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Use fairy tales in the library and classroom to increase students proficiency in story structure, reading comprehension, writing, and speaking skills, and to foster collaboration with teachers.

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An informed citizenry, capable of informed participation, is one of the principles on which U.S. democracy is based, its premise represented in Constitutional principles of intellectual freedom.

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For readers interested in theoretical aspects of complex decision making, or in research in decision making and information, the book builds on the two theories of decision making with the highest profiles in the organizational literature.

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As outsourcing becomes more commonplace in libraries, the need for a authoritative guide becomes indisputable. This book, designed to give librarians a broad understanding of outsourcing issues in academic libraries, synthesizes prevailing theories on the topic and describes current outsourcing practices in all areas of librarianship.

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Designed for library school graduates, paraprofessional librarians, and aides who have the responsibility of managing school or small public libraries, this publication focuses on skills that are not part of a librarian's technical training.

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Most school librarians are solo librarians working with little direct contact with their counterparts in schools or in other types of libraries.

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You'll appreciate the time-saving assistance this guide gives you, including background and publication information about picture books by Latino writers, summaries of titles, and biographical information on the authors, illustrators and translators.

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This book describes techniques for evaluating services provided through library networks, including collection development, group purchases, and reference services. Providing guides for developing evaluation instruments, testing them and applying them, it is comprehensive in its treatment of evaluating network services.

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Comprehensive planning has become an essential element in the management of the modern university library.

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This book presents a proven year-long program to boost student productivity and train high school library aides while offering services to all patrons of the school library.

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Capture the hearts, minds, and attention of your digital-age listeners using read-aloud experiences that engage technology.

I wish my learners would be as excited about reading as they are about technology is a lament frequently sung by those who seek to support reading development.

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Several examples of successful programs from across the nation provide the necessary inspiration to create your own imaginative and memorable events-events that motivate young students to fully take advantage of media center resources.

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This work employs international perspectives for analyzing existing models of information education in 2000, defining the level of competency required by the future professional.

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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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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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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.