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Focusing on English-language publications of the last decade, this guide identifies and describes key reference and information sources in the field of education today. In addition to general...

Published in cooperation with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology and the AECT, this volume of EMTY provides essential and timely information that helps educational technologists,...

Published in cooperation with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology and AECT, this volume of EMTY provides essential and timely information to help educational technologists,...

The 28th volume of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook describes current developments and trends in the field of instructional technology. Prominent themes for this volume include...

The 29th volume of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook describes current developments and trends in the field of instructional technology. Prominent themes for this volume include...

The 2007 volume of the 32-year-old Educational Media and Technology Yearbook series continues the legacy of its predecessors. It highlights the major trends of the previous year, which cluster around...

The 2008 volume of the 33-year-old Educational Media and Technology Yearbook series continues the legacy of its predecessors. It highlights the major trends of the previous year, with a focus on...

This 30th volume of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook describes current developments and trends in the field of instructional technology. In six sections, EMTY provides a comprehensive...

Each of these volumes explores five popular genres and shows how they can be used to promote learning in the library and classroom. After introductory discussions of each genre, McElmeel recommends...

Building on proven methods of effective supervision, this book offers academic librarians a practical guide for the day-to-day challenges that arise in supervising student employees. The authors...

For academic libraries, this highly readable book provides the practical information needed to get started managing electronic resources throughout their life cycle. This book covers the five points...

When disaster strikes, school librarians can play a key role in keeping kids safe. This is the only book written specifically to provide school librarians with emergency preparedness and recovery...

CoLIS 4 is the fourth in the series of international conferences whose general aim is to provide a forum for critically exploring and analyzing library and information science as a discipline and as...

For library managers, this book explains evaluation and assessment research and identifies the components of proper execution, such as planning, decision making, and accountability. Increasingly,...

Over two-thirds of all challenges to books and other resources reported to the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom occur in schools. This book explores intellectual freedom issues in school library...

This text offers a teacher and student-friendly collection of lessons and activities that help educators use picture books to engage younger students in meaningful social studies activities and bring...

Help students explore their own identity through fiction, biographies, and autobiographies; examine their most significant relationships (i.e., with family members and friends); and learn about...

Experience in teaching preschool children and in helping others enjoy music, this author provides an introduction to successful programs for sharing music with children. You will learn how to lead...

Help students learn about nature and the environment through quality contemporary and classic literature. Hands-on activities span the curriculum and support environmental themes and principles...

Bring the women who shaped American history to life in the_ classroom! Each script embraces an event or portion of these famous womens lives, and illustrates the contribution that the women made in...

It's easy to make assumptions about teens--high school, dating, Mom and Dad in the background, a house, a few siblings, and a beloved pet. But many of today's teens don't fit this all-American image...

At last--a resource for librarians who wish to build or develop their nonfiction collection and use it to better serve the needs of adult Christian readers. Covering the three major branches of...

Using quality children's literature that presents families positively and promotes appreciation of family diversity, this book offers you a unique way to help students understand the common...

This volume is designed to give librarians and teachers guidance on the subject of adoption and foster care--both as themes in children's literature and as issues affecting many students. To help...

Why did ordering an omelet cost one mathematician his life? Answers to this and other questions are found in this exciting new resource that shows your students how 60 mathematicians discovered...

This comprehensive, spirited, and often laugh-out-loud funny handbook will help you start, maintain, or enhance a science fiction and fantasy book group. Bring fantasy and science fiction readers...

Featuring fiction, food, and fun, this unique approach motivates young people to read and builds their comprehension skills while extending their learning across the curriculum. Students, teachers,...

Mesmerize young children with these scripts based on well-loved fables from around the world. Tips for presentation, props, and delivery are included. Involve young children in reading and learning...

Another winner from prolific author, Nancy Polette, this title focuses on setting the stage for 200 popular picture book read-alouds. Similar to her LU book for the intermediate-grade audience, 300...

This easy-to-use, comprehensive guide shows how to establish a floating collection in any library--regardless of type or size. Despite its increasing popularity, there are few published works about...