Bøger udgivet af Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc

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

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

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

Offers guidance to LIS professionals in public, academic, and special libraries and information centers. This book lets you learn about various modes of virtual reference, re-invented face-to-face services, novel mobile services, and how to apply text messaging, Facebook, and other social-networking tools to reference service.

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

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

A work on building, growing, managing, and maintaining your electronic resources collection. It covers over 15 subject areas, including jobs and employment, business, medicine, law, social sciences, engineering, computer science, physical sciences, earth sciences, and arts and humanities.

Ideal for anyone who aims to obtain an overview of the current status of Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) development. It helps identify the key FRBR issues that need to be addressed and investigates the future directions of FRBR development.

Offering information about space and power planning, troubleshooting, social networking, and supervision, this handbook is suitable for new and veteran school librarians who want to stay current with best practices in technology management and for LIS students who are preparing for careers as school librarians.

From building personal networks and creating innovative job descriptions to mentoring programs, organizing first-year experiences, and providing intensive training, this book helps you to support your entry-level librarians, as they build effective leadership skills, and assume greater responsibilities.

Does the flu vaccine cause the flu? How do I find a LASIK surgeon? Will Echinacea treat my daughter's cold? This work offers a resource to suggest when patrons come to you with health questions. It includes entries that provide an explanation of medical conditions and treatment, and provide call-out facts to support better understanding.

Helps you teach and support students as they learn to access, evaluate and use print and electronic information successfully. This book offers professional development support for paraprofessionals, aides, and non-degreed staff working in children's and young adult services.

Following an introduction which sets the stage for effective library/community partnerships, this book presents ideas for innovative programs, successful fund raising, strategic advocacy, powerful public relations, and memorable membership campaigns.

Teaching information literacy with technology across the curriculum, this work is filled with case studies and lesson plans that can help you put together a technology-based course for your institution. Each chapter is co-written by a librarian-faculty member team involved in a collaborative teaching-with-technology project.

Compiles bibliographic information about the books and authors honored by the Alexander, Edwards, and Printz awards given by YALSA - the division of the American Library Association (ALA) that serves the librarians who work with young adults. This volume includes essays written by experts in young adult content.

Intended for information professionals, this text describes how medical libraries can be useful players in the health informatics revolution. It includes chapters that describe the history, role, and infrastructure of medical informatics as well as its impact on access to medical information and the culture and quality of medical care.

Helps you understand the role that medical, hospital, public, and health libraries are uniquely qualified to play in improving health literacy. This work teaches you ways to use collection development, the reference interview, community health information, and Web resources, as well as strategies for working with special needs populations.

What skills, resources, and techniques do expert searchers use when looking up health information? This work teaches you strategies and techniques, and takes you through the components of an expert search. It also includes an interview checklist and examples of librarian-user interactions that help you plan a successful, efficient search.

Explains the threat of potential liabilities, and recommends how to avoid them. This guide clarifies how liability issues differ not only between institutions - public libraries, academic libraries, museums - but also between varying information related jobs like reference librarianship and cataloguing.

Explores various facets of creating a vibrant YA reading community such as inquiry-based learning, promoting and motivating reading, collection management, understanding multiple intelligences, accepting diverse beliefs, and acting as a change agent to name a few.

Gives children's services staff and those involved in community outreach tips and techniques for engaging and involving parents and caregivers in the key work of helping children on the path to literacy. This book serves as the primary text for Middle Country Public Library's popular Family Place Training Institute.

Describes Web 2.0 tools in-depth, models Web 2.0 tools through classroom examples, explains how to get started with each tool, presents practical unit plans illustrating the use of Web 2.0 in the K-12 content-area curricula, and identifies and describes what tools are most useful to educators for networking, productivity and insight into the technologies.

Technology grants provide the crucial funding to implement the latest technology projects so you can meet your community's needs. But how can you write a successful grant proposal? How can you be sure that your technology grant will be approved? Here is the only book that covers technology grants for libraries.

Inquiry follows a continuum of learning experiences, from simply discovering a new idea or an answer to a question to following a complete inquiry process. Written by a team of school library leaders, Teaching for Inquiry focuses on this process, helping school library media specialists actively engage and motivate their students in learning.

Here is a guide that shows you how to help student's develop the critical thinking and learning skills necessary for effective and engaged citizens in the 21st Century. It provides tools and strategies to deliver a cutting-edge school library curriculum.

Covering both basic book repair techniques and sound preservation practices, this practical, step-by-step manual offers illustrated sections on cleaning, mending, hinge and spine repair, strengthening paperbacks, and more.