers themselves find books they will enjoy—titles that will animate and explain the past, entertain, and expand their min
This book takes a comprehensive look at today's online book sites, such asGoogle Books and HathiTrust, lending the necessary knowledge, skills, and resources to get up to speed on these amazing digita
An indispensable tool for librarians who do reference or collection management, this work is a pioneering offering of expertly selected print and electronic reference tools for East Asian Studies (Chi
With this practical guide, it's easy to implement the proven fun—and learning—of a read-it-forward program in your middle school library. Teens recommend books to other teens, offering a surefire way
U.S. privacy laws are confusing and hard to interpret. This book provides clear, substantive guidance to educators who work with minors in these rapidly changing, technological times.
In the ongoing evolution of the academic library, embedded librarianship has become an important topic of debate across levels and departments. This book delves into the concept, examining everything
Offering a fresh perspective on women's fiction for a broad reading audience—fans as well as librarians—this book defines and maps the genre, and describes hundreds of relevant titles.
Using quality literature to introduce younger students to economic terms and concepts is an engaging and effective teaching method. This book demonstrates how.
In this practical guidebook, experienced librarians—a public librarian and a school librarian—share advice and ideas for extending resources, containing costs, and leveraging capabilities between scho
Evaluation is essential to library management: it provides the data that underlies informed and effective decision-making. This book is a one-volume how-to guide to library evaluation techniques, plan
Successful information access in the digital information age requires robust systems of indexing and abstracting. This book provides a complete introduction to the subject that covers the many recent
This comprehensive book prepares readers for a changing profession in the library and information field, presenting a holistic approach that examines theories and models and utilizes creative problem
This book provides a foundation of knowledge for catalogers, metadata librarians, and library school students on the Extensible Markup Language (XML)—one of the most commonly listed qualifications in
This book discusses recent trends in outcomes assessment, examines how state governments are reshaping the national discussion with higher education, and explains how libraries must respond to these c
How should teacher librarians or instructional leaders engage in action research to improve their school library and benefit students' learning? This book provides the answers.
Covering the genres popular with today's teens—fiction and nonfiction, including poetry and graphic novels—this resource provides 110 great book choices for young adult reading, interactive booktalks,
This book explains why special or corporate libraries must align with their parent organizations in order to survive in these difficult economic times—and describes how to foster and demonstrate this
Written by a well-known intellectual freedom advocate, this book is a one-stop source for school librarians on intellectual freedom and privacy issues that blends principles with best practices.
This book presents games and other activities—unusual and effective methods—to get young readers hooked on some of the best titles in juvenile literature, ranging from humor to mystery to fantasy.
As it does each year, this invaluable, eagerly awaited guide will light the way for collection development specialists in smaller public, college, and school libraries, enabling them to easily identif
Authors Sharon Snow and Yvonne Reed present fashion as a way to offer a fun and interesting program for teens in the library—and not just for girls. Today's fashion-savvy teenaged guys are just as lik
When students are able to manage topics of high interest by choosing their own subject matter, they learn how to effectively perform pre-collegiate research through a process that they find fun and re
"Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition" identifies the ways in which libraries and librarians can work together and create valuable resources that help stude
An essential tool for assisting leisure readers interested in topics surrounding food, this unique book contains annotations and read-alikes for hundreds of nonfiction titles about the joys of comesti
This book helps librarians as well as readers interested in books about travel to identify readalikes and successfully navigate the rich world of travel narratives.
"Library Leadership in the United States and Europe: A Comparative Study of Academic and Public LibrarieS" discusses prevalent leadership theories, practices, and literature, exploring issues with bro
"Integrating Young Adult Literature through the Common Core StandardS" provides a compelling template for teachers that uses young adult literature and inquiry learning to meet students' needs and the
During a time of standards-based instruction, "Beyond the Textbook: Using Trade Books and Databases to Teach Our Nation's History, Grades 7-12" will fill the gap in today's middle and high school clas
Oklahoma-based children's librarians and educators Webber, Corn, Harrod, Rasor, and Shropshire draw on 70-plus years of combined experience to create a rich resource to help librarians and teachers in
With this CD-ROM, you can now visually reinforce Guided Inquiry Design concepts and engage learners with 29 images ready for printing, posting, and learning.
This familiar guide to information resources in the humanities and the arts, organized by subjects and emphasizing electronic resources, enables librarians, teachers, and students to quickly find the
"Managing Children's Services in Libraries, Fourth Edition" is designed to give students and new library workers the skills they need to succeed as well as get experienced librarians up to speed on th
This familiar guide to information resources in the humanities and the arts, organized by subjects and emphasizing electronic resources, enables librarians, teachers, and students to quickly find the
