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• Works as a handbook for public service librarians
JANICE M. DEL NEGRO, PhD, is tenured associate professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, IL.
“Significantly updated with new content (such as digital storytelling and cultural appropriation) and an expanded attention to core concepts, Del Negro’s fifth edition of the classic storytelling textbook remains an enduring staple for LIS coursework and curious practitioners.”
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Storytelling
STACEY GREENWELL, EdD, is the coordinator of educational services and an instructional designer at the University of Kentucky Libraries, and she provides liaison support to the School of Information Science and the Lewis Honors College.
• Offers readers a thorough overview of the role of story and storytelling in the library
• Gives a convincing argument for the value of storytelling
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—Jamie Campbell Naidoo, PhD, Foster-EBSCO Professor, University of Alabama, SLIS, February 26, 2021
The Fundamentals
Storytelling: Art and Technique serves professors, students, and practitioners alike as a textbook, reference, and professional guide. It provides practical instruction and concrete examples of how to use the power of story to build literacy and presentation skills, as well as to create community in those same educational spaces.
A new feature in the ninth edition is the incorporation of the concept of “library social work” through “Social Work Connections” sidebars in each chapter. Anecdotes throughout the text and “Career Tip” sidebars offer practical advice and specific current examples. Greenwell and Evans have combined several chapters from the previous edition and expanded discussions of new trends while retaining and updating the fundamentals. The ninth edition is a welcome update for library and information science courses and a valuable handbook for public services librarians.
The ninth edition of Library Programs and Services: The Fundamentals builds on the strong foundation of the previous editions. Award-winning and widely published author G. Edward Evans returns with a new co-author, Stacey Greenwell, in this update that combines their signature style of textbook readability, informality, and sometimes humor, as well as their knack for balancing foundational topics and new trends.
• The ninth edition includes updates throughout, anecdotes, career tips, and references to “library social work” in each chapter
May 2023, 435pp, 7x10 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7998-2 $95.00, £71.00, €82,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7870-1 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7869-5 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00
G. EDWARD EVANS, PhD, is a semi-retired, award-winning author and Fulbright Scholar. He retired from full-time work as associate academic vice president for libraries and information resources at Loyola Marymount University.
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June 2021, 449pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7208-2 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7209-9
9TH EDITION | STACEY GREENWELL WITH G. EDWARD EVANS
• This popular textbook covers a wide range of services in all types of libraries
• Provides practical tips on selecting, preparing, and telling stories
Art and Technique
5TH EDITION | JANICE M. DEL NEGRO, EDITOR
COMING SOON Library Programs and Services
LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
February 2022, 196pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
Paperback: 978-1-4408-7819-0 $50.00, £38.00, €44,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7820-6
3RD EDITION | SCOTT LANNING AND CAITLIN GERRITY
LIBRARIAN’S INSTRUCTIONAL ROLE
• Helps science and engineering students understand foundational concepts in information literacy and scientific communication using infographics, illustrations, and real-life examples
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SCOTT LANNING is associate professor and librarian at Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT.
MARY DEJONG
Both a students’ textbook and an instructional reference for educators, this brief but information-rich text teaches students what information literacy is and why it’s such an important skill to develop. Authors Scott Lanning and Caitlin Gerrity concentrate on developing skills and behaviors that positively impact the information literacy process. They teach such skills as evaluating and using information and behaviors like exploring, analyzing, and creating.
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Paperback: 978-1-4408-7876-3 $55.00, £41.00, €48,00
Updated to incorporate the new AASL standards, this third edition of Concise Guide to Information Literacy includes new information on the value of curiosity and choice in the research process, offers a new model of the research process (the Reflective Inquiry Model), and updates the Decision Points Information Seeking Model that describes how student researchers choose to use the information they’ve found. This book has proven to be invaluable for high school and college students learning about information literacy and librarians and teachers in upper high school and community college settings.
COMING SOON Information Literacy for Science and Engineering Students
Concepts and Skills
February 2024, 150pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
MARY DEJONG is an associate librarian at Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library.
NEW Concise Guide to Information Literacy
This book teaches students basic skills to do well by decoding real-world information literacy problems. It also offers details about the utility, structure, and packaging of information, giving students the strong foundation they need to absorb more advanced concepts in scientific communication. Mary DeJong provides students with a compelling context and rationale for the skills they are being asked to learn, helping them learn to appreciate the value of these skills for career success. Explicit connections are made between practical information literacy skills and the threshold concepts outlined by the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Most important, the book is written specifically for students, so it’s appropriately thorough, well-paced, and engaging. In fact, it’s often funny!
eBook: 978-1-4408-7877-0
Library Journal, June 1, 2022
“Academic libraries and faculty professional development centers are strongly advised to consider this valuable work.”
Students majoring in science and engineering disciplines will be entering careers in which they must be skilled at finding, evaluating, and using information. However, because mastering information literacy skills within these disciplines is uniquely complex and challenging, these students need specialized training.
CAITLIN GERRITY is associate professor and librarian at Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT.
• All faculty will appreciate tips on authentic assignment design and effective feedback, engaging and supporting students, and managing their workload
Threshold Concepts in Theory and Practice
Public Services Quarterly, June 4, 2019
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Five threshold concepts are presented and covered in depth within the context of how they relate and connect to each other. The chapters offer an in-depth explanation of the threshold concepts model and identify how it relates to various disciplines (and our own discipline, information science) and to the understandings we want our students to acquire. This text will benefit readers in these primary audiences: academic librarians involved with information literacy efforts at their institutions, faculty teaching in higher education, upper-level college administrators involved in academic accreditation, and high school librarians working with college-bound students.
November 2018, 255pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-4166-8 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-4167-5
Transforming Information Literacy Instruction
A Guide for Teaching Librarians and Information Science Professionals
A model that emerged from the Enhancing Teaching-Learning Environments project in Great Britain, threshold concepts are those transformative core ideas and processes in a given discipline that define the ways of thinking and practicing shared by experts. Once a learner grasps a threshold concept, new pathways to understanding and learning are opened up. The authors of this book provide readers with both a substantial introduction to and a working knowledge of this emerging theory and then describe how it can be adapted for local information literacy instruction contexts.
AMY R. HOFER, MLIS, is coordinator of Statewide Open Education Library Services at Open Oregon Educational Resources.
...Hofer, Lin Hanick, and Townsend have produced a book with much to offer academic librarians involved in the design and delivery of information literacy instruction.”
SILVIA LIN HANICK, MLIS, MA, is the first year experience librarian and an assistant professor at LaGuardia Community College, a CUNY institution.
• Faculty and librarians new to teaching will appreciate the concise, practical advice for designing courses for effective learning
LORI TOWNSEND, MLIS, is learning services coordinator and an associate professor for the University Libraries at the University of New Mexico (UNM).
• The book has a unique focus on teaching graduate students and adults in the LIS field
Library Journal, August 1, 2019
Many librarians are thrust into positions where they are asked to teach colleagues. Others choose to share their knowledge and experience by preparing the next generation of librarians in graduate programs. However, few such librarians have received any formal education in instructional design. In this book, Melissa A. Wong, an expert instructional designer, helps information professionals to prepare for their roles as teachers of current and future librarians.
Instructional Design for LIS Professionals
“This practical, straightforward guide is highly recommended for those following in Geoffrey Chaucer’s footsteps who would gladly learn and gladly teach.”
MELISSA A. WONG
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May 2019, 280pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-6713-2 $85.00, £63.00, €74,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6714-9
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AMY R. HOFER, SILVIA LIN HANICK, AND LORI TOWNSEND
MELISSA A. WONG has been an adjunct instructor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science since 2001 and currently teaches courses in instruction, eLearning, reference, and academic librarianship.
• Emphasizes the value of school librarians in education and student achievement
The School Library Manager Leading through Change
• Provides information that progresses logically from preparing for the profession and seeking a job to working and managing as a school librarian
• Provides newly updated chapters that include timely information on digital access and working in an online environment
April 2023, 275pp, 7x10 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7999-9 $95.00, £71.00, €82,00 eBook: $65.00Paperback:978-1-4408-7930-2978-1-4408-7929-6,£49.00,€57,00
Advocacy
APRIL M. DAWKINS teaches in the areas of school libraries, intellectual freedom, information literacy, and children’s and young adult literature at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
• Includes several appendixes of practical information
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JOYCE KASMAN VALENZA is associate teaching professor of library and information science at Rutgers University.
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• Teaches school librarians to be effective leaders and advocates
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All chapters are updated, and the text addresses such timely subjects as providing information resources when students, teachers, and librarians are interacting online. A new chapter highlights the importance of the school librarian’s leadership in schools, districts, and communities. This invaluable textbook teaches practical skills for school library management and offers inspiration and guidance for growing LIS careers.
SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP
This revised and updated edition of a classic text adds two well-known authors to help lead readers through the many essential management tasks and skills required to administer the successful school library program. It emphasizes the importance of the school librarian in providing digital access to information for teachers and students, describes how facilities are being modified to accommodate new resources and programming, and offers new ways to use AASL standards to evaluate programs.
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• Includes an expanded author team with well-known library educators
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7TH EDITION | BLANCHE WOOLLS, JOYCE KASMAN VALENZA, AND APRIL M. DAWKINS
Learn how to manage a school library—even when facing challenges like budget cuts, reduced staffing, and distance learning.
In an era of budget cuts, reduced staffing, and a global pandemic, it’s more important than ever for new LIS professionals and established school librarians and administrators to demonstrate the value of school libraries to decision makers.
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BLANCHE WOOLLS is a former school librarian, school district supervisor, professor, and LIS director who has served as president of AASL.
These powerful stories prepare school librarians to solve challenges and take advantage of opportunities.
