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As the profession's newest members take their places in our libraries, it's vital to learn what helps them grow as managers and leaders. In this compelling and personal new work each chapter...

From planning to promoting and everything in between, this new How-To-Do-It Manual fills the need for a book focused on managing your institutional repository (IR). The author covers every aspect of...

No.15 in The Tech Set. This title serves as clear, logical roadmap for getting social media into the mission and strategic plan of libraries.Author: Sarah K. SteinerPublisher: Neal-Schuman...

Libraries that thrive reach out to all parts of their communities. Stellar community outreach plans help libraries build the strong partnerships that undergird these critical ties. Most librarians...

The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL's) Standards for the 21st-Century Learner define "inquiry" as a "stance toward learning in which the learner is engaged in asking questions and...

Working with and devising quality educational resources for "Generation M"--today's group of teens and young adults born in the early 1980s through the mid 1990s--can be a challenge. You'll find a...

More than just an easy-to-use blogging platform, WordPress is in fact a flexible, open source content management system. Without spending a dime or writing a line of code, it's possible to build the...

Give your trustees the tools needed to translate their experiences and interests into strong results on behalf of their libraries. Current executive director of the Association of Library Trustees,...

This innovative, comprehensive resource will help you stimulate the minds of your youngest patrons with rhumes, songs, books, and other creative activities. Storytims, rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and...

Library Journal deemed the first edition of Diane Kovacs' groundbreaking guide "an essential purchase for all libraries." This edition covers over 15 subject areas, including jobs and employment,...

Here is an in-depth guide to understanding, building, and managing an optimal collection of graphic novels that is targeted to please the format's mamy dedicated adult fans. The book provides a...

Homeopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic and herbal medicine, massage, yoga, acupuncture, meditation, and more...complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is now the fastest-growing sector of...

Heart disease affects millions of people every year. Jeanette de Richmond's guide organizes and offers evaluated print and online resources to help readers develop a collection or research specific...

Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population struggles with low literacy--and low health literacy. The inability to read, understand, and effectively utilize health information is linked to higher levels...

In a field where resources must be accurate, dependable, and up to date to be useful, the task of developing or maintaining a collection can be stressful--and expensive. The Medical Libarry...

This invaluable new guide is an exhaustive, one-stop resource for any librarian or teacher seeking to meet current national educational standards and integrate high-quality children's literature into...

Today's students will become tomorrow's knowledge workers. How can librarians and teachers help children develop the critical thinking and information problem-solving skills they will need to be...

This information-packed volume compiles bibliographic information about the books and authors honored by the Alexander, Edwards, and Printz awards given by YALSA-the division of the American Library...

From working with a board of directors to making library policy recommendations, overseeing strategic plans, preparing budgets, supervising personnel, evaluating services, administering facility...

Using paraprofessionals to answer reference questions is a great way to expand your library's reference reach while getting the most value out of your staff. But how do you begin training them? What...

Transforming Information Literacy Instruction Using Learner-Centered TeachingAuthor: Joan R. KaplowitzPublisher: Neal-Schuman PublishersPublication Date: Dec 31, 2011Number of Pages: 274...

Here is a new approach to storytime that incorporates more recent theories on developmental learning and research on how children's brains work. According to this research, the best way to make new...

Content management systems, data warehouses, relational databases -- the ways an institution can organize and store its information are changing rapidly. Here is a comprehensive guide to the new...

No.18 in The Tech Set. User experience (UX) characterizes how a person feels about using a product, system, or service. UX design incorporates the practical aspects of utility, ease of use and...

The easy-to-use tools in Springshare's LibGuides help you organize web pages, improve students' research experience and learning, and offer an online community of librarians sharing their work and...

Why teach information literacy, technology literacy, and discipline-specific research skills separately when teaching them together fires students'' imaginations, improves learning, visibly...

Here's a book that describes Web 2.0 tools in-depth, models Web 2.0 tools through classroom examples, explains how to get started with each tool, presents practical unit plans illustrating the use of...

Theimer reviews the fundamental principles of important Web 2.0 tools. She includes plentiful examples of how archives around the world have been successfully using each one, and provides...

Whether you're gathering information for a department report or planning a website redesign, easy access to meaningful, actionable data is critical. Farney and McHale address the distinctive needs of...

When you win a grant, you help your community by providing great technology-driven services. Technology grants provide the crucial funding to implement the latest technology projects so you can meet...