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Managing and budgeting for an integrated service are covered in detail in chapters of interest to library managers planning to institute or expand a search service or to managers of existing search services.

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The future of reference librarianship as a viable and essential part of the library depends on developing a proactive, participatory, and hands-on approach to automation.

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By covering essential accounting concepts, budgeting, government regulations that pertain to libraries, as well as accounting measurement methods and their relationship to assessment, this book effectively addresses the questions often posed by acquisition librarians pertaining to accounting.

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A guide that provides ideas that help librarians, teachers, and parents choose books guaranteed to grab the attention and interest of boys. It covers genres such as humor, realistic fiction, adventure, sports, fantasy, historical fiction, graphic novels, nonfiction, and poetry.

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This invaluable guide enables librarians as well as patrons and teachers to identify the best books for high school readers out of the thousands published each year.

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In this book, experts in the field describe best practices based on their experiences in corporate libraries worldwide.

With information driving today's global economy, corporate librarians must become even more proactive in their daily assignments.

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Intended to support the national initiative to strengthen learning in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, this book helps librarians who work with youth in school and public libraries to build better collections and more effectively use these collections through readers' advisory and programming.

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In this practical guidebook, experienced librarians-a public librarian and a school librarian-share advice and ideas for extending resources, containing costs, and leveraging capabilities between school and public libraries, offering insights and strategies to overcome today's economic challenges.

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Here's an exciting new edition of a work that helps you to encourage independent reading skills in children ages 4 to 7, to develop your collection of first readers, and to plan thematic, literature-based programs.

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What happens when libraries find themselves in a society characterised by increased information availability This book offers ideas about how libraries can not only survive in the short term but also take advantage of the emergent opportunities and to do so by judiciously adopting the development tools and concepts espoused by the business world.

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Authored by an experienced librarian, digital resource manager, and professor in the field of library science, this book explores the wide-reaching impact of second-generation web technologies on library organization and services-and how library staff must respond.

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Equally applicable to all types of libraries, the work offers humorous advice, typical situations and dilemmas, and helpful examples that will be appreciated by anyone who has ever worked in a library.

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Looking for the perfect bunny rhyme to add to your story hour program This versatile volume provides you with an A to Z resource to more than 650 traditional children's rhymes, songs, and fingerplays that are based on animals, from alligators to zebras.

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This updated version of The Big6 Collection: The Best of the Big6 Newsletter includes the in-depth articles and practical tips about the Big6 methods that youve come to rely on, with a new twist! New topics include the Super 3 The Early Childhood Version of the Big6 Skills;

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This unique book covers the who, what, when, where, why, and, most important, the HOW of creating a career center or jobseeker program in a public library.

Blueprint for a Job Center at Your Library provides a practical, down-to-earth guide for library staff who wish to better meet one of their patrons' most pressing needs.

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With easy-to-follow tutorial guides, this book is your one-stop-shop for implementing creative activities for all ages on social bookmarking tools.

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Fifteen units focus on authors who speak about their ethnic heritage through their books and those who write or illustrate multicultural materials. Activities that reinforce the multicultural theme and bibliographies of related books and films are also featured.

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The only comprehensive treatment of American library architecture, this work details the evolution of the modern public library from 1850 to the present.