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Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management
by Peggy Johnson
Johnson, a librarian at the U. of Minnesota and editor of Technicalities; Information Forum for the Library Services Practitioner , has written a lucid text on the basic concepts of this broad subject. Theoretical concepts are included but not stressed as heavily as information and skills. An initia
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Children & Libraries: Getting It Right
by Virginia A. Walter
A call to action for libraries serving children. Honouring the accomplishments of children's services pioneers of the past, Virginia Walter evaluates the current situation and envisions futures where children, technology and libraries intersect.
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Renewing Professional Librarianship: A Fundamental Rethinking (Beta Phi Mu Monograph Series)
by William A. Crowley
Can professional librarianship exist, let alone thrive, in the 21st century? Does accreditation protect the profession, or reduce it to a minor component of information science? The prognosis is not good, claims cultural pragmatist Bill Crowley, with worse to follow unless library studies and information studies are viewed as separate cognate areas. While an information-centric definition may be appropriate for... (more)
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How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians: Book 133
Connecting Young Adults And Libraries
A How-to-Do-It Manual For Librarians
by Patrick Jones, Michele Gorman, Tricia Suellentrop
Covering aspects of library services for young adults, this guide includes: information about YA Internet use in libraries, with an overview of policy issues for the Internet and suggested criteria for evaluating Internet information; and a "training tool kit" for library staff.
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This Book Is Overdue!
How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All
by Marilyn Johnson
Marilyn Johnson has been a staff writer for Life and an editor at Esquire, Redbook, and Outside. She has written obituaries for Princess Diana, Jackie Onassis, Katharine Hepburn, Johnny Cash, Bob Hope, and Marlon Brando. She lives in New York.
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Reading Rants: Guide to Books That Rock!
by Jennifer Hubert
Jennifer Hubert knows what makes teens tick - and what genres, subjects, and storylines will keep them reading at the library. The creator of the popular Reading Rants Web site, Hubert has compiled 100 of her best recommendations in this unique resource. This book is invaluable as a collection development, reader's advisory, or booktalking tool. Each featured title includes an extensive annotation with a detailed... (more)
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Book Clubs: Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life
by Elizabeth Long
Book clubs are everywhere these days. And women talk about the clubs they belong to with surprising emotion. But why are the clubs so important to them? And what do the women discuss when they meet? To answer questions like these, Elizabeth Long spent years observing and participating in women's book clubs and interviewing members from different discussion groups. Far from being an isolated activity, she finds... (more)
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How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians: Book 166
Conducting the Reference Interview
A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
by Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, Marie L. Radford
The reference interview is key to the practice of librarianship. Now, Ross, Nilsen, and Dewdney outline the most effective methods librarians can use to find out exactly what a user needs to know. Packed with solid advice, exercises, strategies, models of human communications, and exercises for avoiding common pitfalls, the authors also offer dozens of examples of both successful and problematic reference... (more)