Language Arts & Disciplines : Library & Information Science

Library services and programs that not only meet goals but can also demonstrate these results are more likely to secure repeat funding. By evaluating and presenting outcomes, libraries can document the positive work they do in a concrete way and gain financial support. According to Planning for Results expert Rubin, outcome measurement lets libraries evaluate how they affect their users’ quality of life. This latest addition to the PLA-sponsored Results Series uses familiar task breakdowns along with key terms in a step-by-step, service-oriented format so that readers can master the outcome measurement process as they:. Enhance library programs using evaluation techniques. Use and customize the 14 step-by-step workforms to address unique needs. Gather and interpret statistically accurate data to demonstrate outcomes. Measure, evaluate, and present outcomes to attract funding. Applying these concepts in examples and in two running case studies, an Internet class for seniors, and a teen mother-tutoring program brings the model to life. The “Toolkit” includes tips on creating evaluations, coding data, and selecting a sample. By assessing the impact of services in users’ lives, public library directors and program managers demonstrate to funding bodies their accountability and the effectiveness of programs, thus positioning their libraries to secure maximum funding. more...

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''Creating an adult core collection for a public library is an extremely complex and challenging endeavor.''—from the Preface. This practical handbook offers step-by-step instructions on not only how to build a core collection from scratch but also how to maintain and revitalize an existing collection. Building on the basics, this comprehensive guide to core collection development offers ready-to-use advice on developing a collection policy statement, selecting user-appropriate sources, and ultimately serving your constituency with the best possible collection. With an eye toward quality and years of collection development and reviewing experience, collection expert Carol Alabaster answers the key questions such as:. What criteria are used to identify a core title?. What is the process for making selections?. From A to Z, how is a collection maintained and improved?. How are titles continuously tracked?. What methodologies will make decisions less subjective?. Packed with selection resources and sample core lists in seven subject areas, all libraries can use this soup-to-nuts manual to revitalize or start up an up-to-date and customer-focused core collection. more...

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In the first dictionary of its kind a leading expert on English manuscripts defines some 1,500 terms, including types of manuscript, their physical features, writing implements, writing surfaces, scribes, scripts, postal markings, and seals, as well as those relating to literature, bibliography, editing, dating, conservation, cartography, commerce, heraldry, law, and military and naval matters. - ;This is the first Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology ever to be published. Dealing with the subject of documentation - which affects everyone's lives (from every-day letters, notes, and shopping lists to far-reaching legal instruments, if not autograph literary masterpieces) - Peter Beal defines, in a lively and accessible style, some 1,500 terms relating to manuscripts and their production and use in Britain from 1450 to the present day. The entries, which range. in length from one line to nearly a hundred lines each, cover terms defining types of manuscript, their physical features and materials, writing implements, writing surfaces, scribes and other writing agents, scripts, postal markings, and seals, as well as subjects relating to literature, bibliography,. archives, palaeography, the editing and printing of manuscripts, dating, conservation, and such fields as cartography, commerce, heraldry, law, and military and naval matters. The book includes 96 illustrations showing many of the features described. - ;affords many pleasures to the curious... an intellectual inventory. - Andrew Zurcher, Times Literary Supplement more...

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The convergence of IT, telecommunications, and media is bringing about a revolution in the way information is collected, stored and accessed. There are 3 reasons why this is happening - reducing cost, increasing quality, and increasing bandwidth. This volume presents key aspects in this field in the areas of technology and information sciences. more...

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Shows how to help technologically disadvantaged teens to overcome barriers and become tech-savvy. more...

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