(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Written specifically to address the library's role in education, this book provides guidance on performing assessment at academic institutions that will serve to improve teaching effectiveness and prove your library's impact on student learning outcomes-and thereby demonstrate your library's value.

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

Recent advances in technology such as cloud computing, recent industry standards such as RFID, bibliographic standards like RDA and BIBFRAME, the increased adoption of open source integrated library systems (ILS), and continued shift in users' expectations have increased the complexity of the decision regarding ILS for all types of libraries.

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(Paperback)

Based on the author's experiences, this handy guide offers the kind of information not found in standard texts. Pithy, practical, and full of useful ideas, this is one book every librarian considering or involved in a construction project should read. Floor plans and elevations included.

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Libraries are not only storehouses and key contacts for library patrons in accessing numbers, but are also collectors and users of their own data, which is integral to the functioning of the library itself.

(Paperback)

It looks broadly at the many arenas in which librarians face ethical choices, helping practitioners identify an ethical dilemma and providing guidance on how to respond, how to separate personal belief from professional responsibility, and how to make exceptions in a principled way.

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Bringing together library and information science faculty and practicing library managers, this work combines some of the most exciting concepts and methodologies of library evaluation with the practical experiences of those working in the field.

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(Paperback, 2nd edition)

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Changing technologies and diversifying populations have meant a higher demand for library instruction at most academic libraries. This practical, step-by-step plan for developing and implementing a peer tutoring program can improve library services and make your job easier.

(Paperback)

This book is the first to examine library and information science leadership in the United States and throughout Europe, providing a critical analysis and comparison of leadership in America versus in Europe and the United Kingdom.

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This clear and concise manual will help librarians understand licenses so that they can become better reviewers, drafters, and negotiators.

Libraries purchase or subscribe to countless resources that are governed by licensesboth digital products and physical objects like rare books or equipment.

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Identical twins Pamela and Tamora Bacon organized their book around the THRIVE theme, presenting six basic tenets:

T - Take Action

H - Hurry No More

R - Read & Regain Control

I - Inspire Yourself & Others

V - Vision ...

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(Hardback, 4th edition)

Presents the only comprehensive treatise on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) system, now fully updated to address LCSH in the electronic environment.

This book is the only comprehensive treatise on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) system.

(Paperback, 4th edition)

This book is the only comprehensive treatise on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) system. She then discusses the application of LC subject headings to LC MARC records and outlines the Library of Congress's policies on the assignment of subject headings in general and the treatment of certain types of materials in particular.

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Using the Harvard Depository model, but applying the issues and activities to other models as well, a host of contributors cover such issues as governance and cost, design and construction, preservation, selection, pre-shelving preparation, systems, access and management, services, and transportation.

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(Hardback)

This volume is the most comprehensive compilation of ideas related to library performance yet assembled. Readers of the book will develop informed opinions about planning, a practice that when entered into unaware can enslave an organization in endless data gathering routines and tax their endurance beyond reasonable points.

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(Hardback, 9th edition)

(Paperback)

Defines, describes, and promotes the field of online library programming. This book explains how public programs - from lectures, demonstrations, and interviews to book discussions and story hours - can be delivered in real time utilizing a variety of interactive communication tools, including voice-over-IP, text chatting, and co-browsing.

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