In their preparation for school librarianship, library students learn foundational ideals and observe best practices that center and guide their work. However, discussions of aspirational versions of school librarianship often leave out sufficient practice in managing the many challenges and decisions school librarians face on the job. In this book, veteran educator Rebecca J. Morris uses stories of day-to-day librarianship to empower school librarians as they navigate and manage the complex interactions, decisions, and opportunities of their work.
The Librarian’sSchool Compass
Stories and Reflections to Help You Find Your Way
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• Stories prepare school librarians to tackle emerging challenges in the profession
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The book’s alignment with the AASL/CAEP standards makes it helpful to school library educators planning curriculum, syllabi, and course activities. Perfect for reading or study groups, graduate classes, and professional development, these stories invite reflection and lively conversation.
REBECCA J. MORRIS, MLIS, PhD, is teaching associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Her recent research has centered on teen access to library services in the pandemic, digital storytelling, and research methods in school librarianship.
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• Appendices include learning exercises, discussion protocols, and course assignments
• Aligned to the ALA/AASL/CAEP school librarian preparation standards
REBECCA J. MORRIS
May 2023, 120pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7919-7 $45.00, £34.00, €39,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7920-3
• Stories invite reflection and conversation about applying professional principles and standards to day-to-day librarianship
COMING SOON
7TH EDITION | MARCIA A. MARDIS
Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7872-5 $90.00, £67.00, €78,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7664-6
NEW School Library Management
—Dr. Heather Moorefield-Lang, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, May 4, 2021
This seventh edition of The Collection Program in Schools is updated in several key areas. It provides an overview of key education trends affecting school library collections, such as digital textbooks, instructional improvement systems, STEM priorities, and open educational resources (OER) use and reuse. Topics of discussion include the new AASL standards as they relate to the collection; the idea of crowdsourcing in collection development; and current trends in the school library profession, such as Future Ready Librarians and new standards from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Each chapter has been updated and revised with new material, and particular emphasis is placed on disaster preparedness and response as they pertain to policies, circulation, preservation, and moving or closing a collection. This edition also includes updates to review of curation and community analysis principles as they affect the development of the library collection.
July 2021, 320pp, 7x10
Paperback: 978-1-4408-7663-9 $70.00, £52.00, €61,00
MARCIA A. MARDIS is an associate professor at Florida State University’s iSchool and editor of IASL’s School Libraries Worldwide
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• Serves as a complete guide to collection management for students as well as practitioners
The Collection Program in Schools Concepts and Practices
8TH EDITION | CARL A. HARVEY II AND AUDREY P. CHURCH, EDITORS
This 8th edition of School Library Management offers a fully updated collection of articles designed to guide both new and practicing school librarians. It gathers information about the issues and trends in the field, programming ideas, and advice from school library leaders. Contemporary articles from the past five years of School Library Connection bring this edition up to the present.
“This is a well-written and thoroughly researched text. There is a seventh edition for a reason. This book is well organized and user-friendly, a text for beginner to veteran librarians and everyone in between. Mardis has delivered another exceptional monograph on collections for our field.”
All readers will appreciate this volume as “one-stop shopping” for readings that address best practices in light of major new guiding documents and standards in the school library field.
CARL A. HARVEY II, MSED, MLS, is assistant professor of school librarianship at Longwood University.
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• Includes questions and activities to aid in instruction
AUDREY P. CHURCH, PhD, is professor of school librarianship at Longwood University.
March 2022, 315pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7745-2 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7746-9
Carefully curated chapters address today’s best practices to improve school library programs, integrating technology considerations throughout each of the sections. Authors cover timely topics such as equity, diversity, and inclusion; budgets; copyright; librarian professional development; evaluation; and advocacy. Each chapter begins with an introduction to put issues into context and ends with activities that will help librarians further explore.
• Reflects the knowledge of authors who teach required school library management courses
• Presents a fully updated collection of School Library Connection articles
In this updated fourth edition, special attention is given to recent studies of information seeking in changing instructional environments made possible by the Internet and new technologies. This new edition also includes new chapters on everyday information seeking and motivation and a much-expanded chapter on Web 2.0. The new AASL standards are included and explored in the discussion. This book will appeal to LIS professors and students in school librarianship programs as well as to practicing school librarians.
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June 2020, 272pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-4451-5 $55.00, £41.00, €48,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-4452-2
Core Values in School Librarianship: Responding with Commitment and Courage provides preservice, newly practicing, and seasoned school librarians with opportunities for thoughtful reflection alongside inspiring strategies for gathering courage and enacting four core values of the profession. It is an important and visionary book that all school librarians should read as they develop in their role as leaders in their schools.
The school library profession has been in “crisis” for more than a decade. Educational decision-makers have not been made aware of or sold on the core values of school librarianship and its value to students, classroom teachers, administrators, and the entire school community. Budgetary priorities often do not include school librarians, resulting in a lack of funding and the elimination of many positions, which can cause many school librarians to feel vulnerable and afraid. Guideposts are needed to offer today’s school librarians a chance to connect or reconnect with their passion for literacy, learning, and serving that led them to the profession.
May 2021, 185pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7815-2 $45.00, £34.00, €39,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7816-9
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• Guides readers to connect or reconnect with passion and purpose for school librarianship, both of which are essential during times of crisis and change
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Core Values in School Librarianship
JUDI MOREILLON, PhD, is a literacies and libraries consultant. She has taught preservice school librarians since 1995. Her research and publications focus on school librarian leadership and classroom teacher–school librarian instructional partnerships.
New Directions for School Libraries
• Offers information literacy research and applications to instruction useful to all types of libraries
• Discusses the newest AASL standards as they relate to information literacy and instruction
Information Literacy and Information Skills Instruction
The development of information literacy skills instruction can be traced from its basis in traditional reference services to its current growth as an instructional imperative for school librarians. Reviewing the scholarly research that supports best practices in the 21st century school library, this book contains insights into improving instruction across content areas—drawn from the scholarly literatures of library and information studies, education, communication, psychology, and sociology—that will be useful to school, academic, and public librarians and LIS students.
• Expands on previous editions of a textbook widely adopted by school library preparation programs
NANCY PICKERING THOMAS, PhD, is professor emeritus in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University.
SHERRY R. CROW is professor and administrator of the school librarian endorsement program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
JUDI MOREILLON, EDITOR
JUDY A. HENNING is assistant professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
JEAN DONHAM is a retired professor of school library studies, a position she held at the University of Northern Iowa.
4TH EDITION | NANCY PICKERING THOMAS, SHERRY R. CROW, JUDY A. HENNING, AND JEAN DONHAM
Responding with Commitment and Courage
Paperback: 978-1-4408-6483-4 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6484-1
• Potential Changes in Library Procedures Based on Recent Court Cases
• Recent CopyrightChangesLegislativeinMusic
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• Concordance linking copyright concepts to concepts featured elsewhere in the text
• ApplicationsInternet-Based
• Public Domain and How to Use It Effectively
• Fair Use Analysis
• Links to online tools and resources that can be used to guide users of copyrighted materials in making decisions about how to use them
• New chapter discussing issues related to disability
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This updated edition of Copyright for Schools explains U.S. copyright law as it applies to education settings clearly and concisely for teachers and school Topicslibrarians.new to this edition include copyright implications related to the use of such streaming services as Netflix™ and Pandora™, links to online tools that teachers can use to assist them in making their own daily decisions regarding the use of copyrighted materials, and implications relating to the use of anonymous internet publishing tools such as Snapchat™ and use of Cloudbased sharing. Other new topics include issues related to disability, how to appropriately respond to cease and desist letters and other legal inquiries, implications of the Music Modernization Act, and expanded discussion of open resources such as Creative Commons licenses.
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January 2021, 373pp, 8 1/2x11
This newly updated edition explains copyright law as it applies to education.
6TH EDITION | CAROL SIMPSON AND SARA E. WOLF
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SARA E. WOLF is an associate professor at Auburn University. Her interest in copyright began more than 25 years ago and has grown to include speaking, teaching, and institutional policy development activities.
Copyright for Schools
• History Copyrightof Law
• Revised and expanded lists of free and licensed materials for use in teaching and learning
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• Creative Commons and AutomaticOther Licenses
CAROL SIMPSON is a practicing attorney, retired associate professor of library and information science, and former school librarian, teacher, and district library administrator.
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This edition also adds a concordance in a “Scope and Sequence” table format, so all information related to U.S. copyright knowledge is accessible no matter where it resides within the text, and provides links to online tools and resources that can be used to guide users of copyrighted materials in making decisions about how to use them. Still included are the real-world applications and the Q&A sidebars from prior editions.
• New chapter discussing appropriate responses to cease and desist letters and other legal inquiries
• Issues Specific to Media by Type
Evaluating the School Library
APRIL M. DAWKINS, EDITOR
• Includes up-to-date coverage of a wide range of intellectual freedom topics
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• Looks at current and applicable laws
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Intellectual Freedom Issues in School Libraries
• Immediately usable in schools and for school district staff development
APRIL M. DAWKINS, PhD, is assistant professor in library and information studies at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Analysis, Techniques, and Research Practices
Library science professors will find this updated volume useful for information and discussion with students. Drawing on the archives of School Library Connection, Library Media Connection, and School Library Monthly magazines—and with comprehensive updates throughout—chapters tackle privacy, the right to read, censorship, equal access to information, and other intellectual freedom issues.
2ND EDITION | NANCY EVERHART
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October 2020, 178pp, 8 1/2x11 Paperback: 978-1-4408-5586-3 $50.00, £38.00, €44,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-5587-0
• Features important topics for discussion in LIS classes
“Offers clear guidance on the kind of fully data-driven approach to program and collection analysis that will yield lasting change and improvement.”
