Weeding Library Collections

Describes the proper etiquette and manners when handling a library book, including not eating or drinking near the books, following library policies, and keeping them out of reach of pets and small ch

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,

Compares the pre-first millennium BC law collections of the ancient Near East; more specifically: Mesopotamia, Egypt and Hatti. This title intends to highlight and explain consistent differences in bo

Consultant Woodward, (who is also a former library director for a county system) notes that more scholarly content is now available online than any brick and mortar library could hold. She urges acade

Provides practical advice to library media specialists and supplementary reading to complement the ALA Intellectual Freedom Manual for library and information studies programs.

Houghton Mifflin Company Another inky evening’s here? The air is cool and calm and clear.Can it be true? Oh, can it be?Yes!?Bat Night at the library!Join the free-for-all fun at the public library wit

Library of Dust - Esteemed photographer David Maisel has created a somber and beautiful series of images depicting canisters containing the cremated remains of the unclaimed dead from an Oregon psych

Gadsden Public Library is a monument to the initiative, creativity, and vision of those who dreamed of an evolving, comprehensive library to serve all citizens. Eight foreseeing directors have diligen

"The Library of Babel" is arguably Jorge Luis Borges' best known story--memorialized along with Borges on an Argentine postage stamp. Now, in The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel,

The only work of its kind to survive from classical antiquity, the Library of Apollodorus is a unique guide to Greek mythology, from the origins of the universe to the Trojan War.Apollodorus' Library

The Guide to the Library Binding Institute Standard for Library Binding was published in 1990 preserving controversies and compromises of the day. In 2006, it was decided to harmonize its numbering sy

Finding Out About explains how to build useful tools for searching collections of text and other media. In the process it takes a close look at the properties of textual documents that do not become clear until very large collections of them are brought together and shows that the constructions of effective search engines requires knowledge of the statistical and mathematical properties of linguistic phenomena, as well as an appreciation for the cognitive foundation we bring to the task as language users. The unique approach of this book is its even handling of the phenomena of both numbers and words, giving it a wide appeal. The textbook works for undergraduate and graduate classes on information retrieval, library science, and computational linguistics. More exercises are available to instructors. A supporting Web site includes recent additions to the book, as well as links to sites of new topics and methods.

The term "Library 2.0" has been recently coined to deal with the interface between Web 2.0 technologies and the library sciences. Godwin and Parker, both members of the SCONUL Working Group on Informa

Four fun books about everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, in one little library! Celebrate Paddington's 50th Anniversary with this wonderful slicpase based on images from the enduringly popular Film

Focused on collaboration between library media specialists and K-2 classroom teachers, this resource provides a standards-based, step-by-step approach to library research based on the AASL Standards f

Harvey (former president of the Indiana Library Federation) offers advice for school library media specialists on reforms based on the mandates of the No Child Left Behind act. Subjects of the brief c

For new managers or future library human resources professionals, Stanley (Indiana U. Purdue U. Indianapolis U. Library) provides a guide to library human resources management. She focuses on small to

This book explores the early history of the Pitt Rivers Museum and its collections. Many thousands of people collected objects for the Museum between its foundation in 1884 and 1945, and together the

Need ideas for library displays? Here is an effective tool for designing and creating unique visual statements for library spaces. It offers practical advice on utilizing everyday materials to create

When a lion visits the library, no one knows what to do: there are no rules about lions in the library. But soon he's indispensable - "What a helpful lion," people say. "How did we ever get along with

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 book is a quick guide to working positively with your library board and other administration officials and recruiting and supervising staff and volunteers so that your library runs like a well-o

Four-year-old Molly goes to the library with her father and is thrilled to discover that she can take home ten books for fourteen days!

What do you do when you are offered any number of gifts including but not limited to artifacts, letters, historical documents, collections of pictures, postcards, arrowheads? This book helps you reje

As an architect who has designed numerous libraries and who is a veteran library trustee in Illinois, McCarthy offers practical advice on library building projects. The guide includes process checklis

The first event of the Library on Display project, a series of theme-based exhibitions of Laurentian manuscripts and printed books, "Imaginary Creatures" opened in 2007, at the Laurentian Library (Flo

Give beginning readers a peek inside a library and familiarize them with the objects and people commonly found there. Color photos directly correspond to the simple text on each page.

Sam, a shy but creative mouse who lives in a library, decides to write and illustrate his own stories which he places on the shelves with the other library books but when children find the tales, they

As American settlement expanded westward in the 1860s, the U.S. government undertook large-scale investigations of its new territories. Images of the West: Survey Photography in French Collections, 1

Two school library and media construction specialists with extensive combined experience have updated their guide to building a new school library media center to account for decreasing funding, incre

Maisy the mouse, every toddler's best friend, spends a crazy day at the library!When Maisy goes to the library it seems like the perfect place to read her story in peace. But Maisy finds the library f

Library 2.0: does everyone seem to know what this means except you? In this new work, Nancy Courtney has assembled some of the most forward-looking thinkers in the library world to describe and expla

Technological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. Archives and the Digital Library provides an insightful snapshot of the current stat

Technological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. Archives and the Digital Library provides an insightful snapshot of the current stat

Hoffman (library science, Sam Houston State U.) and Wood (U. of South Alabama Library System) offer this book for library school students and professionals on the compilation, revision, and implementa

Re-design your library collection and services to attract more male teens to the library and keep them coming back.

A determined (not to say willful) child, Delilah tells everyone she’s the queen of a faraway land where she makes all the rules. When she goes to the library, however, Library Anne is there with her o

International Library of Philosophy

International Library of Philosophy

Herring, who is dean of library services at Dacus Library Winthrop U. (Rock Hill, South Carolina) has written a chilling work laying out how the abrupt and significant decline in reading can be linked