Almost 150 updated topics employing thousands of picture books, song cassettes and CDs, videocassettes and craft projects are recommended to widen the children's experience with literature, and to formulate programs related to the physical, emotional and intellectual concerns of the child.
Written by library "recreators", this collection of essays explains how libraries are being reinvented. It addresses issues ranging from academic to electronic collection, covering topics such as: recomputerizing libraries, librarian teachers, and the diverse clientele.
Preserving electronic information presents a new challenge for librarians, archivists and others. This step-by-step guide shows how to apply best practices recommended by experts and covers the nature of digital information, media fragility, technical obsolescence and many other useful topics.
Useful for the novice or experienced bibliographic instruction librarian seeking new ideas, programmes and methods of integrating information literacy into the curriculum, this teaching guide focuses on partnering with the institution to ensure information literate undergraduates.
Written specifically for librarians, this guide pays extra attention to those features which are particularly useful in libraries, such as creating reports for staff, board members, tenure committees, and classes, or developing information kiosks with continuous loop information on library hours.
What are filters and how do they work? Which ones are the most effective for school and public libraries? As more libraries offer Internet access to their customers, filtering is becoming a major topic. This book is a guide that aims to prepare and inform librarians in schools and public libraries.
This workbook uses active learning to help students discover how to find information on the Net, and assess the accuracy and relevance of all information they retrieve. It should be of use in a high school or college general information literacy course.
The explosion in information resources and technology has created a wealth of opportunities for information brokers - individuals skilled in locating, organizing and managing information. This guide outlines the steps needed to get started, from self-assessment tools to tax information.
Legislation has focused attention on the integration of children with special needs into the community. This guide offers advice for establishing a non-threatening and welcoming environment and reaching out to those who might feel alienated or uncomfortable in a traditional library setting.
This guide is designed to help non-lawyers understand, settle and respond appropriately to licensing issues for materials in all formats. It explores what constitutes a licensing agreement, how to interpret their language, the specific needs of various institutions, and when and how to negotiate.
This is a guide to library sources, including electronic sources, in academic and public libraries. Aimed at job-seekers, the book pays special attention to researching small businesses, not-for profit organizations and government agencies. It includes worksheets, checklists and a bibliography.
The more libraries can prove that they benefit the business community, the more funding they are likely to receive. This work guides the library administrator through the process of assessing their community's need for economic development assistance and carrying out a plan that works.
This is a directory of Internet sites where you can find answers to common and challenging legal questions, research judicial precedents and access the text of just passed legislation. It reviews and identifies over 900 sites each containing summaries of what can be found and how it is arranged.
A guide for librarians who are planning, setting up and/or maintaining a virtual library. The manual should help even the smallest institution localize Web resources without costly equipment or telephone lines.
A guide for the public or academic librarian seeking humanities programming funds from NEH or a state humanities council. The manual considers every aspect of the process, beginning with a sound rationale for humanities programming as a legitimate library endeavour.
This text provides information for librarians on how best to set up and provide job and careers services. It includes profiles of job and careers centres, provides three case studies and offers advice in working with other community organizations.
