• Illustrates concepts with an on-going case study at the end of each chapter
• Provides detailed technical information and practical experience Discusses practitioners' insight in digitization
• Can be used as a guide for creating digital collections

• The book deals with practical and theoretical issues on digital libraries development and evaluation
• It will be multi-disciplinary due to its nature incorporating views and...

• Offers practical applications for collection librarians and...

Being "green" is a hot topic today, not only for businesses and adults interested in being socially responsible, but also for 'tweens, teens, and young adults. Today's young adults are keenly aware of environmental issues, locally and globally. They are also in need of art programs that provide a hands-on, creative outlet.

"Teens Go Green : Tips, Technique, Tools and Themes for YA Programming" is an approachable reference book for librarians or high school teachers looking for low-cost, environmentally themed art projects and programs that teens will relate to and find fun. In Part 1,...

Highlighting titles for children from infancy to age 11, "Rainbow Family Collections" examines over 250 children's picture books, informational books, and chapter books with LGBTQ content from around the world. Each entry in "Rainbow Family Collections" supplies a synopsis of the title's content, lists awards it has received, cites professional reviews, and provides suggestions for librarians considering acquisition.

The book also provides a brief historical overview of LGBTQ children's literature along with the major book awards for this genre, tips on planning welcoming spaces and...

This highly readable book provides the practical information needed to get started managing electronic resources throughout their lifecycle in an academic library.

About 40 percent of the books academic libraries purchase in traditional ways never circulate and another 40 percent circulate fewer than three times. By contrast, patron-driven acquisition allows a library to borrow or buy books only when a patron needs them. In a typical workflow, the library imports bibliographic records into its catalogue at no cost. When a patron finds a patron-driven record in the course of research, a short-term loan can allow him to borrow the book, and the transaction charge to the library will be a small percentage of the list price. Typically, a library will...

• Provides practical approach to the subject
• Focuses on the challenges associated with the economic and...

With more than 500 original descriptive annotations in over 70 thematic lists, this unique compilation makes it easy for adult readers and librarians to discover graphic novel reads that satisfy their interests and reading tastes.

The well-established gold standard in texts on collection development, "Collection Management Basics: Sixth Edition" provides a new edition to the last "Developing Library and Information Center Collections" book providing a completely fresh approach to the material.

This latest edition continues to cover all aspects of collection development and management, including subjects such as needs assessment, policies, selection process theory and practice, protection, legal issues, censorship, and intellectual freedom. The book represents a total restructuring of the previous work, and...

Online book sites such as the Google Books project, the Open Library, HathiTrust, and others are transforming our thoughts on just what a library is and does, and expanding the possibilities of what a library can be. Library staff need to be knowledgeable about these sites, but unfortunately many libraries-- particularly those in the public arena--do not have the budget or staff time to learn about these sites and integrate them into their library services. "eBooked Integrating Free Online Book Sites into Your Library Collection" fills this pressing need.

This book examines four of the...