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.
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
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
Fraser, a public librarian in Canada, lists and describes about 450 nonfiction titles that address the reading interests of teens, to help librarians, teachers, and media specialists find materials fo
Like Most industries in a volatile economy, the field of library and information science faces constant change prompting those new to the profession---as well as established professionals---to questio
Harvey, an elementary school librarian, encourages school librarians to provide professional development to teachers and staff and become school leaders, in order to thrive in an economy of cutbacks a
This work gathers ideas, educational practices, curriculum programs, and creative projects designed to engage undergraduate students (including international students) with libraries, information lite
This work for librarians in public, academic, and special libraries and for students in MLIS courses begins with history of the field of rare books, then presents issues, skills, and methods in the ma
From guidelines on the services to offer, to the library materials to purchase, this work by Avila (librarian, Las Vegas--Clark County Library District) presents a comprehensive guide to making public
This tutorial shows educators with basic PowerPoint skills how to use PowerPoint's built-in companion, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), to create multimedia material. Focusing on scripting rather
Author Wichman (Milford-Miami Township Branch, Clermont County Public Library) presents step-by-step plans for 32 passive programming ideas targeted to children, teens, and adults, using common materi
Carroll, a former teacher and English professor, and poet and teacher Wilson, offer a guide to teaching students how to write persuasively. They present four historical influences on persuasion (the G
Scheeren (education, St. Vincent College, Pennsylvania) alerts school librarians and anyone else reading to the vast Underground Superhighway, five to ten times larger than the Visible Web, made up of
Martin, an educational specialist for an award-winning library services department at a public school, shows school librarians how to use the principles of the American Association of School Librarian
While many school districts are choosing to go without certified librarians, the library media centers still need to be set up and run. Messner (elementary media specialist, Lebanon City School Distri
Beginning with a list of green supplies, including advice on how to recycle, reuse and rediscover materials already around the house, this book goes on to provide tips on getting teens thoroughly invo
Green (library and information science, Valdosta State U.) explains the use of case studies to provide evaluation data for library programs to help librarians comply with outcome assessment demands. S
Here is the essential guide for librarians and teachers who want to develop a quality, curriculum-based graphic novel collection—and use its power to engage and inform middle and high school students.
A former librarian who has taught genealogy courses since his retirement offers a basic training course for librarians to build genealogical reference skills to help the increasing number of people re
Hernon (library and information science, Simmons College) and Matthews, a library consultant, provide librarians with a guide to gathering information from the client perspective to meet library patro
An indispensible resource for anyone wanting to create, maintain, improve, understand, or use the diverse information resources within a sci-tech library.
Hutmatcher, an author and book reviewer who teaches creative writing to children and adults, provides 25 story time party ideas to help teachers, librarians, and literary coaches use picture books in
This text shows teacher librarians how to become leaders in their schools and apply their unique skills and insight to develop a timely and meaningful vision for the school's library.
This much-needed guide to translated literature offers readers the opportunity to hear from, learn about, and perhaps better understand our shrinking world from the perspective of insiders from many
It is critically important that primary students be able to perform well on mandated, standardized tests. The best way to ensure success is to provide students with targeted practice that serves to i
Today's catalogers need to be well-versed in various media and be able to contend with the pace and scope of changing technology. The ways in which library users now search for and approach informati
This book will help librarians extend literary graphic novel collections to attract a large, untapped group of comic book readers with a sure-to-be-popular comic book collection.
Throughout history. powerful kings and queens have sent their emissaries on quests for land and wealth to expand their empires. But what about those emissaries? A man who ventures to sail into unchar
This guide to more than 44 street-lit titles aids readers' advisors and other librarians to better understand the genre and collect and recommend titles ranging from romance and coming-of-age stories
With schoolwork out of the way and many of their extracurricular activities on hold, summer is the perfect time for kids to enjoy the fun of reading or listening to stories. It's also the perfect tim
