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Develop a library staff training program that really works! To stay
on top of the lightning-fast changes in the library field and
provide your patrons with the best service possible, you need to
establish and sustain an effective program for training your staff.
The Practical Library Trainer examines the concept of the library
as a learning place for patrons and staff, offering a comprehensive
view of training from an administrator's perspective. Bruce E.
Massis, author of The Practical Library Manager (Haworth),
addresses the essential issues of how to develop a strong program
of continuous instruction, including customer service, reporting,
recruitment, and retention of staff. The book focuses on the
integration of staff training as a blended activity instead of an
intervention, quelling the notion of training as an add-on to
existing staff duties. The current information-rich environment
provides your patrons with an abundance of resources to choose from
for their research needs. But they can't do it alone-they need
direction from a knowledgeable librarian who can recognize the
pedigree, currency, and validity of licensed resources,
particularly those available through electronic means. The
Practical Library Trainer uses the goal of long-range customer
service as a starting point, emphasizing the return on investment
possibilities from blended training methods as a key to meeting
your patrons' high expectations of service. The book also provides
examples from outside the library community to demonstrate the
importance of training on a non-library setting and looks at future
training issues. The Practical Library Trainer examines: types of
staff training (formal, informal, employer-provided, qualifying,
skill improvement) strategies for recruiting and retaining a staff
blended learning e-training in-house training how to use
professional conferences as continuing education opportunities how
to evaluate your training program a sample of an anywhere, anytime
education and training program and much more! The Practical Library
Trainer is an important resource for making sure your patrons get
the most from your libraryand your staff.
Examine the nuts and bolts of successful management in today's
rapidly evolving libraries This book is an essential primer for new
library managers and directors. In addition to providing an
overview of the practical aspects of management, it is a vital
reference tool for managing your library and its staff. The
Practical Library Manager's informative text and comprehensive
bibliographies of print and electronic resources can guide you to
solutions to the issues that every fledgling library manager must
deal with upon appointment.While there are many publications on
library management, The Practical Library Manager is one of very
few to focus on the practical issues of staffing and the importance
of continuous staff training. Also, unlike other books on the
subject, this book features a chapter that points you to relevant
management texts originally written for the corporate world rather
than the library profession.The Practical Library Manager is the
perfect single source to help you: understand the challenges of
staffing your library and training your staff explore new
technology's impact on library workers and evaluate training
programs to help them keep up ensure that your staff has the core
competencies they'll need in the current climate build a "virtual
library" decide whether your library should join a consortium and
much more In the words of the author: "Today, the most successful
libraries in the country are those addressing the needs of both
external and internal customers. However, it takes more than
technology to change the working relationship between the
institution and its customer. The guiding force for change must
include a strong and respectful relationship between the library
manager and staff. Much of what is written in this book can assist
the fledgling manager in creating an environment of trust,
teamwork, and respect."
Examine the nuts and bolts of successful management in today's
rapidly evolving libraries!This book is an essential primer for new
library managers and directors. In addition to providing an
overview of the practical aspects of management, it is a vital
reference tool for managing your library and its staff. The
Practical Library Manager's informative text and comprehensive
bibliographies of print and electronic resources can guide you to
solutions to the issues that every fledgling library manager must
deal with upon appointment.While there are many publications on
library management, The Practical Library Manager is one of very
few to focus on the practical issues of staffing and the importance
of continuous staff training. Also, unlike other books on the
subject, this book features a chapter that points you to relevant
management texts originally written for the corporate world rather
than the library profession.The Practical Library Manager is the
perfect single source to help you: understand the challenges of
staffing your library and training your staff explore new
technology's impact on library workers and evaluate training
programs to help them keep up ensure that your staff has the core
competencies they'll need in the current climate build a "virtual
library" decide whether your library should join a consortium and
much more!In the words of the author: "Today, the most successful
libraries in the country are those addressing the needs of both
external and internal customers. However, it takes more than
technology to change the working relationship between the
institution and its customer. The guiding force for change must
include a strong and respectful relationship betweenthe library
manager and staff. Much of what is written in this book can assist
the fledgling manager in creating an environment of trust,
teamwork, and respect."
