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The amazing growth and popularity of the Internet means more opportunities to learn! Responding to the tremendous interest in their previous volume (Virtual Field Trips, Libraries Unlimited, 1997) and to specific requests from users, Cooper and Cooper...

Written by experts working in academic medical centers, Clinical Medical Librarianship: A Primer provides inside guidance for developing, implementing, and improving clinical medical library services. The book leverages the experiences of past clinical...

Libraries and library staff are constantly in the process of expanding and adapting services in order to remain responsive to their varied user communities. As part of this trend, there is an increasing emphasis on providing a wide variety of programs...

Help readers improve reading skills while stimulating their appreciation and increasing their understanding of great literature. Using a scaffolding approach, this guide leads readers from simple and engaging reads to more challenging texts, and...

Graphics which visually represent data or complex ideas are oftentimes easier for people to understand and digest than standalone statistics. A map shaded with different colors to represent religious affiliations or income levels enables researchers to...

Donor work and fundraising is essential for any vibrant archival program. Without new collections and new funding, archives programs can stagnate, and their operations can become vulnerable to economic downturns. Archivists spend a lot of time managing...

This is THE book for secondary librarians-it is a concise, strategic guide to supporting and enhancing reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction from the school media center. Research-Based Reading Strategies in the Library for Adolescent Learners...

Rediscover the passion for your career and identify your strengths and growth areas by using a professional journal. You'll learn how to plan, set goals, reflect and improve your areas of expertise through the art of journaling. Also record events,...

This educator's guide is a combination reference, strategy guide, and tutorial for enhancing literature circles with technology, from the use of eBooks as the reading source to implementing a successful literature circle in an interactive online...

This book helps teachers, librarians, and technologists apply 21st-century strategies at every level and in every content area! Primary Source Teaching the Web 2.0 Way, K-12 offers dozens of helpful tools: * A comprehensive listing of popular Web 2.0...

Building upon the legacy of Gay and Lesbian Library Service (1990, "invaluable"--Library Journal; "recommended"--Booklist), this current anthology brings the discussion into a 21st century context by broadening the community base served and by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354201790Author Harry Lawrence GageFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm...

Anyone involved in systems work for libraries will benefit from this masterful compilation written from the authors' experience in academic backgrounds. Whether the reader is a student pursuing a career in library systems or information technology, or an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736546260Author Patricia VaccarinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Modus Operandi BooksPublisher Modus Operandi BooksWeight(grams) 218g

Get the answers you need from Mr. Technology! Technology guru Joe Huber answers readers' questions with simple, easy-to-follow directions. Use this book to learn to trouble-shoot your own technology issues in the library media center. Save time and...

Whether you've been involved in controversial librarianship issues, or just watched from the sidelines, this book will give you unbiased facts and the motivation you need to express and support your own strong opinions.Book InformationISBN...

With these teacher's guides and study books, you'll have your elementary and middle-schoolers mesmerized by math in no time! Students will increase their ability to mentally manipulate numbers while learning magic tricks that use dice, coins, buttons,...

More an art than a science, the reference interview requires not only knowing a specific set of skills, but also how to apply those skills in an ever-changing world. Good reference interviews accomplish three goals: establishing contact with the user,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574402490Author Primary Research GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Primary Research GroupPublisher Primary Research GroupWeight(grams) 404g

This book describes techniques for evaluating services provided through library networks, including collection development, group purchases, and reference services. Providing guides for developing evaluation instruments, testing them and applying them,...

The new essays on today's academic librarians examine above all their functions and responsibilities--since these have greatly changed just in recent years, especially in matters of technology. These librarians/essayists step away from yesterday's...

What do Casanova, Pope Pius XI, Benjamin Franklin and first lady Laura Bush have in common? At one time, all were members of the librarian profession. While librarians are often stereotyped as quiet, shy ladies who wear their gray hair in a dignified...

This book is designed to foster independent study, research, writing, and oral presentation skills in students in grades four through six. The lessons, which integrate several content areas, can be used for enrichment or extension in the classroom or as...

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With tightened library budgets the norm, librarians run the risk of cutting back so much that they isolate themselves from their patrons and their communities. This doesn't have to happen. The outreach methods detailed in this book range from simple...

By providing students with a road map to respected, commonly available resources on a variety of topics, pathfinders help build independent research and information literacy skills. This book includes 70 pathfinders on various topics targeted to the...

This comprehensive guide includes the names, contact information and other pertinent information on a wealth of authors, illustrators and storytellers residing west of the Mississippi River. This guide also includes the type of presentation, the grade...

Finding, using, presenting, and evaluating information for a purpose are basic skills of the information age. The Big6 approach gives learners a structure and tools to succeed at it! Contributors to this book are experienced teachers and specialists...

Deciding Where to Live: Information Studies on Where to Live in America explores major themes related to where to live in America, not only about the acquisition of a home but also the ways in which where one lives relates to one’s cultural identity. It...

What students often need is an information problem-solving strategy: they know how to proceed, they just don't know how to begin each step in a process. The author of this revolutionary new book has created a simple, yet highly effective process students...

The 1990s provided many challenges for Canadian academic library managers. Financial cutbacks at the federal and provincial levels quickly trickled down to universities and their libraries, and administrators were forced to learn how to manage with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789528022671Author Jani LaasonenFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Books on DemandPublisher Books on DemandWeight(grams) 210g

This professional booktalking tool for the busy middle and junior high school library media specialist includes booktalks that can be used to support the curriculum, encourage student leisure reading, and provide ideas for educator-media specialist...

• Utilize the unique style of picture books to create instructionally sound, standards-based lessons• Improve students' writing and literacy skills in grades 5-9• Fun and effective strategies teach the basic literary elements of character, point of view,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949800036Author Bobby SmileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Atla Open PressPublisher Atla Open PressWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Whether you are a veteran library media specialist or new to the profession, this practical reference tool helps you articulate your media program's vision by providing simple and easily accessible definitions.Book InformationISBN 9781586831509Author Jo...

This book provides specific and practical ideas for using social media tools to enhance communications, instruction, and professional development within the K-12 school environment-invaluable information for school librarians, instructional coaches,...

Transform "lost" time into "found" learning with brief, lively activities, games, and puzzles for 4th-6th graders! Choices for all major curriculum areas and building thinking and problem-solving skills. Usable by librarians,...

Now you can draw from the millions of digital items available in the Library of Congress American Memory Collection to enhance your classroom lessons. This book shows you how to effectively use the vast American Memory Collections in all types of...