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Children’s Books: A Practical Guide to Selection

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So many books. So little time. So many needs. So little budget. If this describes your situation, here is a new book to help you approach book selection confidently and strategically. If you are new to the library environment, in charge of training new librarians or paraprofessionals, or looking for new ideas in collection development, this resource is a must-have. Phyllis Van Orden, a former president of both the Association for Library Services to Children and th… More >>

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The Whole Library Handbook 3: Current Data, Professional Advice, and Curiosa About Libraries and Library Sciences

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This library handbook is an encyclopaedia of library history, demographics, folklore, humour, current events, and popular wisdom. It is organized in general categories, on topics such as types of libraries, the profession, people, materials, special users, operations, technology, promotion, issues and librariana. Readers will come across bits of trivia, as well as sections on “the most bizarre reference questions”, “the best excuses for overdue books”, and “job desc… More >>

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Developing An Information Literacy Program K-12: A How-To-Do-It Manual and CD-Rom Package

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The ability to make decisions by locating and using needed information may well be the key skill for success in the 21st Century. Here is all the information you need to implement this proven integrated curriculum in your school. Developed by the recipient of the 1997 National Library Media Program of the Year Award, this easy-to-follow manual provides a complete information literacy model with a matrix for recording which units cover which skills. Included… More >>

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