November 2020, 217pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7236-5 $45.00, £34.00, €39,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7237-2
School librarians continue to advocate for and champion student privacy and the right to read and have unfettered access to needed information. Updated and current information concerning these issues is critical to school librarians working daily with students, parents, and faculty to manage library programs, services, and print and digital collections. This volume is an invaluable resource as school librarians revisit collection development, scheduling, access, and other policies.
NANCY EVERHART is professor at the iSchool at Florida State University. She is an award-winning researcher and author of more than 100 professional articles focusing on school librarians and school libraries.
This new edition of an important tool for school librarians and administrators describes how and why to conduct evaluations of school libraries and explains the evaluation of curriculum, collections, facilities, student programs and services, and library personnel. The results can be used for strategic planning, curriculum development, and conducting action research.
New topics to this edition include explorations of community, faculty, students, and school library research, discussing how to bring all stakeholders to the table when evaluating the school library program, personnel and services, and the collection and facilities. Other new topics include information on high-stakes testing, multiculturalism, special needs students, advocacy, school librarians’ self-evaluation, dispositions for learning, and evidence-based practice. This title will be of value to new school librarians in assessing how their program compares to others, as well as to school library professors, who will find this book useful in management and administration courses.
New laws and legal and ethical opinions continue to appear and help inform the daily response school librarians have to current issues. This volume updates all included articles with current legal thought and opinion. Intellectual freedom expert April Dawkins offers practical advice and commentary throughout.
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School Libraries in a Time of Change
In today’s educational landscape, school librarians need to lead the way in many areas, including advocacy, literacy, technology, curriculum, vision, collaborative instruction, and intellectual freedom. All of these areas are vital to building and sustaining a school library program that enhances and encourages student achievement, as well as to providing enhanced services to students and faculty.
March 2017, 184pp, 7x10
How to Survive and Thrive
KATHLEEN W. CRAVER, PhD, is a school library consultant and former head librarian at National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C.
Paperback: 978-1-4408-4897-1 $50.00, £38.00, €44,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-4898-8
“The editors and contributors do a competent job of expanding upon the ideas and resources explored in the first edition…. Readers are provided a plethora of information on how to become a leader…. This book will be especially helpful for public school librarians, and those studying library and information studies.”
VOYA, August 3, 2017
SHARON COATNEY is retired from her work as a Kansas school librarian and senior acquisitions editor at Libraries Unlimited. She is coeditor with Violet Harada of Libraries Unlimited’s Inquiry and the Common Core: Librarians and Teachers Designing Teaching for Learning.
School librarians need to collect and publicize national and local school-based evidence that shows the positive correlations between school librarians and student achievement. Craver notes correlative sources and provides ideas to employ them to ensure that school librarians remain indispensable. In addition, acquiring technological skills and becoming expert at their application are paramount for librarians. Even more important is the need for librarians to assume sole responsibility for designing and integrating information literacy and critical thinking skills throughout the curriculum. Craver analyzes studies that show students’ inability to discern fact from fiction, ads from news, and information bias in electronic information sources and recommends six actions that school librarians take to ensure that they become active participants in their future rather than its victims.
August 2019, 233pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7308-9 $50.00, £38.00, €44,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7309-6
VIOLET H. HARADA is professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii. For the past 20 years, she has coordinated the school library specialization for the library and information science program.
• School librarians will recognize the need to become future forecasters in an age of rapid technological change
KATHLEEN W. CRAVER
This revised edition of The Many Faces of School Library Leadership offers invaluable insights from recognized leaders in the field of school librarianship that detail leadership roles embraced by accomplished practitioners and consider the research regarding best practices. An essential read for practicing school librarians as well as for pre-service school librarians, it offers today’s school librarians actionable advice for strengthening their roles, underlining their value, and protecting their future—all while boosting student learning and achievement. The expert guidance and perspectives in this book will bolster those who are facing enormous challenges to meet them and allow school library staff to protect their jobs and to save school library programs from extinction.
During this time of rapid modernization of technology and educational reform, this book is a must-read for school librarians tasked with ensuring their libraries meet evolving standards. This title provides the research and organizational techniques and skills they need to gain seats at the table of the three power committees: technology, curricula, and strategic planning.
2ND EDITION | SHARON COATNEY AND VIOLET H. HARADA, EDITORS
The Many Faces of School Library Leadership
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The School Librarian as Curriculum Leader
• Includes charts, tables, models, and discussion questions to aid school library professors
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This reference provides school library professors with strategies and tips for creating future school leaders out of current LIS students. Drawing upon her extensive experience as a school librarian, author Jody K. Howard heralds the library professional’s role as information specialist, instructional partner, and curriculum advocate. Her insider’s perspective is rich with tested strategies to help students seamlessly integrate the responsibilities of their multiple roles into daily activities.
March 2017, 116pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-59884-990-5 $45.00, £34.00, €39,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-4407-2
November 2019, 178pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7120-7 $50.00, £38.00, €44,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7123-8
• Provides strategies for developing, aligning, and evaluating curriculum
Education systems today are expected to advance national goals related to fairness, equity, and social cohesion. Comprising articles written and collected in the journal of the International Association of School Librarianship and new articles written especially for this anthology, this book documents both empirical research and promising practices to help school librarians and teachers work together to promote social justice and develop learners’ and educators’ cultural competence.
• Provides access to research and promising practices
MARCIA A. MARDIS is associate professor and assistant dean at Florida State University. Marcia was editor and lead writer of the AASL National School Library Standards.
JODY K. HOWARD, PhD, has educated school librarians and other library professionals at Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Old Dominion University, and Emporia State University.
Social Justice and Cultural Competency Essential Readings for School Librarians
• Features fresh perspectives on shared concerns from colleagues
Both coeditors are experienced in working with authors from around the world and have participated in the development of standards and guidelines for school library practitioners that are effective and ethical. Brief real life case studies of school librarians and teachers in action showcase efforts to improve the lives of marginalized or under-served students. School librarians inside and outside of the United States, school library educators and policymakers, and academic librarians building school librarianship collections will find this guide valuable.
DIANNE OBERG is professor emerita at the University of Alberta, Canada. She served on the IFLA School Libraries Standing Committee for 12 years and has been an active member of IASL since 1982.
“This book would be an excellent choice for SLMS students or recent graduates who are looking to establish themselves in a school environment.”
MARCIA A. MARDIS AND DIANNE OBERG, EDITORS
• Includes evidence-based approaches to dealing with challenges to the educational and moral purposes of schools
The work explains the process of curriculum mapping and collection development with an eye on teaching these tools to those new to the profession. The content provides methods for developing guided inquiry lessons in collaboration with teachers, illustrates ways to develop leadership skills while aligning the collection with the curriculum, and offers strategies for working alongside curriculum committees and classroom teachers to build a cohesive educational program. The final chapter explores the roles and responsibilities of school librarians at the district, state, and national level.
JODY K. HOWARD
Reference Skills for the School Librarian
3RD EDITION | ALLISON G. KAPLAN
This fourth edition of Reference Skills for the School Librarian: Tools and Tips acknowledges the vital importance of reference skills in school libraries. It focuses on new reference skills for school librarians and includes more online materials such as Webliographies and a Teachingglossary.reference skills and providing reference services to students and staff in schools are extremely important tasks and are required of librarians on a regular basis. Aimed at pre-service and in-service school librarians, this book covers all types of reference materials including almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and other standard information sources, giving extra emphasis to the online sources to which students increasingly turn. This edition addresses more online reference resources than previous editions and offers practical suggestions for use in K–12 student instruction.
FEATURES
• Includes updated content in every chapter
4TH EDITION | ANN MARLOW RIEDLING AND CYNTHIA HOUSTON
• Expands on online reference skills and resources
Since the last edition of this invaluable text was published, the library world has experienced a revolution in descriptive cataloging the likes of which has not been seen since the early 1980s. This updated, third edition of an established and well-respected guide makes it easy for you to stay in step with those monumental changes. The book will help you understand the latest fundamentals of cataloging so you can get items on the library shelves quickly and efficiently.
ANN MARLOW RIEDLING, PhD, served as a professor at numerous universities for over 30 years. She has served four Fulbrights and has written 18 books.
Every chapter has been revised. Changes in standards, including RDA and BISAC, that were alluded to in the second edition are discussed in depth and illustrated with explanations, and sample problem sets are included so you can put theory into practice. In addition, the book provides you with clear headings for easy scanning as well as cheat sheets and templates for creating records for book and non-book items. Previous editions of this text have been used by library practitioners and library and information science professors across the country because of its spot-on, easy-to-follow guidance on cataloging for school libraries. This new edition builds upon those strengths, adding everything you need to know about current, groundbreaking changes.
Technicalities, November 14, 2016
ALLISON G. KAPLAN, EdD, is faculty associate at the School of Library and Information Studies, the iSchool at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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• Thoroughly updates a best-selling, essential guide to cataloging
Tools and Tips
• Explains how to combine online reference skills with student questioning skills
Catalog It! A Guide to Cataloging School Library Materials
December 2015, 230pp, 8 1/2x11 Paperback: 978-1-4408-3580-3 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00 eBook:
• Addresses the new standards specifically as they apply to school libraries 978-1-4408-3581-0
“Catalog It! shines as an essential professional development resource for school library cataloging.”
CYNTHIA HOUSTON, MSLIS, PhD, is professor in the Libraries, Informatics, and Technology in Education program at Western Kentucky University.
October 2019, 127pp, 8 1/2x11 Paperback: 978-1-4408-6709-5 $50.00, £38.00, €44,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6710-1
• Offers librarians the chance to practice their skills with scenarios and exercises
Cultivating Database Skills for Research and Instruction
• Includes changes and trends in database functionality since the 5th edition
eBook: 978-1-4408-7824-4
An indispensable book for learning about databases.
