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Supervising Student Employees in Academic Libraries
ABC-CLIO 1991; US$ 56.00Library administrators have taken the student work force for granted for a long time and are only now beginning to realize that this important group accounts for a significant portion of the operating budget. Baldwin describes the role of student employees and the supervisor, including hiring, orientation, and performance appraisal. He discusses some... more...
Effective Management of Student Employment
ABC-CLIO 2000; US$ 81.00Building on proven methods of effective supervision, this book offers academic librarians a practical guide for the day-to-day challenges that arise in supervising student employees. The authors describe the roles of employees and supervisors and review general management principles. They then explain how to organize for student employment. Hiring,... more...
Academic Librarianship by Design
ALA Editions 2007; US$ 55.00Change is unfolding at a furious pace for academic librarians, where even predictions of obsolescence abound. This new vision for designing the future of academic libraries enables librarians to become indispensable partners in the college teaching endeavor by integrating themselves into the instructional process. Learn why enhanced capabilities in... more...
Librarians' Assessments of Automation Systems: Survey Results, 2007?2010
ALA Editions 2011; US$ 34.00For the last four years, Breeding has conducted an online survey to measure satisfaction with multiple aspects of the automation products used by libraries. more...
Handbook of Library Training Practice and Development, 3
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2009; US$ 134.95This Handbook of Library Training Practice and Development addresses new aspects of service provision both in the UK and abroad, and provides an up-to-date review of the current developments which are becoming increasingly important to librarians through the influence of the electronic age and the widening of areas of professional involvement. It will... more...
Tales Out of the School Library
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 40.00Tales Out of the School Library: Developing Professional Dispositions is a book that empowers anyone working in the school library to redefine their practice to meet the needs of young learners today. It covers familiar, everyday topics of the most concern to practitionersÑassessment, literacy and reading, diversity, intellectual freedom, communication,... more...
Diversity in Libraries
ABC-CLIO 2001; US$ 155.00Since the mid 1980s academic libraries have established minority residency programs in an effort to increase the representation of librarians of color in their institutions. Now more than a decade later, these programs continue to be developed. Essays written by librarians of color who participated in residency programs, and administrators whose institutions... more...
An Introduction To Staff Development In Academic Libraries
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 41.95An indispensable resource for librarians of all roles, the case studies in An Introduction to Staff Development in Academic Libraries demonstrate the necessity and value of integrating the library's mission statement and strategic plan with bold approaches to staff orientation, training, mentoring, and development. more...
Young Adults Deserve the Best
ALA Editions 2010; US$ 38.00The first book to thoroughly expand on this important document, Young Adults Deserve the Best is a key foundational tool not only for librarians but also for young adult specialists, youth advocacy professionals, and school administrators. more...









