Digital rights management : the librarian's guide

In a world of users that routinely click “I Agree” buttons, librarians may be the lone voice raising an alert to the privacy, use, and ownership issues arising in connection with the design and implementation of digital rights management (DRM) technologies. DRM reflects the efforts of copyright owners to prevent the illegal distribution of copyrighted material – an admirable goal on its f…

Introduction to public librarianship / third edition

Put simply, there is no text about public librarianship more rigorous or comprehensive than McCook's survey. Now, the REFORMA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author has teamed up with noted public library scholar and advocate Bossaller to update and expand her work to incorporate the field's renewed emphasis on outcomes and transformation. This "essential tool" (Library Journal) remains the …

Makers with a cause : creative service projects for library youth

By creating for their community in the school library makerspace, young people not only develop academic and cognitive skills but also learn to value building a culture of caring. Award-winning author Gina Seymour discusses her initiative to empower students to take an active role in making a difference and outlines how to implement similar programs in any school library setting. The book ma…

Privacy and security online : best practices for cybersecurity

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97810838916124

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33 pages ; 28 cm

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Managing the successful school library : strategic planning and reflective pr…

To ensure their libraries survive and thrive, school library managers need to be both responsive and proactive. Looking past the day-to-day operations of a school library, Farmer's book serves as a reality check: school libraries must align with school mission statements and policies, while simultaneously negotiating for proper budgets and resources alongside other departments. It's a daunting …

Reference and information services : an introduction / fourth edition

Designed to complement every introductory library reference course, this is the perfect text for students and librarians looking to expand their personal reference knowledge, teaching failsafe methods for identifying important materials by matching specific types of questions to the best available sources, regardless of format. Guided by a national advisory board of educators and practitioners,…

Academic librarianship today

Intended for use by both librarians and students in LIS programs, Academic Librarianship Today is the most current, comprehensive overview of the field available today. Key features include: • Each chapter was commissioned specifically for this new book, and the authors are highly regarded academic librarians or library school faculty— or both • Cutting-edge topics such as open access…

Marketing your library's electronic resources : a how-to-do-it manual for lib…

Marketing Your Library’s Electronic Resources shows library and information professionals how to develop strategic marketing plans to inform users how their library’s e-resources can have an impact on their lives, from providing a trusted answer to a quick question to offering sage advice to inspire them through a long-term project of their own design. Newly expanded and updated, this ma…

Assessing service quality : satisfying the expectations of library customers …

Academic and public libraries are continuing to transform as the information landscape changes, expanding their missions into new service roles that call for improved organizational performance and accountability. Since Assessing Service Quality premiered in 1998, receiving the prestigious Highsmith Library Literature Award, scores of library managers and administrators have trusted its guidanc…

Library spaces and smart buildings : technology, metrics, and iterative design

Library Technology Reports, January 2018 (54:1) As the world of information access has pivoted from physical goods to digital screens, the ways that libraries measure themselves have changed. For years, measurements such as door counts, circulation tracking, and material tracking have been used to evaluate library building usage. With new advances in sensor technology, artificial intelligenc…

The politics of theory and the practice of critical librarianship

Over the past fifteen years, librarians have increasingly looked to theory as a means to destabilize normative discourses and practices within LIS, to engage in inclusive and non-authoritarian pedagogies, and to organize for social justice. “Critlib,” short for “critical librarianship,” is variously used to refer to a growing body of scholarship, an intellectual or activist movement wit…

Fundamentals of electronic resources management

Recipient of the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Outstanding Publication Award Whether it's networking with vendor reps or poring over data, the continually evolving field of electronic resources management (ERM) is always throwing something new your way. Alana Verminski and Kelly Marie Blanchat were once new on the job themselves, crossing over from res…

Digital libraries and information access : research perspectives

An authoritative and truly global exploration of current research in digital libraries. Internationally-renowned academics discuss what has been achieved with digital libraries and what we can expect in the future through the prism of research. The increasing number of digital libraries in all sectors and the pressure of ever demanding and diverse user needs has encouraged development of use…

Technology and the school library : a comprehensive guide for media specialis…

Technology and the School Library is a comprehensive overview of the types of technologies used in school libraries, from traditional low-tech options to the latest developments, describing how school librarians interact with these technologies. This thoroughly revised and updated third edition addresses the continuously changing nature of technology, including new information on 1:1 initiat…

Library analytics and metrics : using data to drive decisions and services

This book will inform and inspire librarians, archivists, curators and technologists to make better use of data to help inform decision-making, the development of new services and the improvement of the user experience. With the wealth of data available to library and cultural heritage institutions, analytics are the key to understanding their users and improving the systems and services t…

Linked data for libraries, archives and museums : how to clean, link and publ…

This highly practical handbook teaches you how to unlock the value of your existing metadata through cleaning, reconciliation, enrichment and linking and how to streamline the process of new metadata creation. Libraries, archives and museums are facing up to the challenge of providing access to fast growing collections whilst managing cuts to budgets. Key to this is the creation, linking and…

Financial management for libraries

Presenting financial management principles and best practices applicable to both public and academic libraries, this comprehensive text elucidates a broad array of issues crucial for those entering a managerial position. Both thorough and straightforward, Sannwald's treatment • gives readers a solid grounding in the basics of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on applicability to lib…

Building digital libraries : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / second ed…

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9780838916353

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xiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

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Reimagining the academic library

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9781442238589

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xxi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Your passport to international librarianship

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9780838917183

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xii, 132 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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020.621023 CAR y