Through real-life examples, ALA copyright expert Russell illustrates how librarians can be advocates for a fair and balanced copyright law and provides guidance for both common copyright issues and l
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of a pioneer in the field of young adult librarianship, this book commemorates her commitment for connecting teenagers to reading and the library. The bo
Serving as a primer or refresher, this guide will help readers overcome business reference phobia. The book assumes familiarity with basic general reference resources and research strategies, but no p
Designed as a companion to the author's Strategic Planning for Results, this manual provides the instructions public librarians need to achieve the goals and objectives outlined in that volume. Nelson
Information scholars McClure (Florida State U.) and Jaeger (U. of Maryland) distill into a slender volume what they have learned over many years about the relationships, questions, benefits, and chall
Holley (retired coordinator of school libraries in Fairfax County, Virginia) compiles a decade's worth of information for titles featured in the Young Adult Library Services Association's two annual l
A librarian and a civil engineer team up to provide library managers with background on construction, building maintenance, and energy use in existing library buildings. The book is written to be acce
The first in a series, this volume lists scores, sound recordings, and DVDs for basic music collections in libraries of all kinds, focusing on specific genres of popular music: the music of colonia
In this reprint of a 1991 survey of the handmade book in Western civilization, Avrin (library and archive studies, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) admits to chutzpah in compiling the scattered information on
This is a practical handbook guiding new supervisors in traditional areas such as interviewing and hiring, training staff, budgeting, and managing personnel and meetings. It also covers less tangible,
Hooper, Adult Books Editor at Booklist, offers librarians detailed advice on writing good reviews of both fiction and nonfiction books--as a marketing tool for the library as well as for book review m
Agosto (information science and technology, Drexel U.) and Hughes-Hassell (school library media, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) bring together 13 chapters that explain how librarians can build b
Nearly 73 percent of libraries are their communities' sole provider of free Internet access. Based on interviews with librarians across the country, this resource provides step-by-step directions for
Reed, an employee learning and development coordinator, and Signorelli, a writer, trainer, consultant, and former director of library staff training and volunteer services, outline ways library and no
Russell, a librarian and copyright specialist for the Office for Information Technology Policy of the American Library Association, gives advice to K-12 librarians and educators on copyright issues an
In this new edition of the definitive Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook, edited by CheriT Weible and Karen Janke, expert contributors clearly explain the complexities of getting materials for patro
For librarians and teachers, Cart, an author, columnist, and reviewer specializing in young adult literature, describes the history and trends in the genre since the 1940s, noting the key themes and b
Fifteen American library professionals contribute 22 chapters to a practical resource for all levels of public and school library staff who are looking for cost-effective, accessible ways to create, r
Coauthor of the popular titles Booktalking Bonanza and The Early Literacy Kit, Betsy Diamant-Cohen brings together 18 examples of successful outreach partnerships that children's librarians and libra
Rob Reid makes reading aloud to children and teens easy by selecting titles in high-interest topics published between 2000 and 2008. Providing context to spotlight great passages, Reid makes reading
