Author : Patrick Jones
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 33,92 MB
Release : 2002-05-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780838908273
Explains how libraries and communities can work together to strike a true partnership with the young adults in their community to develop services for teens that are both collaborative and outcome-driven.
Author : Linda W. Braun
Publisher : Young Adult Library Services Association (Yalsa) Young Adult Library Services Association (Yalsa) a
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 13,16 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Libraries and teenagers
ISBN : 9780838989616
In this collection of essays, staff working directly with teens explore ideas, services and programs that continue to evolve within their libraries. The challenges revealed emphasize the fact that neglecting teen library services risks a future in which libraries themselves are no longer valuable to the community and the potential advocates which todays teenagers will someday become.
Author : Kimberly Bolan Taney
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780838908327
A guide to creating interesting and exciting spaces for young adults in the library, explaining how to solicit input, and discussing planning, design and decor, and promotion. Includes worksheets and a list of resources.
Author : Sarah Flowers
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 12,29 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838935877
As high school enrollment continues to rise, the need for effective librarianship serving young adults is greater than ever before. "Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth,” developed by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), is a document outlining areas of focus for providing quality library service in collaboration with teenagers. In this book, Sarah Flowers identifies and expands on these competency areas. This useful work includes Anecdotes and success stories from the field Guidelines which can be used to create evaluation instruments, determine staffing needs, and develop job descriptions Additional professional resources following each chapter that will help librarians turn theory into practiceThe first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators.
Author : Angela Carstensen
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 40,95 MB
Release : 2011-05-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 083899315X
More than simply a vital collection development tool, this book can help librarians help young adults grow into the kind of independent readers and thinkers who will flourish at college.
Author : International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Section of Public Libraries
Publisher : NBD Biblion Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 36,59 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783598218279
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.
Author : Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838913253
Collecting several key documents and policy statements, this supplement to the ninth edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual traces a history of ALA’s commitment to fighting censorship. An introductory essay by Judith Krug and Candace Morgan, updated by OIF Director Barbara Jones, sketches out an overview of ALA policy on intellectual freedom. An important resource, this volume includes documents which discuss such foundational issues as The Library Bill of RightsProtecting the freedom to readALA’s Code of EthicsHow to respond to challenges and concerns about library resourcesMinors and internet activityMeeting rooms, bulletin boards, and exhibitsCopyrightPrivacy, including the retention of library usage records
Author : Faye Ong
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 36,7 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Provides vision for strong school library programs, including identification of the skills and knowledge essential for students to be information literate. Includes recommended baseline staffing, access, and resources for school library services at each grade level.
Author : Holly Koelling
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 2007-08-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838935699
This is a classic, standard resource for collection building and on-the-spot readers advisory absolutely indispensable for school and public libraries.
Author : Christie Koontz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 22,22 MB
Release : 2010-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3110232278
The public library is the prime community access point designed to respond to a multitude of ever-changing information needs. These guidelines are framed to provide assistance to library and information professionals in most situations. They assist to better develop effective services, relevant collections, and accessible formats within the context and requirements of the local community. In this exciting and complex information world it is important for professionals in search of knowledge, information and creative experience to succeed. This is the 2nd edition of The Public Library Service IFLA/UNESCO Guidelines for Development.