The updated 6th edition of this well-regarded text covers new databases on the market as well as updates to older databases. It also explains underlying information structures and demonstrates how to search most effectively. It introduces readers to several recent changes, such as the move away from metadata-based indexing to full text indexing by vendors covering newspaper content. Business databases receive greater emphasis.
—Beth St. Jean, Associate Professor, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, February 16, 2021
• Looks not only at textual databases but also numerical, image, video, and social media resources
Librarians need to know of existing databases, and they must be able to teach search capabilities and strategies to library users. This practical guide introduces librarians to a broad spectrum of fee-based and freely available databases and explains how to teach them.
Paperback: 978-1-4408-7823-7 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00 TOPICS
• VocabulariesControlled • InstructionDatabase • Database Interfaces • Database Searching • DatabasesEvaluating • Google Search Tools • Library Instruction • Licensing Databases • User Behaviors • DiscoveryWeb-ScaleTools SAMPLE
“This is a wonderful introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate students aiming to learn the art of searching library databases and using search engines on the open Web. It is also very valuable for practitioners seeking to brush up on their searching skills. As someone who has used each prior version of this textbook for many years, I highly recommend this extremely useful book to students and faculty as well as to practicing librarians and information professionals more broadly.”
As in the previous edition, this book takes a real-world approach, covering topics from basic and advanced search tools to online subject databases. Each chapter includes a thorough discussion, a recap, concrete examples, exercises, and points to consider, making it an ideal text for courses in database searching as well as a trustworthy professional resource.
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Librarian’s Guide to Online Searching
• Helps librarians and students understand the latest developments in library databases
June 2021, 371pp, 7x10 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7873-2 $80.00, £60.00, €69,00
6TH EDITION | CHRISTOPHER C. BROWN
FEATURES
REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES AND TOOLS
CHRISTOPHER C. BROWN, professor, is reference librarian and coordinator of government documents at the University of Denver, Main Library.
“Well-written and extremely thorough, this guide will be indispensable to any public or academic library.”
Reference and Information Services is the go-to textbook for MSLIS and i-School courses on reference services and related topics. It is also a helpful handbook for practitioners.
CHRISTOPHER C. BROWN
The second part of the book offers an overview of the information life cycle and dissemination of information, followed by an in-depth examination of information sources by type—including dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, and abstracts—as well as by broad subject areas including government, statistics and data, health, and legal information. This second part introduces the tools and resources that reference professionals use to provide the services described in the first half of the text.
May 2020, 748pp, 7x10
Sources and Services
MELISSA A. WONG has been an online instructor for the University of Illinois since 2001, teaching courses in reference, instruction, management, and academic librarianship.
An Introduction
Library Journal, Starred Review, August 1, 2020
The first half of the book provides an overview of reference services and techniques for service provision, including the reference interview, ethics, instruction, evaluation and assessment, and services to diverse populations including children. This part of the book establishes a foundation of knowledge on reference service and frames each topic with ethical and social justice perspectives.
eBook: 978-1-4408-6884-9
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6TH EDITION | MELISSA A. WONG AND LAURA SAUNDERS, EDITORS, FOREWORD BY LINDA C. SMITH
Hardcover: 978-1-4408-6883-2 $90.00, £67.00, €78,00
LAURA SAUNDERS is associate professor at Simmons University School of Library and Information Science, teaching in the areas of reference, instruction, and academic libraries.
Booklist, May 15, 2020
April 2020, 419pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7250-1 $75.00, £56.00, €65,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7251-8
Authors include LIS faculty and professionals who have relevant degrees in their areas and who have published extensively on their topics.
Paperback: 978-1-4408-7504-5 $75.00, £56.00, €65,00
“Essential reading for all librarians, particularly those with a concentration in reference and bibliographic instruction.”
CHRISTOPHER C. BROWN is reference librarian and coordinator of government documents at the University of Denver, Main Library. Brown has taught as an adjunct professor in the University of Denver Library School for 20 years, and many students have taken his government publications course.
Mastering United States Government Information
Written by Christopher C. Brown, coordinator of government documents at the University of Denver, this approachable book provides an introduction to all major areas of U.S. government information. It references resources in all formats, including print and online. It serves as a practical and current guide for practitioners as well as a text or supplementary reading for students of library information studies and for in-service trainings.
> AWARD WINNER
LJ Best Reference of 2020 –Library Journal, March 1, 2021
Reference and Information Services
When information professionals are asked questions involving government information, they often experience that “deer in the headlights” feeling. Mastering United States Government Information helps them overcome any trepidation about finding and using government documents.
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Envisioning the Future of Reference Trends, Reflections, and Innovations
The changing arena of business information requires regular updating and awareness. This new edition has been thoroughly updated with three new chapters: Entrepreneurship, Competitive Intelligence, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Other additions of note include subsections on internet and mobile marketing and tax havens and related issues; coverage of new legislation (e.g., Dodd-Frank); and subsections on index funds, investment communities, regulatory bodies and laws, hedge funds, venture capital companies, assessing risks, robo-advisors, and more.
DIANE ZABEL is Louis and Virginia Benzak Business Librarian and head of the Schreyer Business Library at The Pennsylvania State University.
August 2020, 403pp, 7x10 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-5130-8 $100.00, £75.00, €87,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-5131-5
HAL P. KIRKWOOD is Bodleian Business Librarian at the Sainsbury Library of Said Business School, Oxford University. Previously, he served as associate professor at the Parrish Library of Management & Economics at Purdue University.
“Highly recommended for academic business libraries.”
“This is an exemplary guide for adapting reference services. Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals.”
> AWARD
A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers KIRKWOOD WINNER
LAUREN REITER is Sally W. Kalin Librarian for Learning Innovations and business liaison librarian at The Pennsylvania State University Libraries.
February 2020, 193pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-6737-8 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6738-5
For the past decade, librarians have been lamenting the demise of reference services. Encouraging recent research shows that reference librarians are actually in more demand than ever; however, nearly everything about reference has changed—from technologies, tools, and techniques to models of service.
Strauss’s Handbook of Business Information
2021 Choice Outstanding Academic Title –Choice, December 1, 2021
DIANE ZABEL AND LAUREN REITER, EDITORS
What are these changes, and how can the profession respond to and prepare for shifting priorities and user needs? In this volume, business librarians Diane Zabel and Lauren Reiter bring together a host of experts to answer these timely questions. Topics range from the education and training of professionals to meeting the needs and wants of employers. Covered are trends in chat reference, research consultations, do-it-yourself reference, tracking trends with user populations, assessment, and data-driven decisions about reference services.
Booklist Online, October 23, 2020
4TH EDITION | HAL P.
Grounded in the principle that, regardless of the evolutions in service, the user remains at the center of reference, this guide offers readers an exciting look at the future of this important public service.
Strauss’s Handbook of Business Information is a resource for finding and understanding business information. It contains explanation and instruction on the key facets of business information and provides detailed descriptions of key resources within both broad and specific categories. It can be used as a guide to further understanding the what, how, and why of business information research.
REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES AND TOOLS
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• Includes LC and Dewey classifications for every title
• Helps librarians answer the challenging question “What should I read next?”
A Guide to Popular Reading Interests
SAMUEL STAVOLE-CARTER is a product support specialist at OverDrive and a former teacher and librarian.
From the Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences and Encyclopedia of the Civil War to the Encyclopedia of Physics, Encyclopedia of Insects, and Taylor’s Encyclopedia of Garden Plants to the formidable Oxford English Dictionary, The Reference Librarian’s Bible encompasses every subject imaginable and will be your first stop for choosing and evaluating your library’s collections as well as for answering patrons’ questions.
• Makes finding titles easy with organization by subject
July 2018, 454pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-6061-4 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6062-1
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Providing a handy roadmap to popular genre literature, this guide helps librarians answer the perennial and often confounding question “What can I read next?” Herald and StavoleCarter briefly describe thousands of popular fiction titles, classifying them into standard genres such as science fiction, fantasy, romance, historical fiction, and mystery. Within each genre, titles are broken down into more specific subgenres and themes. Detailed author, title, and subject indexes provide further access.
Print and Digital Reference Resources
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Every Library Should Own
Library Journal, November 1, 2018
• Critically assesses the most widely held reference titles
STEVEN W. SOWARDS is associate director for collections and past head of reference at the Michigan State University Libraries. He has written scores of reviews and articles on the reference world and print-to-digital migration of library resources.
“Libraries without access to ARBA or ARBAonline should consider this reasonably priced title. Library and information science students will also find it beneficial.”
The Reference Librarian’s Bible
JUNEAL CHENOWETH is an historian and long-time editor of America: History and Life. Managing editor of American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) and ARBAonline, Chenoweth works with an advisory board to track the reference world for librarians and educators.
May 2019, 459pp, 7x10 Hardcover: 978-1-4408-5847-5 $75.00, £56.00, €65,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-5848-2
• Helps LIS students understand popular genres and better select books for which readers are looking
DIANA TIXIER HERALD is youth collection librarian at Mesa County Libraries in Colorado, an author, and a readers’ advisory consultant, workshop presenter, and speaker. She is winner of NoveList’s Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award.
As in previous editions, the focus of the guide is on recent releases and perennial reader favorites. In addition to covering new titles, this edition focuses more narrowly on the core genres and includes basic readers’ advisory principles and techniques.
Genreflecting
8TH EDITION | DIANA TIXIER HERALD AND SAMUEL STAVOLE-CARTER
Next to author, genre is the characteristic that readers use most to select reading material and the most trustworthy consideration for finding books readers will enjoy. With its detailed classification and pithy descriptions of titles, this book gives users valuable insights into what makes genre fiction appeal to readers. It is an invaluable aid for helping readers find books that they will enjoy reading.
