Reference and Information Services

An Introduction

Edited by Melissa A. Wong, University of Illinois, USA & Laura Saunders, Simmons University School of Library and Information Science, USA

“Essential reading for all librarians, particularly those with a concentration in reference and bibliographic instruction.” Library Journal Starred Review, of the previous edition

This fully updated and revised seventh edition continues to provide thorough and authoritative information about foundational services, including the reference interview, reader's advisory, and instruction, as well as information sources from dictionaries and encyclopedias to statistics and data sources. Written as a textbook for LIS students taking reference courses, it also serves as a helpful handbook for practitioners to refamiliarize themselves with particular types and formats of sources and to refresh their knowledge on specific service topics. This textbook is essential reading for all preservice and working librarians, particularly those concerned with ethical and social justice perspectives on reference work.

FEATURES

• Individually authored chapters by experts in the field

• Activity boxes engage readers and invite them to reflect on what they are learning and practice skills through real-life exercises

• Conscious integration of critical theory and social justice perspectives offer critical reflection on the standards and practices of the field and encourage readers to consider alternate perspectives TABLE

Melissa A. Wong has been an online instructor for the University of Illinois, USA, since 2001, teaching courses in reference, instruction, management, and academic librarianship.

Laura Saunders is associate professor at Simmons University School of Library and Information Science, USA, teaching in the areas of reference, instruction, and academic libraries.

US April 2024

• UK April 2024

• 760 pages

PB 9781440880483 • $79.95 / £59.99 • HB 9781440880476 • $120.00 / £90.00 ePub 9798216170709 $59.54 / £71.95 ePdf 9781440880490 • $59.54 / £71.95

Series: Library and Information Science Text Series • Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited World English

Library and Information Center Management

Ericka J. Patillo & Rebecca B. Vargha, both University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

This popular textbook is a one-stop toolkit for teaching management in library and information science programs.

This textbook teaches all members of a library organization how to understand themselves and what motivates them to work; how to work with others in the workplace; and how the organization, as a system, works, including its challenges and opportunities. Its six sections include an introduction to library and information center management, followed by sections on individuals in organizations, leading, organizational behavior, planning and evaluating, and managing libraries and information agencies. A timely new chapter is dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion, supporting the infusion of DEI principles throughout the text, and many case studies are provided for real-world learning.

FEATURES

• Incorporates equity, diversity, and inclusion concepts throughout the text

• Includes an organizational behavior approach, acknowledging humans as critical to an organization's success

• Case studies to help students understand and use the material

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part One: Introduction

1. Managing Information Organizations

2. Applying an Organizational Behavior Framework to Library and Information Center Management

3. Diversity and Inclusion in Information Organizations

Part Two: Individuals in Organizations

4. Understanding the Human Element in the Organization

5. Personality and Values

6. Perceptions and Individual Decisionmaking

Part Three: Leading

7. Professional Ethics

8. Motivation in the Workplace

9. Interpersonal and Group Behavior

10. Managing Groups and Teams

Part Four: Organizational Behavior

11. Organizational Communication

12. Organizational Leadership

13. How Organizations Behave and Their Structures

14. Change: The Innovative Process

15. Organizational Culture

Part Five: Planning and Evaluating

16. Strategy and Policy

17. Evaluating Organizational Performance

18. Issues in Human Resource Management

Part Six: Managing Libraries and Information Agencies

19. Library and Information Center Managerial Functions

20. Marketing and Information Services

21. Staffing the Information Center

22. Onboarding and Staff Development

23. Library Finance and Budgets

24.

Ericka J. Patillo, PhD, MSLS, is Professor of Practice and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

Rebecca B. Vargha, MSLS, FSLA, is head and part-time faculty member at the Information and Library Science Library at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

• UK March 2024

US March 2024

PB 9781440879432

• 592 pages

• $79.95 / £59.99 ePub 9798216170686

• HB 9781440879456

• $59.54 / £71.95 ePdf 9781440879449 $59.54 / £71.95

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• $120.00 / £90.00

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A Complete Guide to Training Library Staff From Onboarding to Offboarding

Emily Leachman & A. Garrison Libby both Central Piedmont Community College, USA

Written for library managers and training leaders, A Complete Guide to Training Library Staff presents a comprehensive lifecycle for staff development with a focus on tools and techniques to build a sustainable training program, set staff up for success in their positions, and develop a positive and supportive community across the library. This practical guidebook offers a comprehensive plan that allows new staff to quickly become acquainted with the operations of the library, provides ongoing training to make staff aware of new procedures and services, and creates a collaborative and supportive training environment to empower staff to learn and lead.

FEATURES

• Learn the benefits of making training a major component of staff development

• Understand how to develop a "life-cycle" for staff training, carrying employees through their entire duration of employment

• Learn how training can be used to foster community among staff

• Use the book à la carte, determining which components of a training program are most needed at readers' institutions

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction: A Life-Cycle Model

2. Creating a Training Team

3. Onboarding

4. Ongoing Training

5. Developing Staff Competencies

6. Training Tools

7. Training as Community

8. Assessment

9. Offboarding

10. Appendixes

Emily Leachman is the senior librarian for public services at Central Piedmont Community College, USA.

A. Garrison Libby is the assistant director for instructional and research services at Central Piedmont Community College, USA.

