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Lawrence W. Towner was head of one of the country's largest independent research libraries. He was also an eloquent spokesman for the needs of scholars and institutions in the humanities. While at the Newberry Library, he built and focused its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648668602Author Slobodanka GrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Bobby Graham PublishersPublisher Bobby Graham PublishersWeight(grams)...

Indigenous Materials in Libraries and the Curriculum: Latin American and Latinx Sources argues for a decolonial engagement with Indigenous peoples’ creative work to build awareness of divergent epistemologies and foster healing in the learning community...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998089959Author Dwayne BoothFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Humoroutcasts PressPublisher Humoroutcasts PressWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

The breadth of problems that can be solved with data science is astonishing, and this book provides the required tools and skills for a broad audience. The reader takes a journey into the forms, uses, and abuses of data and models, and learns how to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804672518Author Tina VedrinePage Count 116Imprint Bookvault PublishingPublisher Bookvault PublishingWeight(grams) 573g

This easy-to-use text teaches school librarians how to catalog materials using RDA. By following the instructions in this book, the new cataloger will become proficient at creating bibliographic records that meet current national standards and make...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634000819Author Maggie MeloFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Develop a library staff training program that really works! To stay on top of the lightning-fast changes in the library field and provide your patrons with the best service possible, you need to establish and sustain an effective program for training...

This book covers content recognition in text, elaborating on past and current most successful algorithms and their application in a variety of settings: news filtering, mining of biomedical text, intelligence gathering, competitive intelligence, legal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503578248Author Paola DegniFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 1111g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634000871Author Sam PopowichFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Written with a focus on the English Language Arts Common Core Standards, this book provides a complete plan for developing a literacy program that focuses on boys pre-K through grade 12. Despite the fact that reading and literacy among boys has been an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606922613Author Panagiotis D MichailidisFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers...

Most high school administrators, teachers, and staff concentrate on the student who is in the college preparatory track, while those who may not even finish high school have less attention paid to their curriculum and their educational needs. If the role...

APA's Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms (R) helps researchers search the APA databases with maximum precision.Book InformationISBN 9781591479260Author Lisa A. GallagherFormat HardbackPage Count 463Imprint American Psychological AssociationPublisher...

Give students exciting learning opportunities across the curriculum while teaching them important information skills! This book documents a continuous library center program with a series of mini-lessons that cover topics from bears, books, and dinosaurs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538143148Author Michael K. BucklandFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Rowman & LittlefieldPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 454g

Regardless of age and experience, young adults must be mindful of their digital presence in the expanding digital world. This book provides a guide for librarians, educators, counselors, and administrators to guide secondary and higher education students...

This book 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 shows how changes in media and information technology are...

Much of information science theory assumes a type of rationality in how individuals process the world around them but the impact of misinformation and disinformation along with the polarization of society into competing information factions calls for new...

Python for Information Professionals: How to Design Practical Applications to Capitalize on the Data Explosion is an introduction to the Python programming language for library and information professionals with little or no prior experience. As opposed...

Literary Research and the Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Eras: Strategies and Sources is a guide to scholarly research in the field of medieval English literature covering the period 450 CE to 1500 CE. Graduate students and scholars researching this period...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538177389Author Andrew WeissFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

This book is needed now as a response to how much has changed in academic librarianship as a profession (from the smallest academic libraries to large research libraries). Topics covered include: state of the profession of librarianship today, status of...

Library programming can increase patron awareness of and engagement with library resources and services. However, creative programming and promotion is what really draws people in, especially as libraries evolve and become more virtual. How can...

Having Adult Library Programs That Work will enable librarians to prepare effective programs that already have proven results, decreasing stress, prep time, and the feeling of being overwhelmed that can result from trying to come up with new ideas on a...

Topics and issues in library and information science education pedagogy are commonly discussed in panels, conferences, peer-reviewed articles, professional articles, and dedicated monographs. However, in this abundance of education-oriented discussions,...

Compliance is one of the component of the widely discussed GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) framework, which integrates three key elements of organizational strategy, the other two being governance and risk. The GRC framework encompasses all...

This handbook provides the needed information about accreditation to enable any library team to prepare for and be an integral part of an accreditation process.Book InformationISBN 9781538165577Author Darell SchmickFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint...

This edited book helps demystify how to incorporate ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education into information literacy instruction in higher education as well as how to teach the new Framework to pre-service librarians as part of...

Online Instruction: A Practical Guide for Librarians provides an overview of online instruction, teaching, and programming in all types of libraries. It features actionable steps for starting and improving online programs. Starting with the history of...

Here's your library's guide for reopening, reengineering and redesigning library facilities, resources, services and staff for the post-pandemic era.Book InformationISBN 9781538153741Author Julie TodaroFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Rowman &...

Are you a librarian looking to change jobs or a recent or soon-to-be library and information studies graduate breaking into the field? If so, let this book be your guide through the career development process. Landing a Library Job covers the different...

The ever expanding usage of mobile technologies has dramatically changed how we access information and how we as a society expect to access information. With mobile technologies becoming available to an increasing majority of the population, users are...

The ever expanding usage of mobile technologies has dramatically changed how we access information and how we as a society expect to access information. With mobile technologies becoming available to an increasing majority of the population, users are...

This book is based on a series of informative interviews with a number of music librarians working for different leading symphony orchestras and opera companies throughout the world. In these interviews, librarians share with the readers what kind of...

The global data market is estimated to be worth $64 billion dollars, making it a more valuable resource than oil. But data is useless without the analysis, interpretation and innovations of data scientists. With Confident Data Science, learn the...

This volume of "Advances in Librarianship" makes contributions to three largely unexplored areas in the field: managing intellectual capital in libraries, reporting on the effects of spatial factors and cooperation and competition upon intellectual...

In this collection of essays written by the former head of the Library of Congress Chinese Collection, Chi Wang chronicles the modest beginnings of the Chinese Collection at the Library of Congress and his crusade to transform it into the largest...