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Fundamentals of Technical Services Management
ALA Editions 2008; US$ 46.00The processes for acquiring, cataloging, and preserving resources have undergone dramatic changes in the last decade, and library technical services departments have had to evolve quickly in response. Often, librarians asked to take on technical services management roles find themselves both under-prepared and without guidance from their institutions.... more...
Franz Werfel: Bibliography of German Editions
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 168.00This volume is the first comprehensive bibliography of all Werfel publications in German language and thus a complete history of the publication of Werfel's works. All works are arranged alphabetically by title, followed by all other editions grouped by publisher. Each bibliographical entry contains the edition's designation, all the information from... more...
Urban Teens in the Library
ALA Editions 2010; US$ 48.00This groundbreaking book is relevant to all librarians working with urban teens and looking for ways to reach out to them. more...
MARC Manual
ABC-CLIO 1998; US$ 73.00If you are in the process-beginning, middle, or end-of automating your catalog, you will welcome the wealth of information in this concise, easy-to-use handbook. Created for librarians new to MARC and for those accustomed to using MARC data, it explains all three types of MARC records, and it gives considerations and specifications for MARC database... more...
Journalism
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 101.00Journalism: A Guide to the Reference Literature is a critically annotated bibliographic guide to print and electronic sources in print and broadcast journalism. The first edition was published in 1990; the second in 1997. It has been described as one of the critical reference sources in journalism today, and it is a key bibliographic guide to the literature.... more...
Accessing the Classics
ABC-CLIO 2005; US$ 59.00Help readers improve reading skills while stimulating their appreciation and increasing their understanding of great literature. Using a scaffolding approach, this guide leads readers from simple and engaging reads to more challenging texts, and simultaneously cultivates their interest and skills. An invaluable resource for middle and high school,... more...
Basic Book Repair Methods
ABC-CLIO 1999; US$ 63.00Don't throw them out-repair them! This practical manual shows you how to preserve cloth-bound library books. Schechter gives detailed instructions for the cleaning and mending of paper, book hinge repair, case and textblock reattachment, cloth rebacking, and retitling. He describes procedures chronologically and illustrates them with black-and-white... more...
Managing Performing Arts Collections in Academic and Public Libraries
ABC-CLIO 1994; US$ 84.00This professional reference provides solid advice to academic and public librarians for managing performing arts collections in dance, film studies, music, and theater. more...
Brief Tests of Collection Strength
ABC-CLIO 1995; US$ 158.00For purposes of accreditation, resource sharing, and institutional mission, librarians need to assess the strengths of their collections in particular subject areas. This book describes and illustrates a brief test for determining a library's collection strength. Though such tests are most often employed in academic libraries, the methodology outlined... more...
Gotcha Good!: Nonfiction Books to Get Kids Excited About Reading
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 40.00This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians and teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high- interest topics kids love. Irresistible book descriptions and book talks... more...









