Managing the Successful School Library: Strategic Planning and Reflective Practice
Title | Managing the Successful School Library: Strategic Planning and Reflective Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Lesley S. J. Farmer |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2017-11-21 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0838914942 |
Small Public Library Management
Title | Small Public Library Management PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Pearlmutter |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0838910858 |
Finally, here’s a handbook that includes everything administrators need to keep a handle on library operations, freeing them up to streamline and improve how the organization functions.
Enhancing Teaching and Learning
Title | Enhancing Teaching and Learning PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Donham |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Pages | 391 |
Release | 2019-03-30 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0838947220 |
Reflecting changes—professional, theoretical, legal, and political—in both the library field and education, this new edition of a groundbreaking school library text will equip readers to be leaders at their schools and in their communities.
Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
Title | Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management PDF eBook |
Author | Peggy Johnson |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Pages | 542 |
Release | 2018-01-16 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0838916899 |
As a comprehensive introduction for LIS students, a primer for experienced librarians with new collection development and management responsibilities, and a handy reference resource for practitioners as they go about their day-to-day work, the value and usefulness of this book remain unequaled.
Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, Fourth Edition
Title | Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, Fourth Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Peggy Johnson |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Pages | 542 |
Release | 2018-07-23 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Technical Services Quarterly declared that the third edition “must now be considered the essential textbook for collection development and management … the first place to go for reliable and informative advice." For the fourth edition expert instructor and librarian Johnson has revised and freshened this resource to ensure its timeliness and continued excellence. Each chapter offers complete coverage of one aspect of collection development and management, including numerous suggestions for further reading and narrative case studies exploring the issues. Thorough consideration is given to traditional management topics such as organization of the collection, weeding, staffing, and policymaking;cooperative collection development and management;licenses, negotiation, contracts, maintaining productive relationships with vendors and publishers, and other important purchasing and budgeting topics;important issues such as the ways that changes in information delivery and access technologies continue to reshape the discipline, the evolving needs and expectations of library users, and new roles for subject specialists, all illustrated using updated examples and data; andmarketing, liaison activities, and outreach. As a comprehensive introduction for LIS students, a primer for experienced librarians with new collection development and management responsibilities, and a handy reference resource for practitioners as they go about their day-to-day work, the value and usefulness of this book remain unequaled.
Being Indispensable
Title | Being Indispensable PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Toor |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0838910653 |
Explains how to become an indispensable school librarian, discussing how to understand what others in the school need and want, demonstrate importance, plan strategically, and master important tools.
The Innovative School Librarian
Title | The Innovative School Librarian PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Markless |
Publisher | Facet Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | School librarians |
ISBN | 9781856046534 |
Addressing practical issues through the use of vignettes submitted by leaders in the field, this book also has appendices which offer examples of sample documents. It is divided into three main areas and includes topics covering the librarian's view, inspiration, and integration.