Your Library Goes Virtual

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This step-by-step guide is essential for both those exploring the concept of virtual school libraries and for those who want to enhance and expand theirs. It summarizes the latest information about student and teacher use of electronic resources and addresses the concept of virtual school libraries in the context of program administration, information access and delivery, and learning and teaching. This must-have resource will serve as a guide to developing virtual school libraries that become enriching and useful presences within schools and their communities.

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It's practically a requirement in the Internet Age for libraries, and especially school library media centers, to have a Web page. Church shows how a Web page can be transformed into a virtual library, providing a comprehensive research center for students, staff, and community. Included among the topics are access to such resources as an online catalog, subscription databases, eBooks, pathfinders, and Web quests to guide users through the maze of the World Wide Web, and direct access to professionals through instant messaging. Anything dealing with the Internet becomes obsolete before it's published, but for the most part the information in this book is up-do-date. . . . this title will be a valuable guide for any library media specialist seeking to expand services beyond the walls of the school. Recommended. * Library Media Connection *

Author Bio

Audrey P. Church is the coordinator of the school library media program at Longwood University in Farmville, VA.