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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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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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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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Successfully managing rare book collections requires very specific knowledge and skills. This handbook provides that essential information in a single volume.

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This volume provides insights into the organizational dynamics of libraries. Topics discussed include: decision making in libraries, bureaucratic structure and personality, controlling and reappraising, the handling of staff problems, communication, and the library and politics.

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Drawing on scholarly research findings, this book presents a cogent case that librarians can use to work towards prioritization of reading in libraries and in schools.

Reading is more important than it has ever beenrecent research on reading, such as PEW reports and Scholastic's "Kids and Family Reading Report," proves that fact.

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Learn how to integrate pop culture and technology into school library programs and classrooms, and make today's digital content, mobile devices, and students' changing interests work to the educator's advantage.

(Hardback, 33rd edition)

As it does each year, this invaluable, eagerly awaited guide will light the way for collection development specialists in smaller public, college, and school libraries, enabling them to easily identify the best, most affordable, and most appropriate new reference materials in any field.

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(Hardback, 7th edition)

(Hardback, 7th edition)

The seventh edition of this frequently adopted textbook features new or expanded sections on social justice research, data analysis software, scholarly identity research, social networking, data science, and data visualization, among other topics.

(Paperback, 7th edition)

The seventh edition of this frequently adopted textbook features new or expanded sections on social justice research, data analysis software, scholarly identity research, social networking, data science, and data visualization, among other topics.

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Will library technical services exist thirty years from now If so, what do leading experts see as the direction of the field In this visionary look at the future of technical services, Mary Beth Weber has compiled a veritable whos who of the field to answer just these questions.

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Will library technical services exist thirty years from now If so, what do leading experts see as the direction of the field In this visionary look at the future of technical services, Mary Beth Weber has compiled a veritable whos who of the field to answer just these questions.

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As school districts across the United States increasingly question the need for trained librarians, this collection of research-based evidence helps make the case for a state-licensed librarian in every school.

(Paperback, 7th edition)

This book compiles selected articles from Library Media Connection to help school librarians and pre-service librarians learn about how to implement best practices for school library management.

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An indispensable resource for anyone wanting to create, maintain, improve, understand, or use the diverse information resources within a sci-tech library.

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An indispensable resource for anyone wanting to create, maintain, improve, understand, or use the diverse information resources within a sci-tech library.

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This professional reference is a guide to the many evolving issues in serials management, as well as a source of practical information designed to assist academic librarians in successfully managing their serials in a rapidly changing environment.

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Considerations of service quality require librarians to regard management and the provision of service from an entirely new perspective- from the viewpoint of the library user, for whom the outcome of a trip to the library has far greater relevance than the institutions' outputs.