STEVEN W. SOWARDS AND JUNEAL CHENOWETH, EDITORS
Drawing on their collective experience in reference services and sifting through nearly 30,000 reviews in ARBAonline, editors Steven Sowards, associate director for collection at Michigan State University Libraries, and Juneal Chenoweth, editor of American Reference Books Annual, curated this collection of titles, most of which have been published since 2000, to serve collections and reference librarians in academic and public libraries.
Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7871-8 $90.00, £67.00, €78,00
MARIE L. RADFORD is chair and professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University.
Research Methods in Library and Information Science
• Provides a broad and comprehensive overview and update, especially of research published over the past five years
FEATURES
An essential guide to quantitative and qualitative research methods in library and information science.
—Heidi Julien, Professor, SUNY at Buffalo, January 28, 2021
As in the previous edition, discipline experts provide advice, tips, and strategies for completing research projects, dissertations, and theses; writing grants; overcoming writer’s block; collaborating with colleagues; and working with outside consultants. Journal and book editors discuss how to publish and identify best practices and understudied topics, as well as what they look for in submissions.
Paperback: 978-1-4408-7857-2 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 TOPICS
RESEARCH METHODS, STATISTICS, AND DATA
eBook: 978-1-4408-7858-9
The revised seventh edition of this popular text provides instruction and guidance for professionals and students in library and information science who want to conduct research and publish findings, as well as for practicing professionals who want a broad overview of the current literature.
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LYNN SILIPIGNI CONNAWAY is director of library trends and user research at OCLC Research.
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• Features new or expanded sections on social justice research; virtual collaboration, data collection, and dissemination; scholarly communication; computer-assisted qualitative and quantitative data analysis; scholarly identity research and guidelines; data science; and visualization of quantitative and qualitative data
7TH EDITION | LYNN SILIPIGNI CONNAWAY AND MARIE L. RADFORD
“This latest edition of Connaway and Radford’s classic textbook provides an excellent foundation in research methods for students in the discipline. Substantially updated from previous editions, it is logically organized, covers the full range of commonly used methods in LIS, and provides many examples of important concepts from published research. Especially significant, it points to current trends in research, including a focus on social justice and anti-colonial approaches, ensuring its relevance in the contemporary research landscape.”
• Highlights school, public, and academic research findings
May 2021, 528pp, 7x10
• ResearchExperimental • InterviewsIndividual • ResearchParticipatory • Qualitative Methods • MethodsQuantitative • Research Analysis • Research Studies • Survey Research • Textual Analysis • Writing ProposalsResearch SAMPLE
Providing a broad introduction to research design, the authors include principles, data collection techniques, and analyses of quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as advantages and limitations of each method and updated bibliographies. Chapters cover the scientific method, sampling, validity, reliability, and ethical concerns along with quantitative and qualitative methods. LIS students and professionals will consult this text not only for instruction on conducting research but also for guidance in critically reading and evaluating research publications, proposals, and reports.
April 2018, 310pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-4962-6 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-4963-3
Research Methods for Librarians and Educators
BARBARA M. WILDEMUTH, EDITOR
Using an innovative, real-world approach that makes the research problem and method relevant and valuable to the reader, this book provides a broad overview of research methods used in library and information studies and associated fields.
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• Offers full text of each test when available
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• Analyzes examples of award-winning library research
• Contains the most up-to-date versions of tests, a compilation of citations that have used the tools, and contact information for their authors
MARCIA A. MARDIS is an associate professor and assistant dean at the College of Communication & Information at Florida State University (FSU).
Practical Applications in Formal and Informal Learning Environments
RUTH V. SMALL AND MARCIA A. MARDIS, EDITORS
LISStreamliningResearch
AMY J. CATALANO is associate professor of library services and curriculum materials librarian at Hofstra University.
• Provides comprehensive coverage of research methods used in library and information science, discussing their strengths, weaknesses, and biases
RUTH V. SMALL is Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Information Studies at Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY.
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Applications of Social Research Methods to Questions in Information and Library Science
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• Presents completely updated content that includes several new chapters on innovative methods (mixed methods research and social network analysis), and more than half of the methods chapters focus on critiquing new research studies
BARBARA M. WILDEMUTH is professor and associate dean in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• Explains the complex topic of research methodology and statistics in simple, straightforward language
• Features a variety of tests, including the Beile Test of Information Literacy for Educators, Project SAILS, and the Library Anxiety Scale
November 2016, 433pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-3904-7 $75.00, £56.00, €65,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-3905-4
The second edition of this innovative textbook illustrates research methods for library and information science, describing the most appropriate approaches to a question—and showing you what makes research successful.
2ND EDITION |
“Well organized, readers can choose to use this text in a variety of ways, increasing the book’s value as a go-to resource. ”
ARBA, August 4, 2018
A Compendium of Tried and True JuneAMYOtherMeasurements,Tests,andInstrumentsJ.CATALANO2016,193pp,7x10
• Includes a primer for establishing validity and reliability
Paperback: 978-1-4408-4506-2 $75.00, £56.00, €65,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-4507-9
This collection of the best library research instruments will help you to streamline efforts and save time when researching.
• Covers both qualitative and quantitative methods as well as mixed methods
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“The fourth edition of The Organization of Information is an essential text that is worthy of its predecessors.”
FEATURES
ARLENE G. TAYLOR, MSLS, PhD, is professor emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. Her experience as a library school educator covered more than 30 years, and she was active in the American Library Association for more than 30 years.
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
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• Newly revised and updated to reflect changes in cataloging rules, address new standards, and introduce upcoming changes
ARBA, June 1, 2018
The latter portion of the resource describes specific activities related to the creation of metadata for resources. These chapters offer an overview of the major issues, challenges, and standards used in the information professions, addressing topics such as resource description (including standards found in RDA, DACS, and CCO), access points, authority control, subject analysis, controlled vocabularies—notably LCSH, MeSH, Sears, and AAT—and categorization systems such as DDC and LCC.
KATHERINE M. WISSER, MA, MSLS, PhD, is associate professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA, where she teaches information organization, archival access and use, metadata, indexing and thesaurus construction, and the history of libraries.
eBook: 978-1-4408-6129-1 Paperback: 978-1-59884-858-8 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00 TOPICS
• Provides an essential overview of information organization—a central activity in library and information science—that describes approaches to organizing in libraries, archives, museums, online settings, indexing services, and other environments
• Expands the scope of content relating to information organization in non-library settings
November 2017, 722pp, 7x10 Hardcover: 978-1-59884-859-5 $75.00, £56.00, €65,00
• Archival Description • Cataloging • Classification • VocabularyControlled • Encoding • Indexing • OrganizationInformation • Metadata • RegistrationMuseum • Semantic Web • Subject Analysis • System Design SAMPLE
The Organization of Information
From those who work in archives to cataloging, indexing to technical services, almost all library specialists need a solid foundation of knowledge regarding the functions of information organization.
4TH EDITION | DANIEL N. JOUDREY AND ARLENE G. TAYLOR, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF KATHERINE M. WISSER
This latest edition of The Organization of Information is a key resource for anyone in the beginning stages of their LIS career as well as longstanding professionals and paraprofessionals seeking accurate, clear, and up-to-date guidance on information organization activities across the discipline. The book begins with a historical look at information organization methods, covering libraries, archives, museums, and online settings. It then addresses the types of retrieval tools used throughout the discipline—catalogs, finding aids, indexes, bibliographies, and search engines—before describing the functionality of systems, explaining the basic principles of system design, and defining how they affect information organization. The principles and functionality of metadata is next, with coverage of the types, functions, tools, and models (particularly FRBR, IFLA-LRM, RDF) and how encoding works for use and sharing—for example, MARC, XML schemas, and linked data approaches.
DANIEL N. JOUDREY, MLIS, PhD, is professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA, where he teaches information organization, subject cataloging and classification, and descriptive cataloging.
Now thoroughly updated to include recent changes with RDA, this easy-touse primer provides an introduction to standardized cataloging that will benefit library technicians as well as students in library technician and teacher librarian programs.
DAVID P. MILLER, MA, MSLIS, is professor and head of technical services at the Levin Library, Curry College, Milton, MA.
“Universities offering a program in library science will certainly want to have this volume, but other academic institutions may well want to add a copy for their library staff.”
Beginning Cataloging
• Covers all types of material formats, including books, audiovisuals, images, sound, electronic resources, and more
Technical Services Quarterly, September 9, 2016
A new edition of this best-selling textbook reintroduces the topic of library cataloging from a fresh, modern perspective.
JEAN WEIHS was director of the library techniques program at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada, until her retirement.
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December 2016, 148pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-3844-6 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-3845-3
DANIEL N. JOUDREY, MLIS, PhD, is professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA.
September 2016, 373pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-4433-1 $75.00, £56.00, €65,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-4434-8
“I recommend this book to instructors and students, to practicing professionals and paraprofessionals, and to selectors for libraries that support library science curricula.”
SHEILA S. INTNER is professor emerita of library and information science at Simmons University, Boston, MA, and was founding director of its MLIS program at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.
JEAN WEIHS has taught cataloging to librarians, library technicians, and school librarians in Canada for 50 years and was a visiting professor at two U.S. universities.
• Illustrative examples for each aspect of cataloging, classification, RDA, and MARC computer encoding
• Offers numerous practical exercises as well as a glossary of cataloging terms and tools
6TH EDITION | LOIS MAI CHAN, SHEILA S. INTNER, AND JEAN WEIHS
SeptemberMILLER2015,1048pp,
ARBA, November 1, 2017
LOIS MAI CHAN was professor, College of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
SHEILA S. INTNER is professor emerita of library and information science at Simmons University, Boston, MA, and was founding director of its MLIS program at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.