Everything you need to know about technical services--in one handy
volume!For library technicians working in technical services and
students in library technology programs, Introduction to Technical
Services for Library Technicians is a practical, how-to-do-it text
that shows how to perform the behind-the-scenes tasks the job
requires. This essential volume comes complete with a suggested
reading list, helpful charts and tables, a look at trends and
issues to consider, and review questions at the end of each
chapter.From the Preface: "Budgetary constraints and the
computerization of library functions and routines have changed the
composition of library personnel forever. Library technicians are
being hired to replace librarians in many library areas,
particularly in technical services. What has not kept up with this
trend are the training and education of library technicians, a
necessary component of a successfully operating library."This book
examines terminology, organization, and the practical aspects of
the tasks that technical services workers deal with every day.
Here's a sample of what is explored in Introduction to Technical
Services for Library Technicians: computers and library automation
bibliographic utilities and networks including OCLC, RLG, UTLAS,
the Internet, and more library cooperation from the local to the
international level acquisitions procedures, gifts, and exchanges
copy cataloging, original cataloging, subject cataloging, and the
MARC record government publications serials--ordering, cataloging,
control, terminology, e-journals, and more preservation--treating
damaged materials, book repair, good housekeeping practices,
factors of deterioration, and more Intended primarily as a textbook
for students in a two-year library technology program or one-year
certificate program, this book will also serve very well as a
general reference for library technicians or other staff members
working in the technical services area.
Gain an in-depth understanding of changes in technical services
that have taken place over a quarter century and look at future
trends and changes that may occur. Technical Services Management
surveys and analyzes technical services in libraries from 1965 to
1990, a formative period and one of great change in library
operations. The book also identifies trends that continue to impact
technical services operations in libraries today. Readers gain a
comprehensive knowledge of where the field has been and where it is
now to help them plan and prepare more effectively for the
future.Most chapters are historical, combined with a firm grasp of
the present and a glimpse or more at the future. They are grouped
to reflect the various aspects of technical services. Trends in
technical services are considered in chapters on the development of
technical services literature and the major changes in technical
services in school libraries. Chapters on the major subdivisions
within technical services--acquisitions and collection development,
cataloging, and preservation--trace changes in library operations
and the impact of automation. Issues in catalog design are explored
in chapters on the emergence of online public access catalogs,
bibliographic utilities, and approaches to authority control.
Efforts to improve subject access are addressed through chapters on
subject cataloging, the Dewey Decimal Classification, and indexing
in the U.S. and Great Britain. To keep pace with changes in
technical services, changes in professional education and
development are needed as documented in chapters on cataloging
education, continuing education in technical services, and the role
of professional organizations. The final chapter outlines new
challenges in the future and new roles for librarians in an
electronic environment.Effective planning for the future includes
learning about the past. Technical Services Management, 1965--1990
is a vital resource for library historians, library educators,
technical services librarians, and graduate students in library and
information science who need to know "how things were" in order to
see more clearly "how things will be."
This book, first published in 1989, is a comprehensive look at
PaULS, the Pennsylvania Union List of Serials. The editors, both of
whom have extensive experience with online union listing, have
collected the previously published articles recording the
development and implementation of PaULS; compiled new articles
representing updated perspectives; provided the PaULS procedure
manual; and included an annotated bibliography of literature about
online union listing. Contributors to this fascinating volume
describe extensive union listing activities of West Virginia
University, a special library, Calgon Corporation, and a regional
consortia, the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges.
