How can you become an effective advocate for intellectual freedom and patron privacy while maintaining a positive relationship with diverse elements of your community? Drawing on his experience as li
This third edition of a classic bibliography retains the best features of its predecessor, published ten years ago, with greatly expanded coverage of Web sites. Its nearly 1,000 annotated entries foc
Catch the wave of enthusiasm that accompanies holiday celebrations, and use it to promote reading and literature throughout the year. Focusing on books for elementary readers published within the past
Details the purpose and need for a library technology plan, technology challenges facing libraries, emerging technologies, and the current technology environment for libraries.
What does it take to have a great library? The right leader? A great team? A wonderful facility? The best services? How can you transform your library to better meet the demands of tomorrow? This aut
Irving is youth services supervisor for the Pueblo City-County Public Library District. She presents a guide for educators, librarians, and parents to use with K-6 children, in both school and public
A myriad of exciting opportunities for collaboration and networking awaits you! This guide shows you how to identify and optimize partnerships that benefit your library media center and help you build
A guide to employment law discussing library management and providing information on laws, regulations, executive orders, and court decisions related to employee and employer rights and responsibiliti
Offers lessons, practice problems, examples, games, and activities for teaching writing to students in grades six though eight. Activities are organized by steps in the writing process, from deciding
Introduce students to the magic of theatre and help them develop important dramatic skill with this enchanting collection of short plays. With characters and story lines that will especially appeal to
Lengthy annotations describing some 200 titles for children and young adults discuss each book's content and its significance to Native American culture, and provide Fry Reading Level ratings and curr
Learn how to develop, manage, and maintain a scholarly communications department.• Introduces and clearly defines key scholarly communications concepts • Explains how to establish and maintain a succe
Library facilitators of art-based creativity sessions will learn how to choose materials and art experiences appropriate for young people from toddlers to teens and for intergenerational groups.• Offe
Instead of using expensive off-the-shelf surveys or relying on a poorly worded survey, read Making Surveys Work for Your Library and design your own that collect actionable data. • Create practical su
Going beyond the fake news problem, this book tackles the broader issue of teaching library users of all types how to become more critical consumers and sharers of information. • Offers a means to le
Apple has "Siri," Amazon "Alexa," Google "Google Assistant," and Microsoft "Cortana." Learn how you can use a popular technology to improve library services, increase their efficiency, and excel in yo
This book supplies stories, essays, and lesson plans along with specialized storytelling strategies to help teachers "level the playing field" for all learners and better serve children with special n
A fascinating and informative read for librarians, library staff, and MLIS students, this book offers practical information and professional guidelines to examine current issues in censorship and libr
This book provides information literacy practitioners with a thorough exploration of how threshold concepts can be applied to information literacy, identifying the important elements and connections b
Specifically focusing on the resources on federal government available online, this book supports the education of young citizens and supplies directions for conducting programs for youth on the gover
The book Library Media Connection cited as something "all librarians need to have on their shelves" is now thoroughly revised for today's 21st-century library environment. Covering both tech
Covering both classification and cataloging principles as well as procedures relevant to school libraries, this book provides a teaching kit for a course on this critical subject that includes content
The Maker Movement is hot, and librarians are eager to participate. Even if you feel restricted by budget, staff, or space, this step-by-step guide will help you turn your library into a creativity ce
Today's students need to be able to do more than score well on tests—they must be creative thinkers and problem solvers. The tools in this book will help teachers and parents start students on the pat
Gaming offers a great way to reach teens. This book gives library staff the tools to deliver game programming that goes beyond the basic video and board game format.
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 unique reference guide provides mystery fans with background information on their favorite writers and series characters, and helps librarians in adding contemporary titles to their collections.
An indispensible resource for anyone wanting to create, maintain, improve, understand, or use the diverse information resources within a sci-tech library.
This work is intended as a guide and resource for librarians, information specialists, library science students, and library science educators, as well as engineering and science professionals interes
