The ever-increasing acceleration of technological change demands that today's information professionals and educators not only be constantly acquiring new knowledge and skills, but also that they cult
Written by a popular performer and well-known storyteller, this entertaining compendium reveals the secrets for suspenseful storytelling and features 25 spooky stories for audiences of all ages.
Covering tools, terminology, and the FRBR-based RDA approach to description, this book explains the current principles of organization of information and basic cataloging practices for non-catalogers,
Combining information about outreach to diverse populations, selection of culturally diverse children's print and digital media, and library programming, this book is the tool librarians need to promo
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,
"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
Ellis, a storyteller, children's book author, writer, educator, and naturalist, provides educators with 12 science-based stories about the land that introduce ecological and scientific concepts to stu
This resource for librarians, teachers, mental health professionals, and parents offers a guide to grief literature. Early chapter overviews review major concepts of grieving and the issues encountere
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
This guide for library aides, paraprofessionals, volunteers, and others with limited or no professional library training, offers practical advice on shelving and book arrangement, creating the story c
This unique learning tool lets students read and listen to a popular folktale, analyze the structure through story mapping, and create a board game based on their analysis.
Martinez (Hispanic library resources, Oklahoma) and four other librarians collaborated to select the 775 titles described here, sampling the best of Latino literature published between 1995 and 2008.
Getting Ready to Read with Readers Theatre contains fifty, reproducible patterned scripts based on traditional preschool and kindergarten curriculum and will entice this group to begin to read.
This updated fourth edition of a popular reference for teachers, students, parents, and librarians presents activities useful in class demonstrations, science fairs, and lab projects. It is organized
Editors James Henri and Marlene Asselin view the Information Literate School Community (ILSC) as being international. This edited volume of essays from teacher librarians and library educators around
Presenting web sites from around the world covering much of the world's literature, this book provides creative and interesting thinking activities to enhance student understanding of literature and
Fill your classroom and library with imagination and excitement with this latest readers theatre offering from best-selling author Anthony D. Fredericks. The participatory approach in combination with
Geography teachers and school library media specialists will find this resource indispensable for providing classroom lessons and activities in critical thinking for geography students in grades 7-12.
History teachers and school library media specialists will find this guide a valuable resource for creating technologically advanced, resource-based instructional units in American and World History i
Focusing on the management of serials in libraries and the role of serials in scholarly communications, this book combines descriptive and prescriptive approaches to illuminate major serials managemen
Focuses on interpersonal skills for recent library school graduates, paraprofessional librarians, and aides who have assumed the role of managing small public or school libraries. Vignettes and checkl
This book demonstrates how aesthetics, design elements, and visual literacy can be implemented in the library to enhance spaces, programs, services, instruction, and outreach so that your library will
The current budget-constrained, rapidly evolving climate of higher education and academic libraries makes it a necessity for academic librarians and administrators to communicate the value of their li
Specifically written about the library work environment, this book offers strategies for creating and maintaining a positive and supportive LIS environment that will engage all types of staff, resulti
This book provides teachers, librarians, and education methods professors with strategies, lesson plans, and activities that enable them to use literature as a springboard to social studies thematic i
Introduce your teachers, librarians, and administrators to the roles and responsibilities of educators in advocating a whole school library learning commons using this step-by-step guide for creating
Discover how—with relatively straightforward scripts and minimal coding—to customize the user interfaces to third-party systems from your library's website for better communication with your users and
A broad, comparative history of librarianship, this intriguing work goes beyond the standard focus on institutions and collections to help you explore the part modern librarianship played—and continue
"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
Wikoff (electronic and technical services librarian, Ithaca College Library) offers a real-world guide to electronic resources management for students in library and information science, as well as in
De las Casas (Filipina-American author, storyteller, recording artist) and Gagatiga (school librarian, Philippine Board on Books for Young People) collect some 50 familiar and lesser-known folktales t
This book makes the perfect addition to teachers' and librarians' story time selections, containing 25 educational and entertaining tales from around the world as well as proven storytelling technique
Freeman (information and library science, Pratt Institute) presents an annotated book list of 100+ best children's books of 2010. Each entry includes ideas for reading, writing, and illustrating promp
A compilation of over 50 reading project ideas, including implementation ideas and examples, helping to promote lifelong reading habits while meeting the social and interactive needs of today's youth
Scores of appeal-based reading lists cover topics you'll never find in the library catalog--from extraordinary women and overcoming adversity to sports talk, spiritual journeys, and luminous prose.
Many glimpses into what might be called library philosophy are scattered throughout the literatures of library history and library and information science, but none has coalesced as yet. Conversely,
Traditionally, academic library outreach has meant reaching out to the campus community, providing services to faculty and students. Many universities and colleges, however, now have a new or renewed
This fifth edition of a well-known and respected book has been completely revised and updated to reflect today's technologies available to educators. Chapters include: Teaching With Technology; Digit
Getting teens to read, much less enjoy classic literary fiction is an on-going challenge for educators and librarians. However, Holly Koelling--author, YA librarian, and "booktalker extraordinaire"-of
Some of the most noted authorities, outspoken advocates, and stellar practitioners have come together to offer you their insights and ideas on readers' advisory services. Through 16 timely articles,
