While information management is relevant to many fields, IM has become increasingly specialized. This is how Maceviciute (Boroas U. College, Sweden; communication, Vilnius U., Lithuania) and Wilson (e
Tactical urbanism, a global grassroots movement to improve cities by and for the people who live in them, has applications that are tailor made for libraries. Tactics like “start small,” “value intang
Did you know that more than 85% of U.S. undergraduates commute to college? Yet the literature geared to academic libraries overwhelmingly presumes a classic, residential campus. This book redresses th
Editors Huber and Swogger present the sixth edition of this health sciences reference source compilation, updated to reflect increasing electronic resources and include an introduction on health infor
Karpuk (formerly with San Jose State University) walks through the process of cataloguing children's books, tapes and CDs, films and DVDs, electronic resources, toys and kits, magazines, and web sites
In addition to preserving print media, librarians, archivists, and others are now also responsible for preserving invisible little bits of information recorded on magnetic and optical disks, networks,
Discusses issues involved in day-to-day operation of public-access computers in libraries, including maintenance, observations on usage, security, training, and user feedback.
Munde (library science, East Carolina U.) offers a guide to human resources for library staff. She includes guidelines for both working with and supervising others. A lengthy third chapter covers emp
Building on the process outlined in The New Planning for Results, Mayo, a library management and technology consultant, offers a step-by-step guide to help technology librarians and administrators cre
To help librarians create diverse and engaging cultural programming, Robertson, American Library Association Public Programs director, outlines all the necessary steps for assessing community needs, d
Barclay and Scott (U. of California, Merced Libraries) provide a guide for librarians, administrators, board members, and students to library renovation, maintenance, and construction. They overview t
Lavender (information studies and cultural heritage preservation, Syracuse U.) shows librarians, archivists, and other book collectors how to make an archivally sound repair to a damaged book with lit
Ernst, a children's librarian focusing on library services and programming for very young children, offers a manual for stimulating literacy development in children ages 12 to 24 months using rhymes,
Walters, a consultant who conducts marketing workshops and seminars for libraries, teaches social marketing courses at Regis U., and has been a marketing and development director for a public library,
Kaplowitz, a retired librarian at UCLA who offers workshops in active learning, assessment, expected learning outcomes, instructional planning, and learner-centered teaching, explores the fundamentals
Contains papers from a recent Harvard Library conference, in sections on technology and the network, satisfying users, the changing face of research, changing materials and economies, the future of in
