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The newest edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual is more than simply an update of a foundational text that has served as a crucial resource for more than four decades. It is a living document that serves as the authoritative reference for day-to-day guidance on maintaining free and equal access to information for all people.

When you're a solo librarian or only have a few volunteers to rely on (with a tiny budget to match) you've got to make the most of everything. With creativity, flexibility, and heart, you can be the anchor your community needs, offering programming that engages people of all ages and backgrounds.

Does your online instruction program sometimes feel like a constant scramble to keep pace with requests and deadlines? Modular design is the answer. Approaching projects, whether large and small, with an eye towards future uses will put you on the path to accomplishing broader, organisational goals.

The Institutional Repository (IR) has become standard to the academic library in the past decade. However, IR operations are anything but standard. This resource gathers expertise to offer a comprehensive guide on contemporary institutional repository management.

Library liaisons often have primary jobs that do not involve collection development, but their familiarity with collection practices makes all the difference in faculty relations. And time pressures mean that on-boarding needs to be as streamlined as possible. This concise, field-tested training manual will put your liaison on solid footing.

Makerspaces continue to transform and revitalize libraries, tapping into patron creativity and fostering collaboration. This volume gathers trailblazers of the maker movement to share their experiences and success stories. This volume is packed with programs and ideas you'll be excited to implement at your own library.

Though originating in the fields of health and social services, trauma-Informed care is a framework that holds great promise for application to library work. Empathetic service, positive patron encounters, and a more trusting workplace are a few of the benefits. In this important book Tolley puts these ideas into the library context.

In the realm of electronic resources everything runs smoothly - until suddenly, without warning, it doesn't. This hands-on guide from two expert ERM librarians walks you through the essentials of troubleshooting. It outlines a methodical process that will help you identify the source of a problem and take steps to reach a resolution.

Offering real-life examples of what it means to be a 24/7 library, this collection from the Public Library Association and ALA Editions shares how several libraries transitioned to virtual and socially-distanced services. No matter your library's current situation, you'll be inspired to adapt their ideas to suit the needs of your own organisation.

Tailor your institution's approach to transfer students using this collection's ideas for orientations, library instruction, partnerships with like-minded campus groups, and other initiatives. These case studies present a rich picture of academic library services to transfer students that will empower you to achieve transfer student success.

The creative programs shared in this book vividly demonstrate the ways in which library programming can make communities stronger and more resilient by creating lifelong learners, fostering conversation, and forging connections.

Encourages readers to look an uncertain library future square in the eye. The author shares stories from her transformational years at Georgia Tech Libraries which present both inspiration and practical advice on how to stand up for values while changing the ways we act upon them.

With passion, patience, and fortitude, libraries can stride confidently into the future. In this book, noted speakers and consultants Bignoli and Stara speak directly to library directors, managers, administrators, and technology staff, offering concrete guidance on setting or resetting strategic priorities.

Amidst uncertain times rife with challenges and potential catastrophes, prudently managing risk will bolster your library's resilience in the face of adversity. This succinct manual for trustees and administrators offers straightforward guidance for designing and implementing a library risk management program.

Empowering people with the knowledge to make sound financial decisions is an important way to make a difference in your community, and many libraries are doing just that. Drawing from the expertise of business librarians and ALA's Public Programs Office, this book is a guide for offering financial literacy initiatives at your own library.

Digitizing your collection is not only a great way to increase access to your materials, it also engages patrons on a whole new level and helps communicate your library's value. But with staff time and resources already spread thin, it can be a challenge to plan and undertake a digitization initiative. The good news is that public libraries across the country have done just that. Here, the authors share lessons and tips for success, showing the way to getting your collection online. With succinct and practical guidance that can be adapted to any size institution, this book explains why public libraries should take digitization seriously, listing key points that can be used to get stakeholders on board; points out what you should consider before undertaking a digitization project; discusses copyright and other access-related issues; shows how public libraries are handling funding and finding collaborative partners; shares ways that libraries have used digitization projects for community outreach and to promote collections; and offers advice on marketing and media. Many libraries across the country have found ways to create wonderful digital collections, and this book shows you how you can too.

Graphic novels have found a place on library shelves but many librarians struggle to move this expanding body of intellectual, aesthetic, and entertaining literature into the mainstream of library materials. This guide includes: a short course in graphic novels, along with reading lists and professional tools.

Provides evidence-based practice guidelines for librarians and educators. To optimize results, the projects in this book blend early literacy benefits, fundamental reading skills, and other foundational concepts with culture- or community-specific sensitivity and leveraging.

When it's time to start planning for a renovation or construction project, you don't need a book that covers everything from A to Z. Instead you need a concentrated set of tools and techniques that will guide you to find the best solutions for your specific project. That's exactly what library building expert Schlipf provides in this book.

Argues that the near future of library work will be enormously impacted and perhaps forever changed as a result of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems becoming commonplace. Essays cover both essays theory and predictions of the future of these systems in libraries.

Learn how to use The E's of Libraries (R) (Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Empowerment, and Engagement) to quickly demonstrate why your library is essential and worthy of funding, using messaging that is organised, persuasive, and memorable.

This collection of inspiring first-hand stories from across libraryland spotlights the countless ways in which library staff are making a difference for their communities. A sharing of the hearts, minds, and spirits of library staff, the book presents uplifting personal narratives.

Despite being core library users, millennials and other younger generations are often underrepresented on library boards and library advocacy groups. But you can change that, with the help of this planner's hands-on worksheets, brainstorming activities, checklists, and expert advice.

Offers ready-to-go, library-tested activities that meld cutting-edge STEAM education principles with some of the best books available for youth today. This is a model that can be used in a variety of library or museum settings and can also be adapted for outreach.

Offers to-the-point guidance on welcoming people with substance use disorders and their loved ones through policy, materials, outreach, collaboration, programs, and services. The book presents the personal experiences of the author, a frontline librarian.

Assisted by social media and other digital tools, today's children and teens are energetic and active participants in a host of social causes. Public libraries can facilitate their activism by providing trustworthy information and creating opportunities. This book demonstrates how.

Presents more than two dozen ready-to-use projects on environmental topics that can be integrated into K-5 educational lesson plans and library programming for children aged 4-10. Starting with a representative picture book as a foundation, children are guided through each topic using a hands-on project that reinforces learning.

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Rather than merely laying out abstract policies and best practices, this important new collection gathers real-world stories of intellectual freedom in action to illuminate the difficulties, triumphs, and occasional setbacks of advocating for free and equal access to information for all people in a shifting landscape.

The unique challenges of developing and managing a graphics novels collection have led the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services to craft this guide. Examining the ever-changing ways that graphic novels are created, packaged, marketed, and released, this resource gathers a range of voices from the field.