US October 2024 • UK October 2024

PB 9781440880902 • $54.95 / £51.95

• 176 pages ePub 9798216170624 • $41.35 / £49.45 ePdf 9781440880919 • $41.35 / £49.45

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Creating a Staff-Led Strategic Plan

A Practical Guide for

Libraries

Katy B. Mathuews, Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio, USA & Ryan A. Spellman, Ohio University Libraries' Alden Library, Athens, Ohio, USA

Taking a step-by-step approach, this book guides grassroots strategic planning for libraries of all types. Topics include aligning with institutional and community values, creating vision and mission statements, researching stakeholder needs, conducting environmental scans, collaborative drafting of the plan, communication strategies, and implementation and assessment of the plan. The information is valuable for K–12, post-secondary, public, and special libraries. A unique feature is the book’s emphasis on the ways different library types can collaborate to meet shared goals. This book is a one-stop-shop, providing everything library staff will need to create a strategic plan without searching for additional sources.

US June 2023 UK June 2023 232 pages 1 bw illus

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US February 2024

PB 9781440880216

Conducting Original Research for Your Library

Caitlin Gerrity & Scott Lanning both Southern Utah University, USA

A concise manual for professionals in the field, this book helps librarians master the skills to conduct, interpret, and analyze their own original research. This guide combines elements of multiple traditional text topics into one concise manual for professionals in the field, teaching types of research methods, how to do research in the field, and how to run and interpret statistical tests. From research ethics to statistical significance and everything in between, this primer is the point-of-need resource for librarians in public, academic, and school libraries who wish to use original research to support the profession.

• UK February 2024 • 176 pages

• $39.95 / £37.95 ePub 9798216171041

• $29.77 / £35.95 ePdf 9781440880223 $29.77 / £35.95

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Crash Course in Collection Development

Wayne Disher, formerly at City of Hemet Public Library, USA

Focusing on collection development basics, this third edition now covers all aspects of collection development and management in all library environments including public, academic, and school libraries. It offers information on gathering statistics and analyzing community needs to design a collection that meets user needs and guides users in writing a collection development policy, budgeting, selecting materials, managing vendor relations, understanding the publishing industry, merchandising and promoting the collection, and handling complaints. Newly included are such new trends as libraries as spaces for users, collection diversity issues, makerspaces, nontraditional collections, pop-up libraries, the digital divide, and noncirculating collections.

US June 2023

• UK June 2023

PB 9781440880438

Streaming Video Collection Development and Management

Michael Fernandez & Amauri Serrano, both Yale University Library, USA

A useful how-to manual for library practitioners new to selecting and acquiring streaming media content, Streaming Video Collection Development and Management is also a refresher for established professionals who need to navigate this rapidly expanding area.

Michael Fernandez and Amauri Serrano outline the myriad challenges of managing streaming video content across all stages of the electronic resources lifecycle, from initial collection decisions to the user's experience of accessing the content.

US May 2024 • UK May 2024 • 128 pages

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• 208 pages

• $60.95 / £47.00

• HB 9798216170082 • $110.00 / £80.00 ePub 9798216171126 • $45.48 / £54.85 ePdf 9781440880445 • $45.48 / £54.85

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Curating Community Collections

A Holistic Approach to Diverse Collection Development

Mary Schreiber & Wendy K. Bartlett, both Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH, USA

Librarians, directors, and board members will learn the tools they need to understand the results of diversity audits and to formulate a reasonable, achievable plan for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion not only in the collection itself, but also in library collection policies and practices. Information on ways to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of a library's everyday workflow will help ensure the sustainability of these principles. Stories from librarians around the United States and Canada who are auditing and improving the diversity of their collections add broad, scalable perspectives for libraries of any size, budget, and mission.

US April 2024 • UK April 2024

PB 9781440880988

• 224 pages

• $60.95 / £54.99 ePub 9798216171249

• $45.48 / £54.85 ePdf 9781440880995 • $45.48 / £54.85

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The Fight against Book Bans Perspectives from the Field

Edited by Shannon M. Oltmann, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

“An excellent resource for library workers on the front lines in the fight to protect access to information. Using a combination of stories from the field and practical advice for responding to threats to intellectual freedom, Oltmann has assembled a valuable resource that captures the concerns of this moment and provides hope for the future.” Dr. Martin Garnar, Director, Amherst College Library, USA; Editor, Intellectual Freedom Manual, 10th Edition

This volume captures the views of dozens of librarians and library science professors regarding the recent flood of book challenges across the United States, gathered in a comprehensive analysis of their impact and significance. It also serves as a guide to responding to challenges. Chapter authors provide first-hand accounts of facing book challenges and describe how they have prepared for challenges, overcome opposition to certain books, and shown the value of specific library materials. Library science faculty with a range of specialties provide relevant background information to bolster these on-the-ground views.

Features

• Reinforces the significance of intellectual freedom to public and school libraries

• Describes how different librarians have responded to challenges and explained the importance of intellectual freedom to their communities

• Acts as a step-by-step guide to responding to challenges

Short Table Of Contents

Part One: The Rise in Book Challenges across the Nation

Part Two: How Challenges and Bans Affect Librarians

Part Three: External Support for Librarians

Part Four: How to Face Challenges and Bans

Part Five: Advice from Librarians

Shannon M. Oltmann is Associate Professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, USA.

US June 2023 UK June 2023 256 pages

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Silenced in the Library

Banned Books in America

Zeke Jarvis, Eureka College, USA

This work provides a comprehensive examination of the challenges to major books being deemed by some as 'unfit for public consumption.' Included are explanations of the true nature of the objections along with the motives of the authors, publishers, and major proponents of the books. Content is organized based on why the books were banned, such as sexual content, drug use, or religious objections. This approach helps readers to see trends in how people have approached the challenge of evaluating what is 'proper' and shows how our societal consensus of what is acceptable has evolved over the years.

• UK November 2023

US November 2023

PB 9798765114155 • $39.95 / £28.99

• 320 pages

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