Evans, a former university librarian, author, consultant, and library supervisor, et al. offer a textbook for library science students on library technical services that focuses on five aspects of bri
Resilience is the quality that descibes the capacity of children to grow up successful, content, and competent even though they are faced with adversities like poverty, violence, illness, or neglect.
This book provides an overview of leadership in library and information science (LIS), examines the findings of doctoral students in the Simmons program in Managerial Leadership in the Information Pr
This "how-to" manual is a thorough compilation of essays detailing the start-up, maintenance, management, and evaluation of mobile, public library outreach services, promising to become the "bible" o
Historical fiction has surged in popularity in recent years, with new subgenres emerging (e.g. Viking romance, religious thrillers) and reader interest showing no signs of slowing down. This follow-u
The sensational content of folk ballads makes them especially attractive to young adults. In this fascinating study of folk ballads and their evolution, you'll explore various renditions of such popu
This introduction will help plan for attracting this rapidly growing Spanish-speaking population into the library and library services, a major challenge to librarians in small public libraries who h
Can professional librarianship exist, let alone thrive, in the 21st century? Will educators and practitioners ever see eye to eye? Find out where you stand in the scheme of things!
Connection. Competition. Collaboration. These three words define management of college libraries, today and in the future. They also describe the contents of this book, which focus on planning for the
Translating visual works into verbal form is clearly a formidable task. While libraries have a century of cooperative cataloguing behind them, museums and other cultural institutions have tended to g
This title gives concrete practical examples of how to align school library programs and instructional practice with the six key concepts of brain-compatible learning: increasing input to the brain;
A career's worth of creative solutions to problems and challenges commonly encountered in school libraries, this second volume to the best-selling 100 Library Lifesavers presents another 100 ready-to-
Use the Internet to teach visual arts and refine students' critical thinking skills. Based on the Discipline-Based Art Education program, a proven art instruction program that teaches everything from
This second supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography (1978) adds 77 notable, deceased members of the library and archival communities, primarily figures who have died between the yea
As prices of traditional library materials increase, and space to house them shrinks, savvy school library media specialists are creating cyber libraries, or school libraries on the Internet. These li
This resource for primary-grade teachers, school librarians, and home schoolers offers 36 hands-on math lessons, each complementing a picture book from children's literature. Lessons are arranged in o
This beautiful tapestry of traditional tales, history, folk arts, and dance offers you a glimpse into the living legacy of Mexican folklore. Tales include classics, pourquoi creation tales from nativ
Due to popular demand, the Butzows have created more fascinating thematic units of instruction to help make science understandable and enjoyable to young learners. Based on 21 outstanding children's l
Many librarians' job responsibilities increasingly require them to understand and handle data. Learn how to be an effective data librarian—even if you never expected to need data skills.• Acquaints re
This guide will show you how to reinvigorate your library's volunteer program using your community as a resource.• Helps readers to better understand the motivations of today's volunteers and design m
At a time when misinformation in the media is abundant, this book explains the difficulty in nurturing students to become critical researchers and offers practical lessons that empower students to exc
Focusing on adult patrons ages 19 through senior citizens, this book explains how libraries can best serve this busy portion of their community's population at different life stages and foster experie
Completely revised with even more contributions added by practicing school librarians, this book further examines the responsibility to lead in many areas and identifies the real-world, day-to-day app
Find out how you can increase the impact of your school library instruction, promotion, and organization with the utilization of infographics created with do-it-yourself tips found within this guidebo
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
We live in a high-tech, multimedia world, and it's documented that many young people respond constructively to graphic communication, yet most of our classroom activities still only emphasize text com
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
This compendium of outstanding read-aloud choices for grades pre-K-3 will enrich and extend content area instruction, helping busy teachers to meet curriculum requirements within the confines of their
This exploration of author Laurell K. Hamilton's work examines the many novels of her series and shows how her writing has been a major influence on contemporary visions of the vampire.
Freed of many of the governing laws that shape public shools, librarians in independent schools have more opportunity to develop new ideas and methods, Among these are the "information commons" where
The author of Transitioning from Librarian to Middle Manager (2004) offers insights into the nature of professional growth, and caveats against the traps awaiting managers who have held the same posi
Out of his many years of experience in collaborating with teachers in a large high school, the author describes the collaboration process and presents lessons in various disciplines to spark student
Drawing on the success of the popular elementary book, Teaching Reading Strategies in the School library (Walker and Shaw, 2004), this title provides middle school librarians with a resource to help
Just beginning to enter the workplace, Millennials have never known a world that wasn't connected by email, instant messages, text messages, and the Internet. For libraries, the challenge is clear: h
Like Stephen Krashen's important work in the Power of Reading, The Amazing Science Behind the Power of Story collects and analyzes the research which validates the importance of story, story reading
Classroom Strategies: A Tool Kit for Teaching English Language Learners offers a series of activity templates and other strategies that form a tool kit for teaching English language learners. Grades K
This book of lesson plans using common picture books to teach the AASL/AECT Information Literacy Standards is targeted for grades K-3, complete with reproducible patterns and immediately usable repro
Each of the four themed Science Fair units contains a brief introduction followed by 30 experiments related to that area of science. Illustrations are provided. Simple icons indicate and cross-referen
Whether used to fill in missing classification numbers or reclassify an entire collection from one class schedule to another, this three volume work offers an affordable and highly effective guide to
This third entry in the Jumpstarts series focuses on Science topics for upper elementary and middle school students. Maintaining the 99 Jumpstarts format of the two previous books, 99 Jumpstarts for
