Librarian Tools

Librarian Tools
Author: Laura Hamilton Waxman
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2019-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541555619

Librarians have many tools to help people find books and information at the library. This carefully leveled text with colorful photos and critical-thinking questions will prepare young readers for their next trip to library.

Data Science in the Library

Data Science in the Library
Author: Joel Herndon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Big data
ISBN: 9781783304608

This book considers the current environment for data driven research, instruction, and consultation from a variety of faculty and library perspectives and suggests strategies for engaging with the tools and methods of data driven research.

Embedded Librarianship: Tools and Practices

Embedded Librarianship: Tools and Practices
Author: Buffy J. Hamilton
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838994229

This issue of Library Technology Reports explores how embedded librarians can use free and low-cost teaching technologies to support and enhance participatory learning experiences in school and academic libraries.

Librarian's Guide to Online Searching

Librarian's Guide to Online Searching
Author: Christopher C. Brown
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2018-07-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440861579

Understanding and navigating online databases is an essential skill for today's librarians, but staying current in this changing landscape can be a challenge. The fifth edition of this vital book ensures that you meet that challenge. Today's librarians not only need to know about existing databases and how to perform searches within them but must also be able to teach search capabilities and strategies to library users. This practical guide introduces librarians to a broad spectrum of the fee-based and freely-available databases that are available, some of which are new to this edition, and explains their underlying information structures as well as updates to some standard databases. In addition, it covers search strategies, provides criteria for evaluating databases, and discusses how to teach others about databases. As in the previous edition, this book takes a "real world approach," covering everything from basic and advanced search tools to online subject databases. Each chapter includes a thorough discussion, recap, concrete examples, exercises, and points to consider, making this an ideal text for courses in database searching as well as a trustworthy professional resource.

The Indispensable Librarian

The Indispensable Librarian
Author: Douglas A. Johnson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2013-05-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1610692403

This readable and practical book examines the changes in school libraries brought by the digital revolution—and describes how new and experienced librarians can take advantage of them. Both a book of practical solutions to today's budgetary and staffing problems in school libraries as well as an advocacy book, The Indispensable Librarian: Surviving and Thriving in School Libraries in the Information Age, Second Edition provides a practice-based overview of all management topics that also supplies real-world scenarios, step-by-step instructions, and pragmatic solutions to specific problems. In this follow-up to his original book, Doug Johnson offers more practical methods and sage advice for leveraging technology's popularity and effectiveness to build stronger programs and cultivate beneficial professional connections and friendships. He defines and clarifies the role of the school library media specialist in a technologically enhanced school, providing relevant examples and useful advice on a variety of topics; and underscores the importance of strong management skills, especially regarding collaborative planning and communications. The book is written especially for K–12 school librarians, both new and experienced, and is also suitable for pre-service librarians as a textbook.

The Reference Librarian's Bible

The Reference Librarian's Bible
Author: Steven W. Sowards
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2018-07-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Divided into dedicated categories about the subjects most meaningful to librarians, this valuable resource reviews 500 texts across all major fields. Drawing on their collective experience in reference services and sifting through nearly 30,000 reviews in ARBAonline, editors Steven Sowards, associate director for collection at Michigan State University Libraries, and Juneal Chenoweth, editor of American Reference Books Annual, curated this collection of titles, most of which have been published since 2000, to serve collections and reference librarians in academic and public libraries. From the Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences and Encyclopedia of the Civil War to the Encyclopedia of Physics, Encyclopedia of Insects, and Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants to the formidable Oxford English Dictionary, The Reference Librarian's Bible encompasses every subject imaginable and will be your first stop for choosing and evaluating your library's collections as well as for answering patrons' questions.

New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know

New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know
Author: Kenneth J. Varnum
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2019-02-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838918034

Sure to spark discussions about library innovation, this collection is a must have for staff interested in technology or involved with strategic planning.

The Accidental Librarian

The Accidental Librarian
Author: Pamela H. MacKellar
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781573873383

An American librarian who has worked in a wide range of situations over the past quarter century, MacKellar offers a guide for people who find themselves working as a librarian but have had no training in the field. Among her topics are what libraries and librarians are, developing a collection, retrieving and disseminating information, management essentials, removing barriers, public access computers, and librarian certification.