This book, first published in 1989, is a comprehensive look at
PaULS, the Pennsylvania Union List of Serials. The editors, both of
whom have extensive experience with online union listing, have
collected the previously published articles recording the
development and implementation of PaULS; compiled new articles
representing updated perspectives; provided the PaULS procedure
manual; and included an annotated bibliography of literature about
online union listing. Contributors to this fascinating volume
describe extensive union listing activities of West Virginia
University, a special library, Calgon Corporation, and a regional
consortia, the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges.
Originally published in 1986. Here is a valuable and engaging
overview of the cataloging aspects of the United States Newspaper
Program, the most extensive and comprehensive original cataloging
enterprise undertaken in America. The importance of newspapers for
purposes of historical research is obvious. The USNP was a
cooperative national effort among the states and the federal
government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers
published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the
present. Running until 2007, the USNP was an essential program of
preserving journalism history as well as records of historical
events. This book talks through the cataloging process in
Pennsylvania as an example.
The first comprehensive theoretical treatise on Library of Congress
subject headings, this important book provides an analysis of the
Library of Congress subject heading system and its application.
Library of Congress Subject Headings aims to help improve the
clarity of the system, increase consistency and arrangement,
increase the number of effective access points, facilitate the
interaction of the system with the computer, and generally to make
the Library of Congress subject heading system and its application
of even greater value to the cataloger and the user. Practicing
catalogers, library school personnel, advanced students, and any
professional who is very knowledgeable about and seriously
interested in Library of Congress subject headings will want to
read this highly acclaimed volume.Author William Studwell includes
theoretical, conceptual, and philosophical considerations based on
25 years of everyday practical cataloging and indexing work and the
knowledge gained from theoretical research for the more than two
dozen articles on subject cataloging that he has written in the
last decade. He presents thought-provoking, often controversial
material in three parts. The first section, "The System," deals
with the basic philosophical foundations of LC subject headings.
Thirty-two "principles"--guidelines and suggestions are offered
along with detailed explanations, examples, and their relationships
to other principles.The second section, "Application," focuses on
the matters of subject cataloging practice, or interpretation and
application of LC subject headings. The third section, "The
Future," looks ahead to future issues relating to subject
cataloging, such as the development ofa theoretical subject heading
code, the interface of LC subject headings with the computer, and
some speculation as to the role and nature of LC subject headings
in the years to come.
Originally published in 1986. Here is a valuable and engaging
overview of the cataloging aspects of the United States Newspaper
Program, the most extensive and comprehensive original cataloging
enterprise undertaken in America. The importance of newspapers for
purposes of historical research is obvious. The USNP was a
cooperative national effort among the states and the federal
government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers
published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the
present. Running until 2007, the USNP was an essential program of
preserving journalism history as well as records of historical
events. This book talks through the cataloging process in
Pennsylvania as an example.
Examine cataloging and classification training programs around the
world Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives
examines the global development of educational programs for
cataloging and classification in the library and information field.
Library school faculty and professional librarians from more than
20 countries discuss a wide range of topics, including formal
school and continuing education of catalog librarians, education
and training for paraprofessional staff in cataloging and technical
services, changes in library school programs, and metadata and
information organization instruction. Faculty members and seasoned
librarians from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America, and
the Middle East present case studies and overviews of library and
information school programs, bibliographies of cited works in both
Western and non-Western language literature, and plenty of helpful
tables and charts. Articles presented in Education for Library
Cataloging: International Perspectives are organized geographically
to make it easier to check which countries are covered in each
region, and to determine regional similarities and differences.
