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Paperback. Condición: New. Why do so many of us dislike meetings? And why does that popup reminder on our screen often trigger feelings of dread and boredom? It's because all too often it means sitting through or leading another do-nothing, time-wasting, fingers-on-the-chalkboard, "we talk about the same thing every month" obligation. But as a team leader, you can do better. It's time to flip the script on this bedrock of organizational culture and remake meetings into the kind of hot-ticket gatherings that will make attendees feel confident and motivated, informed and included. In this succinct Leadership Planner, loaded with self-reflective questions, activities, and prompts, renowned management author Hakala-Ausperk shows you how to forge ahead. By using this resource, you will learn how tointroduce real and significant innovations in how meetings are run and how information is shared in your organization;create and use a staff Virtual File that will focus and streamline your meetings;clarify every meeting's goals, helping you determine who should (and shouldn't) be included;design a meeting script that will keep your meetings on target, on track, and on time; andmaximize meetings' impact by choosing specific roles for each attendee to play, assuring comprehensive input and broad idea sharing.Once the value, inclusiveness, and effectiveness of your new meeting style is known, opportunities to attend your events will become hot tickets indeed.…

Paperback. Condición: New. No matter how talented a leader you are, there are often barriers in your way caused by a lack of trust or respect, or most likely an absence of confidence. This installment of management coach Hakala-Ausperk's Leadership Planners series tackles a crucial issue: how to effectively supervise employees who might be older or more experienced than you are, or even longtime peers who are suddenly under your authority after an internal promotion. It might seem like a tall order to confidently demonstrate your skills and abilities to such a team. But all you really have to do is win 'em over. This planner will help you examine the reasons, the implications, the challenges, and the solutions that confidence - or a lack thereof - can cause. And, using exercises, worksheets, and prompts, it will guide you in;establishing yourself in ways that will win the confidence of rookies, experts, and bosses alike; working well with more experienced members of your team;supervising friends and peers effectively;winning and losing graciously;learning from your mistakes; andconfidently putting your own plan into action.By cultivating confidence, you'll be primed to build respectful and professional relationships with every member of your team. This planner from Hakala-Ausperk shows the way to do it.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. With the increased emphasis on incorporating STEM activities in children's curriculum at ever earlier ages, often neglected are opportunities to explore subjects outside the sciences, or simply to give children the time and space to use their imagination. 25 Projects for Global Explorers will spark their interest in history, geography, events, and landmarks around the world, and nourish their creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. Designed for kids aged 5-10, and flexible enough to use in either storytimes or classroom settings, the projects hereuse representative picture books as tools for learning about different places and people;take kids' imaginations on journeys to a variety of U.S. landmarks, such as Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska, Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and Lei Day Festival in Hawaii;introduce more than a dozen fascinating places, traditions, and cultures from across the world, including the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, the Day of the Dead in Mexico, the Ziggurat of Ancient Mesopotamia in Iraq, and the San People, formerly known as the Bushmen of South Africa; andinclude hands-on activities for teaching children what makes each topic special, materials lists, programming tips, and additional resources.The projects inside this book will reinforce learning, encourage experimentation, and bolster children's appreciation for the world.…

Paperback. Condición: New. According to 2016 Pew Research Center survey data, Millennials are more likely to have visited a public library in the past year than any other adult demographic. But despite being core library users, millennials and other younger generations are often underrepresented on library boards and library advocacy groups, including Friends groups and Foundations. But you can change that, with the help of this planner's hands-on worksheets, brainstorming activities, checklists, and expert advice. Using this toolkit from United for Libraries you will:understand generational differences and commonalities through statistics and analysis of Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z/post-Millennials;learn how to navigate the challenges of fundraising with the "debt generations" by persuasively answering the question "what's in it for me?";master the ABCs of recruitment and retention, tailoring them to fit your library;craft several customized pitches, giving you confidence no matter the situation or audience;discover how to cement buy-in from two key groups, current organization members and your new recruits, thereby ensuring acceptance and enthusiasm all around;work towards defining and managing diversity for your advocacy group; anduse tried and true methods for successful onboarding of volunteers, including a Board Member Orientation Checklist and guidance on mentoring.Using this resource, libraries of all kinds will be empowered to grow and strengthen their recruitment, retention, and training of Trustees, Friends, and Foundation members.…

