Being a great teacher is part and parcel of being a great librarian. In this book, the author, a veteran instruction services librarian lays out the fundamentals of the discipline in easily accessible
This booklet from the American Library Association provides an overview of the library privatization process, its benefits, and pitfalls for library administrators and stakeholders. The volume is divi
With an emphasis on user satisfaction, this guide for research and college librarians describes data collection methods for measuring both learning and research outcomes. The text is based largely upo
In this guide, the authors demonstrate how to plan and teach a one-shot library instruction session that shows college students how to find, evaluate, and use information. Focusing on the student expe
Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals provides an introduction to ontologies and their development, an essential tool for fighting back against information overload.The development of rob
Covers basic principles underlying inclusion, family-centered service, resource-based practice, and the provision of library service to families and children with special needs. Strategies and methods
Matassa, an art consultant who advises, teaches, and lectures on museum practice, explains how to create and organize exhibitions in museums, libraries, and archives. She describes the stages of the p
In these papers from the 2012 Fourth International M-Libraries Conference, international contributors examine the impact of mobile technologies for accessing information and services in libraries and
Del Negro describes her on-the-job epiphany as a librarian and offers practical advice to other librarians, teachers, and storytellers, and anyone promoting storytelling. She spotlights the story to e
For librarians, library administrators, and urban and regional planners, Dudley, a librarian and city planner who teaches and researches at the Institute of Urban Studies and in environmental studies
Since its original publication more than two decades ago, this guide has remained a respected and practical handbook for supporting one of the most important assets libraries possess: their human reso
Kahn (library and information science, Kent State U.), a consultant who helps libraries, archives, corporations, and cultural institutions deal with disasters that interrupt services, presents a step-
Singer, a reference and instruction librarian at Bowling Green State U., shows librarians how to manage reference collections of any size or type in public, academic, school, corporate, governmental,
This resource lists the top 1,000 best young adult books published between 2000 and 2013 in the genres of contemporary fiction, graphic novels, historical fiction, mystery and suspense, and speculativ
Freeman, a former school librarian, storyteller, and author, and the late Bauer, a public librarian and professor of children's literature, offer a handbook for school and public librarians, teachers,
