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This inspiring guide shows how to implement the principles of the Slow Book movement in college campus libraries as well as public and high school libraries, with the ultimate goals of encouraging pensive reading habits and creating a lifelong enjoyment of books.

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The Small Library Managers Handbook is for librarians working in all types of small libraries. It covers the everyday nuts-and-bolts operations that all librarians must perform. This handbook, written by experts who are small librarians themselves, will help all small librarians to do multiple jobs at the same time.

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The Small Library Managers Handbook is for librarians working in all types of small libraries. It covers the everyday nuts-and-bolts operations that all librarians must perform. This handbook, written by experts who are small librarians themselves, will help all small librarians to do multiple jobs at the same time.

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The phenomenon of the small world, as in two new acquaintances discovering that they have an acquaintance in common, is of great scientific interest. This volume brings together much of what is understood about the small world problem, and the chapters indicate the quality, vitality, and scope of this area.

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Journal of Academic Librarianship

The Smaller Academic Library, which is a collection of thirty essays by diverse hands on the management of libraries in colleges of up to about 7,500 students, should help practitioners build that kind of leadership and sense of mission.

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This volume examines the role of social factors in the nature and development of written communication. Unlike previous works, the volume is dedicated to examining the ways in which written communication affects and is affected by the community of writers and readers who produce and interpret written language.

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Examines the social control of new media and the implications of access to new media in a controlled environment.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Chapters address the social production of doctor-patient discourse, examine the relationship between social structure and social interaction, and explore the relationship between power and resistance.

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

Prepared by leading subject specialist librarians and arranged by discipline, the book's 12 chapters cover general social sciences, political science, economics, business, history, law and justice, anthropology, sociology, education, psychology, geography, and communication.

(Hardback, 3rd Revised edition)

Prepared by leading subject specialist librarians and arranged by discipline, the book's 12 chapters cover general social sciences, political science, economics, business, history, law and justice, anthropology, sociology, education, psychology, geography, and communication.

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Many glimpses into what might be called library philosophy are scattered throughout the literatures of library history and library and information science, but none has coalesced as yet.

(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

This new edition presents the library media specialist and teacher working as full teaching partners to create a collaborative atmosphere for student success. Incorporates information literacy and content standards, suffuses them with technology, helps to create multidisciplinary lessons that are inquiry-based and interactive!

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This work provides an overview of the role of state government with respect to academic libraries, analyses the impact of state government on significant functions within the academic library, and provides examples of how academic libraries can interact with the state.

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The Stories of Building the Black Beach Community of Ocean City, North Carolina shares a provocative story about a small Black beach community on North Topsail Island, North Carolina. Ocean City residents radically created a safe harbor for Blacks to visit, live, worship and recreate in the midst of de facto segregation.

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Beginning with wonderful tips and advice about the art and presentation of storytelling, this is a complete resource about how to build a storytelling career.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Explores the ways in which records of human experience are collected. This work describes the crucial role libraries played in ancient Egypt, Han-dynasty China, the ancient Western Classical world (the great library of Alexandria, which was lost to us in stages over many years), the Baghdad of Harun-al-Rashid, and medieval and Renaissance Europe.

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Consisting of a series of essays written by storytellers who work in the classroom, as well as teachers who use storytelling in the classroom, this title addresses specific curriculum areas, and includes practical, easily replicable lesson plans.

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Use The Super3, a spin off from the widely used Big6, to help students in grades PreK-2 develop crucial problem-solving skills.

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Want to add some pizzazz to your booktalks and motivate young readers Here are simple but powerful ideas and instructions for integrating technology into your presentations, and using booktalks to launch learning across the curriculum.

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With this well-organized presentation of the best current and recent thinking about great library media programs, you'll round out your professional world view and easily select the areas you want to refresh.

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Looks at issues, explains Young Adult librarianship's core philosophy, and offers practical advice and activities for size library where time and money are short. This guide provides what you need to run a successful, teen-centered book club. It covers various steps, from planning and promoting to how to prompt discussion and keep it civilized.

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