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This book covers every administrative responsibility in a methodical and effective manner, including staffing, policies, collection development and management, budgets and funding, facilities, etc.

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Since the mid 1980s academic libraries have established minority residency programs in an effort to increase the representation of librarians of color in their institutions.

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As museums across Europe reckon with the post-colonial legacies of their collections, this volume combines approaches from material anthropology, imperial and military history to shed light on the acquisition and appropriation of objects during British colonial warfare. The authors offer a nuanced view of how the amassing of objects was governed and understood within military culture.

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As museums across Europe reckon with the post-colonial legacies of their collections, this volume combines approaches from material anthropology, imperial and military history to shed light on the acquisition and appropriation of objects during British colonial warfare.

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This manual guides librarians in creating simple, affordable, ready-to-use activities for children, 'tweens, teens, and families, with enough material for a full year of programs.

Do-it-yourself programming is an emerging model in which the librarian does the preparation, then lets patrons take over.

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Students in programs of information studies will find focal points for discussion about system design and refinement of existing systems. Librarians, scholars, and those who work within large document collections, whether paper or electronic, will find insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the access systems they use.

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A one-stop, complete guide to tabletop role-playing games for novice librarians as well as seasoned players.

Tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) are a perfect fit for library teen services.

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This concise, easy-to-use workbook presents grammar rules in a way that makes it easy and enjoyable for the student to learn grammar.

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A comprehensive look at today's online book sites, such as Google Books and HathiTrust, that gives you the necessary knowledge, skills, and resources to get up to speed on these amazing digital resources and use them effectively in the library setting.

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Providing detailed discussion of library and information science education in China, including Hong Kong and Macau, this volume covers the history of library science education in China, library science training, and evaluation of library school teachers.

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The 27th volume of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook describes current developments and trends in the field of instructional technology.

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The 28th volume of the Educational Media and Technology Yearbook describes current developments and trends in the field of instructional technology.

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Building on proven methods of effective supervision, this book offers academic librarians a practical guide for the day-to-day challenges that arise in supervising student employees. A revision of Baldwin's Supervising Student Employees in Academic Libraries (Libraries Unlimited, 1991), this new work has been thoroughly updated.

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This resource provides practical information for the creation of e-portfolios by guiding you through organization, design, presentation, and production.

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For academic libraries, this highly readable book provides the practical information needed to get started managing electronic resources throughout their life cycle.

This book covers the five points of the e-resources lifecycle in a readable and accessible manner, providing valuable information that is applicable to real-world situations.

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In the ongoing evolution of the academic library, embedded librarianship has become an important topic of debate across levels and departments. This book delves into the concept, examining everything from theory to best practices.

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When disaster strikes, school librarians can play a key role in keeping kids safe. This is the only book written specifically to provide school librarians with emergency preparedness and recovery tools as well as curricular tie-ins.

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Written by leading researchers from around the world, the papers present the latest information on new developments and new approaches to both the conceptual and the practical work in library and information science, including in areas such as information interaction, infometric approaches, and information retrieval.

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Classroom teachers and high school librarians will value the advice and scaffolding techniques presented that will enable their school and high school library to become a safe place for student inquiry into issues of their own choosing controversial or not.

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Lessons feature standards-based, cross-curricular activities, and related resources, plus pre-lesson preparation, procedure, and evaluation. All 107 activities align with McREL standards, and many align with Information Power II and NETS standards.

Grades K-5

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Engaging Community through Storytelling: Library and Community Programming examines a wide variety of model storytelling projects across the country, reflecting how storytelling can encourage community attachment, identity, and expression in libraries, community centers, and schools.

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