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Thinking outside the book: essays for innovative librarians

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Publisher:

McFarland & Co

Pub. Date:

c2008

Language:

English

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"Professionals in all areas of librarianship will find inspiration in the essays collected here--each of them innovative tips for increasing circulation, enhancing collections, and improving flexibility. With extensive experience in the nation's top libraries and media centers, the 73 contributors describe what really works based on their real-world experiences"--Provided by publisher.

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The amplified library : grabbing users by the ears / Erika Bennett and Jaina Lewis

An embarrassment of riches at an academic library : let patience, alertness, a positive attitude, and a little luck work for you / Anne Marie Candido

Collaborating on library publications / Gwen Gregory and Mary Beth Chambers

Customers in the driver's seat / Ruth A. Barefoot

Librarian as author : yet another thing they didn't teach us in library school! / Kathy Barco

When is a librarian not a librarian? : when she is a student, professor, fellow, mentor

/ Cathy Carpenter

Think outside the cases : strategies for developing online exhibits / Merinda Kaye Hensley

The traveling museum exhibition : a resource for learning / Margaret Lincoln

When the Olympics came to town : the rewards and challenges of creating a large-scale exhibition / Connie Lamb and Russ Taylor

Libraries and literary clubs : the perfect match / Lisa A. Forrest

The Life Stories Project : collecting oral and written histories / Diana Brawley Sussman

Local hero / Stephen Fesenmaier

Teaching and outreach using archives and special collections / Sharon Carlson

How to start your own blog / Nicole C. Engard

Me publish? I don't have a clue : how to get published online / Melissa Aho, Erika Bennett, and Susan Wakefield

Outreach and information : blogs in the academic library / Diane L. Schrecker

Setting up a quickie wiki / Nicole C. Engard

Webmaster 101 : building a personal Web site / Jennifer Johnston

"Seeing through Others' Eyes" grant project / Bob Blanchard

Technology for visually impaired patrons / Bob Blanchard

The art of the picture book conference : partnership beyond library walls / Diane L. Schrecker

Breathing life into your library : hosting the perfect author event / Jennifer Johnston

Weekly coffeehouse / Lee Johnson

World building : a comic collaboration for academics and sixth graders / Diane Colson and Travis Fristoe

CONNECTing for collaboration : how six college libraries worked together to identify common information literacy outcomes / Pamela Hayes-Bohanan and Marcia B. Dinneen

Librarians and educators in partnerships : instigating the teachable moment for information literacy in core education courses / Anita Rao Mysore and Elizabeth Chadbourn McKee

Teaching and librarianship : a winning combination / Darby Orcutt

What is a curriculum developer doing in special collections? / Anita Rao Mysore

Grant writing / Loriene Roy and Sara Albert

Grant writing and how one grant turns into two / Victoria Lynn Packard

Ace the presentation, win the job / Robert P. Holley

Presentations : tools and tips / Ann Marlow Riedling

Booktalking : wicked cool advertising for your library / Jill S. Carpenter and Christen A. Caton

Attracting high school students / Alexandra Tyle

Innovative programs for teens / Ivy Miller

Looking through the eyes of a child / Pam Nutt

Multimedia story time / Robin Bartoletti

Read, write, and rap : connecting teens and tweens to poetry through hip-hop lyrics / Tamela N. Chambers

Splish-splash story time / Sian Brannon

El dâia del los niänos/El dâia de los libros goes to college / Mardi Mahaffy, Susan Metcalf, and Irene Shown

The librarian as marketing director for a small press publisher / Paula M. Storm

Why publishing is good both for you and the profession / Judith A. Siess

Beyond the blue carpet : simulating reference desk activities in an academic library / John H. Heinrichs and Nancy Czech

College information literacy assignments : how to move your lessons out of the box / Sandra E. Riggs

Professional service and rewards of book reviewing / Kathy Piehl

Tips for reviewing educational media / Lori Widzinski

Accessibility beyond our walls : using Web 2.0 and podcasting to teach off campus / Stephanie A. Thomas

Librarians as indexers : taking the Arkansas publications index from state periodical index in card files to online database / Elizabeth Chadbourn McKee and Mary A. Walker

Reading programs with 21st-century know-how / McKinley Sielaff

The story of an Athenaeum spider / Carolyn Davis

Using technology to reach teens / Alexandra Tyle

Community partnerships / Elizabeth M. Timmins

Finding funding in your own backyard / Pam Nutt

Modern mobilization : creating a new library community / Melissa Aho and Erika Bennett

School and public librarians unite! : a case study showcasing collaborative programming between Parkrose High School and Multnomah County Library / Stephanie A. Thomas ... [et al.]

Authors R us / Rick Walter, Eileen O'Connell, and Kathy Barco

Being your own publisher / Judith A. Siess

Crafting a cover letter / Kathryn Yelinek

Newspaper column : a conversation among book lovers / Gabriel Morley

The poetry sweepstakes : beating the odds of getting published / Lisa A. Forrest

Publishing an article in a scholarly journal / Perry Bratcher

Showcase your writing with a professional portfolio / Gabriel Morley

Basic staffing study / Sian Brannon

Building the dream teen space / Jill S. Carpenter

Connecting with customers / Ruth A. Barefoot

I play two roles at my library / Elizabeth M. Timmins

Teens as library employees / Thayla Wright

Time management skills in writing / Loriene Roy and Sara Albert

New distance education librarian : tips and tools from the trenches / Melissa Aho and Sommer Berg-Nebel

World geography and WebCT / Victoria Lynn Packard

The mobile librarian / Carolyn Davis

A school library media specialist in Australia / Melissa Allen

Teaching prospective librarians as a Fulbright scholar / Ann Marlow Riedling

The digital doctorate in library/information science / Margaret Lincoln

Learning to review, reviewing to learn / Darby Orcutt

National board certification as a professional development opportunity / Melissa Allen

Sandynista / Stephen Fesenmaier

Still eager to learn : outreach for seniors / Rhonda Harris Taylor and Nancy Larson Bluemel

Training cyberlibrarians : the new skill requirements / John H. Heinrichs and Nancy Czech.

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Effect of technological innovations on
Librarians
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on
Libraries and community
Library science
Library science -- Technological innovations
Public services (Libraries)
Technological innovations

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Contributors:

Smallwood, Carol,1939-

ISBN:

9780786435753

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