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Given the continuing cataclysmic shift in the economic landscape
in the last few years, librarians have been forced to reevaluate
not only the traditional services that they offer but also their
continued existence and relevance to their academic institutions.
Given the new normal of tighter constraint on personnel and
materials budgets, librarians now are compelled to find new ways of
offering services and forging new relationships with departments
and programs outside the traditional library setting.
This volume highlights a number of projects being implemented in
academic libraries including: rethinking the entire concept of a
library, redefining physical space for new collaborative uses,
adapting entrepreneurial techniques to acquire funding, creating
new research tools and improving services, forging new consortial
partnerships, allying more closely the mission of the library with
that of the institution, and adapting public library programs to
academic libraries. By re-examining the purpose of an academic
library under continuing financial duress, librarians can ensure
that their libraries will continue to have relevance to higher
education.
This book was published as a special issue of College &
Undergraduate Libraries.
Given the continuing cataclysmic shift in the economic landscape in
the last few years, librarians have been forced to reevaluate not
only the traditional services that they offer but also their
continued existence and relevance to their academic institutions.
Given the 'new normal' of tighter constraint on personnel and
materials budgets, librarians now are compelled to find new ways of
offering services and forging new relationships with departments
and programs outside the traditional library setting. This volume
highlights a number of projects being implemented in academic
libraries including: rethinking the entire concept of a library,
redefining physical space for new collaborative uses, adapting
entrepreneurial techniques to acquire funding, creating new
research tools and improving services, forging new consortial
partnerships, allying more closely the mission of the library with
that of the institution, and adapting public library programs to
academic libraries. By re-examining the purpose of an academic
library under continuing financial duress, librarians can ensure
that their libraries will continue to have relevance to higher
education. This book was published as a special issue of College
& Undergraduate Libraries.
Culture Smart provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs
and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at
your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and
sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how
to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This
inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing
gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and
develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.
Culture Smart offers illuminating insights into the culture and
society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your
visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and
enriching experience. Contents include:
* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* dos, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken
"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers."
"Sunday Times Travel
.".". the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and
downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." "Global
Travel
.".".full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you
avoid embarrassing faux pas." "Observer
.".".as useful as they are entertaining." "Easyjet Magazine
.".".offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." "New York
Times"
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
"We need to evaluate how we spend time in our classroom by
asking whether it is proportional to how valuable the activity is
in fostering students' independence and growth." -Elizabeth
Brinkerhoff and Alysia Roehrig
Time is precious, and every teacher needs more. No More
Sharpening Pencils During Work Time and Other Time Wasters shows
you where to find it as well as research-based ways to align every
classroom minute you can with the goals you have for learners.
The most important learning in any classroom occurs when
students actively engage in work that matters, so clearing away
anything that siphons off learning time is crucial. Elizabeth
Brinkerhoff and Alysia Roehrig provide tools for assessing your
classroom time, a summary of pertinent research, and suggestions
for planning and teaching that help make every minute count. Their
strategies will help you create and leverage instructional
opportunities by: finding new efficiencies in your classroom
management improving alignment between instruction and learning
objectives increasing the time students spend in higher-level
thinking.
"If we want students to become adults who spend their time in
purposeful, constructive ways," write Elizabeth and Alysia, "we
need to give them opportunities to spend their time purposefully
and take responsibility for how their time is spent." Give them the
time to become independent with No More Sharpening Pencils During
Work Time and Other Time Wasters. Start reading now
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