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As standard-bearers for intellectual freedom, school and children's librarians are in ideal positions to collaborate with educators to not only protect the freedom to read but also ensure that valued books which touch upon important topics are not...

This book provides real-world advice and ideas drawn from case studies to help academic libraries support students academically, socially, and financially, especially those who are facing barriers.Academic libraries are confronting a myriad of...

Learning the basic concepts of information law and the many legal concepts that come into play in the field of librarianship can seem like an overwhelming endeavor. Drawing upon the authors' unique backgrounds in both law and librarianship, this text is...

The final volume in the six-book series, Engage is both anchor and sail in the Shared Foundations, providing a culmination of knowledge and a starting point for new thinking that promotes learners' dynamic, spiral, and cyclical journey with the AASL...

Based on the latest research in communication theory but tailored specifically for real-world application, this updated manual speaks equally to the needs of students preparing to enter the profession and those who are already fielding reference...

Copyright law never sleeps, making it imperative to keep abreast of the latest developments. Declared "an exemplary text that seals the standards for such books" (Managing Information), this newly revised and updated edition by respected copyright...

Frankly, it's not something we like to talk about. There is an unfortunate stigma to acknowledging workplace dysfunction, let alone trying to grapple with the problem. But negative behaviors such as incivility, toxicity, deviant behavior, workplace...

Unplanned careers affect everything and everyone. They can lead to frustration, negativity, and apathy at a time when we need to be focused, energized and motivated. Though your library career might have started "accidentally," you can overcome...

The circ stats say it all: graphic novels' popularity among library users keeps growing, with more being published (and acquired by libraries) each year. The unique challenges of developing and managing a graphics novels collection have led the...

Featuring a timely and diverse cross-section of frequently targeted titles, complete with many quotes and comments from authors whose works have been challenged, this book will be an important tool for library managers, children's and YA librarians, and...

It's up to you to measure the value of your academic library and how it delivers on your institution's goals. The question is how to do it efficiently and effectively. This resource from Megan Oakleaf, who wrote a benchmark 2010 ACRL report on library...

From master storyteller and storytimes creator Reid comes this delightful assortment of activities ready for use by children's librarians, elementary-level media specialists, and early childhood instructors. Reid's bountiful compendium of his "greatest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798881804244Author Patricia Hoerth BatchelderFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

A veteran of four decades of library service and one of today's leading library thinkers, Michael Gorman opens a discussion on library values--those that are rooted in historical perspective and those that can adapt to changing times. This provocative...

Assessing Learners unpacks a complex and critical area of school library instruction aligned to the National School Library Standards. Readers will be able to appropriately select or design assessment tools to measure learner understanding and growth. As...

Recognising that informed, caring adults are critical to supporting early literacy development, this important resource builds on the concepts introduced in the second edition of the ALSC/PLA Every Child Ready to Read (R) initiative. Offering practical...

Many reference librarians have been highly critical about unobtrusive evaluation studies. But can their opposition be justified? Or is it just a way to detract attention from serious shortcomings in reference service? How can government documents...

This book is an exploration of, not an explanation of, information (in its recorded form), and the keepers of those records, the librarians. It presents a model of the way in which recorded messages are generated by and used by people, and it discusses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the Authorllisch /f Jean /i B.Book InformationISBN 9780837173344Format HardbackPage Count 349Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Designed to help boost teenage literacy, this guide offers annotated selections of over 10,000 recommended books. Arranged by subject with a subject / grade level index, its aim is to assist collection evaluation, development and reader guidance for the...

This volume is intended to aid both those organizations considering the establishment of an institutional archives and those practicing archivists needing materials to assist them in evaluating their programs and planning for their development. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorPeter Hernon is professor of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. He is the author of 50 books, including Library Unlimited's Viewing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262548984Author Michele Valerie CloonanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 454g

Emerging from the Children's Literature Assembly's postconference workshop following the 1999 NCTE fall conference, this compilation of delivered speeches and reflective chapters offers insight into the broad development of American children's literature...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780872876552Author Jan IrvingFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint Libraries Unlimited IncPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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...

Product information not available.Book InformationISBN 9780872879294Author Betty Jo IrvineFormat PaperbackPage Count 1Imprint Libraries Unlimited IncPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 907g

This guide focuses on the implementation and management of second-generation automated library systems. It advances knowledge of the field by describing the migration path of library automated systems. Specifically, the book is intended to give practical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the Authorre /f DanielBook InformationISBN 9780837198811Author Daniel GoreFormat HardbackPage Count 379Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Picture books for young adults can provide a unique introduction to curriculum-related topics that will capture student interest. This annotated bibliography of over 600 picture books for students in grades 8 through 12, is organized by content area and...

A step-by-step guide written specifically to introduce school library media specialists to the Internet, addressing their distinct needs and the unique relationships that exist between media specialists, their students, and classroom colleagues. Steps...

By placing its professional expertise in the service of maintaining the democratic values of free expression and pluralism, American librarianship not only defended its professional autonomy in the area of book selection, but also developed an ideology...

The Cordell Collection of Dictionaries is the world's largest, with over 5100 pre-1901 titles and several thousand more from the twentieth century. A short-title catalog and a compilation of English-language holdings for the pre-1901 materials have been...

The first comprehensive guide in English to libraries and archives in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg, this book gives humanities and social science researchers easy access to numerous important unexplored collections. The detailed entries fill...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313241147Format HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 454g

Critically acclaimed since its inception, "Advances in Librarianship" continues to be the essential reference source for developments in the field of libraries and library science. Articles published in the serial have won national prizes, such...

There is increasing use of AI technologies in many aspects of library operations and types of libraries. This ranges across public, national, research, academic and special libraries and includes public and reference services, automated classification,...

Since the early 20th century, American academic libraries have collected and championed rare and unique non-circulating materials now referred to as special collections. Because of the rarity and value of these materials, they are handled differently...

Access Services departments in libraries have become highly complex organizations responsible for a broad range of functions, often including circulation, reserves, interlibrary lending and borrowing, document delivery, stacks maintenance, building...

Drawing on the knowledge and experience of library leaders, estates directors, space managers and researchers, Privileged Spaces provides an insight into emerging trends in academic library estates strategy. Considering the rising costs of estates...