Kategoria BISAC: Language Arts & Disciplines >> Library & Information Science - Collection Development

It is important that the school curriculae be representative of the diversity of the American student population. "Integrating African American Literature in the Library and Classroom" is designed to help teachers and librarians achieve that goal. The book recommends and annotates more than 200 titles that touch on African American life from slavery through the present time, most of them by black authors, and many of them winners of the Coretta Scott King, Caldecott, and/or Newbery awards.

This guide offers cross-curricular lesson plans for grades K-12. Each chapter identifies areas in...

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,...

Today's school librarians have many different responsibilities, but arguably the most important aspect of their job is developing and maintaining a collection that their library customers love. "School Library Collection Development: Just the Basics" is an accessible, practical manual that explains the fundamentals of purchasing, developing, and managing a collection.

Containing information useful to anyone from a paraprofessional working under the guidance of a certified school librarian to a newcomer to the field to a certified media specialist, this book covers all of the basics...

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...

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.

Interest in teen fiction has grown in popularity in the last decade, especially within the fantasy and paranormal genres. This timely guide is one of the few books on the subject that lists titles that are written specifically for teens.

"Read On...Speculative Fiction for Teens" features popular, contemporary themes ranging from vampire love and ghost stories to epic fantasy and out-of-this-world science fiction. Each of the five chapters caters to a specific area of interest--story, character, setting, mood, and language--and within the chapter, numerous lists of novels are organized...

"Read On...Biography: Reading Lists for Every Taste" is that essential go-to readers' advisory guide, filling a gap in the growing readers' advisory literature with information about 450 biography titles, most published within the last decade, but also including some classic titles as well.

The book focuses on life stories written in the third person, with subjects ranging from individuals who lived in ancient times to the present-day, hailed from myriad nations, and gained fame in diverse fields. The contents are organized in order to facilitate identification of read-alikes and easy...

"Food Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction" provides a much-needed resource for librarians assisting adult readers interested in the topic of food--a group that is continuing to grow rapidly. Containing annotations of hundreds of nonfiction titles about food that are arranged into genre and subject interest categories for easy reference, the book addresses a diversity of reading experiences by covering everything from foodie memoirs and histories of food to extreme cuisine and food exposes.

Author Melissa Stoeger has organized and described hundreds of nonfiction titles...

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...

"Teens Have Style : Fashion Programs for Young Adults at the Library" provides an easy-to-follow template for creating popular programs within the public or school library setting that will capture the attention of most teenaged girls.

In "Teens Have Style ," librarians will find programs they can adapt to their individual style or specific age range of their younger patrons, such as getting ready for the prom, making jewelry, decorating sneakers, creating a "green" outfit from recycled materials, and many more. All of the ideas are flexible and can be matched to other educational...