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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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

Publisher: Sourcebooks, IncAuthor(s): American Library Assocation (ALA)Number of pages: 224Collection: 52 Books Every Book Lover Should ReadPublica...

Publisher: Sourcebooks, IncAuthor(s): American Library Assocation (ALA)Number of pages: 224Collection: 52 Books Every Book Lover Should ReadPublica...

Publisher: Sourcebooks, IncAuthor(s): American Library Assocation (ALA)Number of pages: 224Collection: 52 Books Every Book Lover Should ReadPublica...

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