Paperback. Condición: New. This book in the Library Futures Series examines blockchain technology, a concept with far-reaching implications for the future of record keeping. Blockchain uses a distributed database (multiple devices not connected to a common processor) that organises data into records (blocks) that have cryptographic validation. The data are timestamped and linked to previous records so that they can only be changed by those who own the encryption keys to write to the files. Firms like Microsoft and IBM are already exploring ways that blockchain can more securely handle valuable transaction data. And Sony is harnessing blockchain to store educational information (registration documents, attendance, grades, and even the lesson plans that previous teachers have used) that can easily be transferred between schools as students move or graduate. In this book, technology experts and editors Alman and Hirsh build on their ongoing research to discuss how blockchain's potential use as a convenient system for record keeping could lead to more government documents, historical records, and other pieces of information migrating to such a system. They and their contributors also examine its possible consequences for academic, public, school, and special libraries, as well as the information professionals who sustain those institutions, making this book a valuable primer for everyone interested in the future of librarianship.…

Paperback. Condición: New. This accessible and compelling Special Report introduces cultural humility, a lifelong practice that can guide library workers in their day-to-day interactions by helping them recognize and address structural inequities in library services.  Cultural humility is emerging as a preferred approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within librarianship. At a time when library workers are critically examining their professional practices, cultural humility offers a potentially transformative framework of compassionate accountability; it asks us to recognize the limits to our knowledge, reckon with our ongoing fallibility, educate ourselves about the power imbalances in our organizations, and commit to making change. This Special Report introduces the concept and outlines its core tenets. As relevant to those currently studying librarianship as it is to long-time professionals, and applicable across multiple settings including archives and museums, from this book readers will learn why cultural humility offers an ideal approach for navigating the spontaneous interpersonal interactions in libraries, whether between patrons and staff or amongst staff members themselves;understand how it intersects with cultural competence models and critical race theory;see the ways in which cultural humility's awareness of and commitment to challenging inequitable structures of power can act as a powerful catalyst for community engagement;come to recognize how a culturally humble approach supports DEI work by acknowledging the need for mindfulness in day-to-day interactions;reflect upon cultural humility's limitations and the criticisms that some have leveled against it; andtake away concrete tools for undertaking and continuing such work with patience and hope.…

Paperback. Condición: New. With schools emphasizing STEM activities for children to meet curriculum goals for standardized testing, nurturing children's artistic creativity is often given short shrift. Kirker's fun resource aims to restore the balance, offering more than two dozen projects that will spark children's interest in art and encourage creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Designed for kids aged 5-10, and flexible enough to use in either storytimes or classroom settings, the projects hereintroduce children to a variety of art techniques, from gouache and watercolor to collage and papermaking, using a curated selection of quality picture books;provide detailed directions for guiding children to experiment with these techniques to create their own projects; andinclude materials lists adaptable for any budget, capsule biographies of the picture books' illustrators, programming tips, and links to additional resources.Kirker's inventive projects will help library staff and educators reinforce learning, encourage experimentation, and build an appreciation for art and the creative process.…