Political, historical, cultural, religious, and linguistic factors
were also considered to demonstrate the wide range of educational
efforts and programs to cultivate cataloging professionals all over
the world. Topics examined in Education for Library Cataloging:
International Perspectives include: * education and training
development for librarians in the University of Botswana Library *
the library science school curricula in the Cross River State of
Nigeria * the training of students in cataloging via distant
education in South Africa * education programs in China * the
education for knowledge organization (including cataloging and
classification) in India * the current status of cataloging
education in Japan * on the job training of catalog librarians in
South Korea * the education for cataloging in Australia * how
catalog librarians are trained in Germany and Austria * recent
changes to the library education system in Poland * a critical
study of cataloging instruction within the library and information
science programs in Spain * a recent survey of graduate education
and training for cataloging and classification in the United
Kingdom * an overview of the education for cataloging and
classification in Mexico * the current status of cataloging and
classification education in Egypt * recent changes to cataloging
teaching in Israel * the continuing education for catalogers in
Saudi Arabia * and much moreMany of the articles presented in
Education for Library Cataloging: International Perspectives
document the initial efforts to introduce education for cataloging
in particular countries, including Egypt and Japan. This book is an
invaluable resource for library and information school educators,
administrators, and students.
Everything you need to know about technical services--in one handy
volume!For library technicians working in technical services and
students in library technology programs, Introduction to Technical
Services for Library Technicians is a practical, how-to-do-it text
that shows how to perform the behind-the-scenes tasks the job
requires. This essential volume comes complete with a suggested
reading list, helpful charts and tables, a look at trends and
issues to consider, and review questions at the end of each
chapter.From the Preface: "Budgetary constraints and the
computerization of library functions and routines have changed the
composition of library personnel forever. Library technicians are
being hired to replace librarians in many library areas,
particularly in technical services. What has not kept up with this
trend are the training and education of library technicians, a
necessary component of a successfully operating library."This book
examines terminology, organization, and the practical aspects of
the tasks that technical services workers deal with every day.
Here's a sample of what is explored in Introduction to Technical
Services for Library Technicians: computers and library automation
bibliographic utilities and networks including OCLC, RLG, UTLAS,
the Internet, and more library cooperation from the local to the
international level acquisitions procedures, gifts, and exchanges
copy cataloging, original cataloging, subject cataloging, and the
MARC record government publications serials--ordering, cataloging,
control, terminology, e-journals, and more preservation--treating
damaged materials, book repair, good housekeeping practices,
factors of deterioration, and more Intended primarily as a textbook
for students in a two-year library technology program or one-year
certificate program, this book will also serve very well as a
general reference for library technicians or other staff members
working in the technical services area.
Carter and Pickett explore how educators and families can teach
peace education through youth literature and literacy development.
Showing how to assess, choose, and make use of literature that can
be used to teach both literacy and peace education, they walk
through individual methods: recognizing and teaching different
portrayals of conflict in youth literature, analyzing
characterization, and examining the role of illustrations.
Educators who want to incorporate peace education within a broader,
literacy-focused curriculum, and peace educators looking for
age-appropriate materials and methodologies will find Youth
Literature for Peace Education a rich and interdisciplinary
resource.
Carter illuminates and validates the vital role of visioning in
social education. The book features peace in social education with
instructional recommendations, planning resources and descriptions
of transdisciplinary learning. It elaborates mindful citizenship
across social, environmental, ethical, geographic, economic and
political realms.
Carter and Pickett explore how educators and families can teach
peace education through youth literature and literacy development.
Showing how to assess, choose, and make use of literature that can
be used to teach both literacy and peace education, they walk
through individual methods: recognizing and teaching different
portrayals of conflict in youth literature, analyzing
characterization, and examining the role of illustrations.
Educators who want to incorporate peace education within a broader,
literacy-focused curriculum, and peace educators looking for
age-appropriate materials and methodologies will find Youth
Literature for Peace Education a rich and interdisciplinary
resource.
While featuring field-based examples in multiple disciplines,
including political science, anthropology, communication, law,
psychology, sociology & teacher training, this text presents
real cases of conflict work. It explains concepts underlying
conflict transformation & strategies that have been adapted for
use in professional practice.
The editors of the seventh volume of Acta Historiae Neerlandicae
have followed the same lines as those adopted for its predecessor.
