Ala Neal Schuman imprint: 23 books
The Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion
A Basic Guide for Library Staff, Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
In its new fifth edition, which has been completely updated and reorganized, this one-stop overview of all technologies used in libraries today is more comprehensive and compelling than ever. The perfect primer for LIS students, Burke's guide should also be at the top of the list for any current or...
Everyday HR
A Human Resources Handbook for Academic Library Staff
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
From the dean or director to student assistants, every academic library employee is subject to a number of complicated, confusing, and intertwined employment policies and procedures. Many of these are required by law or governed by federal or state regulations; other policies or practices are unique...
Managing the Successful School Library
Strategic Planning and Reflective Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
To ensure their libraries survive and thrive, school library managers need to be both responsive and proactive. Looking past the day-to-day operations of a school library, Farmer’s book serves as a reality check: school libraries must align with school mission statements and policies, while simultaneously...
Foundations of Library and Information Science
Fourth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Much has happened since the last edition of this benchmark text was published. Today's LIS professionals are experiencing both excitement and trepidation as sweeping societal, technological, political, and economic changes affect our users and institutions and transform our discipline. We are increasingly...
Information Literacy Instruction that Works
A Guide to Teaching by Discipline and Student Population, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Information literacy and library instruction are at the heart of the academic library’s mission. But how do you bring that instruction to an increasingly diverse student body and an increasingly varied spectrum of majors? In this updated, expanded new second edition, featuring more than 75% new content,...
by Ross Harvey, Gillian Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
As an in-depth explanation of the entire digital curation lifecycle, from creation to appraisal to preservation to organization/access to transformation, the first edition of this text set a benchmark for both thoroughness and clarity. Boasting the expert guidance of international authorities Oliver...
Teaching Information Literacy Reframed
50+ Framework-Based Exercises for Creating Information-Literate Learners
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
The six threshold concepts outlined in the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education are not simply a revision of ACRL's previous Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. They are instead an altogether new way of looking at information literacy. In this important...
Young Adult Literature, Third Edition
From Romance to Realism
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Cart’s authoritative survey is already a go-to text for students of literary studies, teachers, and YA staff. In this new edition he gives it a thorough update to make it even more relevant and comprehensive. Surveying the landscape of YA lit both past and present, this book sketches in the origins...
Academic Archives:
Managing the Next Generation of College and University Archives, Records, and Special Collections
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Academic Archives is designed to appeal to archivists of all ranks and experience, archivists working both inside and outside of academic libraries, archivists in training, other information professionals, library directors, and members of the academic community. If you want to start an archives program,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Prepared in collaboration with the Medical Library Association, this completely updated, revised, and expanded edition lists classic and up-to-the-minute print and electronic resources in the health sciences, helping librarians find the answers that library users seek. Included are electronic versions...
Fundamentals of Government Information
Mining, Finding, Evaluating, and Using Government Resources, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2016
Government data and resources are uniquely useful to researchers and other library users. But without a roadmap, sifting through the sheer quantity of information to find the right answers is foolhardy. The first edition of this text is well established as an essential navigational tool for both LIS...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Once treated as exclusive spaces for valuable but hidden and under-utilized material, over the past few decades special collections departments have been transformed by increased digitization and educational outreach efforts into unique and highly visible major institutional assets. What libraries must...
Library as Safe Haven
Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery; A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Libraries have always played a special role in times of disaster by continuing to provide crucial information and services. The Stafford Act of 2011, a federal government directive, designates libraries as among the temporary facilities delivering essential services, making a Continuity of Operations...
The Purpose-Based Library
Finding Your Path to Survival, Success, and Growth
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
In the years since John Huber’s trailblazing Lean Library Management was published, budget pressures on libraries have only increased. Yet libraries who have adopted his strategies have turned conventional management thinking—that if budgets are reduced, customer service suffers—on its head. These...
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