Language Arts & Disciplines : Library & Information Science

If your customers don't sleep, why should your reference service? Online library reference services available 24/7 are offered in a growing number of institutions. With many models to choose from and more details to be worked out, it is a critical time for librarians to assess their patrons' needs and market their services to address these needs. Collecting and documenting what thousands of virtual reference librarians have learned over the past few years, this comprehensive guide provides a needed overview to help new and aspiring virtual reference library departments—and their directors and administrators, reference librarians, and project managers—to understand the entire process and its ramifications. Here are the basics of designing, implementing, operating, and marketing a virtual reference service from the ground up. In a text supplemented with checklists so no key element is forgotten, this reference offers the real-world answers from leading experts to the most common questions:. Where has Web-based library reference come from and where is it going?. What is the best digital reference software to address specific needs?. Who should staff the virtual reference desktop? How do they get hired and trained?. When and how does a library market such a radical new service?. Why are evaluations and system enhancements critical to the future of digital reference?. With a look into the costs, and a look into the future, supplemented with the most comprehensive bibliography available on the topic, Going Live is a one-stop resource for getting started in digital reference services. more...

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In 1992, Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, won the Pulitzer Prize. The genre has been growing ever since, appealing to the visual-oriented Gen-X and Gen-Y, as well as to reluctant readers, those of all ages seeking alternative viewpoints, and anyone willing to take both image and word into consideration. Graphic Novels Now helps librarians new to the genre with all the key issues related to these unique books. Expert author Francisca Goldsmith shares smart advice, from how to develop a well-rounded collection by finding reviews and reliable publishers and distributors to shelving, cataloging, and preserving these unique books. This guide also features tips on marketing and promoting the graphic novel collection, as well as how to create dynamic programs such as artist visits and how-to cartooning workshops. Going beyond the comic book, author and YA specialist Goldsmith answers her colleagues’ many questions that arise in dealing with one of her favorite kinds of literature:. What are graphic novels?. How do I create a graphic novel collection development policy?. What processing challenges will I face, and how do I address problems?. Who are my customers for graphic novels and how do I attract them?. Are these titles going to be challenged by my colleagues and the community? How do I cope?. Where can I find resources?. With passionate advocacy, Goldsmith identifies best practices to incorporate graphic novels into library collections from start to finish. By focusing on monographic works in a practical, in-depth professional discussion, this guide helps librarians grapple with the details of a growing genre and customer base that rarely fits into an easy model. Librarians in public and school libraries, as well as special libraries, will find this book an invaluable resource in maximizing these collections. more...

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This guide is an introduction to English language sources, in electronic and print form, dealing with business issues in Russia, the NIS and the Baltic States. more...

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Effectively the 8th edition of Aslib's flagship Handbook of Special Librarianship and Information Work , the definitive reference source on information theory, practice, and procedure since 1957. more...

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