Bøger udgivet af American Library Association

For library managers and administrators, the key to the data's usefulness is knowing how to extract and apply the most relevant information to managing a library and improving accountability. A companion volume to Getting Started with Evaluation, this guide illustrates how to use data to support value, collection use, benchmarking, and other best practices.

Since running a small library often means making do with little or no staff, this challenging task calls for its own set of skills and expertise. That's where Moorman's how-to manual comes in, offering guidance on every essential aspect of what it takes to run a small library. This book is a must-have for any solo librarian or library manager with a small staff.

Don't simply accommodate families with young children - draw them in and make your library a destination. In this hands-on guide, an early childhood specialist, a designer, and an outreach librarian take you step-by-step through the process of designing an early learning space that fits your space limitations and budget.

Readers will learn how to apply RDA instructions to the cataloging of every type of film and video collection, whatever the medium.

Offers practical advice and inspiration for building community with your library. This book provides insights into the elements of community building through: identifying user needs and designing services to meet those needs; engaging communities with service selection, creation, and iteration; and, utilizing practical technologies.

Delivers the necessary resources librarians can use to connect patrons to specific information via government sites and electronic documents. This guide discusses historical contexts and contemporary issues of electronic government collections. It also includes practical guidance for implementing and improving services.

Covers awards for the most distinguished American children's literature and illustration. The 2010 guide also includes anew preface from ALSC Executive Director Aimee Strittmatter; revised awards' eligibility criteria; a new essay, ""The Times They Are a-Changin'"", by former ALSC Executive Director Diane Foote; and updated bibliographic citations and index for the award winners.

In the years since John Huber's trailblazing Lean Library Management was published, budget pressures on libraries have only increased. Yet libraries who have adopted his strategies have turned conventional management thinking-that if budgets are reduced, customer service suffers-on its head. These libraries have proven that by streamlining and improving customer services, they can eliminate wasteful activities and bring down costs. In The Purpose-Based Library, Huber and seasoned public library administrator Potter build on insight gleaned from decades of experience to demonstrate how libraries can create real growth opportunities through concentrating on their true mission and purpose, and without spending a lot more money. With a focus on putting ideas into action, they point the way towards New ways to think about metrics Reexamining customer self-driven services Effectively leveraging the considerable footprint of libraries Identifying and assessing community needs and realigning library services accordingly Actively encouraging community fundraising Offering cutting-edge services and programsPacked with boots-on-the-ground commentary, this book presents strategies to help libraries survive and succeed.

In the almost 15 years since Our Enduring Values was published, there has been a sea change in the way much of the world thinks about and uses libraries. Young librarians and seasoned LIS professionals alike are experiencing increasing pressure to adjust to new economic, societal, and technological demands amidst the often-dire rhetoric currently surrounding the future of our institutions. In this stirring manifesto, public intellectual, librarian, and philosopher Gorman addresses head on the "e;existential panic"e; among library professionals caused by the radical shift in how libraries are viewed. He reconnects readers with the core values that continue to inspire generations of library professionals and scholars-while making the case that these values are doubly crucial to hold on to in the brave new shifting world of librarianship. Destined to become another classic of library literature, this book explores such contemporary issues as The growing emphasis of the library as a cultural institution, placing libraries within their cultural context as gathering places for learning, access to information, and community The impact of technological innovations on core values such as access and stewardship Library places and spaces of the future How the mass digitization of books, archives, and other materials affects the purpose and function of libraries Intellectual freedom and privacy in the era of the PATRIOT Act, Wikileaks, and Edward Snowden The role of libraries as both champions and facilitators of social justiceInspirational yet clear-sighted, Gorman emphatically reaffirms the importance of libraries and librarians while proposing a path for future survival and growth.

Carving out new service areas within existing space can offer a cost-effective solution for budget-conscious libraries. This workbook guides library directors, staff, and boards through the process to: prioritize new services that need space; make plans and identify an appropriate location; present the case to funding authorities; and more.

Updated to include the 2014 award and honour books, The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books, 2014 Edition gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and illustration since the inception of the renowned prizes.

Featuring contributions by active librarians from around the country, this guide offers a goldmine of quality books for children, spotlighting more than 500 titles published within the last four years. Ranging from books for new-borns through readers to age 14, the selected books encompass a wide variety of formats and themes to reflect the diversity of contemporary society.

Well known from her bestselling teen programming books, Alessio offers a complete guide to getting young adults hooked on mysteries. Features book lists and step-by-step instructions for more than 40 programming ideas, from creating a "Mind Bending Club" to puzzles and a complete mystery dinner script.

With the explosion in YA publishing, it's harder than ever to separate good books from the rest. Booklist magazine's editors' deep and broad knowledge of the landscape offers indispensable guidance, and here they bring together the very best of the best books for young adults published in the first decade of the 21st century.

Supplementing your local collection through resource sharing is a smart way to ensure your library has the resources to satisfy the needs of your users. Marshall Breeding's new Library Technology Report explores technologies and strategies for sharing resources, helping you streamline workflows and improve resource-sharing services.

Useful, useable, desirable: like three legs of a stool, if your library is missing the mark on any one of these it's bound to wobble. This primer identifies 19 crucial touch points such as the library website, email, furniture, parking, events, and newsletters. The authors explain why each is important to your library's members and offer guidance on how to make improvements.

Computers increasingly collect, manage, and analyze data for scholarly research. Linked data gives libraries the ability to support this e-research, making it a powerful tool. Libraries are at a tipping point in adoption of linked data, and this issue of Library Technology Reports explores current research in linked open data, explaining concepts and pioneering services, such asFive building blocks of metadata-data model, content rules, metadata schema, data serialization, and data exchangeThree case studies-Europeana, Digital Public Library of America, and BIBFRAMEHow libraries, archives and museums are currently addressing such issues as metadata quality, open data and business models, cross community engagement, and implementation

Contains a sampling of art and craft ideas, songs, and action rhymes. This resource includes: thematic organization to make program planning easy; recommended books for each theme; easy-to-follow craft and flannelboard patterns; and quick tips boxes that enhance the early literacy component.

A librarian's and reader's advisory on the mystery genre. It introduces the world of mystery, discusses how to match readers' tastes with stories, and offers collection development and marketing tips. The second half of the volume contains two winning booklists organized by themes.

Story Time Effective Practice (STEP), developed by the authors, is an approach that articulates the link between child development theory and story times. This important resource shows how presenters can use STEP to craft a story time that is effective for mixed-age groups and adheres to best practices for emotional, social, physical, and cognitive support.