ilość książek w kategorii: 7867
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Straight from the Stacks : A Firsthand Guide to Careers in Library and Information Science
ISBN: 9780838908655 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For library students, paraprofessionals, and librarians who are wondering if they have their ladder against the right wall, Straight from the stacks fills the need for an up-to-date resource that uncovers the amazing and varied jobs available in the library field. Encompassing both traditional and nontraditional career paths in libraries, this comprehensive and engaging guide makes it easy to get a grip on these and other information science career path questions. Organized by type of institution including public, school, academic, nontraditional, medical/law, and library administration. Kane...
For library students, paraprofessionals, and librarians who are wondering if they have their ladder against the right wall, Straight from the stacks f...
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Public Library Start-Up Guide
ISBN: 9780838908662 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An estimated thirteen million people in the U.S. are not served by a public library. This presents opportunities for creating new libraries. Involving complex, time-consuming, and expensive decisions, the prospect of starting a library without the right direction seems overwhelming. The Public Library Start-Up Guide provides a framework for success - from looking at the big strategic picture to picking the furniture. the practical issues for library professionals as well as nonlibrarians who need to know where to start. With savvy guidance on all aspects of providing public library service,...
An estimated thirteen million people in the U.S. are not served by a public library. This presents opportunities for creating new libraries. Involving...
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Libraries, Mission, and Marketing
ISBN: 9780838908679 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For every library director and administrator, there is a way to describe your organization's value to the community in a few clear, targeted sentences. Create your mission statement and put it to work Here's how to do it, along with winning models to inspire you in the process. You'll better communicate why what you do is important and how your library makes a difference in its community.
For every library director and administrator, there is a way to describe your organization's value to the community in a few clear, targeted sentences...
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Understanding Information Systems : What They Do and Why We Need Them
ISBN: 9780838908686 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a world awash in data, information systems help provide structure and access to information. Since libraries build, manage, and maintain information systems, librarians and LIS students are often propelled onto the front lines of interactions between library users and technology. But what do librarians need to know to best meet their patron's needs? What exactly are information systems and how do they work? Information expert Ratzan uses plain language, humor, and everyday examples like baseball and arithmetic to make sense of information systems (computer hardware, software, databases,...
In a world awash in data, information systems help provide structure and access to information. Since libraries build, manage, and maintain informatio...
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Library's Crisis Communications Planner: A PR Guide for Handling Every Emergency
ISBN: 9780838908709 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is your library vulnerable to challenges arising from difficult patrons, censorship, budget issues, natural disasters, or disgruntled staff? Almost daily, libraries tread the line to limit the scope of problems and complaints so they don't expand into full-blown crises. When emergencies escalate, knowing what to do in advance is the key. Libraries that are equipped with ready contact information, talking points, and spokespeople at hand, are prepared to limit damage from big events or ensure small problems don't escalate. step-by-step primer, designed to prepare libraries for communicating to...
Is your library vulnerable to challenges arising from difficult patrons, censorship, budget issues, natural disasters, or disgruntled staff? Almost da...
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Protecting Your Library's Digital Sources : The Essential Guide to Planning and Preservation
ISBN: 9780838908730 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Bad things can happen to good digital resources - from floods and fires to computer crashes. Both library staff and customers are dependent on costly hardware, software, and electronic collections. Electronic information may be more susceptible to problems than print. Storage issues and long-term accessibility for digital materials on dated or obsolete hardware often can be overlooked. Without a plan for containment and recovery, a collection or library may have to close, either temporarily or permanently. Preservation and disaster expert Kahn brings...
Disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Bad things can happen to good digital resources - from floods and fires to computer crashes. Both library staf...
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Maxwell's Handbook for AACR2
ISBN: 9780838908754 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Designed to interpret and explain AACR2. Maxwell illustrates and applies the latest cataloging rules to the MARC record for every type of information format.
Designed to interpret and explain AACR2. Maxwell illustrates and applies the latest cataloging rules to the MARC record for every type of information ...
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Virtual Reference Training : The Complete Guide to Providing Anytime, Anywhere Answers
ISBN: 9780838908761 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Even the best reference librarian can falter when suddenly thrust into cyberspace without the proper tools and training. As online library reference services become common practice, there's a critical need to develop core competencies unique to the virtual world - from conducting chats to multitasking. What does it take to be successful at the virtual reference desk? Washington State has committed to training its librarians to provide answers any time, anywhere. Now this proven learner-centered approach is available to libraries large and small, as they confront issues relating to offering...
Even the best reference librarian can falter when suddenly thrust into cyberspace without the proper tools and training. As online library reference s...
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Power Tools Recharged : 125+ Essential Forms and Presentations for Your School Library Information Program
ISBN: 9780838908808 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A revised hands-on guide to address library media specialists' most pressing issues, with customizable forms, letters, brochures, handouts, and presentations to communicate the value of what you do to different audiences.
A revised hands-on guide to address library media specialists' most pressing issues, with customizable forms, letters, brochures, handouts, and presen...
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Collaborative Collection Development : A Practical Guide for Your Library
ISBN: 9780838908815 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. They say two heads are better than one, and nowhere is this more evident than in the possibilities that grow out of libraries collaborating on collection development. To encourage these synergies requires systematic planning, selecting appropriate partners, and a long-term commitment from all parties. In this authoritative and practical guide, three leaders whose institutions have successfully collaborated for a decade share their expertise so others can incorporate their winning strategies. They explain the theoretical principles along with real-world strategies and results from their own...
