(Hardback)

Providing the basics for working with spatial-data collections in libraries, this book describes in detail the processes and procedures of map selection, acquisition, classification, cataloging, everyday storage, care, preservation, reference, public relations, and education.

(Paperback)

Created for librarians new to MARC and for those accustomed to using MARC data, it explains all three types of MARC records, and it gives considerations and specifications for MARC database processing, MARC products, and online systems.

(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Designed to assist LIS students, copy catalogers, and paraprofessionals in learning the principles and practices of modern cataloging, the Blitz Cataloging Series offers simple presentation of cataloging rules with practical examples in workbook format.

(Paperback)

Fun and easy to read, this marketing and promotion guide offers you the "big picture" of how best to spend your limited funds and energy to create a successful marketing strategy-from traditional promotions such as advertising and posters to social media marketing.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

Framing sound marketing principles within the context of customer service, Weingand demonstrates how current marketing ideas and strategies can contribute to effective library and information center management.

(Paperback)

With these teachers guides and study books, youll have your elementary and middle-schoolers mesmerized by math in no time! Students will increase their ability to mentally manipulate numbers while learning magic tricks that use dice, coins, buttons, stones, and other common objects.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

This up-to-date guide provides informational professionals and their clients with much-needed assistance in navigating the immense field of government information.

When information professionals are asked questions involving government information, they often experience that "deer in the headlights" feeling.

(Paperback)

Two experts on education offer a rich and diverse selection of children's literature and teaching strategies for the K-8 mathematics classroom.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

- Library and Information Science Research The focus of this volume is on the creation of meaning in the practice of library and information studies, and the need for an overall view and methodology of what the field is, how it develops, and how we identify our place within it when it is changing so rapidly.

(Hardback)

- Library and Information Science Research The focus of this volume is on the creation of meaning in the practice of library and information studies, and the need for an overall view and methodology of what the field is, how it develops, and how we identify our place within it when it is changing so rapidly.

(Paperback)

Librarians have historically relied on the perceived value or goodness of the public library as a means to garner financial support.

(Paperback)

This book is the first of three early chapter books about the adventures of Melvil and Dewey, two lovable gerbils, who live in an elementary school library.

(Hardback)

Memorial museums seek to research, represent, commemorate and teach on the subject of dreadful, violent histories. This book analyzes the tactics of these institutions and gauges their public significance.

(Paperback)

Memorial museums seek to research, represent, commemorate and teach on the subject of dreadful, violent histories. This book analyzes the tactics of these institutions and gauges their public significance.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Learn how to use proven retail techniques to promote your library collection, elevate your library's image, draw patrons to your space, encourage them to browse and find new materials, enhance their library experience, and boost circulation.

(Paperback)

Jia Liu tackles the unruly world of metadata development and implementation through a state-of-the-art overview of major theoretical issues and exemplary practices.

(Paperback)

Metadata in library information environments is evolving rapidly. This book provides readers with a set of tools for designing, developing, and implementing metadata-rich information systems while also examining the challenges and opportunities in this field.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Drawing from the contributions of 20 academic and public library middle managers, this book reveals knowledge, expertise, and insights on a variety of management topics and responsibilities.

(Paperback)

By providing students with a road map to respected, commonly available resources on a variety of topics, pathfinders help build independent research and information literacy skills.