Paperback. Condición: New. This accessible and compelling Special Report introduces cultural humility, a lifelong practice that can guide library workers in their day-to-day interactions by helping them recognize and address structural inequities in library services.  Cultural humility is emerging as a preferred approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within librarianship. At a time when library workers are critically examining their professional practices, cultural humility offers a potentially transformative framework of compassionate accountability; it asks us to recognize the limits to our knowledge, reckon with our ongoing fallibility, educate ourselves about the power imbalances in our organizations, and commit to making change. This Special Report introduces the concept and outlines its core tenets. As relevant to those currently studying librarianship as it is to long-time professionals, and applicable across multiple settings including archives and museums, from this book readers will learn why cultural humility offers an ideal approach for navigating the spontaneous interpersonal interactions in libraries, whether between patrons and staff or amongst staff members themselves;understand how it intersects with cultural competence models and critical race theory;see the ways in which cultural humility's awareness of and commitment to challenging inequitable structures of power can act as a powerful catalyst for community engagement;come to recognize how a culturally humble approach supports DEI work by acknowledging the need for mindfulness in day-to-day interactions;reflect upon cultural humility's limitations and the criticisms that some have leveled against it; andtake away concrete tools for undertaking and continuing such work with patience and hope.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Privacy is a core value of librarianship, yet it often feels like an overwhelming and onerous undertaking. With the creation of ever larger datasets and methods to track users' every movement, library workers need to have a deep understanding of privacy, confidentiality, and security. Written by library privacy experts and based on input and guidance from a wide cross-section of stakeholders, this resource is structured to give library workers the tools needed to create and be advocates for privacy-protecting practices and policies. Complete with an introduction to each topic and several exercises for you to implement privacy changes at your library, with the help of this guide you will learn about creating strong passwords, multifactor authentication, how to avoid malware, and other basic digital security concepts as well as where to go for more help;be able to communicate the importance of privacy and why libraries should care by understanding the people you are trying to reach;navigate areas in your physical library space to help protect users' privacy;see how user data travels through the library and what you can do to protect it;build an audit framework, perform an audit, and tell the audit story;read, understand, and write privacy policies applicable to your library; andgain key strategies to employ while protecting user privacy when engaging vendors. …

Paperback. Condición: New. According to 2016 Pew Research Center survey data, Millennials are more likely to have visited a public library in the past year than any other adult demographic. But despite being core library users, millennials and other younger generations are often underrepresented on library boards and library advocacy groups, including Friends groups and Foundations. But you can change that, with the help of this planner's hands-on worksheets, brainstorming activities, checklists, and expert advice. Using this toolkit from United for Libraries you will:understand generational differences and commonalities through statistics and analysis of Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z/post-Millennials;learn how to navigate the challenges of fundraising with the "debt generations" by persuasively answering the question "what's in it for me?";master the ABCs of recruitment and retention, tailoring them to fit your library;craft several customized pitches, giving you confidence no matter the situation or audience;discover how to cement buy-in from two key groups, current organization members and your new recruits, thereby ensuring acceptance and enthusiasm all around;work towards defining and managing diversity for your advocacy group; anduse tried and true methods for successful onboarding of volunteers, including a Board Member Orientation Checklist and guidance on mentoring.Using this resource, libraries of all kinds will be empowered to grow and strengthen their recruitment, retention, and training of Trustees, Friends, and Foundation members.…

