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This is a general and synthetic study of the post-industrial era and its implications for library and information services in the United States. Although written from a US perspective, the arguments should be of equal validity for libraries and...

^I a work that provides such a comprehensive reassessment of Information Retrieval (IR) theory, with regards to the user-oriented model. - Journal of the American Society for Information ScienceBook InformationISBN 9781567503067Author Carol A. HertFormat...

These hands-on lessons for teaching the research process will help you effectively teach information skills, while implementing current national information literacy standards. Stanley offers strategies that connect standards to content area units of...

Exciting, productive connections with authors, illustrators, and storytellers are at your fingertips with this resource. Unlike other author visit guides, this book goes beyond nuts-and-bolts planning to how to create the best possible encounters between...

How are students to become question generators, note takers, efficient planners, critical users of information, and creators of quality products? This book takes an instructional approach with a broad range of activities that can be used to develop these...

Blending the latest research and educational theory with sound and effective practices, this book shows you how to create a learning-centered library for the new millennium. Some of the most respected authorities in the field have contributed their ideas...

Designed to assist beginning searchers, whether they are students or practitioners, this text offers a comprehensive introduction to online systems that primarily provide information in the form of bibliographic citations. Walker and Janes give basic...

Hackman's practical ideas for integrating library information skills into the high school English curriculum emphasize the importance of teacher-librarian cooperation and curriculum match. This new edition also addresses the media specialist's challenge...

The timeless themes and versatility of folk tales have helped them survive and flourish over centuries, taking on myriad forms-short story, picture book, film, poem, and novel. This book gathers together a number of popular folktale reworkings (not just...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780893708399Author Buckley Barry BarrettFormat HardbackImprint Wildside PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 830g

"Nothing is permanent except change" was never more true than with the Internet today. This approachable book advocates dealing with this fluid environment with an exploratory approach-persistent, patient, and also playful. Library media...

Detailed entries for 80 contemporary fiction and nonfiction books are arranged by genre and provide: plot summary with all important incidents and characters thematic material covering primary and secondary themes book talk material: suggested passages...

This professional reference for academic librarians provides detailed guidance for the strategic management of academic libraries. While strategic planning is important, this volume recognizes that even the best plans must confront the reality of...

This volume presents a process for developing expert systems. As the field of instructional technology matures it is becoming clear that technological process, not technological devices, is the single most important factor in designing effective...

Do religious teens in your community think your library has nothing for me? Shouldn't your library be actively embracing all of the diverse populations in your community? For many the teen years are times of intense spiritual and religious growth. Public...

Health sciences librarianship today demands a balance among computer files, human ingenuity, and print sources. The many information sources presently available enable health sciences librarians to do a better job, but that job has also become...

The best of middle school teaching is learning by doing and is interdisciplinary. This book ties it all together and offers a complete, innovative program, from vision, through planning, implementation, and assessment. The program is accomplished through...

This is a selection of papers from a 1987 conference of the same title. While the emphasis is on academic libraries, we are reminded of the crucial role of public and private libraries. Included are a survey of past research and stimulating ideas for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837189352Author Maurice P. MarchantFormat HardbackPage Count 260Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788400971Author W Preston HaynieFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Marketing concepts, such as product mix, line, and item, are brought into the context of public libraries. Focus is always on the library client as the author covers subjects from the public library mission, leadership, and technology to service...

Developed by a panel of distinguished educators and librarians, The Young Adult Reader's Adviser recommends an extensive, representative, and useful list of the finest books--modern and classic, hardcover and paperback. Patterned after the Bowker...

Drawing on Hayes's previous work in Strategic Management for Academic Libraries, this professional reference addresses the unique circumstances and needs of public libraries and provides thorough guidance on how to manage change successfully in the...

While much critical attention has been given to adult literature, African literature for children and young adults remains a neglected area. As the United States becomes an increasingly pluralistic society, it becomes all the more important for children...

Puzzling anecdotes from the real world of nature are dramatized in a short, easy-to-read format and used to encourage critical-thinking skills. Various applications can be employed to guide students through the problem-solving experience, from discussion...

Find the best reference sources on theatre, dance, and related theatre arts quickly and efficiently with this new resource. Arranged by type of material, the book describes and evaluates the most significant directories, encyclopedias, handbooks,...

Today more than a million students are being educated at home; and that figure increases at a rate of 7-14% annually. Homeschooling is a growing trend in our society, and public librarians are being called upon with increasing frequency to serve the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorCANDY SCHWARTZ is Professor of Library and Information Science at Simmons College. Peter Hernon is professor of library and information science at Simmons...

This light-hearted sourcebook for teachers and librarians describes food-related activities, including stories, rhymes, fingerplays, crafts, cooking and tasting experiences, and short skits, designed to delight young minds while teaching skills. Each...

This is not a revision but an entirely updated volume of selected high-quality literature published from 1986 to 1993. Volume 2 shows how to create a literature-based program--either thematic or across the curriculum--based on quality contemporary and...

... a valuable resource for those interested in meeting the reading needs of gifted children. Education Libraries Encourage gifted children to explore their varied interests with this award-winning selection guide. In it you'll find: recommendations for...

This is the first full biography of the pioneering black collector whose detective work laid the foundation for the study of black history and culture. Born in Puerto Rico in 1874, Arthur Alfonso Schomburg came to New York militantly active in Caribbean...

Mathematics teachers and school library media specialists will find this book a valuable resource for using the Web to promote critical thinking in the high school mathematics classroom. It is filled with instructional strategies and an expansive set of...

School library media specialists are now considered part of the teaching staff and are charged with integrating their library and information skills curriculum with the more general classroom curriculum. At the same time more and more special needs...

This is an original and scholarly study of the role of books and libraries in British prisons during the period of penal reforms between 1700 and 1911. Janet Fyfe discusses the role of groups and individuals who advanced the ideology of reform as well as...

Many lessons can be learned from managers in business and industry that are useful to people who administer schools or media programs. Despite organizational differences, the needed management skills are similar. This volume is the work of 12 authors who...

This guide aids the educationalist or teacher in making informed selections of recreational and curriculum-based texts for 12- to 15-year-old students. It provides a comprehensive bibliography of over 5600 recommended books for young teenagers.Book...

This is the only detailed and perfectly understandable look at how 2- and 3-dimensional spreadsheets can perform the tasks and data analysis needed by all types of library administrators. Most major software programs are explained along with such library...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780872872950Author Robert B. DownsFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Libraries Unlimited IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Michael Buckland offers an examination of information systems that is comparative rather than narrowly technical in approach. With careful attention to different meanings of information, Buckland examines the nature of retrieval-based information systems...