Guide to the Library of Congress Classification
Introduction to Cataloging Classificationand
2ND EDITION | JEAN WEIHS AND SHEILA S. INTNER
• Provides clear and comprehensible explanations of the rules and tools used by libraries to catalog and classify their materials
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Hardcover: 978-1-59884-857-1 $90.00, £67.00, €78,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-3745-6 Paperback: 978-1-59884-856-4 $75.00, £56.00, €65,00
ARLENE G. TAYLOR, MSLS, PhD, is professor emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, and distinguished adjunct professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Like earlier editions, this thoroughly updated sixth edition of the classic textbook provides readers with a basic understanding of the Library of Congress Classification system and its applications.
11TH EDITION | DANIEL N. JOUDREY, ARLENE G. TAYLOR, AND DAVID P.
“A welcome resource for librarians across the profession in understanding issues related to intellectual property.”
CLAUDIA J. MORNER, PhD, was dean/ professor emerita at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
“It is essential to teach our future leaders not only to expect this rate of change, but also to master it whenever possible. Library and Information Center Management, now in its ninth edition, attempts to take on that teaching role. . . . Every chapter has been revised using feedback from users of previous editions.”
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Strategic planning. Facilities management. Leadership, ethics, communication, and motivation. Human resources and staffing. Change, library development, and innovation. Marketing. Measurement and evaluation. Fiscal responsibility and control. These are just some of the wide range of responsibilities and necessary skills of contemporary library managers—not all of which are typically covered in detail in LIS educational programs.
Intellectual Property and Information Rights for Librarians
November 2017, 548pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-5447-7 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-5448-4
BARBARA B. MORAN, PhD, was Louis Round Wilson Distinguished Professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she served as dean from 1990 to 1998.
9TH EDITION | BARBARA B. MORAN AND CLAUDIA J. MORNER
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JOHN SCHLIPP is an intellectual property librarian and professor at W. Frank Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University. He manages the Intellectual Property Awareness Center, which represents the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
September 2019, 317pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7070-5 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7071-2
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Library and Information Center Management
Library Journal, January 1, 2020
Comprehending intellectual property rights is critical in today’s world in order to negotiate the challenges associated with all kinds of intellectual properties, from patents to trademarks to copyright. Created for courses but useful for a wide range of readers, Intellectual Property and Information Rights for Librarians teaches intellectual property literacy, allowing teachers and students to easily understand the range of intellectual property issues, including both creator and consumer rights.
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Now updated and expanded for its ninth edition, Libraries Unlimited’s Library and Information Center Management is the core management text for library information science programs. This latest text adds new information on grant writing as well as more about budgets, marketing, financial management, assessment, and evidence-based management. The authors include various real-world examples from international settings to help readers understand and conceptualize the place of the library and information center in our global world. Each chapter ends with two helpful sections that present numerous examples and opportunities to apply newly gained information: “Practice Your Skills” and “Discussion Questions.”
Author John Schlipp, an intellectual property librarian and professor, guides readers through intellectual property and information rights issues for today’s professionals in information-based careers. Real-world issues are emphasized, including fair use, which is covered in reference to the First Amendment. Information rights topics examined include legal and ethical issues such as freedom of information, internet regulations, privacy, cybercrime, and security. This text serves as a comprehensive reference and a collection of best practices that addresses all types of intellectual properties in one book.
JOHN SCHLIPP
G. EDWARD EVANS AND HOLLAND CHRISTIE
Managing a library presents a significantly different challenge than managing a small business, a corporation, or even a school or charity organization. To be effective managers and excel in their careers, librarians must understand their unique position in the social landscape and leverage that role to become influential leaders. This guide shows librarians how to make the most of their inherent skills and develop new leadership strengths in order to become better library managers, advance their careers, and sustain their libraries—in spite of changing environments and shrinking budgets.
The book offers practical advice backed by solid research on virtually every aspect of evaluation, including quantitative and qualitative tools, data analysis, and specific recommendations for measuring individual services, such as technical services and reference and interlibrary loan. New chapters give readers effective ways to evaluate critical aspects of their libraries such as automated systems, physical space, staff, performance management frameworks, eBooks, social media, and information literacy.
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G. EDWARD EVANS is an award-winning author and Fulbright Scholar who has been an administrator, researcher, teacher, and writer. He formerly taught at the Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Technical Services Quarterly, April 12, 2019
He is editor of Public Library Quarterly and is on the editorial boards of Performance Measurement and Metrics and Library
ARBA, June 1, 2018
Managerial Leadership for Librarians Thriving in the Public and Nonprofit World
eBook: 978-1-4408-4171-2
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“This is a great book for those wanting to jump-start or enhance various aspects of their managerial leadership skills.”
The book examines many facets of managerial leadership, defines what managerial leadership is, and describes how to assess and increase leadership skills. The chapters also identify the constraints unique to libraries and explain how you can develop positive relationships with government boards, turn a vision into a practical strategic plan, and exercise fiscal control. You will gain invaluable knowledge about fund raising, developing political skills, advocacy and lobbying, and legal and ethical concerns, specifically in the library environment. The final section of the book is devoted to people skills— understanding yourself and others, developing staff, collaboration, negotiation, meetings and presentations, and creating future success.
...I would highly recommend this book to any librarian looking to do an evaluation of resource and services, individually or overall, or anyone interested in becoming an expert on the topic.”
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JOSEPH R. MATTHEWS is president of JRM Consulting and has provided consulting assistance to numerous academic, public, and special libraries and local governments.
October 2017, 446pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-5536-8 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-5537-5
October 2017, 377pp, 7x10
HOLLAND CHRISTIE, MLS, is the public services manager at the Flagstaff CityCoconino County Public Library, where she supervises the reference, circulation, and youth services departments.
It’s a fact: today’s libraries must evaluate their services in order to find ways to better serve patrons and prove their value to their communities. In this greatly updated and expanded edition of Matthews’ seminal text, you’ll discover a breadth of tools that can be used to evaluate any library service, including newer tools designed to measure customer and patron outcomes.
2ND EDITION | JOSEPH R. MATTHEWS, FOREWORD BY LISA HINCHLIFFE
Paperback: 978-1-4408-4170-5 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
The Evaluation and Measurement of Library Services
• Written to be easily understandable and informative to a wide readership, including LIS students, library administrators, and managers, regardless of technical background or knowledge
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eBook: 978-1-4408-5195-7
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• Apps • Electronic SystemsManagementResource • NetworksCommunicationGigabit • ILS Vendors • StandardsTechnologyInformation • Library MarketplaceSystems • Mobile Devices • LibraryNext-GenerationSystems • NISO Standards • Open LibraryIntegratedSystems • Open Systems • Project COUNTER • Repositories • RFID • MachinesSelf-Checkout • SUSHI • System Selection • Usability and User Experience
CARSON BLOCK has been a library technologist for more than 25 years–as a library worker, IT director, and now a library technology consultant.
• Fully addresses current practice while also offering a glimpse into future trends in this quickly changing field, helping practitioners and future practitioners keep abreast of the field
2ND EDITION | JOSEPH R. MATTHEWS AND CARSON BLOCK
“Library Information Systems is a quality text written by recognized experts in their field. The foundational understanding that it imparts is an excellent starting point for understanding the breadth and depth of the technologies that undergird the day-to-day library functions. Readers may find this book to be a good companion piece to more technically oriented texts, as it provides helpful context for how individual technological elements interact across workflows and infrastructure. Managerial perspectives and strategic planning discussions set this book apart as a useful addition to any systems librarian’s collection, in particular those faced with a looming systems selection and migration project.”
Written by Joseph R. Matthews and Carson Block, both experts on library information systems, this book describes the evolution of library information systems, their enabling technologies, and today’s dynamic IT marketplace. It explains specific technologies and related topics, including standards and standards organizations, telecommunications and networks, integrated library systems, electronic resource management systems, repositories, authentication and link verification, electronic resources, and nextgen library Readerssystems.willalso learn the latest about information systems management, covering technology planning, basic technology axioms, the impact of technology on library services, system selection and implementation, system usability, and general technology management. The final section considers current trends and future developments in LIS, including those related to mobile devices and apps as well as the growth of digital libraries.
JOSEPH R. MATTHEWS has provided consulting assistance to numerous academic, public, and special libraries and local governments. He was previously an instructor at the School of Library Information Science (SLIS) at San Jose State University.
Library Information Systems
Written by experts on library information systems, this is an essential management guide for administrators, librarians, and other staff who implement and maintain information technology.
SAMPLE TOPICS
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• Perfectly suited as a text for courses in LIS and as an everyday reference for practitioners
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
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• Covers all aspects of library information systems within a broad context
Paperback: 978-1-4408-5194-0 $75.00, £56.00, €65,00
ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONManagementCollectionMANAGEMENTBasics
SAMPLE TOPICS
May 2019, 373pp, 7x10
7TH EDITION | MARGARET ZARNOSKY SAPONARO AND G. EDWARD EVANS
FEATURES
The pre-eminent textbook on collection development and a reliable professional guide.
Managing collections in today’s libraries is more complicated and challenging than ever. Electronic formats, new options for collaboration and sharing, and the drive to use data for evaluation purposes are just a few of the changes now driving collection management.
Engagingly written and easy to understand, this is a valuable text for students preparing for careers in public, academic, school, and special libraries. It will additionally serve as a training resource and professional refresher for practitioners.
• Engages readers and is easy to read, with real-life examples to clarify principles and concepts
American Libraries, May 1, 2020
This updated edition of a classic text addresses changes in the field and provides a thorough overview of what collection development specialists now need to know to effectively and efficiently manage processes that range from selection and assessment to sharing resources, handling challenges, weeding, and preservation. Readers will find increased coverage of technical services, intellectual freedom and censorship, and collection policy development, as well as budget development and tracking, joint purchasing, and negotiating with vendors. Updates on e-resources, user needs assessment (including data visualization), and disaster management, along with suggestions for further reading, are also included.
