Author : Douglas Cook
Publisher : Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 0838984584
Presents case-studies that cover the broad spectrum of education from behavioral to cognitive to constructivist. This casebook is suitable for librarians who have had little formal training in education.
Author : Jo Angela Oehrli
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 20,14 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Library orientation for college students
ISBN : 9780838936429
"This book offers classroom management tips with easy-to-implement suggestions that focus on the learner"--
Author : Frances C. Wilkinson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 37,60 MB
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1610698908
Looking for tips on how to work towards your overall vision while remaining productive on the frontlines? The book gives you fresh ideas for balancing your managerial duties with day-to-day responsibilities in the academic library. A compilation of ideas from noted leaders in academic librarianship, this book explores a wealth of topics, including budgeting, human resources, facilities, collections, and IT. There is also helpful advice that will help you navigate emerging areas of librarianship, such as blended librarianship, cross-institutional collaboration, and marketing the library. You will learn how to manage, lead, and address specific library areas—all at once. Practical Strategies for Academic Library Managers: Leading with Vision through All Levels is ideal for current professionals with an expanded scope of responsibilities and those who have had administrative duties for some time, but are looking for new techniques for being a better manager. The book includes an introduction written by the editors, who are both associate deans in university libraries. Each chapter is written by a different expert in the field, providing a rich array of approaches and perspectives.
Author : Stephen A. Roberts
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,84 MB
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110963175
Author : Patricia Layzell Ward
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 49,20 MB
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3111636216
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 : Peter Brophy
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 39,40 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1856045277
This authoritative and wide-ranging textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the changing functions of higher education libraries and the organizational cultures in which they operate. It offers an assessment of the impact of such changes on service delivery from both provider and user perspectives, and considers the future role of the academic library. The new edition has been completely updated, with a new chapter on performance measurement and more extensive coverage of: accessibility; information literacy; portals; digital libraries; copyright; institutional repositories; virtual and managed learning environments; and management of change. Written in a readable and accessible style, the book focuses on: the library in the institution users of the academic library the impacts and opportunities of ICTs human resources management and organization of resources collection and access management the academic library building library systems and networks specialist services management and professional issues performance measurement. Readership: This textbook is an indispensable introduction to the range of issues facing academic libraries. Invaluable for new information professionals and for students on information and library studies courses, it also makes stimulating reading for education administrators and academic library managers in both higher and further education. While the book considers emerging scenarios in the United Kingdom in depth, it also draws examples from institutions elsewhere in the world, and is of broad international interest.
Author : Moira J. Bent
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1783300175
This practical guide offers innovative tips and reliable best practice to enable new and experienced library and information professionals to evaluate their current provision and develop their service to meet the evolving needs of the research community. Interacting effectively with information is at the heart of all research, consequently information professionals have a key role to play in facilitating the development of researchers who are able to operate confidently and successfully in the information world. Grounded in current theory and informed by practitioners from around the world, this practical book offers a wide range of ideas and methods to assist library and information professionals in developing and managing their role in the research environment. Part of the Practical Tips for Library and Information Professionals series, the book is organised into eight sections: landscapes and models structures and strategies places and spaces library staff roles collections specific interventions in the research process or lifecycle teaching approaches information literacy skills workshops and programmes. Practical Tips for Facilitating Research will be essential reading for academic liaison librarians, research support librarians and all library and information professionals who work with research staff and students.
Author : Boyd Collins
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 38,77 MB
Release : 1999-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780838907658
Building a Scholarly Communication Center is a unique guide based on the successful model for planning the scholarly communication center at Rutgers University. The planning process at Rutgers is used as the springboard to identify issues, potential problems, and solutions in planning and development.
Author : Elizabeth Connor
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 45,73 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : 0789037076
This work provides librarians with a much-needed introduction to instruction in college and university libraries. Filled with real world case studies that can be directly applied to classroom use and on-the-job training, the text brings together many experienced librarian-instructors to detail their professional experiences.
Author : Rebecca L. Lubas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 27,92 MB
Release : 2011-02-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1598844938
Cataloging managers will find this book a valuable road map for navigating the metadata needs of the 21st-century library. Demand for instant access, 24/7. Outsourcing issues. Constantly evolving standards. How can catalogers create a flexible, Web 2.0-compliant, flexible, multi-metalingual cataloging department? A daunting challenge, definitely; but with the right guidance, any cataloger can get up to speed and handle these common and confusing problems. Each chapter of Practical Strategies for Cataloging Departments is authored or coauthored by a leader in cataloging, metadata practice, or education in these specialties. This book offers practical advice—based on direct experience—for facing the challenges of organizing information today. Topics include training, collaborating across the library, coping with changes in standards, making strategic selections of vendor cataloging products, developing cooperative organizations, and more. The specific techniques that will help catalogers meet the needs of 21st century patrons are emphasized.