Paperback. Condición: New. You know the value of your library, but elected officials, donors, community leaders, funders, and other important stakeholders may not. How can you make the library a priority for these groups, who may have preconceived notions about what the library does, as you compete with other important community organizations for funding? In this book from United for Libraries, you'll learn how to use The E's of Libraries® (Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Empowerment, and Engagement) to quickly demonstrate why your library is essential and worthy of funding, using messaging that is organized, persuasive, and memorable. With the help of worksheets, charts, and prompts, you will learn how to:use language designed to win over stakeholders, funders, and partners;craft custom messaging in several formats that is easily accessible and memorable, including elevator speeches, budget presentations, and annual appeals; andcreate presentations and other materials tailored to any audience based on the sample documents included.This book's innovative framework can be used by any size or type of library, and by any library advocate, including Friends groups, library staff, trustees, and foundations.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Second Edition. Every aspect of our school library profession builds on a quality school library collection. You can't be a stellar school librarian without access to quality school library materials.""Applying an informal and practical approach, Kerby provides beginning librarians with the essential steps to effectively manage a vibrant school library collection. Kerby argues that building a quality collection is no longer enough and offers strategies to ensure that learners actively engage with the materials. Supported by the National School Library Standards and ALA/AASL/CAEP standards for university preparation programs, this resource introduces the key components that influence collection development today, includingpolicies, practices, and selection sources to evaluate, weed, and build dynamic and diverse school library collections;methods and examples for analyzing collection, curriculum, and community needs;strategies for showcasing the school library collection to learners and stakeholders; andcharts, checklists, worksheets, discussion questions, and tips from practicing school librarians.By focusing on the basics, readers can begin to reflect on and customize plans for action. A timesaver for the busy school librarian, this collection development digest is the tool you need to ensure success.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Ensuring accessibility is more important than ever; however, answering questions of what needs to be done and why to make a library accessible can be an uncomfortable and daunting hurdle to true inclusion. This book is a safe, nonjudgmental tool for overcoming this awkwardness, offering readers practical, to-the-point information and guidance that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Its contributors showcase real-world stories and viewpoints that illustrate ways to provide excellent customer service and a safe environment to all patrons regardless of ability. Readers will learn about bridging the gap between people with disabilities and those without, through empathy, patience, and understanding; techniques for training staff and overcoming discomfort; making your library accessible for people with mobility issues; how to interact with and assist a person with limited sight or hearing; guidance for interacting with a service animal handler; advice on library programming for people with learning differences; and best practices for effective service to patrons who use a speech assistance device.…

Paperback. Condición: New. This issue of Library Technology Reports (vol. 54, no. 4) looks into the wide definition of accessibility for library patrons within the area of instruction. This topic is discussed in some depth in schools of library science as well as in faculty development and instructional design. This report will encourage readers to think more critically about the technologies that faculty and staff use to address the needs of all patrons served. This report will also aid in identifying and using new methods for addressing the needs of all patrons through a wide range of modalities (closed-captioning, transcription, video, text to speech, image to text, etc.).This contributed work will examine accessibility, technology, and librarianship across a wide spectrum. Ida Mae Craddock will discuss using virtual reality and Google Expeditions with second language learners. Helen Turner and Patrick Lee Lucas will delve into universal design and providing equitable access to students in the University of Kentucky's College of Design. George Shaw will investigate instruction and access for students taking an online computer programming course. Robert Browder will discuss how to make library materials accessible to readers through PDF scanning. Stacy Brown will discuss the impact of littleBits with students at the K-12 level in libraries. Aisha S. Haynes will examine Quality Matters accessibility measures, online instruction, library partnerships, and professional development. Stacy Hammer will complete the report with a look into the differentiation of instruction in libraries and how technology can be used with students in the K-12 setting.…

Paperback. Condición: New. More than just a ten-year count, the US census is a collection of high-quality, geographically detailed, and free and open datasets that describe the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the nation on an on-going basis. This issue of Library Technology Reports provides readers with a crash course on the census: learn about the concepts on which the census is organized, the key datasets, accessing data online and through scripts via APIs, and considerations for using GIS, historic data, and microdata. Librarians will gain knowledge they can use for assisting members of their communities with census data, and will see how the census can be used for library planning and research.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Author Jason Martin won't tell you how to be a leader. In fact, that's not the point of his book. Instead he'll give you a roadmap and the tools to find it out for yourself, guiding you to discover why you want to lead, how you can best lead, and what your own unique leadership practice looks like. Activities will both allow you to explore your leadership identity and develop your leadership practice. Signposted with prompts for self-reflection, workshop discussions, and mentoring conversations, this guide's topics cover core issues likediscovering why you want to lead;research findings on the five most desirable traits in library leaders;wrestling with the constraints of organizational culture;a tour of practical leadership models such as Theory Z, Situational Leadership, Transformational Leadership, and emotional intelligence;how to develop habits that will bolster your confidence through inevitable moments of doubt;cultivating a "people first, mission always" mentality;self-care for leaders; andliving out your unique leadership vision through goal setting, self-evaluation, and other key steps.By following the activities in this book and using them to inform your leadership practice, you will add value to your leadership and to your library. As Martin demonstrates, it all starts with asking yourself, "What can I do today to make myself a better leader?".…

