The Vertical File and Its Alternatives

The Vertical File and Its Alternatives
Author: Clara Loewen Sitter
Publisher: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1992
Genre: Education
ISBN:

A step-by-step guide to working with vertical files and its alternatives based on Shirley Miller's Vertical Files and its Satellites, second edition (Libraries Unlimited, 1979), this volume introduces new resources, new products and new techniques, and serves as a guide to specific kinds of supplementary materials. The general approach and the coverage of topics has been changed, placing the emphasis on alternatives.

Readings on the Vertical File

Readings on the Vertical File
Author: Michael D. G. Spencer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1993
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Pamphlets and clippings are compact, retrievable, current, unique and authoritative. They enable librarians with limited budgets to cover many otherwise financially prohibitive subjects. With these features, vertical files are becoming increasingly attractive to school, public and academic librarians. This book is designed for library staff members working on their library's vertical file, or those wanting to set one up.

The Vertical File and Its Satellites

The Vertical File and Its Satellites
Author: Shirley Miller
Publisher: Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1979
Genre: Library science
ISBN:

Locating supplementary resources; Technical and mechanical processes; Pamphlets and clippings; Clippings; Vocational material; Local history; Maps; Pictorial materials; Special files and folders.

Information Resources in Toxicology

Information Resources in Toxicology
Author: Philip Wexler
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 953
Release: 2000
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0127447709

History: -- K.D. Watson, P. Wexler, and J. Everitt. -- Highlights in the History of Toxicology. -- Selected References in the History of Toxicology. -- A Historical Perspective of Toxicology Information Systems. -- Books and Special Documents: -- G.L. Kennedy, Jr., P. Wexler, N.S. Selzer, and L.A. Malley. -- General Texts. -- Analytical Toxicology. -- Animals in Research. -- Biomonitoring/Biomarkers. -- Biotechnology. -- Biotoxins. -- Cancer. -- Chemical Compendia. -- Chemical--Cosmetics and Other Consumer. -- Products. -- Chemical--Drugs. -- Chemical--Dust and Fibers. -- Chemical--Metals. -- Chemicals--Pesticides -- Chemicals--Solvents. -- Chemical--Selected Chemicals. -- Clinical Toxicology. -- Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. -- Environmental Toxicology--General. -- Environmental Toxicology-- Aquatic. -- Environmental Toxicology--Atmospheric. -- Environmental Toxicology--Hazardous Waste. -- Environmental Toxicology--Terrestrial. -- Environmental Toxicology--Wildlife. -- Ep ...

Doing the Work of Reference

Doing the Work of Reference
Author: Celia Hales-Mabry
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2001
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN: 9780789013231

Twenty-eight contributions from reference librarians discuss a variety of professional issues. Topics include, for example, orientation for the new reference librarian, customer service at the reference desk, working in a teaching library, reference assistance to remote users, training student information assistants, and professional development. The volume has been published simultaneously as The Reference Librarian, nos.72 and 73, 2001. Readers must bypass four pages of advertising ahead of the title page. c. Book News Inc.

So You're Going to Run a Library

So You're Going to Run a Library
Author: Dave Sutton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1995
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Designed to help novices get started in providing basic-level services to patrons of their library, this book separates professional tasks from others, indicating when expertise is needed above and beyond the use of common sense and natural organization skills. The author's A-to-Z approach covers the entire realm of a librarian's responsibilities, offering simple and straightforward advice on topics that range from shelf arrangement, classification systems, and reference services to collection development, staff management, and self-evaluation. With a multitude of ideas, tips, and guidelines and an annotated bibliography of professional reading, a glossary, a list of library abbreviations, job descriptions, evaluation forms, and a list of professional associations, the book is a treasury of information for beginners.

Student Assistants in the School Library Media Center

Student Assistants in the School Library Media Center
Author: Therese Bissen Bard
Publisher: Teacher Ideas Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1999
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Demonstrating how a dynamic student assistant program can be integrated into the school's educational program, this book provides library media specialists with an idea book and guide to expanding library services with limited resources. Bard offers practical guidance in planning, setting up, managing, and evaluating the program, always relating media center tasks to the curriculum and learning. She goes beyond the conventional approach of using students to help with circulation and reshelving materials to explore such exciting possibilities as casting students in the roles of peer teachers and engaging assistants in library promotions. Appendixes include curriculum plans; goals, objectives, and learning activities; management forms, sample by-laws for student clubs, guidelines for preparing pathfinders and vertical files; and essays by practicing librarians on how to create a supportive environment for student assistants. Designed for school media specialists, this book will also benefit public and