ALA Editions American Library Association

Reducere. DescriptionThe lessons of ALA's Libraries Ready to Code initiative are conclusive: your library can make a difference in developing computational t...

DescriptionAre you spending money wisely? If you're a technical services manager at an academic library, an administrator, or a dean, you're tasked...

Reducere. These rules apply to the arrangement of bibliographic records of library materials whether displayed in card, book, or online format.

Reducere. The only things librarians encounter more often than acronyms are strings of jargon and arcane technical phrases--and there are so many floating ar...

Part of the Shared Foundations series, this book examines effective implementation of the Shared Foundation Explore from the National School Librar...

Will the rise of anonymity and the vulnerabilities it exposes lead to a movement against it? Or have our society and its technology passed the poin...

Libraries need not see Wikipedia as competition; rather, failing to leverage its omnipresence in the online world constitutes a missed opportunity....

Examines blockchain technology, a concept with far-reaching implications for the future of record keeping. Blockchain uses a distributed database (...

Reducere. How should LIS envision its young adult users? Now showcasing an even more rigorous debate about the theory and practice of YA librarianship than i...

Reducere. "Guided by a national advisory board of educators and practitioners, this thoroughly updated text expertly keeps up with new technologies and pract...

With schools emphasizing STEM activities to meet curriculum goals, nurturing children's artistic creativity is often given short shrift. Kirker's f...

The real-world initiatives and straightforward advice in this collection will embolden technical services managers and administrators to demonstrat...

DescriptionIn 1917, the Assyrian American Association was founded and established in Chicago by those arriving in the United States in an effort to...

Faced with planning a one-shot library instruction session, librarians can feel hard-pressed to squeeze in all their library has to offer along wit...

The issue of fake news has become very prominent in recent months. Its power to mislead and misinform has been made evident around the world. This ...

Publisher: American Library AssociationAuthor(s): Patricia C. FranksNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2018Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 31Cover type:...

Reducere. Surveying the landscape of youth literature, this contributed volume shows how books have grown to include the wide range of our increasingly diver...

Reducere. ``Recognizing that informed, caring adults are critical to supporting early literacy development, this important resource builds on the concepts in...

Reducere. DescriptionThis time-saving program planner for librarians and classroom teachers alike includes everything you need to get started- reading lists,...

Written by a librarian and former romance-snob, this work explains the genre of romantic fiction and its subcategories. A method of increasing fami...

Publisher: American Library AssociationAuthor(s): Beth A. McDonoughNumber of pages: 136Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 229 x 153 x 8Cover type: P...

Reducere. MacDonald's classic storytelling how-to primer returns, filled with updated resources, classic stories from around the globe, guidelines to tell th...

Publisher: American Library AssociationAuthor(s): Ruth ToorNumber of pages: 184Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 252 x 178 x 10Cover type: Paperbac...

Applying an informal and practical approach, Kerby provides beginning librarians with the essential steps to effectively manage a vibrant school li...

Reducere. Because facts matter, archives matter. In this urgent manifesto, archives luminary Millar makes the case that authentic and accurate evidence is cr...

Publisher: American Library AssociationAuthor(s): Meagan LacyNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 230 x 15Cover type: Paperb...

Library services are transforming to emphasize interactive, innovative, participatory, and production-centered programming. This text brings togeth...

Reducere. Drawing on compelling picture books that can be used to directly support the new AASL National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librar...

This guide seeks to identify the best picture books for addressing specific areas of the curriculum. After brief book annotations, the authors outl...

Reducere. New public library directors quickly learn what seasoned directors already know: running a library means you've always got your hands full--balanci...

Reducere. When it's time to start planning for a renovation or construction project, you don't need a book that covers everything from A to Z. Instead you ne...

Reducere. Executive Director of United for Libraries and former Executive Director of Friends of Libraries U.S.A., Reed has decades of experience liaising be...

Reducere. Whether or not instruction appears in their job titles, librarians are often in the position of educating their users, colleagues, and peers to loc...

Learn more about the rise of fake news, particularly those information behaviours that have perpetuated its spread; discover techniques to identify...

Reducere. We are only now coming to terms with how common trauma really is; a landmark Kaiser study that surveyed patients receiving physicals found that alm...

Reducere. When done well, one-shot library instruction allows you to build solid relationships with faculty while also making positive first impressions with...

Frankenmuth is a truly unique community. With a population of less than 5, 000, it annually attracts almost 3.5 million visitors. Some come to samp...

Reducere. Like other workplaces, libraries can sometimes be stressful, with library workers bearing the brunt of such problems as uncivil patrons, poor commu...

Reducere. By one count, there are more than 7, 200 escape room environments in 1, 445 cities in 105 countries. So why not in libraries? Sharpening participan...

Reducere. Frankly, it's not something we like to talk about. There is an unfortunate stigma to acknowledging workplace dysfunction, let alone trying to grapp...

Reducere. Library liaisons often have primary jobs that do not involve collection development, but their familiarity with collection practices makes all the ...

Reducere. Assisted by social media and other digital tools, today's children and teens are energetic and active participants in a host of social causes, from...

Reducere. The breathtaking San Jacinto Valley, with Mount San Jacinto on its eastern boundary, is home to the community of Hemet, conceived by two developers...

Reducere. Useful, usable, desirable, like three legs of a stool, if your library is missing the mark on any one of these it's bound to wobble. Every decision...

Reducere. Effectively marketing libraries by persuasively communicating their relevance is key to ensuring their future. Speaking directly to those in senior...