Bücher veröffentlicht von American Library Association

Includes the most up-to-date intellectual freedom guidelines, policies, and interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights, including: newly amended and updated policies; a new chapter, ""Interactivity and the Internet""; and other fresh material on intellectual freedom and privacy in online social networks..

Presents a resource for practical management. This book offers: tips to help determine which activities effectively support goals and objectives; fourteen easy to follow tasks; the tools needed for staff to prepare and effectively communicate change; and, the necessary tools for reviewing potential library activities.

Focuses on the steps to draft a results-driven, strategic planning process that libraries can complete over the course of four months, regardless of organizational structure or size. This book makes the case for strategic rather than long-term planning and includes information about understanding and managing the change process to help staff.

In an environment of budget cuts and freezes, libraries must keep a tight rein on costs and inefficiencies. This title offers a methodology to pinpoint trouble areas and improve processes. It provides administrators an understanding of their suppliers and customers. It empowers front-line staff to make improvements and better decisions.

Includes practical advice to understand key relationships and manage a complex process. This work contains checklists and sample construction documents that provide hands-on insights into the best practices in library construction and tools to do the job.

Aiming to help libraries market their services using low-cost or no-cost techniques, Woodward shares practical lessons for any library's revitalization inspired by the success of mega bookstores. Bookstores focus on the customer, and libraries need to take a page from their book.

A discussion of the core values that are the backbone of the library profession. Defining the role of both library and librarian, Michael Goreman presents the bedrock principles underlying the profession and, in turn, underlying democracy.

Drawing from rare archival materials researched over a period of 15 years, Dewey historian Wayne Wiegand has produced a comprehensive biography of the man behind the Dewey Decimal Classification System and scores of other enduring achievements.

Weeding is the unglamorous side of the ""library selection"" coin, yet for vibrant, quality collections, it is critically important. This guide explains the ins and outs, including why weeding is such an important task. It outlines the steps to get started; and clarifies how to use automation tools in weeding.

Metadata is used to organize and access information in an effective way. This is a comprehensive description of the various forms of metadata, its applications, and how librarians can use it. Both descriptive and nondescriptive forms of metadata are defined and applied to library functions.

Readers' Advisory Service for Public Libraries, is a reference for librarians who seek support in guiding adult readers to make appropriate choices.

Serving as a data content standard focused on cultural materials, this work offers practical resources for cataloging and flexibility to meet the needs of a range of institutions - from libraries to museums to archives to visual collections.

Outcome measurement lets libraries evaluate how they affect their users' quality of life. This book uses familiar task breakdowns along with key terms in a step-by-step, service-oriented format. It includes tips on creating evaluations, coding data, and selecting a sample, thus positioning their libraries to secure maximum funding.

In Cultural Programming for Libraries, the director of ALA's Public Programs Office shares time-tested strategies and practical, inspiring samples from first-rate programs across the country.

Literacy programmes at libraries across the country have literally changed people's lives. This work enables readers to hear the real-life stories of library directors, programme administrators, teachers, tutors, librarians, and adults who have experienced the transformation firsthand.

This volume aims to help readers respond proactively and help to lead the way to collaborative learning in schools. This book incorporates the standards that should help students become skillful producers and consumers of information.

How do college students really conduct research for classroom assignments? In 2008, five large Illinois universities were awarded a Library Services and Technology Act Grant to try to answer that question. The resulting ongoing study has already yielded some eye-opening results. The findings suggest changes ranging from simple adjustments in service and resources to modifying the physical layout of the library. In this book Asher and Duke, two anthropological researchers involved with the project since the beginning, * Summarize the study's history, including its goals, parameters, and methodology * Offer a comprehensive discussion of the researach findings, touching on issues such as website design, library instruction for faculty, and meeting the needs of commuter and minority students * Detail a number of service reforms which have already been implemented at the participating institutionsThis important book deepens our understanding of how academic libraries can better serve students' needs, and also serves as a model for other researchers interested in a user-centered approach to evaluating library services.

Street lit, also known as urban fiction, addresses with unflinching grit the concerns and problems of city living. Controversial in some quarters, it is also wildly popular, and this readers' advisory by street lit expert Morris * Sketches out the rich history of the genre, shwoing why it appeals so strongly to readers and providing a quick way for street lit novices to get up to speed * Covers a variety of subgenres in terms of scope, popularity, style, major authors and works, and suggestions for readers' advisory * Serves as a tool to improve library customer service by strengthening the relationship between library staff and patrons who may be new to using public librariseEmphasing an appreciation for street lit as a way to promote reading and library use, Morris' book helps library staff establish their "street cred" by giving them the information they need to provide knowledgeable guidance.

Focuses on adolescent readers in grades 6-12. Drawing on cutting-edge research, this straightforward book offers a comprehensive approach to increasing students' reading comprehension; includes graphic organizers, rubrics, sample student work, and adaptable lesson plans; and addresses the evolving relationship between technology and reading comprehension.

A tried-and-true method to raise funds while engaging the community, library book sales can be a win-win situation-if done correctly. Book sale veterans Ditzler and Dumas point out specific ways to run a sale to ensure maximum financial benefit while building community support.

This is a practical and comprehensive manual that guides you through grant fundamentals. It will help find relevant funders by analyzing eligibility criteria; write and prepare grant applications, and evaluate outcomes to pave the way for success with future proposals; and increase your chances for success by using additional tactics, such as pre- and post-submission marketing.

Designed to support libraries where construction of a new building is not feasible, this book offers step-by-step instructions for improving the energy use of existing structures, with methods for being environmentally and fiscally responsible, identifyin