A Place to Foster Social Connection and Promote Democracy
America is facing an epidemic of loneliness and isolation, with troubling effects on our mental and physical health. We live in one of the most divisive times in our history, one in which we tend to work, play, and associate only with people who think as we do. How do we create spaces for people to come together--to open our minds, understand our ......
This updated new edition is a much- needed guide to marketing for libraries, archives, and museum professionals in the social media age. It is both an introductory textbook and a guide for working professionals who want to go beyond mere promotion to developing and deliberately managing a comprehensive marketing campaign.
Foundations of Library Services and Programming for Children This book provides required foundational practices, both theoretical and practical. It gives students and working librarians the nuts- and- bolts foundation in providing programming and services for children. The book covers critical important elements needed for today's librarian, ......
This is the "go to" book for newly appointed records managers, as well as experienced records and information management (RIM) professionals who want a review of specific topics. The approach here is practical rather than theoretical and emphasizes best practices and published standards.
This practical guide explores the different managerial roles at libraries, looking at the levels of managers, what they do, and how they do it. The book will help prepare early and mid-career librarians to step into new roles.
Here's a concise, easy-to-understand guide to the objective of the philanthropic gift. This book emphasizes endowment building and eliminates the confusion built into the terms "gift planning", "legacy giving" and "planned giving". It focuses on the ultimate goal of the gift - to build the endowment of the respective not for profit organization.
This revised text is aimed specifically for library support staff and purposefully aligned with the American Library Association - Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) competency standards for Cataloging and Classification. In recent years AACR2 rules and MARC21 cataloging standards have evolved to RDA rules and BIBFRAME standards. Today ......
Building on the success and impact of Library 2020: Today's Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow's Library by Joseph Janes, Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries updates, expands upon, and broadens the discussions on the future of libraries and the ways in which they transform information services to best serve their ......
Building on the success and impact of Library 2020: Todays Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrows Library by Joseph Janes, Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries updates, expands upon, and broadens the discussions on the future of libraries and the ways in which they transform information services to best serve their ......
