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  • Foundations of Library and Information Science

    by Richard E. Rubin, Rachel G. Rubin ...
    Richard E. Rubin’s book has served as the authoritative introductory text for generations of library and information science practitioners, with each new edition taking in its stride the myriad societal, technological, political, and economic changes affecting our users and institutions and transforming our discipline. Rubin teams up with his daughter, Rachel G. Rubin, a rising star in the library ... Read more

    $46.09 USD

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  • BiblioTech

    Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google

    by John Palfrey ...
    Libraries today are more important than ever. More than just book repositories, libraries can become bulwarks against some of the most crucial challenges of our age: unequal access to education, jobs, and information.In BiblioTech, educator and technology expert John Palfrey argues that anyone seeking to participate in the 21st century needs to understand how to find and use the vast stores of ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Reference and Information Services

    An Introduction, Fifth Edition

    by Kay Ann Cassell, Uma Hiremath ...
    From the ongoing flood of misinformation to the swift changes occasioned by the pandemic, a myriad of factors is spurring our profession to rethink reference services. Luckily, this classic text is back in a newly overhauled edition that thoughtfully addresses the evolving reference landscape. Designed to complement every introductory library reference course, Cassell and Hiremath's book also ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Basics of Law Librarianship

    by Deborah Panella, Ellis Mount ...
    Here is an essential introductory guide on all aspects of law librarianship written especially for non-law librarians, library school students, and beginning law librarians. Although there are several excellent practical handbooks and numerous articles on specific topics of law librarianship for practicing law librarians, Basics of Law Librarianship is the only resource that addresses the ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Search Engine Society

    by Alexander Halavais ...
    Series series Digital Media and Society
    Search engines have become a key part of our everyday lives. Yet while much has been written about how to use search engines and how they can be improved, there has been comparatively little exploration of what the social and cultural effects might be. Like all technologies, search engines exist within a larger political, cultural, and economic environment. This volume aims to redress this balance ... Read more

    $28.00 USD

  • Exploring the Digital Library

    A Guide for Online Teaching and Learning

    by Kay Johnson, Elaine Magusin ...
    Series Book 24 - Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning
    Exploring the Digital Library, a volume in The Jossey-Bass Online Teaching and Learning series, addresses the key issue of library services for faculty and their students in the online learning environment. Written by librarians at Athabasca University, a leading institution in distance education, this book shows how faculty can effectively use digital libraries in their day-to-day work and in the ... Read more

    $29.00 USD

  • Library Services for Multicultural Patrons

    Strategies to Encourage Library Use

    Edited by Carol Smallwood, Kim Becnel ...
    Increasingly, libraries are struggling to deal with a growing diversity in the cultural background of their patrons. Problems arising from this cultural diversity afflict all library types—school, public and academic. Library Services for Multicultural Patrons is by and for all libraries that are striving to provide multicultural services to match the growing diversity in the cultural background ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Creating the Academic Commons

    Guidelines for Learning, Teaching, and Research

    by Thomas H. P. Gould ...
    Today's library is still at the heart of all university activities, helping students and faculty become better learners, teachers, and researchers. In recent years there has emerged the formalizing of one or more of these activities into an Academic Commons. These centers of information have been labeled variously but they all share a commonality: the empowerment of students and teachers.In ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Open Access and the Future of Scholarly Communication

    Implementation

    by Kevin L. Smith, Katherine A. Dickson ...
    Series series Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library
    This volume, the second of two in the series Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library that deals with the topic of open access in academic libraries, focuses on the implementation of open access in academic libraries.Chapters on the legalities and practicalities of open access in academic libraries address the issues associated with copyright, licensing, and intellectual property and include ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Open Praxis, Open Access

    Digital Scholarship In Action

    by Darren Chase, Dana Haugh ...
    Many in the world of scholarship share the conviction that open access will be the engine of transformation leading to more culture, more research, more discovery, and more solutions to small and big problems. This collection brings together librarians, scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and thinkers to take measure of the open access movement. The editors meld critical essays, research, and ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Gender Issues and the Library

    Case Studies of Innovative Programs and Resources

    Edited by Lura Sanborn, Carol Smallwood ...
    With the legalization of same-sex marriage and the explosion of LGBTQ news coverage in recent years, gender studies is a subject of intense interest in popular media and a part of the curriculum at many colleges. Libraries realize the importance of supporting the field yet many have difficulty finding resources and programming ideas. This book provides case studies and a range of innovative ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Something’s Gotta Give

    Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2011

    Edited by Beth R. Bernhardt, Leah H. Hinds, Katina P. Strauch ...
    Series series Charleston Conference Proceedings
    The theme of the 2011 Charleston Conference, the annual event that explores issues in book and serial acquisition, was "Something's Gotta Give." The conference, held November 2-5, 2011, in Charleston, SC, included 9 pre-meetings, more than 10 plenaries, and over 120 concurrent sessions. The theme reflected the increasing sense of strain felt by both libraries and publishers as troubling economic ... Read more

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