Paperback. Condición: New. Offering practical guidance and support, this workbook will spark curiosity and reflection on how everyday library interactions intersect with trauma and adversity. Whether it's navigating a crisis or witnessing a community member struggling with tough times, coming face to face with trauma and adversity can be uncomfortable. But in striving to learn more about challenging behaviors, and how we can better interact with library patrons and our coworkers, we can come to see that people are complex and not simply "problems." This workbook from the PLA Social Worker Task Force (SWTF) provides a collection of powerful tools to add to your customer service toolbox. It's filled with prompts, exercises, and best practices that shed light on how trauma can affect people, helping you build confidence in your ability to support your library's patrons. You willdelve into what trauma is and how it impacts library work; be introduced to a framework for utilizing a trauma-informed lens in your interactions; practice exercises to spur personal reflection on common concerns bound up with library work and the policies relating to these issues; and gain hand-on tools and techniques, including strategies for de-escalation and guidance on the impacts of involving law-enforcement and banning patrons.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. Weeding is the unglamorous side of the ""library selection"" coin, yet for vibrant, quality collections, it is critically important. To make weeding part of a library's ongoing procedures, it's best to do it in manageable doses. Now, school and children's librarians nationwide can reap the benefit of Florida's popular ""Weed of the Month"" program. This user-friendly guide: explains the ins and outs, including why weeding is such an important task; outlines the steps to get started; breaks weeding criteria down by over 70 topics and Dewey numbers so the task isn't overwhelming; clarifies how to use automation tools in weeding; and, suggests newer titles as replacements to upgrade collections.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Second Edition. Every aspect of our school library profession builds on a quality school library collection. You can't be a stellar school librarian without access to quality school library materials.""Applying an informal and practical approach, Kerby provides beginning librarians with the essential steps to effectively manage a vibrant school library collection. Kerby argues that building a quality collection is no longer enough and offers strategies to ensure that learners actively engage with the materials. Supported by the National School Library Standards and ALA/AASL/CAEP standards for university preparation programs, this resource introduces the key components that influence collection development today, includingpolicies, practices, and selection sources to evaluate, weed, and build dynamic and diverse school library collections;methods and examples for analyzing collection, curriculum, and community needs;strategies for showcasing the school library collection to learners and stakeholders; andcharts, checklists, worksheets, discussion questions, and tips from practicing school librarians.By focusing on the basics, readers can begin to reflect on and customize plans for action. A timesaver for the busy school librarian, this collection development digest is the tool you need to ensure success.…