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G. EDWARD EVANS, PhD, an author and consultant, taught at the Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Science at UCLA and was associate academic vice president for libraries and information resources at Loyola Marymount. He is coauthor of the previous edition of this text.
“Whether you are a new librarian or an experienced one starting over with a new collection, this latest edition remains a foundational tool.”
Acquisitions • ConsortiaConsortia/e• Floating Collections • Open Access • Patron SelectionDriven • Preservation • Print, e-Resources, and Streaming • Selection • User AssessmentNeeds • Weeding
Paperback: 978-1-4408-5964-9 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00
• Helps collection development librarians to address new challenges such as online resources, how to use new tools for assessing your library’s collection, developing a budget, and negotiating with vendors
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• May be used as a text for LIS courses on collection development as well as a resource for training and personal or professional enrichment
• Provides faculty and students with a thorough, up-to-date overview of all aspects of the collection development process
MARGARET ZARNOSKY SAPONARO, MLS, is director of collection development strategies at the University of Maryland Libraries.
• Features short essays by top authors and practitioners in the field to give readers expert opinions and guidance
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Children’s Literature in Action
June 2019, 219pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-6693-7 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6694-4
Young Adult Literature in Action
• Includes recommendations and evaluations of digital ebooks, apps, and audiobooks as well as print titles, providing full coverage of today’s range of materials for children
Its contents address seven major genres: picture books, traditional tales, poetry, contemporary realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, and informational books. Each chapter includes practical applications for the educator who shares books with children and who develops literature-based instruction. Chapters are enriched by author comments, collaborative activities, featured books, special topics, and activities including selected awards and celebrations, historical connections, recommended resources, issues for discussion, and assignment suggestions. This new edition incorporates the 2018 AASL National School Library Standards.
SYLVIA M. VARDELL is professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University, where she teaches graduate courses in children’s literature. Her research has focused on sharing poetry with young people.
ROSE BROCK, PhD, is assistant professor in the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University, in Huntsville, TX.
ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTION
• Provides unbiased, authoritative guidance for finding recommended classic and recent titles by genre
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This third edition of Young Adult Literature in Action draws on the success of the previous two editions authored by Rosemary Chance, updating and expanding on them to meet the needs of today’s librarians and library science students. It includes a new focus on diverse books, LGBTQ+ selections, the role of book formats, and the relevance of librarians serving teen populations and is an ideal resource for teaching young adult literature courses. Organized by major genre divisions, this easy-to-use book includes new information on timely topics such as audio and e-books, accessible books, and graphic novels. Each chapter includes revised and updated information on collaborative activities, featured books, special topics and programs, selected awards and celebrations, historical connections, recommended resources, issues for discussion, author comments, and assignment suggestions. Further updates include citations of exemplary young adult books and award winners, references, websites, and a bibliography.
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• Presents an excellent introduction to the field of young adult literature for undergraduate and graduate students who intend to be public or school librarians and for librarians who are new to working with young adults
A Librarian’s Guide
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The third edition of Children’s Literature in Action provides an activity-oriented survey of children’s literature for undergraduate and graduate students seeking licensure and degrees that will lead to careers working with children in schools and public libraries. Author Sylvia M. Vardell draws on her 30 years of university teaching and extensive familiarity with the major textbooks in the area of children’s literature to deliver something different: a book that focuses specifically on the perspective and needs of the librarian, with emphasis on practical action and library applications.
3RD EDITION | SYLVIA M. VARDELL
June 2019, 343pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-6778-1 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6779-8
A Librarian’s Guide
• Reviews fundamental concepts and principles of data science
June 2018, 246pp, 7x10
Paperback: 978-1-61069-631-9 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00 eBook: 978-1-61069-632-6
Data Science for Librarians
This book addresses the evolving field of digital curation and its important place in libraries, covering the myriad issues surrounding curation for libraries, archives, and other information-based organizations. Balancing research, theory, and practice in curation, this book is a valuable resource for students, librarians, and archivists that will help them understand the technology infrastructure that supports curation, develop effective curation plans, and make the best choices when digitizing collections that aid in the long term preservation and curation of their materials. The book can serve as a textbook for graduate courses in digital curation, digital libraries, and informatics as well as be useful to librarians and archivists for individual continuing professional education.
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YUNFEI DU AND HAMMAD RAUF KHAN
Library Journal, Starred Review, October 1, 2018
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• Supplies a practical and much-needed guide on an emerging and dynamic field for librarians
Digital Curation for Libraries and Archives
YUNFEI DU is professor of library science and associate dean in the College of Information at the University of North Texas. He has worked as a systems librarian and published in many academic journals.
HAMMAD RAUF KHAN is a doctoral candidate and teaching fellow at the University of North Texas with experience working in both public and academic libraries.
• Offers a practical overview of tools and software
Partially due to how quickly data science evolves, libraries have yet to recognize core competencies and skills required to perform the job duties of a data librarian. As society transitions from the information age into the era of big data, librarians and information professionals require new knowledge and skills to stay current and take on new job roles, such as data librarianship. Such skills as data curation, research data management, statistical analysis, business analytics, visualization, smart city data, and learning analytics are relevant in library services today and will become increasingly so in the near future. This text serves as a tool for library and information science students and educators working on data science curriculum design.
“A worthy contribution to the dynamic field of data science, suited for library professionals in all types of libraries.”
Library Journal, July 1, 2020
March 2020, 168pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-7121-4 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-7122-1
“Essential reading for librarians, archivists, records managers, and anyone interested in safeguarding digital data—in other words, just about everyone.”
• Gives librarians the skills they need to help patrons and fellow librarians deal with the data deluge
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Data Science for Librarians introduces data science to students and practitioners in library services. Writing for academic, public, and school library managers; library science students; and library and information science educators, authors Yunfei Du and Hammad Rauf Khan provide a thorough overview of conceptual and practical tools for data librarian practice.
STACY T. KOWALCZYK is an associate professor at Dominican University in the School of Information Studies.
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“As an adjunct professor, I can easily see adding this book into my curriculum to provide students with a theoretical framework from which to build their practical knowledge.”
• Benefits all educators who teach introductory museum studies, addressing the discipline from a holistic, dynamic, and document-centered perspective
HEATHER MACNEIL is professor in the University of Toronto Faculty of Information.
Evolving Systems of Knowledge
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“It is well-written, concise, well-structured, and a good introduction to the topic.”
2ND EDITION | HEATHER MACNEIL AND TERRY EASTWOOD, EDITORS
JOHN E. SIMMONS is an international museum consultant and lecturer who has worked in museums for more than 40 years.
Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge offers a holistic introduction to museums and the study of them from the perspective of specialization in museum studies within the context of library and information science (LIS).
KIERSTEN F. LATHAM AND JOHN E. SIMMONS
Museums serve to help us understand the past and navigate our future—as individuals, as societies, and as a global community. A careful and accurate assessment of a museum’s purpose is crucial to its ability to serve its users effectively. Foundations of Museum
January 2017, 398pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-3908-5 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-3909-2
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• Presents current thinking on archival theory, methods, and practice and addresses new thinking about the role of archival institutions
• Introduces readers to other disciplinary perspectives on archives
September 2014, 155pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-61069-282-3 $55.00, £41.00, €48,00 eBook: 978-1-61069-952-5
• Documents how the foundational principles of archives and museums are changing
Technical Services Quarterly, February 1, 2019
The book strikes a balance between theory and practice, examining museums from a systems perspective that considers museums to be document-centered institutions—that objects are documents that generate and convey information, meaning, and inspiration. The authors utilize examples drawn from their experience with institutions in the United States that can be applied to museums across the world. Future museum professionals who read this book will have a broader perspective, an expanded skill set, and the adaptability to span the spectrum of traditional academic disciplines.
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Foundations of Museum Studies
Archives of all types are experiencing a resurgence, evolving to meet new environments (digital and physical) and new priorities. To meet those changes, professional archivist education programs—now one of the more active segments of LIS schools—are proliferating as well. This book identifies core archival theories and approaches and how those interact with major issues and trends in the field. The essays explore the progression of archival thinking today, discussing the nature of archives in light of present-day roles for archivists and archival institutions in the preservation of documentary heritage.
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• Supplies contributions from practitioners as well as academics, representing a range of perspectives and archival traditions
• Frames museum studies within an information context and specifically addresses the interests and concerns of librarians
TERRY EASTWOOD is professor emeritus in the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia.
KIERSTEN F. LATHAM is assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University, Kent, OH, where she has developed the museum studies specialization within the MLIS program.
Currents of Archival Thinking
• Provides faculty and students with a brief but fascinating and engagingly written textbook
From Tablet to Tablet
August 2019, 193pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-6312-7 $55.00, £41.00, €48,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6313-4
SHANNON M. OLTMANN
“Accessible for library school students, undergraduates, even high school students—really anyone with an interest in book history but no background in the field.”
LIBRARIANSHIP: PHILOSOPHY, VALUES, AND ISSUES
STEVEN K. GALBRAITH is curator of the Cary Graphic Arts Collection at Rochester Institute of Technology and former Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Books at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.
Practicing Intellectual Freedom in Libraries
“Oltmann’s thoughtful work is an important resource for LIS students, librarians, and administrators alike.”
Library Journal, January 1, 2020
• Learn to apply intellectual freedom to your librarianship
SHANNON M. OLTMANN is associate professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include censorship, intellectual freedom, information policy, public libraries, privacy, and qualitative research methods.
From ancient clay tablet and scrolls to medieval manuscripts and printed books to personal computers and iPads, this guide examines the fascinating history of books from 4000 BCE to the present. At each step of this evolution, technologies are examined and evaluated to show how these ideas are present from the very beginning of written communication.
