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As collections deteriorate and libraries have less money to replace them, their longevity becomes a management issue. This volume uses case studies to show librarians how to minimize harm to collections and teach proper handling.

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Written by a well-known intellectual freedom advocate, this book is a one-stop source for school librarians on intellectual freedom and privacy issues that blends principles with best practices.

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This LITA Guide offers readers guidance on a wide range of topics, including foundations of privacy in libraries; data collection, retention, use, and protection; laws and regulations; privacy instruction; contracts with third parties; and use of in-house and internet tools including social network sites, surveillance video, and RFID.

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This LITA Guide offers readers guidance on a wide range of topics, including foundations of privacy in libraries; data collection, retention, use, and protection; laws and regulations; privacy instruction; contracts with third parties; and use of in-house and internet tools including social network sites, surveillance video, and RFID.

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Protect patron privacy and safeguard Internet usage using this how-to manual for creating a secure environment in your library. You'll learn how simple changes to your policies, procedures, and computer settings can ensure a private and safe research space for users.

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Pungitore's timely and important exploration of many of the critical issues affecting public libraries renders a significant service to public library decision makers.

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This book is a timely and detailed exploration of the impact and issues of the Internet in public libraries and their implications for society, policy, and professional practice.

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This book helps readers explore how public librarians have reinvented the ways they bring people and information together to meet 21st-century challenges.

Public Libraries in the 21st Century provides an up-to-date picture of what the public library is today, what the public librarian needs to know, and how to apply that knowledge.

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This book helps readers explore how public librarians have reinvented the ways they bring people and information together to meet 21st-century challenges.

Public Libraries in the 21st Century provides an up-to-date picture of what the public library is today, what the public librarian needs to know, and how to apply that knowledge.

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As society struggles with issues related to the scope and effectiveness of government, librarians must ask, How and why will communities support public libraries in the future This book covers public library administration in a comprehensive and detailed manner.

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As society struggles with issues related to the scope and effectiveness of government, librarians must ask, How and why will communities support public libraries in the future This book covers public library administration in a comprehensive and detailed manner.

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This go-to guide covers the entire process of building or renovating a public library-from initial planning, to maintaining the completed space, to measuring success.

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Additional chapters draw on this material to evaluate the planning process and its organization, the planning documents produced, the social aspects of planning, and the benefits of the process.

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In addition to ten complete scripts, you'll find literacy tips, preparatory checklists of materials and props needed, patterns, lists of books for literacy building displays, activities that relate to the story and promote early literacy, and take-home reproducibles for caregivers that help them reinforce the six early literacy skills.

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Librarians can be effective catalysts and vital connectors who facilitate successful partnerships that enrich students' lives"radical collaborations" that have deep and far-reaching impact.

Envisioning schools as learning organizations requires collaborating with the greater communities as an integral part of the schools dynamic.

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The popularity of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has increased as its cost has decreased and the growth shows no signs of abating. Academic and public librarians wishing to convert to RFID technology will find in this book the background they need to ask the right questions of prospective vendors, such as:

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