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Keeping pace with the rapidly shifting environment for all
information services workers, in this book provides readers with
the knowledge and tools needed to manage the ebb and flow of
reference services in today's libraries. 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 serves as the
perfect resource to guide current practitioners in their day-to-day
work. It teaches failsafe methods for identifying important
materials by matching specific types of questions to the best
available sources, regardless of format. Guided by a national
advisory board of educators and experts, this thoroughly updated
text presents chapters covering fundamental concepts, major
reference sources, and special topics while also offering fresh
insights on timely issues, including a basic template for the
skills required and expectations demanded of the reference
librarian the pandemic's effect on reference services and how the
ingenuity employed by libraries in providing remote and virtual
reference is here to stay a new chapter dedicated to health
information, with a special focus on health equity and information
sources selecting and evaluating reference materials, with
strategies for keeping up to date a heightened emphasis on
techniques for evaluating sources for misinformation and ways to
give library users the tools to discern facts vs. ""fake facts""
reference as programming, readers' advisory services,
developmentally appropriate material for children and young adults,
and information literacy evidence-based guidance on handling
microaggressions in reference interactions, featuring discussions
of cultural humility and competence alongside recommended resources
on implicit bias managing, assessing, and improving reference
services the future of information and reference services,
encapsulating existing models, materials, and services to project
possible evolutions in the dynamic world of reference.
Designed to complement every introductory library reference course,
this is the perfect text for students and librarians looking to
expand their personal reference knowledge, teaching failsafe
methods for identifying important materials by matching specific
types of questions to the best available sources, regardless of
format. Guided by a national advisory board of educators and
practitioners including Eileen Abels, Anita Ondrusek, Marie L.
Radford, and Steven Tash, this text expertly keeps up with new
technologies and practices while remaining grounded in the basics
of reference work. Chapters on fundamental concepts, major
reference sources, and special topics in reference provide a solid
foundation, plus fresh insight on new issues, including *New
chapters on ethics, readers' advisory, and reference services for
children and young adults *Website development and maintenance *RSS
feeds *Social networking *Delivering reference services across
multiple platforms As librarians experience a changing climate for
all information services professionals, Cassell and Hiremath
provide the tools needed to manage the ebb and flow of changing
reference services in the 21st century.
Designed to complement every introductory library reference course,
this is the perfect text for students and librarians looking to
expand their personal reference knowledge, teaching failsafe
methods for identifying important materials by matching specific
types of questions to the best available sources, regardless of
format. Guided by a national advisory board of educators and
practitioners, this thoroughly updated text expertly keeps up with
new technologies and practices while remaining grounded in the
basics of reference work. Chapters on fundamental concepts, major
reference sources, and special topics provide a solid foundation;
the text also offers fresh insight on core issues, including:
ethics, readers' advisory, information literacy, and other key
aspects of reference librarianship; selecting and evaluating
reference materials, with strategies for keeping up to date;
assessing and improving reference services; guidance on conducting
reference interviews with a range of different library users,
including children and young adults; a new discussion of reference
as programming; important special reference topics such as Google
search, 24/7 reference, and virtual reference; and delivering
reference services across multiple platforms As librarians
experience a changing climate for all information services
professionals, in this book Cassell and Hiremath provide the tools
needed to manage the ebb and flow of changing reference services in
today's libraries.
Public Libraries and Their Communities: An Introduction provide an
overview of public librarianship today. It covers library
organization, policy development, staffing, fiscal organization
including funding sources and budgets, the legal framework,
relationships with local and state governments, advocacy, services
and service development for different age groups and for different
groups of users, development of programming and outreach,
collection development, promotion and marketing, and current issues
and trends. In addition to context and concepts, the book uses many
examples from both large and small public libraries to bring
principles to life. Examples include real library policies, case
studies, strategic planning, organization charts and library
budgets. Many think that public libraries are not complicated to
run.This book aims to show that public libraries are very
complicated and require much skill on the part of the director,
staff, and Board of Trustees to meet the needs of their local
users.Advocacy and marketing have become important parts of the
work of public libraries. Funding is always challenging so public
libraries must constantly be making the local government and its
citizens aware of the public library - its programs, collections,
and services. This book's focus is on how public libraries reach
beyond the walls of their buildings and touch the lives of their
citizens.Meeting community interests and needs is essential for
21st century public libraries. For students the book offers
discussion questions at the end of each chapter. These questions
also provide discussion starters for public library staff
development.
