Library cataloging is a collection of methods that allow for the categorization and classification of resources of a library. This facilitates browsing for material related to any particular field. Cl
This authoritative book guides both library graduate school students and seasoned librarians from academic, health sciences, and public libraries, to develop, maintain, nurture, and advertise consumer
This authoritative book guides both library graduate school students and seasoned librarians from academic, health sciences, and public libraries, to develop, maintain, nurture, and advertise consumer
Start vegetable gardening without weeding, in the city, or even without soil. Oh yes, it's true. By now, even the most casual gardeners have heard of straw bale gardening, the pioneering method to
As long as there have been U. S. colleges and universities, there have been entry courses that pose difficulties for students � courses that have served more as �weeding-out� rather than �gear
Effective library assessment is crucial for a successfulacademic library. But what do we mean by library assessment and how can it beused to improve the library service? Thi
Britain has a wealth of museums of all sizes, all with incredible exhibits, yet only the 'big' collections tend to get the limelight. All over the UK are amazing aircraft collections, containing aircr
In recent years, many museums have implemented sweeping changes in how they engage audiences. However, changes to the field’s approaches to collections stewardship have come much more slowly. Active C
Librarians spend their lives weeding-not weeds, but books-books that have reached the end of their shelf life both literally and figuratively. They remove books that patrons no longer check out, and t
Librarians spend their lives weeding-not weeds, but books-books that have reached the end of their shelf life both literally and figuratively. They remove books that patrons no longer check out, and t
A Gen-X librarian's laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving collection of love letters and break-up notes to the books in her life.Librarians spend their lives weeding. Not weeds, but books! Books that ha
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
Houghton Library—the primary repository for Harvard University’s rare books, manuscripts, and much more—celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2017. Houghton’s holdings span nearly the entire history of t
Fantasies of the Library lets readers experience the library anew. The book imagines, and enacts, the library as both keeper of books and curator of ideas--as a platform
When Miss Goose announces that the library is going to close forever, Raccoon and his friends spring into action. Where will they get the help they need to save their beloved library? In books, of cou
Published here for the first time, the Catalogue of Egyptian Funerary Papyri in Danish Collections presents an exhaustive assemblage of Egyptian funerary manuscripts in Danish collections. The volume
This guide explains how to manage and create projects in libraries and archives that build digital collections. It discusses digital libraries, how they developed, and current challenges; the key elem
Readers are introduced to the many careers available at a library. Colorful sidebars encourage children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about a career working in a library.
Library Consortia: Practical Guide for Library Managers provides the latest information on library consortia and their aim of fulfilling the educational, intellectual, informational, and social aspira
Managing previously unmanaged collections can be challenging. The process of securing the collection and making it accessible needs the mindset of a collections manager as well as the one of a project
Managing previously unmanaged collections can be challenging. The process of securing the collection and making it accessible needs the mindset of a collections manager as well as the one of a project
Libraries and the organizations that provide services to them are devoting more attention to system-wide organization of collections—whether the "system" is a consortium, a region or a count
Managing Costume Collections offers systematic approaches to organization, accessibility, record keeping, safety, and a host of other stewardship concerns related to managing costume collections of ev
Managing Costume Collections offers systematic approaches to organization, accessibility, record keeping, safety, and a host of other stewardship concerns related to managing costume collections of ev
Provides an insight into a wide range of collectables and the people behind each collection. Collections include rare shells, fashion, books, paintings, furniture, fine art, contemporary art and jewel
Collections XVII is the latest volume in the Malone Society's pioneering series of editions of miscellaneous documents relating to English theatre and drama before 1642. It is likely to be of special
One of the three Hessian state museums, the Museum Wiesbaden holds first-rate collections in the fields of art and natural history and houses the most important collection of works by Russian painter
"Found Anew is an anthology of new poetry and prose from writers with strong ties to the Palmetto State that creatively engages with historical photographs found in the digital collections of the Univ
Collections Care and Stewardship: Innovative Approaches for Museumsconsiders best practices and innovations related to documenting collections with regard to movement and safe handling of items for tr
Schull, an advisor to libraries, museums, and foundations on organizational and program development, profiles 117 archival and special collections programs, projects, institutions, and departments in
Celebrating the new International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) School Library Guidelines, this updated book steers readers through library practice, advocacy and developm
Almost every medical faculty possesses anatomical and/or pathological collections: human and animal preparations, wax- and other models, as well as drawings, photographs, documents and archives relati
Four hundred years ago, on 28-February 1615, the University Library of Groningen was officially instituted. This book celebrates the four centuries during which the Library matured from a single room
Seventeenth-Century European Drawings in Midwestern Collections: The Age of Bernini, Rembrandt, and Poussin brings together more than one hundred treasures of the Baroque age from museum collections t
Evania Laylen’s existence had already been altered once. Little did she know her path was about to glow with a different light. Weeding through the chaos that rocked her life years prior, she struggle
Perfect for bedtime reading, pay a visit to the Midnight Library where you can snuggle up for a nighttime story. There is a little library that only opens at night. In the library there is a little li
The role of philanthropy in public collections across the UK is explored in this landmark collaboration between the Contemporary Art Society and the Whitechapel Gallery. Drawing on the collections of
Biocultural collections cross the boundary between nature and culture, documenting the remarkable richness and diversity of human engagement with the natural world. With materials ranging from blocks
Improve your gardening know-how with the easy-to-follow manual of techniques, covering all the basics such as digging, soil, compost, planting, sowing, watering, weeding, pruning, propagation and harv
