Resources for College Libraries

Resources for College Libraries
Author: Marcus Elmore
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN: 9780835248556

This seven-volume set offers a core collection of hand-selected titles in 58 curriculum-specific subject areas. Volumes are organized into broad subject areas such as Humanities, Languages and Literature, History, Social Sciences and Professional Studies, Science and Technology, and Interdisciplinary and Area Studies. The seventh volume provides helpful cross-referencing indexes which explain the relationship between RCL subject taxonomy and LC ranges. New to this edition are the inclusion of interdisciplinary subject areas and the selection of electronic resources and web sites essential for undergraduate library collections. Non-book selections will be easily identified by a graphic indicator included in the item record. All selections will be assigned an audience level marker indicating whether the title is most appropriate for lower-division undergraduate, upper-division undergraduate, faculty, or general readership. Records will also include a notation if they previously appeared in BCL3 (Books for College Libraries, 1988) or have been reviewed by Choice.

The Value of Academic Libraries

The Value of Academic Libraries
Author: Megan J. Oakleaf
Publisher: Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0838985688

This report provides Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) leaders and the academic community with a clear view of the current state of the literature on value of libraries within an institutional context, suggestions for immediate "Next Steps" in the demonstration of academic library value, and a "Research Agenda" for articulating academic library value. Its focus is to help librarians understand, based on professional literature, the current answer to the question, "How does the library advance the missions of the institution?" This report is also of interest to higher educational professionals external to libraries, including senior leaders, administrators, faculty, and student affairs professionals.

Sourcebook for Bibliographic Instruction

Sourcebook for Bibliographic Instruction
Author: Katherine Branch
Publisher: Chicago : Bibliographic Instruction Section, Association of College and Research Libraries
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1993
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Direction and guidance are provided for establishing and maintaining bibliographic instruction (BI) programs. This document provides an overview of BI and BI programs and points readers to other sources of information. Five key topics were identified and the following papers are presented: (1) "An Introduction to Learning Theory" (Lori Arp); (2) "Instructional Design" (Mary Ellen Litzinger); (3) "Teaching Methods" (Randall Hensley); (4) "Evaluation" (Mignon S. Adams); and (5) "Setting Up and Managing a BI Program" (Esther Grassian). Four appendixes discuss further details of program implementation, a checklist for evaluating lecture presentations, a list of associations that promote bibliographic instruction, and information on electronic bulletin boards of interest to BI librarians. (Contains 133 references.) (SLD)

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
Author: Allen Kent
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1987-11-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780824720438

"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."

Information Literacy Instruction

Information Literacy Instruction
Author: Esther S. Grassian
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Incorporated
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The second edition of this guide for librarians who need to implement informational literacy programs for diverse learners has been revised to include new practices and technologies in the 21st century. Grassian served as a library administrator at theUCLA College Library, and she has teamed with fellow UCLA librarian Kaplowitz to deliver a plan that focuses on goal setting, mode selection, design, copyright and assessment of these programs. A CD-ROM is included that contains sample mission statements, tables that evaluate assessment tools, practice handouts and links to interactive Web pages. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).