Library & Information Science

With "triggered" as Google's most searched word of 2016, trigger warnings have become a prevalent yet controversial concept in American higher education and society. As the debate over the value and place of triggering material continues, Trigger...

In recent years the library community has seen a renewed interest in library architecture and design. This is due to the change of focus from content and collection development to how libraries engage with their users in a digital age. This means that...

Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon...

The role of the school librarian is varied, extending far beyond resource management and collection curation, to include collaboration and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders for both curriculum support and leisure time. Whether working...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634000307Author Karen P NicholsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

This book breaks new ground, offering school and public librarians serving children in grades K-8 a roadmap for implementing and upholding queer-inclusive programs, policies, and services.School and public librarians are serving ever greater numbers of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936117048Author Juris DilevkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634000598Author Jeannette A BastianFormat PaperbackPage Count 830Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 1411gDimensions(mm)...

Medieval Manuscripts in the Digital Age explores one major manuscript repository's digital presence and poses timely questions about studying books from a temporal and spatial distance via the online environment. Through contributions from a large group...

The Digital Archives Handbook provides archivists a roadmap to create and care for digital archives. Written by archival experts and practitioners, Purcell brings together theoretical and practical approaches to creating, managing, and preserving digital...

This book discusses the largest and earliest medieval library of the Middle East for which we have documentation the Ashrafiya library in the very centre of Damascus and edits its catalogue.About the AuthorKonrad Hirschler is Professor of History of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648895586Author Jolene Mairs DyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Vernon PressPublisher Vernon PressWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Complement efforts in the classroom to work on social-emotional learning and understand the affective needs of young people in library settings.Given the national climate of anxiety and fear, climbing diagnoses of neurological difference, and overall...

Displaced archives have long been a problem and their existence continues to trouble archivists, historians and government officials. Displaced Archives brings together leading international experts to comprehensively explore the current state of affairs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorSidney E. Berger was the Ann C. Pingree Director of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum of Salem; he is now that library's Director Emeritus. For the...

This book explores how mental illness is portrayed in 21st-century young adult fiction and how selected works can help teachers, librarians, and mental health professionals to more effectively address the needs of students combating mental illness. ...

The Special Collections Handbook, Third Edition is a comprehensive desk reference providing the essential principles, skills, and knowledge to manage special collections in any setting and covering all aspects of special collections work: preservation;...

Concise, how-to case studies from practicing public, school, academic, and special librarians provide proven strategies to improve brand management, campaign organization, community outreach, media interaction, social media, and event planning and...

Needed now more than ever: a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world around them. As young people are...

Discover Ukraine's long and fascinating history, its rich folk literature, and its deep cultural roots. A historical overview and an introduction to Ukrainian folk literature are followed by 33 traditional tales-humorous animal tales, instructive fables,...

Records and Information Management: Fundamentals of Professional Practice, Fourth Edition presents principles and practices for systematic management of recorded information. It is anauthoritative resource for newly appointed records managers and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783948768034Author Stefan RadikerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Maxqda PressPublisher Maxqda PressWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 189mm * 7mm

Stuxnet to Sunburst: 20 Years of Digital Exploitation and Cyberwarfare takes the reader on a journey from the terrorist attacks of 9/11 onwards and the massive insatiable appetite, focus and investment by the Five Eyes agencies, in particular the U.S.,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634001359Author Shawn(ta) Smith-CruzFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm)...

These 50 tales take just minutes to read but amply illustrate scientific principles and the evolution of science through history. Discussion questions and additional references are included and stories are cross-indexed by year of occurrence and by...

First published in 1993, this book presents a new process approach to library and information services. First published in 1993, this book presents a new process approach to library and information services. It gives a detailed description of the model...

This is the first definitive reference work to address the substantive elements of oral storytelling, a form of communication that dates back to the dawn of humanity. It is an A to Z collection of over 700 entries covering such major storytelling...

How do archives and other cultural institutions such as museums determine the boundaries of a particular community, and of their own institutional reach, in constructing effective strategies and methodologies for selecting and maintaining appropriate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634000833Author Matthew ReidsmaFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Brimming with fascinating and fun facts about 100 scientific breakthroughs, this collection presents the real stories behind the history of science, at the same time offering a panoramic overview of the history of science and an introduction to some of...

Information literacy research is growing in importance, as evidenced by the steady increase in dissertations and research papers in this area. However, significant theoretical gaps remain.Information Literacy Through Theory provides an approachable...

Are librarians and libraries relevant in the 21st century? This is a fundamental question and one that presents differing opinions across the many diverse information sectors. If there is a continuing need for libraries and for librarians, then how do...

Tomorrow's LIS professionals will have to be conversant with all the tools and techniques for organizing information in different domains - from the traditional library shelf to full-scale digital libraries. This core text covers the organization of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634001182Author Jonathan FurnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification is a hands-on introduction to LC Classification. The book examines each part of the LCC call number and how it is assembled and guides the reader through each step of finding and constructing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780464012108Author Richard HumberstoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 122g

The author's aim is to help those working with children to develop in them a knowledge of and enthusiasm for fine art by telling stories that connect to a particular kind of art or artist. Art in Story focuses on art of the ancient world, of the East and...

This alternative study of archive and photography brings many types of image assemblages into view, always in relation to the regulated systems operating within the institutional milieu. The archive catalogue is presented as a critical tool for mapping...

This book examines the expanding impact of games and play on public libraries as manifested in their spaces, programs, design, and support for gamemaking communities. It reveals how the rise of play in public libraries is connected to a broader digital...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783948768102Author Michael C GizziFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Maxqda PressPublisher Maxqda PressWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 189mm *...