Paperback. Condición: New. What's the place of fun in education? When students learn something new, they reach a learning edge, a threshold, where learning becomes uncomfortable because the material is difficult or beyond their understanding. To avoid this discomfort, some students can simply fall back on what they already know. This is a critical point, because if they do not move beyond the edge, they are stuck with both limited knowledge and a negative feeling about learning. Fun can be used as a motivating technique to help students get past this learning edge, and to meet an established goal or learning objective. The Fun of Motivation: Crossing the Threshold Concepts is organized into two parts-Part I examines the theories behind motivation and fun in the classroom, and offers three instructional techniques that highlight their benefits. Part II is the application of the theories explored in Part I, and its six chapters each address one of the threshold concepts provided in ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Each chapter contains three lesson plans addressing the threshold concept, one for each of the three fun instructional techniques. Assessment opportunities are provided throughout, with formative assessment strategies as well as summative assessments, including sample rubrics to apply to a range of student work. Each lesson plan ends with a section on possible modifications and accommodations and additional ideas on how to adapt the lesson for different student populations.The threshold concepts within the Framework need to be facilitated with deliberation by librarians integrating them into their instruction sessions. Students must be motivated to learn these concepts that help them master skills across disciplines. The Fun of Motivation can help you explore, implement, and assess this powerful means of motivation.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Public libraries across the nation continue to transform themselves into learning centers for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. There are many resources available to help librarians create baby-friendly play spaces and enhanced storytimes, but until now there has been gap in the literature addressing the developmental needs and changing behaviors of babies and toddlers. Parents and caregivers can also present unique service challenges. Focusing squarely on the how of providing quality library service to babies and families, Knoll's new book provides sensible, sensitive advice on meeting their physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Geared towards helping public libraries foster healthy growth and development for their littlest patrons, this book:explores multiple aspects in the developing life of a baby, discussing physical needs, emotional expressions, intellectual pursuits, and social development;highlights real-life examples from public libraries that relate to how these developmental processes present themselves while babies and families interact in the library;presents Baby Steps for each topical area, providing service tips and suggestions that can be easily or inexpensively put into practice;offers Big Steps, conversational points that invite librarians to think creatively about further investment, support, funding, and collaborative efforts; andincludes carefully selected research findings and other information that can be used for planning, policymaking, and advocacy. With Knoll's guidance, children's librarians will be informed and inspired to rise to the challenge of providing quality service to babies, toddlers, and care providers.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Third Edition. Do you have anything else like this?"" In public libraries, reference librarians are often called on to make recommendations to readers, sometimes in genres that they don't personally read. Learning how to frame a discussion and articulate the appeal of a book, author, or genre marks the essence of a successful readers' advisor. Readers' advisory is defined as, ""patron-oriented library service for adult fiction readers,"" according to Saricks, a noted expert on the subject. In the completely revised third edition of Readers' Advisory Service for Public Libraries, Saricks updates this critically acclaimed how-to guide, making it more helpful than ever. As reference librarians seek support in guiding adult readers, they've come to trust this authoritative resource. It has been expanded and improved with: Easy ways to create ""read alike"" lists, identifying what else is ""like"" a favorite book; Practical guidelines for conducting the advisory interview so it's a comfortable exchange; Confidence-boosting tactics for drawing on reviews to make recommendations; Methods for incorporating nonfiction into the discussion; More resources and online tools; Using the proven strategies in this newly updated, back-to-basics overview, librarians providing readers' advisory services will find the answers they need to help customers make appropriate choices.…