Studies have again been selected which throw light on the history
of the Low Countries, the choice again being directed to subjects
likely to be of interest to foreign scholars lacking knowledge of
the Dutch language. For this reason articles fairly general in
scope have been chosen: studies of local interest or concerned with
matters of detail have not been included. In this volume a wide
diversity of topics is treated. Included are studies in the
economic and social history of the later Middle Ages, and on
subjects in the fields of the sixteenth and early half of the
eighteenth centuries. There are two articles on the nineteenth
century Dutch statesman Thorbecke (1972 was the anniversary of his
death). And there are also contributions on the homeland of Erasmus
and on Dutch reactions to the publication of Darwin's Origins of
Species. Also included are surveys of recent historical
publications in the Netherlands and of those from Belgian
historians that appeared in Dutch. A group of English historians,
working under the guidance of Professor Swart, of University
College, London, has surveyed the former, this article being edited
by Mrs Alice Carter of the London School of Economics. The task of
the late Professor Dhondt, of the University of Ghent, in
connection with the survey of the Belgian contributions written in
Dutch has been taken over by W.
Volume VIII of Acta Historiae Neerlandicae again presents studies
on the history of the Low Countries which it is hoped will be of
interest to foreign scholars. The intention has been to deal with a
fairly long period, and many differing aspects, of the subject. So
institutional, political, economic, social and cultural history all
receive a fair share of attention, and together the studies cover a
considerable number of centuries. It is, however, striking to note
how even this restricted number of studies reflects prevailing
viewpoints among today's Low Countries' historians. Clearly there
is considerable stress on economic and social questions.
Traditional studies such as those of former Belgian historians on
medieval history, or those of the Dutch on the seventeenth century,
are now giving way to works that are problem directed. Power
structures, the position of the bourgeoisie, reactions of the
intelli gentsia and theologians to societal problems, have now more
attraction for scholars than the glories of late medieval wealth in
Flanders or Holland's Golden Age. Terms such as Guerilla warfare,
Struggle, Depression, typify today's critical approach to society
in general.
The five previous volumes of the Acta Historiae Neerlandicae
appeared under the auspices of the Netherlands Committee for
Historical Sciences. When in 1970 this Committee merged with the
Historical Society to form the Dutch Historical Society (Nederlands
Historisch Genootschap) an opportunity arose to rethink the aims of
the Acta's original promotors. Also this sixth and succeeding
volumes became the responsibility of the new combined Society as
above. The volumes will from now on be published at The Hague by
Martinus Nijhoff. From the early days of the Acta language barriers
were broken down, and interested scholars from other countries
could acquaint themselves with deve lopments in historical work in
the Low Countries hitherto published only in Dutch. The Acta thus
enabled discussion on Dutch historical topics to become
international. However, initially subjects covered a wide field,
not only of Dutch but also of general history, and articles were
translated from Dutch not only into English but also into French
and German. If sales can be taken as a guide, it appeared that
scholars were not finding in the Acta precisely what they were
seeking. Editors' expectations, and therefore their hopes, were, it
was felt, going unrealised.
This book documents recent and historical events in the
theoretically-based practice of peace development. Its diverse
collection of essays describes different aspects of applied
philosophy in peace action, commonly involving the contributors’
continual engagement in the field, while offering support and
optimal responses to conflict and violence. This study has never
been timelier, as the omnipresence of conflict and the widespread
opportunities to respond to them with nonviolence and peace
practices.
Peace education includes lessons about conflict sources,
transformation and resolution. While featuring field-based examples
in multiple disciplines, including political science, anthropology,
communication, psychology, sociology, counseling, law and teacher
training, this book presents real cases of conflict work. Explained
are concepts underlying conflict transformation and strategies that
have been adapted for use in professional practice. The
contributors describe formal peace education with university
students in different fields of study and informal learning of
adults in community settings. Comprehensively, this book supports
professionals who specialize in conflict work as well as
instructors and learners in several disciplines which all respond
to conflict.
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