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Tired of leftovers? Ready to cook up some new story times, ones that integrate books and games with maths, science, and early literacy activities? These mix-and-match menus featuring kids' favourite topics, like animals, families, farms, and food, will engage young ones while easing their transition to school.

Susan Smith is a proponent of using technology to take library educational services to the next level. Following her approach, the reader should be equipped to: evaluate, test, and refine programmes on an ongoing basis; and determine what makes an effective Web-based instruction programme.

An encyclopedia of library history, demographics, folklore, humor, current events, and popular wisdom. This volume includes types of libraries, the profession, people, materials, special users, operations, technology, promotion, issues, and librariana. It provides a range of facts and serious and not-so-serious discussions on various subjects.

Addressing both the big-picture fundamentals and nuts-and-bolts details, this is an introduction to MARC 21. It covers: how to search MARC records; what the terms and codes mean; how different library departments use MARC; and how MARC record data should be presented to end users.

Have changes such as cloud computing, search engines, the Semantic Web, and mobile applications rendered such long-standing academic library services and functions as special collections, interlibrary loans, physical processing, and even library buildings unnecessary? Can the academic library effectively reconceive itself as a virtual institution? Stielow, who led the library program of the online university American Public University System, argues most emphatically that it can. His comprehensive look at web-based academic libraries synthesizes the changes wrought by the Web revolution into a visionary new model, grounded in history as well as personal experience. He demonstrates how existing functions like cataloging, circulation, collection development, reference, and serials management can be transformed by entrepreneurship, human face/electronic communicator relations, web apps, and other innovations. Online education can ensure that libraries remain strong information and knowledge hubs, and his timely bookShows how the origins and history of the academic library have laid the foundation for our current period of fluxIdentifies practices rooted in print-based storage to consider for elimination, and legacy services ready to be adapted to virtual operationsDiscusses tools and concepts libraries will embrace in a networked world, including new opportunities for library relevance in bookstore/textbook operations, compliance, library/archival/museum functions, e-publishing, and tutorial servicesOffers a thorough examination of the virtual library infrastructure crucial for an online learning program, with a special look at the particular needs and responsibilities of online librariansLooks at the evolving relationship between higher education and copyright, and posits how educational technology will bring further changesBursting with stimulating ideas and wisdom gleaned from first-hand experience, Stielow's book presents a model for offering outstanding higher education library services in an increasingly online environment.

Establishes the context, history, and philosophy of zines, then ushers readers through a guide to create a zine collection, including both print and electronic zines. Teen and young adult librarians, high school media specialists, academic, reference, and adult services librarians shall find answers to questions about this growing literary genre.

"Expert guides to library systems and services."

A tool for overcoming the cultural and developmental challenges, stereotyping, and lack of role models that essentially programme boys out of the library. The author's practical ideas and insights show librarians and teachers how to make vitally needed connections with this underserved population.

Fire, water, mold, construction problems, power outages - these unexpected mishaps can not only bring services to a grinding halt but also destroy collections. This revised edition is a thorough guide to preventing or responding to problems big and small in libraries.

Connecting teens to books they'll truly enjoy is the aim of every young adult librarian, and the completely revamped guide Outstanding Books for the College Bound will give teen services staff the leg up they need to make it happen. Listing nearly 200 books deemed outstanding for teh college bound by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), this indispensable resource * Examines how teh previous lists in the series were developed, and explains the book's new layout * Features engaging, helpful book descriptions useful for readers' advisory * Offers programming tips and other ideas for ways the lists can be used at schools and public libraries * Includes indexes searchable by topic, year, title, and authorMore than simply a vital collection development tool, this book can help librarians help young adults grow into the kind of independent readers and thinkers who will flourish at college.

The approval by The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) of a new standard for RFID in libraries is a big step toward interoperability among libraries and vendors. By following this set of practices and procedures, libraries can ensure that an RFID tag in one library can be used seamlessly by another, assuming both comply, even if they have different suppliers for tags, hardware, and software. In this issue of Library Technology Reports, Lori Bowen Ayre, an experienced implementer of automated materials handling systems, Provides background on the evolution of the standard Addresses the costs and benefits of RFID, which can be an expensive technology Discusses issues for libraries and their vendors in migrating to the new standards, identifying additional steps needed to remove legacy barriers Offers recommendations for libraries that have implemented RFID as well as for those getting started Shows how to use tags to optimize workflows and design new services

Updated to include the 2012 award and honour books, this new edition of the annual guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and illustration since the inception of the renowned prizes.

Presents the ways in which the Internet has had more impact on public libraries than any other technology. This book helps you: learn the importance of measuring and maximizing library service through internet services; and, analyze Internet-enabled service roles of public libraries - expanding on the Web 2.0 environment.

Expanding on the ""PLA Results Series"", this work offers PLA colleagues a strategic approach to the human resources (HR) function in the library. It focuses on a variety of possible projects and how to staff them, allowing each library to decide where and how to focus their attention.

Presents a reference for reading for young adults, including 40 years of best ""YA"" books and background on the history, committee procedures, and issues facing the BBYA Committee. This work also includes a recap of the trends in teen literature as reflected in the BBYA lists.

This guide aims to help both experts and beginners to determine how well their Websites are performing for their customers. Applying the best practices of usability testing, you should learn how easy it is for trained users to interact with it, and whether users are motivated to use the technology.

A guide to the winners of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals between 1986 and 2000. Organized chronologically by year, entries feature book summaries, selected excerpts, reviews published both in ""The Horn Book"" and ""Booklist"", acceptance speeches, and biographical essays about the winners.

A guide to serving the 12-18 year-old age group in libraries. Topics covered include motivating young adults to participate in the library, providing reference and homework support and creating a user-friendly and distinct young adult space in the library.

There's no shortage of library management books out there but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorise things that slip through the cracks of a larger handbook? Library Management Tips that Work does exactly that, addressing dozens of such issues facing library managers.

Academic libraries routinely struggle to afford access to expensive journals, and patrons may not be able to obtain every scholarly paper they need. Is Open Access (OA) the answer? In this ALA Editions Special Report, Crawford helps readers understand what OA is (and isn't), as he concisely * Analyzes the factors that brought us to the current state of breakdown, including the skyrocketing costs of science, technolgy, engineering, and medicine (STEM) journals; consolidation of publishers and diminishing price competition; and shrinking library budgets * Summarizes the benefits and drawbacks of different OA models, such as "Green," "Gold," "Gratis," "Libre," and various hybrid forms * Discusses ways to retain peer-review, and methods for managing the OA in the library, including making OA scholarly publishing available to teh general publicAddressing the subject from the library perspective while taking a realistic view of corporate interests, Crawford presents a coherent review of what Open Access is today and what it may become.

During these tough economic times, more people are relying on libraries than ever before, even as library funding is being slashed or eliminated altogether. The hard truth is that many seasoned librarians are losing their jobs, and many recent LIS graduates are having a hard time finding one. Being unemployed is potentially devastating; without a clear, well-thought out game plan and considerable attention to their own personal well-being, those affected may find it difficult to recover. In this ALA Editions Special Report, Woodward, a veteran librarian with decades of experience, helps at-risk librarians * Prepare for budget crunches by showing them how to develop versatile skills and plan ahead for potential changes in employment * Educate themselves about which library positions are being phased out and which will hold steady or expand * Adjust their career goals, repurpose their existing skills for non-traditional librarianship, and even search for work in non-library settingsThis Special Report provides the compassionate guidance and pragmatic support that librarians will need to survive possible career crises and reenter the job market with renewed confidence.