Preservation Management for Libraries, Archives and Museums

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Memory institutions such as libraries, archives, galleries and museums all share pressing concerns about preserving heritage, whether in the form of material and documentary cultural artefacts in collections, or in the form of new digitally born material. Recent incidents of natural disaster and cultural genocide, together with the global turn to digitization, have forced librarians, archivists and curators to rethink and restructure their primary modes of operation… More >>

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The Elements of Library Research: What Every Student Needs to Know

  • ISBN13: 9780691138572
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To do solid academic research, college students need to look beyond the computer search engine. This short, practical book introduces students to the important components of the information-seeking process. The Elements of Library Research provides a foundation for success in any research assignment, from a freshman paper to a senior thesis. Unlike guides that describe the research process but do not explain its logic, this book focuses entirely on basic concepts, s… More >>

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A Disciplinary Blueprint for the Assessment of Information Literacy

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Have you ever worried that literature on library instruction deals more with methods of assessing student attitude than student learning? If so, you’ll be glad to know someone is doing something about it!Eight unique disciplinary modules are presented, each identifying a series of information literacy objectives developed in accordance with Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives.A substantive curriculum map embedded within each module lists the sequence of course… More >>

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