They say two heads are better than one, and nowhere is this more evident than in the possibilities that grow out of libraries collaborating on collect...
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Metadata in Practice
ISBN: 9780838908822 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the Wild West of digital library projects, pioneering information specialists have uncovered successful solutions, learned what to avoid, and how to proceed amid constant change. As administrator of AskDCMI, Diane Hillmann has fielded hundreds of questions from implementers. This new collection of reports from the field, co-edited by Hillmann, is an opportunity for librarians to learn from the experience of others involved in technically diverse digital library archive projects. Part One illustrates projects serving teachers, universities, Canadian educators, statewide collaborations, and...
In the Wild West of digital library projects, pioneering information specialists have uncovered successful solutions, learned what to avoid, and how t...
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Creating the Customer-Driven Library: Building on the Bookstore Model
ISBN: 9780838908884 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bookstores have succeeded by focusing on the customer, and libraries need to take a page from this playbook. While keeping one eye on their mission--to broaden library use and increase relevance while serving community needs--libraries can improve customer service, looks, and functionality in ways that enhance its community mission. Use Creating the Customer-Driven Library to:
- Offer accessible, customer-friendly signs, catalogs, and interior spaces - Identify the unique needs of your library's community--then meet those needs - Create a step-by-step, customized promotion plan that... Bookstores have succeeded by focusing on the customer, and libraries need to take a page from this playbook. While keeping one eye on their mission--t...
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Conflict Management for Libraries: Strategies for a Positive, Productive Workplace
ISBN: 9780838908907 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. They offer an array of tools to create a positive working environment, stay on track with achieving goals, and live the mission of the library. Helping to build a healthy working environment, they supply the necessary tips to help you:
- Understand the roots of conflict that typically arise every day in libraries - Anticipate and prepare to manage problems when they appear - Use appropriate strategies to work successfully with all parties - Choose from a variety approaches to dissipate conflict They offer an array of tools to create a positive working environment, stay on track with achieving goals, and live the mission of the library. Helpin...
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Successful Library Trustee Handbook
ISBN: 9780838908914 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Some boards of directors micromanage; others protect their turf to the detriment of their customers .Library consultant Mary Moore offers guidance on what trustees can do to foster an effective organization. This ALTA-approved training manual for members of library boards of trustees is for new trustees and experienced board members.
Some boards of directors micromanage; others protect their turf to the detriment of their customers .Library consultant Mary Moore offers guidance on ...
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How Libraries and Librarians Help: A Guide to Identifying User-Centered Outcomes
ISBN: 9780838908921 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Use this straightforward model to:
- Strategize the big picture, and collect and interpret data with seven easy exercises - Apply the four-step process to assess and present outcomes - Measure and report your library's contributions - Draw together all the pieces to communicate a compelling case for library services Use this straightforward model to:
- Strategize the big picture, and collect and interpret data with seven easy exercises - Apply the four-step... |
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Twenty Tellable Tales: Audience Participation Folktales for the Beginning Storyteller
ISBN: 9780838908938 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A master of communicating in the story format, MacDonald engages readers just as she does her young audience members in story circles worldwide. She shares a gold mine of practical advice so that both veteran and inexperienced storytellers can:
- Find your unique voice to make the stories your own - Build up a sure-fire story repertoire quickly, and expand it easily using McDonald's recommended resources - Identify traditional story variants to wow audiences - Prepare and rehearse for success using techniques honed over 40+ years - Find the best tales for your style and... A master of communicating in the story format, MacDonald engages readers just as she does her young audience members in story circles worldwide. She s...
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Collection Management for Youth
ISBN: 9780838908945 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This ground-breaking guide will help youth librarians:
- Develop and manage collections that meet the changing needs of learners - Address a dynamic educational process and ever-changing resource base - Become an informed teacher and information guide - Tap into the school's broadest learning community to build partnerships This ground-breaking guide will help youth librarians:
- Develop and manage collections that meet the changing needs of learners - Address a dy... |
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Fundamentals of Library Supervision
ISBN: 9780838908952 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two experienced library managers explain how to create a productive work place, as they weave practical advice and expert commentary into an easy-to-use resource. Drawing both from common sense and from the experience and insights of the pros, they address an increasingly turbulent library environment. They focus on daily, real-world practices with:
- Specific strategies for brand-new supervisory staff - Tips for encouraging a positive work ethic, maintaining productivity, and building teamwork - Proven advice on practical supervisory issues like hiring, firing, interviewing,... Two experienced library managers explain how to create a productive work place, as they weave practical advice and expert commentary into an easy-to-u...
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Our Own Selves : More Meditations for Librarians
ISBN: 9780838908969 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gorman traverses broad swaths of ground, with such intriguing essays as:
- Living with bibliomania - Four centuries of information overload - Micromanage this! - The belligerent librarian - The allure of paper - The curse of PowerPoint Gorman traverses broad swaths of ground, with such intriguing essays as:
- Living with bibliomania - Four centuries of information overload ... |
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Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library
ISBN: 9780838908976 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It has been expanded and improved with:
- Easy ways to create "read alike" lists, identifying what else is "like" a favorite book - Practical guidelines for conducting the advisory interview so it's a comfortable exchange - Confidence-boosting tactics for drawing on reviews to make recommendations - Methods for incorporating nonfiction into the discussion - More resources and online tools It has been expanded and improved with:
- Easy ways to create "read alike" lists, identifying what else is "like" a favorite book - Practical g... |
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