Weeding Library Collections

If you are wondering what mobile technology adoption means for your library or how to get started,Mobile Technologies for Every Library will answer your questions! This book will detail the opportunit

Designed for librarians who offer library instruction within the constraints of the hour-long one-shot,Maximizing the One-Shot: Connecting Library Instruction with the Curriculumproposes a method for

Educational Programs: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collectionsexplores how archivists and special collections librarians in organizations of different sizes and types have approached

Appraisal and Acquisition: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collectionsexplores how archivists and special collections librarians in organizations of different sizes and types have approa

Designed for librarians who offer library instruction within the constraints of the hour-long one-shot,Maximizing the One-Shot: Connecting Library Instruction with the Curriculumproposes a method for

In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form

Volume 33 of Advances in Library Administration and Organization will look at different challenges library administrators encounter, review emerging trends and bring critical analysis to this area. Th

- This is the library catalogue of the rare-books collection of Hiroshi Mizuta, a leading international scholar of the history of European social thought and the author ofAdam Smith’s Library (Oxford:

This book is a comparative legal study of the private and public art collections in various states of the world, covering the most important issues that usually arise and focusing on the differences a

The Forbidden Library kicks off a brand new classic fantasy series perfect for fans of Coraline, Inkheart, and The Books of Elsewhere!Alice always thought fairy tales had happy endings. That?along wit

This professional primer provides the blueprint to help you create a school library program, covering all aspects of library management such as budgeting, eBook use, purchasing, and teacher collaborat

Archives and special collections departments have a long history of preserving and providing long-term access to organizational records, rare books, and other unique primary sources including manuscri

In recent years more cultural institutions in hot and humid climates have been installing air-conditioning systems to protect their collections and provide comfort for both employees and visitors. Thi

A library works miracles! Fox thinks he has a little mouse just where he wants him, until Mouse says, "This is not a hunting area, but a library... You can only borrow things here." So begins the hila

Ward shows academic librarians how to downsize and streamline potentially little used collections. The material is organized in five chapters entitled "Background," "Traditi

"In Elegant Anatomy Marieke Hendriksen offers an account of the material culture of the eighteenth-century Leiden anatomical collections, which have not been studied in detail before. The author intro

This book celebrates Britain’s National Art Library, the first of what was a new kind of museum library, formed in the 19th century by and for artists, designers, and artisans; and intensively used by

Managing the one-person library provides a useful and needed resource for solo librarians confronted with the challenges of running a small library. The author uniquely focuses on topics encountered b

This book is a concise guide on how to preserve, protect and analyse cultural heritage in private and public collections. Its focus is on three-dimensional works of art and archaeology crafted from ma

In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form

This lavishly illustrated volume, demonstrating the scope and depth of the vast and remarkable global collections of the Fowler Museum at ucla, has been produced as part of the ongoing celebration of

香港中文大學圖書館深信讓書海珍籍廣為流傳，是守護圖書上善方法，故乘二零一三年大學五十周年校慶之際，舉辦展覽，輯錄《書海驪珠：香港中文大學圖書館珍藏專輯》，與社會各界分享大學圖書館過去搜求、採購所得珍貴館藏，以期向公衆介紹典籍文獻、播揚學術文化。《專輯》收錄東西語文珍藏一百二十種，藏品年代跨越三千五百年，有商代甲骨、十三世紀及以後古籍善本、二十世紀現當代書刊、清朝以至近代名家書畫、手稿及信函。中文書籍涵蓋經史子集四部，有雕板墨色印刷、套印、活字以至現當代技術所印製書刊，部分為粵東、香港著述，較著者有元刻本《易本義附錄纂疏》，及現存朝鮮漢文《大藏經》最早版本《高麗藏》。西文古籍有十五世紀自手稿過渡至印刷本之搖籃本，即醫學權威塞爾蘇西所著《醫學論》，及其他拉丁文、法文、英文要籍，當中有古希臘、羅馬時期醫學、建築名著，並有清末西方傳教士與漢學家遊歷亞洲，包括中國及香港紀實之作。 The CUHK Library believes it is best to make its valuable collections known and accessible to as many people as possible. On the occasion of the University’s fiftieth anniversary in 2013, the Library organized an exhibition and compiled this commemorative volume From the Treasure House: Jewels from the Library of The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a view to promoting scholarship and sharing with the public the treasures which the Library has collected over the past fifty years. This special volume features 120 selected titles and rare items from the Library’s collections spanning over 3,500 years

Newly available in paperback, Representing Slavery draws on the extensive collections of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, to offer unique insights into the histories and legacies of slavery, t

Obtaining the funding to maintain and grow library services and resources has always been a challenge. Successful Library Fundraising: Best Practices brings together a wealth of information from publi

Obtaining the funding to maintain and grow library services and resources has always been a challenge. Successful Library Fundraising: Best Practices brings together a wealth of information from publi

Taking readers on an exciting historical tour, this ode to museums, featuring mixed-media illustrations, explores collections both large and small throughout the world.

(Educational Piano Library). This great collection of pop songs correlates with Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Lessons Book 2 , and is a perfect supplementary book for all methods. Large-staf

Get the information needed to advocate for the significance of your library! How do you make the case that your library is a valuable instruction center? The Teaching Library helps librarians assess

This text is a guide to help academic library administrators create a well-run and successful academic library. It is intended for library administrators at any level of experience in a community coll

The first in a series, this volume lists scores, sound recordings, and DVDs for basic music collections in libraries of all kinds, focusing on specific genres of popular music: the music of colonia

This revolutionary introduction to library management is the first conceived in and written for a digital age. Library Management for the Digital Age covers hierarchies, policies, communication, worki

This revolutionary introduction to library management is the first conceived in and written for a digital age. Library Management for the Digital Age covers hierarchies, policies, communication, worki

Since the late 1970s human remains in museum collections have been subject to claims and controversies, such as demands for repatriation by indigenous groups who suffered under colonization. These req

Description: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections explores how archives of different sizes and types can enhance the accessibility of their holdings. The book uses eleven case stu

Management: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections explores the kinds of challenges that managers of archival programs face today and how those challenges can be met to achieve opti

"Creativity, like information, is free to everyone who steps into a library. The Artist's Library offers the idea that an artist is any person who uses creative tools to make new things, and the guida

Passé, présent et futur sont destinés à être intrinsèquement liés dans le traitement des collections des arts du spectacle. Car leur principale mission est bien de préserver le passé, de déployer des

This volume provides access to the relevant material in the various musical collections to which Hogg refers in his 1831 head notes, thus allowing twenty-first century readers to see in facsimile what

This volume publishes all the Anglo-Saxon and British coins in Norwegian museum collections that date from 1016 (the accession of Cnut) to 1279. It thus completes the two-part catalogue of over 4,200

Comprised of fifteen chapters written by experienced consumer health librarians, The Medical Library Association Guide to Providing Consumer and Patient Health Information is designed for library and