Public Libraries and Their Communities: An Introduction provide an
overview of public librarianship today. It covers library
organization, policy development, staffing, fiscal organization
including funding sources and budgets, the legal framework,
relationships with local and state governments, advocacy, services
and service development for different age groups and for different
groups of users, development of programming and outreach,
collection development, promotion and marketing, and current issues
and trends. In addition to context and concepts, the book uses many
examples from both large and small public libraries to bring
principles to life. Examples include real library policies, case
studies, strategic planning, organization charts and library
budgets. Many think that public libraries are not complicated to
run.This book aims to show that public libraries are very
complicated and require much skill on the part of the director,
staff, and Board of Trustees to meet the needs of their local
users.Advocacy and marketing have become important parts of the
work of public libraries. Funding is always challenging so public
libraries must constantly be making the local government and its
citizens aware of the public library - its programs, collections,
and services. This book's focus is on how public libraries reach
beyond the walls of their buildings and touch the lives of their
citizens.Meeting community interests and needs is essential for
21st century public libraries. For students the book offers
discussion questions at the end of each chapter. These questions
also provide discussion starters for public library staff
development.
Reference collections and services have changed considerably in the
last three decades. We have moved from all services coming from the
reference desk to a more fluid environment where users can be
served in person, by phone, email, virtual reference/chat, instant
messaging, texting, skyping, etc. Collections have changed too-
from print collections, microfilm, microfiche and microcards to
e-resources and e-books plus e-research collections in
institutional archives. Although we see many libraries still
providing traditional services, others have begun to move away from
this model and try to develop and offer services and collections
which will better serve their user population. With technology
changing so fast, users expect to communicate with the library in
whatever way they choose. They also want to obtain information with
little effort on their part. Managing Reference Today: New Models
and Practices * highlights newly developed service models that
libraries are developing as well as the way they are handling
changing reference collections. * describes new ways of providing
reference services and new ideas of how to select and manage
reference collections. * Identifies the best practices for meeting
the needs of current and future library users in academic, special,
and public library settings.
Reference collections and services have changed considerably in the
last three decades. We have moved from all services coming from the
reference desk to a more fluid environment where users can be
served in person, by phone, email, virtual reference/chat, instant
messaging, texting, skyping, etc. Collections have changed too-
from print collections, microfilm, microfiche and microcards to
e-resources and e-books plus e-research collections in
institutional archives. Although we see many libraries still
providing traditional services, others have begun to move away from
this model and try to develop and offer services and collections
which will better serve their user population. With technology
changing so fast, users expect to communicate with the library in
whatever way they choose. They also want to obtain information with
little effort on their part. Managing Reference Today: New Models
and Practices * highlights newly developed service models that
libraries are developing as well as the way they are handling
changing reference collections. * describes new ways of providing
reference services and new ideas of how to select and manage
reference collections. * Identifies the best practices for meeting
the needs of current and future library users in academic, special,
and public library settings.
Don't try to do good reference without it Kay Ann Cassell and Uma
Hiremath have revised the second edition of their landmark text to
deliver new information and reflect the changes in reference
services since their last edition was published. This practical
guide teaches failsafe methods for identifying important materials
by matching specific types of questions to the best available
sources, regardless of format. Information on more than 300 sources
has been updated to provide you high quality information, including
the information needed to work with newly digitized government
documents. Many of these new sources focus on innovative Reference
2.0 tools like Google Books, Twitter, and Second Life.Designed to
complement every introductory library reference course, it's the
perfect text for students and librarians looking to expand their
personal reference knowledge. Chapters on fundamental concepts,
major reference sources and special topics in reference provide the
basics you want with fresh insight you need on new issues in
reference services and technology, including website development
and maintenance, RSS feeds, social networking, and delivering
reference services across multiple platforms. The companion website
features new readings for each chapter and information about
changes in reference tools described in these pages, as well as
important new ones. As we enter a changing climate for all
information services professionals, this book provides the tools
you need to manage the ebb and flow of changing reference services
in the 21st century.Guided by a national advisory board of
educators and practitioners comprised of Marie L. Radford, Anita
Ondrusek, Cheryl Knott Malone, and Stephanie Maata, this text
expertly keeps up with new technologies and practices while still
grounding you in the basics of reference work.
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