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Management Basics for Information Professionals, Second Edition

3 reviews
G. Edward Evans, Patricia Layzell Ward

Neal Schuman Publishers, 2007

Authoritative, informative, highly recommended introduction.
This introduction to library management provides important overviews and ideas on how to manage a library, from its people and budget to its housing and technology. Information managers receive important guidelines specific to the library environment, from making decisions and delegating work to motivating co-workers.

Running a School Library Media Center: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How to Do It Manuals for ...

3 reviews
Barbara L. Stein, Risa W. Brown

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2002

Fundamentally recommended for all dedicated school librarian
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Running A School Library Media Center: A How-To-Do-It Manual For Librarians by Barbara L. Stein (Professor, University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences) and Risa W. Brown (Library Media Specialist, Lake Highlands High School, Dallas, Texas), is a highly practical, "user friendly", how-to guide for librarians charged with ...

Foundations of Library and Information Science

20 reviews
Richard Rubin

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2004

Text for Library Science
This book was used as the text for a class in library science. It is a very good introduction to the subject and very readable. Anyone interested in studying information or library science might want to check this out to get an overview. It deals with current issues, but it is a foundational text, so the discussions on marketing and Web 2.0 are just mentioned.

Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Practice (Information Literacy Sourcebooks)

3 reviews
Esther S. Grassian, Joan R. Kaplowitz

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2001

For students of library science and practicing librarians
Information Literacy Instruction: Theory And Practice is an exhaustive textbook (450 pp.) with a CD-ROM supplement. Educator Esther Grassian and Librarian Joan Kaplowitz's purpose is to provide the reader through an in-depth discussion of the theory and practice of library instruction. Chapters range from basics to advanced studies. The basic topics in parts I and II include the history of user ...

College Student's Research Companion, Fourth Edition
Arlene Rodda Quaratiello

Neal Schuman Publishers, 2007

Most students faced with writing a research paper probably start at the same place Google. This new, cu ing-edge edition of the highly acclaimed College Student s Research Companion is designed to save your students from fruitless and random Web searching. With up-to-date guidance for utilizing both the library and the Internet including Google), students will learn to easily and effectively find the best information in all formats, print and ...

Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction

2 reviews
Kay Ann Cassell, Uma Hiremath

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006

Fabulous book!
I highly recommend this book for all library school students, and for practicing librarians too. The book mentions many of the resources available, and tells you how to use them too.

Connecting Young Adults And Libraries: A How-to-Do-It Manual For Librarians (How-to-Do-It Manuals for ...
Patrick Jones, Michele Gorman, ...

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2004

Respected YA services consultant Patrick Jones has teamed up with two of today's most popular YA workshop leaders to redesign, update, and expand the "bible" of YA service. Addressing every aspect of library service to teens, the book's twelve chapters cover customer service, collections, booktalking, programming, spaces, promotion, technology, youth involvement, and more. Chapters filled with hundreds of "best practices" culled from the ...

Web 2.0 for Librarians and Information Professionals
Ellyssa Kroski

Neal Schuman Publishers, 2008

Here is a book that will help public, school, and academic librarians take advantage of Web 2.0 technologies. Using an easy-to-understand writing style, author Ellyssa Kroski provides librarians and information professionals with a detailed look at the latest and hottest technologies. She provides innovative, realworld examples of libraries which are using these technologies to enhance their online presence, showcase services and increase ...

Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval

1 review
G. G. Chowdhury

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2003

it's a textbook-I had to buy it for a class
So far, it seems to be helpful for the class it was required for. $90.00 for a paperback book is really sad, though.

Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual (How-to-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. ...

1 review
Gregory S. Hunter

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2003

A professional quality "how-to" instruction manual
Developing And Maintaining Practical Archives is a thorough and professional quality "how-to" instruction manual to keeping corporate, academic, or community library archival records so that information retrieval is comprehensive, user friendly, "on demand", and best suited to the needs of a particular situation. From a walkthrough of how to properly conduct a survey; to starting an archival ...

Developing and Promoting Graphic Novel Collections (Teens @ the Library Series)
Steve Miller

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2005

Yesterday's comic book has evolved into today's graphic novel. Richer storylines and artwork can entice "reluctant readers" into the reading habit. Here is a comprehensive overview of graphic novels and their use as reader development tools. Miller explores the evolution, categories, and genres of graphic novels; he then addresses the nitty-gritty details of collection development, acquisition, cataloging, and maintenance for this unique ...

Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences, Fifth Edition

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2008

This new edition of the standard guide to health sciences sources is essential for students, librarians, and health professionals. Prepared with the Medical Library Association, this completely updated and revised fifth edition lists classic and up-to-the-minute print resources and helps librarians to meet customers changing expectations for electronic versions of traditionally print reference sources, new reliable electronic only resources, and ...

Disaster Planning: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Libraries (Book & CD-ROM)
Deborah D. Halsted, Richard P. Jasper, ...

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2005

Written by experienced librarians who know because they've recovered from disasters, this important how-to helps librarians prepare for hurricanes, computer hackers, earthquakes, explosions, fires, floods, terrorist attacks, and other events too awesome to contemplate. Disaster Planning shows you how to: Create a working disaster team; Establish a communications strategy; Develop response plans, and Identify the proper relief/recovery ...

Practical Research Methods for Librarians and Information Professionals

1 review
Susan E. Beck

Neal Schuman Publishers, 2007

Outlines everything a librarian would need to know
Libraries, be they public, academic, corporate, governmental, or personal, are essential resources for building and maintaining a literate, prosperous, and successful community. In the newest addition to the Neal-Schuman roster of superbly presented 'how to' manuals in the field of Library Science, author Susan E. Beck (with 20 years of experience as an academic librarian), challenges librarians ...

Virtual Reference Handbook: Interview and Information Delivery Techniques for the Chat and E-Mail Environments
Diane K. Kovacs

Neal Schuman Publishers, 2007

IM, e-mail, and chat reference is already here, but have you adapted your traditional reference interview and information provision skills to these new formats? ACRL online trainer and popular Internet workshop leader Diane Kovacs has assembled this handbook to help reference librarians develop the communication skills and resources they need to work effectively in the virtual reference environment. The handbook shows how to adapt traditional ...

Making the Writing And Research Connection With the I-search Process (How to Do It Manuals for Librarians)
Julie I. Tallman, Marilyn Z. Joyce

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006

Using the I-Search process, your middle grade and high school students will find new ways to enjoy the process of research. This innovative technique for creating research and term papers avoids the pitfalls and frustrations of traditional research methods by having students write in first person about the topics they’re interested in. With step-by-step clarity, this manual will help teachers and media specialists collaborate successfully to ...

Collaborating with Administrators and Educational Support Staff (Best Practices for School Library Media ...
Lesley S. J. Farmer

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2007

You stand at the hub of today s learning community, working with students and teachers across all curricula, at all grade and ability levels, and across all subjects. This unique new resource gives you proven, practical techniques and strategies for reaching out to faculty and students...and then goes further to give successful collaboration ideas for working with educational service providers, such as reading specialists, special education ...

Introduction to Public Librarianship

3 reviews
Kathleen De LA Pena McCook

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2004

A superb beginner's resource
Activist, teacher, and leader Kathleen de la Pena McCook presents Introduction To Public Librarianship, a straightforward accounting of the ins, outs, history, law, politics, services, and twenty-first century trends of public libraries. From the origins of the modern system in the early twentieth century, to modern-day global perspectives on the contributions of public libraries, to a ...

Book Repair: A How-To-Do-It Manual (How-to-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. 107) (How to Do It Manuals for ...

2 reviews
Kenneth Lavender

Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2001

A critically important acquisition for book collectors
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Kenneth Lavender's Book Repair is a complete course of instruction on all aspects of basic book repair and book conservation practices. A superbly presented "how to" manual, Book Repair offers illustrated sections on cleaning, mending, hinge and spine repair, strengthening paperbacks, and more. Newly added material covers wet and water-damaged books, ...

Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and Its Environment, Second Edition
June Lester, Wllace C., Jr. Koehler

Neal Schuman Publishers, 2007

Lester and Koehler have vastly revised and expanded this brand new edition of the first textbook geared towards undergraduate information studies to approach the field from a multidisciplinary perspective. The book s fourteen chapters begin with The Impact of Information in Society and Fundamental Concepts of Information ; look at The Information Professions and The Impact of Information Cultures and Societies ; and conclude with ...

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