Authors:Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, Marie L.
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publisher
Keywords: librarians, second, manuals, manual, reference, interview, conducting
Number of Pages: 290
Published: 2009-06-30
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 155570655X
ISBN-13: 9781555706555

Find your bearings in this rapidly evolving hybrid reference environment through proven strategies, advice, exercises and research from three experts in the field. The revised second edition of this practical how-to for all types of librarians will teach you to understand the needs of public, academic and special library users across any virtual setting - email, text messaging, social networking websites - as well as in traditional and face-to-face models of communication. Based on the latest research in communication theory, the book includes new exercises and examples to help you practice ef

Author: Loyita Worley
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: irish, association, law, librarians, british, management, handbook, legal, information, biall
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $140.00
ISBN-10: 0754641821
ISBN-13: 9780754641827

For this new handbook, BIALL (British and Irish Association of Law Librarians) has brought together an unparalleled team of respected experts to provide authoritative and up-to-date best practice guidance on the key legal information issues for every type of service, focusing particularly on the balance between electronic and printed resources, free and charged services and electronic and on-site access. Beginning with a survey of the growth of law librarianship, and an analysis of different types of services and users, the Handbook goes on to discuss research techniques for hard copy and elec

Author: Ellyssa Kroski
Publisher: Neal Schuman Publisher
Keywords: professionals, information, librarians, web
Number of Pages: 209
Published: 2008-02-19
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 1555706142
ISBN-13: 9781555706142

Here is a book that will help public, school, and academic librarians take advantage of Web 2.0 technologies. Using an easy-to-understand writing style, author Ellyssa Kroski provides librarians and information professionals with a detailed look at the latest and hottest technologies. She provides innovative, realworld examples of libraries which are using these technologies to enhance their online presence, showcase services and increase patronage as well as helpful, illustrative screenshots. Whether to create a book review blog, social bookmark collection, subject specific RSS feed, or a spe

Author: Kenneth D. Crew
Publisher: ALA Editio
Keywords: educators, librarians, law, copyright
Number of Pages: 156
Published: 2010-03-05
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 083890906X
ISBN-13: 9780838909065

Copyright in the world of digital information is changing at a fevered pace, even as educators and librarians digitize, upload, download, draw on databases, and incorporate materials into web-based instruction. It’s essential to stay abreast of copyright law and fair use without information overload. For fresh, timely insights and application of copyright law for librarians, educators, and academics, Professor Crews maps the territory in a dramatically revised edition of "Copyright Essentials". Readers will: Learn basic copyright definitions and key exceptions for education and library s

Author: Priscilla Caplan
Publisher: ALA Editions
Keywords: librarians, fundamentals, metadata
Number of Pages: 204
Published: 2003-04-01
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0838908470
ISBN-13: 9780838908471

Metadata, or "data about data", is used to organize and access information in an effective way. From cataloguing to organizing archives, metadata helps front-line librarians provide customers with a direct path to information. In this text, Priscilla Caplan presents a comprehensive description of the various forms of metadata, its applications, and how librarians can put it to work. Both descriptive and nondescriptive forms of metadata are defined (including the TEI Header, the Dublin Core, EAD, GILS, ONIX and the Data Documentation Initiative) and applied to actual library functions. Illustra

Author: Michael Gorma
Publisher: American Library Associatio
Keywords: librarians, meditations, strengths, singular
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 1997-12-01
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 0838907245
ISBN-13: 9780838907245

This is a compilation of 150 thoughts about library work, written by a librarian. It is intended as a "soothing" volume, presented in a "meditations" format, reminding librarians why they chose their craft, and reinforcing the importance of their work.

Author: Leslie Kimmelman
Publisher: Childrens Pr
Keywords: community, read, rookie, librarians, day
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2012-09
List price: $5.95
ISBN-10: 0531292525
ISBN-13: 9780531292525