A Brief History of the Book
Technical Services Quarterly, April 30, 2021
Practicing Intellectual Freedom in Libraries is helpful for a wide range of people, from those only starting to learn about intellectual freedom to those more well-versed in the subject. For novices, it offers a solid introduction to intellectual freedom, grounded theoretically and empirically; for more experienced scholars and librarians, it provides a uniquely comprehensive analysis of intellectual freedom.
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Intellectual freedom is important for librarians because it is a foundation of the profession and is truly central to librarianship in the United States. Situating intellectual freedom within freedom of speech theories, this book explains the legal and theoretical foundations for contemporary understandings of intellectual freedom within library science. Additionally, it depicts the importance of community to implementing intellectual freedom and exemplifies this importance in a discussion of actual library practices. Real-world scenarios provide a timely look at intellectual freedom in context, discussing Internet filtering, collection development and weeding, meeting rooms and exhibit spaces, programming, and fake news and misinformation.
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Moving chronologically from the ancient world to the present, the book shows how written communication media evolved from cuneiform to the Kindle. Focusing on key technologies and vital periods of historical transition, it traces an evolution that elucidates the history of the written word, at each step examining and evaluating such aspects of technologies as memory capacity, readability and writability, durability, recyclability, information security, ease and mode of access, and cost. Additional attention is paid to how these technologies were made, how they were circulated, and who was reading them.
STEVEN K. GALBRAITH
August 2020, 164pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-6939-6 $50.00, £38.00, €44,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-6940-2
The development of cultural competency skills and social awareness benefits LIS students, their future employers, and the library profession at large—not to mention library customers and society as a whole. This textbook and comprehensive resource introduces students to the contexts and situations that promote the development of empathy and build cultural competence, examines the research in the areas of diversity and social justice in librarianship, explains how social responsibility is a foundational value of librarianship, and identifies potential employment and networking opportunities related to diversity and social justice in librarianship.
The Portable MLIS Insights from the Experts
Information Services to Diverse Populations
December 2016, 166pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-3460-8 $65.00, £49.00, €57,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-3461-5
• Updates the ongoing discussion on cultural competence and diversity with new concepts, such as critical race theory
In this second edition, each chapter has been revised and updated to take into account current thinking and references. As with the first edition, the book is organized around the foundations of the profession and key functional areas. Questions such as how to think like a librarian and how to facilitate community development are specifically and explicitly addressed. In compiling the book, the editors sought out the leading thinkers, educators, and practitioners in each core area as chapter authors. Each of the contributors provides an introduction to the knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with their respective area of expertise, discusses current and emerging applications, and explores trends and issues.
KEN HAYCOCK, EdD, is research professor of management and organization at the University of Southern California, where he directs the Center for Library Leadership and Management.
Technical Services Quarterly, April 25, 2018
NICOLE A. COOKE
2ND EDITION | KEN HAYCOCK AND MARY-JO ROMANIUK, EDITORS
Developing Culturally Competent Library Professionals
“The Portable MLIS is highly recommended for library school students and librarians at any point in their careers.”
NICOLE A. COOKE, PhD, MEd, MLS, is the Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and an associate professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina.
Public Library Quarterly, January 14, 2019
“For librarians, library staff and library instructors who are involved, or need to become involved, in the work of cultural competencies, diversity, and inclusion, Information Services to Diverse Populations is a vitally useful book….”
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• Addresses perennially important and emerging hot topics in librarianship, such as diversity, cultural competence, and social responsibility
December 2017, 378pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-4408-5203-9 $55.00, £41.00, €48,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-5204-6
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The original edition of this book gained popularity as a required work for LIS because it uniquely provided a broad, accessible overview of the core curricular areas and foundations for the library profession. What distinguishes the book as an introduction to the work of professional librarians is that it’s not just about information in context or about libraries and their mission. Importantly, it also covers the required competencies of professional librarians, laying a firm foundation for future courses.
MARY-JO ROMANIUK, PhD, is university librarian at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
LIBRARIANSHIP: PHILOSOPHY, VALUES, AND ISSUES
December 2018, 162pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Paperback: 978-1-4408-3768-5 $45.00, £34.00, €39,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-3769-2
May 2016, 349pp, 7x10
Libraries in InformationtheAge
DENISE K. FOURIE AND NANCY E. LOE
NANCY E. LOE, MLS, is librarian emerita at California Polytechnic State University, where she managed special collections and archives for 30 years.
MARTA MESTROVIC DEYRUP is a head of technical services as well as liaison to modern and classical languages and English at Seton Hall University Libraries.
2ND EDITION | G. KIM DORITY
February 2016, 264pp, 7x10 Paperback: 978-1-61069-959-4 $55.00, £41.00, €48,00 eBook: 978-1-61069-960-0
The book Library Media Connection cited as something “all librarians need to have on their shelves” is now thoroughly revised for today’s 21st-century library environment. Covering both technology and library practices, the title has been a go-to text for librarians and library school students since 2002.
• Thoroughly revises and updates a popular text for LIS or LTA programs that can also be used in MLIS curricula and for fouryear programs in library studies and information studies
DENISE K. FOURIE, MLS, is the lead instructor for the library/ information technology distance education curriculum at Cuesta Community College, San Luis Obispo, CA.
This book explains the concept of adding value and shows staff at libraries and other organizations why they need to take steps now to ensure they are adding new value to their communities— whether it be a local town or neighborhood, a faculty and student body, or a school.
• Presents a complete and up-to-date guide that covers all types of writing and publishing, intended specifically for librarians
InformationRethinking Work
Adding Value to Libraries, Archives, and Museums
FEATURES
March 2016, 271pp, 8 1/2x11 Paperback: 978-1-4408-4288-7 $70.00, £52.00, €61,00 eBook: 978-1-4408-4289-4
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VOYA, October 3, 2016
Librarian’s Guide to Writing PublicationProfessionalfor
JOSEPH R. MATTHEWS is a consultant who has provided assistance to numerous academic, public, and special libraries as well as local governments. He has authored more than 30 books.
G. KIM DORITY is chief content officer for WebPsychology.com as well as founder and president of Dority & Associates, Inc.
Paperback: 978-1-61069-864-1 $60.00, £45.00, €52,00 eBook: 978-1-61069-865-8
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Professional publication can take your career to the next level. Use this guide to learn the best ways to share your expertise and show commitment to the profession through publishing.
A state-of-the-art guide to the world of library and information science that gives readers valuable insights into the field and practical tools to succeed in it.
An Introduction and Career Exploration
• Identifies a broad range of Library and Information Science (LIS) career options
“These chapters are useful for anyone interested in a career in libraries but unfamiliar with the many different roles and tasks.”
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• Helps managers and administrators create long-range plans for sustainability and growth
A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals
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Concise Guide to Information Literacy 4
Libraries in the Information Age: An Introduction and Career Exploration 32 Library and Information Center Management 23 Library Information Systems 25 Library Programs and Services: The Fundamentals 3
Currents of Archival Thinking 29
Information Services to Diverse Populations: Developing Culturally Competent Library Professionals 31
Information Literacy for Science and Engineering Students: Concepts and Skills 4
Intellectual Property and Information Rights for Librarians 23 Introduction to Cataloging and Classification 22
Catalog It! A Guide to Cataloging School Library Materials 14
Beginning Cataloging 22
Information Literacy and Information Skills Instruction: New Directions for School Libraries 9
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Digital Curation for Libraries and Archives 28
Organization of Information, The ............................ 21
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Reference and Information Services: An Introduction 16 Reference Librarian’s Bible, The: Print and Digital Reference Resources Every Library Should Own 18 Reference Skills for the School Librarian: Tools and Tips .......... 14 Research Methods for Librarians and Educators: Practical Applications in Formal and Informal Learning Environments 20 Research Methods in Library and Information Science 19 Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals 32
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Data Science for Librarians 28
School Librarian as Curriculum Leader, The....................13 School Librarian’s Compass, The: Stories and Reflections to Help You Find Your Way 7 School Libraries in a Time of Change: How to Survive and Thrive 12 School Library Management 8
School Library Manager, The: Leading through Change 6 Social Justice and Cultural Competency: Essential Readings for School Librarians 13 Storytelling: Art and Technique 3
Collection Program in Schools, The: Concepts and Practices 8
Core Values in School Librarianship: Responding with Commitment and Courage 9
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Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge...29
Instructional Design for LIS Professionals: A Guide for Teaching Librarians and Information Science Professionals ............... 5
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Strauss’s Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers 17 Streamlining LIS Research: A Compendium of Tried and True Tests, Measurements, and Other Instruments 20
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Young Adult Literature in Action: A Librarian’s Guide 27
Managerial Leadership for Librarians: Thriving in the Public and Nonprofit World 24 Many Faces of School Library Leadership, The ................. 12 Mastering United States Government Information: Sources and Services 16
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Adding Value to Libraries, Archives, and Museums: Harnessing the Force That Drives Your Organization’s Future 32 Applications of Social Research Methods to Questions in Information and Library Science 20
Transforming Information Literacy Instruction: Threshold Concepts in Theory and Practice 5
Envisioning the Future of Reference: Trends, Reflections, and Innovations 17
Brief History of the Book, A: From Tablet to Tablet 30
Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests ............. 18 Guide to the Library of Congress Classification 22
Librarian’s Guide to Online Searching: Cultivating Database Skills for Research and Instruction 15
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Portable MLIS, The: Insights from the Experts 31 Practicing Intellectual Freedom in Libraries 30
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Librarian’s Guide to Writing for Professional Publication 32
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Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide ...................... 10
Intellectual Freedom Issues in School Libraries 11
Children’s Literature in Action: A Librarian’s Guide 27 Collection Management Basics 26
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