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Most students faced with writing a research paper probably start at the same place - Google. This edition begins with library organization basics, including how to use the OPAC, and moves through to the use of reference books, periodical indexes, online databases, and popular search engines and Web portals.

Written by librarians working and teaching on the front lines, this guide uses a functional, hands-on approach to lay out the basics of technical services, from acquiring new materials to making them available to library users. This volume is perfect for those just moving into the profession, as well as library staff in need of a brush up.

Offers librarians a quick primer on talking with young adults about the tough and often controversial topics of sex, drugs, alcohol, and violence. You'll have quick overviews on the issues themselves as well as tips for navigating these waters with teens.

Provides librarians and library users with background on key diabetes concepts, encompassing reliable print and electronic resources, including hard-to-find periodicals and audiovisual sources. Each chapter in this guide presents an overview and description as well as an annotated list of multi-format resources.

Information literacy and library instruction are at the heart of the academic library's mission. But how do you bring that instruction to an increasingly diverse student body and an increasingly varied spectrum of majors? In this updated, expanded second edition, Ragains and 16 other library instructors share their best practices for reaching out to today's unique users.

Covers what advocacy is and isn't, what it takes to be an effective advocate for teens, how to practice advocacy skills and techniques, how to be a day-to-day advocate for teens, and setup a successful long-term library teen services advocacy initiative.

Provides 52 ready-to-go storytimes with a difference art activities for use with toddlers ages 1 to 3 years old. Each plan is based around a theme familiar to children including bears, bugs, springtime, community workers, clothing and hats, flowers and gardens, weather, music, pets, transportation, pirates, and many more.

Richard J. Cox provides a guide to the new roles, responsibilities, and considerations for archival management. He examines the role of archival collections in public scholarship, distance learning, and the digital era; and explores the need for modern organizations that collect historical materials.

A guide to understanding, building, and managing an optimal collection of graphic novels. It offers an overview of the important role that graphic novels play in collection development. It covers both American and foreign works, and provides insight into their use in university and higher education settings.

The easy-to-use tools in Springshare's LibGuides help you organise web pages, improve students' research experience and learning, and offer an online community of librarians sharing their work and ideas. Editors Dobbs, Sittler, and Cook have recruited expert contributors to address specific applications, creating a one-stop reference.

Reveals the critical information and guidance you need to adeptly manage school libraries. This title helps you learn to build a professional foundation through a helpful explanation of the basics, like setting goals, organization and time management, communication with stakeholders and a list of important professional documents.

Lists several print resources and helps librarians to meet customers' changing expectations for electronic versions of traditionally print reference sources, reliable electronic only resources, and resources that they can access from their home computers through freely available Web sites or through library licenses.

Libraries are in a unique position to help young people explore new ideas. One easy way to do that is by using elements of pop culture to which they're already attracted. Here, two innovative YA librarians show you how to capitalize on the latest trends--from TV, movies, and music to indie and niche interests--by incorporating them into compelling, creative programs.Casual and fun to use, the book encompasses both traditional and Web 2.0 participatory programming, offering practical ideas, program templates, and step-by-step outlines of methods, supplies, and resources. Chapter coverage includes:The philosophy of services to teens and tweensPoliciesTargeting populationsCollection buildingInnovative programming using everything from realitytelevision to music to gamingTween and teen spaces (both physical and virtual spaces)marketingOutreachProviding answers to questions such as "What will I do with my summer program?" or "How can I incorporate something educational into our library's gaming theme?," this time-saving, soup-to-nuts resource is perfect for librarians working with newer technologies, as well as those looking to add some pop to traditional programming formats.

Looks at three questions: How do we organize objects so that they make sense and are useful?; what role do categories, classifications, taxonomies, and other structures play in the process of organizing?; and what do information professionals need to know about organizing behaviours in order to design useful structures for organizing knowledge?

Provides a field-tested and diverse selection of recommended, acclaimed and award-winning titles for school and public libraries. It has been extensively revised and expanded to include a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to over 1,200 must-have titles across 34 different genres that will appeal to teens of all different ages, genders, ethnicities, and economic backgrounds.

Using a combination of translated Mother Goose on the Loose[registered] (MGOL) early literacy program songs and traditional Spanish songs from around the world, this title helps children develop school readiness skills and presents child development tips to the adults in their lives.

Recommends hundreds of books, videos, CD-ROMs, and other media that bring science, art, health, maths, music, language arts, sports, and social studies alive. The recommended titles are listed underneath established national curriculum standards in each major subject area.

Careful and systematic planning is essential to the success of your library's technology implementation efforts. This complete, clear, and easy-to-follow guide takes a highly practical, hands-on approach to thoroughly prepare public, academic, school and special libraries to develop and implement a technology plan in the library.

Offers insights to plan literacy-rich, memorable storytimes that have the power to bring the whole family together. This book explains the tools you need to foster oral fluency in English while providing exposure to children's literature. It includes an outline for a 30 minute program designed to help parents and children learn together.

Suitable for 'Generation M' - those born in the early 1980s through the mid 1990s, this title answers the core questions you may need to facilitate new and powerful learning opportunities for your Gen M audience, including: Who are the members of Gen M? What is their shared cultural experience and how does it influence learning?