Paperback. Condición: New. MacDonald's classic storytelling how-to primer returns, filled with updated resources, classic stories from around the globe, guidelines to tell them with gusto, as well as advice on finding, learning, and telling new tales. Twenty stories, complete with suggestions for chants, songs, dialects, repeating lines, and audience participation, make these multicultural tales easy to learn and tell while satisfying young audiences. A master of communicating in the story format, MacDonald engages readers just as she does her young audience members in story circles worldwide. She shares a goldmine of practical advice so that both veteran and inexperienced storytellers can: Find your unique voice to make the stories your own; Build up a sure-fire story repertoire quickly, and expand it easily using McDonald's recommended resources; Identify traditional story variants to wow audiences; Prepare and rehearse for success using techniques honed over 40+ years; Find the best tales for your style and audience; A new generation of school and children's librarians, storytellers, and folklorists can get ready to be inspired! Use this classic handbook to create maximum impact around the story circle - for tellers and listeners alike. Roxane Murphy (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: New. Incorporating outcome-based planning and evaluation is critical when developing new programs and services. In this step-by-step patron-centered guide, three experts who have conducted extensive research share their findings and proven strategies: Generate results that support funding - be it governmental or grant-based; Get buy-in and participation from young library users; Improve communications between staff and customers, and among staff; and Garner immense user benefits with minimal effort. Using this method and selecting the level of effort allow libraries to refine existing services and make program improvements incrementally, based on what their audience wants and needs.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Intellectual freedom is a complex concept that democracies and free societies around the world define in different ways but always strive to uphold. And ALA has long recognized the crucial role that libraries play in protecting this right. But what does it mean in practice? How do library workers handle the ethical conundrums that often accompany the commitment to defending it? Rather than merely laying out abstract policies and best practices, this important new collection gathers real-world stories of intellectual freedom in action to illuminate the difficulties, triumphs, and occasional setbacks of advocating for free and equal access to information for all people in a shifting landscape. Offering insight to LIS students and current practitioners on how we can advance the profession of librarianship while fighting censorship and other challenges, these personal narratives explore such formidable situations as:presenting drag queen story times in rural America;a Black Lives Matter "die-in" at the undergraduate library of the University of Wisconsin-Madison;combating censorship at a prison library;hosting a moderated talk about threats to modern democracy that included a neo-Nazi spokesman;a provocative exhibition that triggered intimidating phone calls, emails, and a threat to burn down an art library; calls to eliminate non-Indigenous children's literature from the collection of a tribal college library; andpreserving patrons' right to privacy in the face of an FBI subpoena.These stories provide a rich platform for debate and introspection by sharing real-world examples that library staff, administrators, board members, and students can consider and discuss.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Library workers at all types of organizations, as well as LIS students learning about this newest Core Value of Librarianship, will find this book an easy-to-digest introduction to what staff at a range of libraries have accomplished in incorporating sustainability into their decision making and professional practices.In addition, a discussion about the role of economics and sustainability will challenge readers to stretch in new ways to positively impact their communities. As a core value of librarianship, sustainability is not an end point but a mindset, a lens through which operational and outreach decisions can be made. And it extends beyond an awareness of the roles that libraries can play in educating and advocating for a sustainable future. As the programs and practices in this resource demonstrate, sustainability can also encompass engaging with communities in discussions about resilience, regeneration, and social justice.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Outcome-based planning and evaluation (OBPE), with its straightforward approach built on a flexible framework, is the perfect model to enable youth services professionals to deliver effective services regardless of uncertainties. An outcome-based approach can help youth services stay grounded in producing desired outcomes with and for youth through responsive programs, services, and processes that can adapt to changing conditions. Clarifying the relationship between planning, program development, and evaluation, the five simple steps outlined in this book will help youth services staff conduct solid community assessments and integrate OBPE into their work. Inside its pages you will learna short history of OBPE and its evolution;why it is crucially important to involve youth in all stages of program development, with guidance on navigating challenges;how to think about planning as the need to react quickly, whether due to natural or human-made disasters, changing demographics, or economic swings;the five steps of OBPE, from gathering information about your community and determining the outcomes that will serve your community to crafting accurate outcome statements, developing an evaluation plan, and maximizing the results of successful outcome-based programs; how to visualize the steps needed to successfully plan, implement, and evaluate an outcome-based program, using the template included in the book;ways to share your data to let people know the library's important role in the community; andadditional useful tools to bolster your work, including environmental scan forms and ideas for creating relevant family storytimes.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Library liaisons often have primary jobs that do not involve collection development, but their familiarity with collection practices makes all the difference in faculty relations. And time pressures mean that on-boarding needs to be as streamlined as possible. This concise, field-tested training manual will put your liaison on solid footing. Plus, end of the chapter prompts make it easy to tailor your approach to local practices. With the help of this resource, your new liaison will get up to speed on such topics astracking budget balances in assigned departments;differentiating between the needs of an individual faculty member and their department;how to say no to monograph requests;benchmarking titles with peer institutions or coordinating within a consortium;17 questions to ask when evaluating a database;considerations when making weeding decisions;four key conversations to have annually between liaisons and collection development librarians; andgathering data for program accreditation reports.Utilizing several dozen real-world examples which show liaison decisions and actions in practice, this guide will be a useful tool for collection development librarians to streamline training processes for library liaisons.…