Outlining specific types of fraud, with tips to combat each, this book also addresses such key questions as: Why are libraries particularly susceptible to fraud? Who commits fraud? How does fraud happen? What have other libraries done to detect and prevent fraud? It is intended for library directors, business managers, board members and trustees.

Librarianship as a calling is a powerful perspective. Many librarians sense the deeper meaning and higher purpose in their work, yet rarely have time to contemplate it. Drawing from history, sociology, and philosophy, this work voices the importance of the library profession and libraries as community institutions in a secular time.

Expert liaison Natalie Reif Ziarnik shows that both public and school librarians can benefit in tangible ways by partnering up. Using classic storytelling techniques, such as A Day in the Life of school and public library interaction, she points out both the challenges and rewards of cooperation. Though it reads like a novel you can't put down, this book is a call to action for school and publi…

Library directors, department heads, solo librarians: Learn how NOT to be invisible! Packed with all the best practices in marketing library services, this hands-on guide provides inspiring stories and case studies of library colleagues around the nation who are successfully advocating and marketing themselves and their services

There is a real need within the education community to obtain information regarding the assessment of information skills instruction and related learning outcomes. This book provides a good understanding and basis for information literacy testing based on the ACRL Standards. It provides appropriate background information on information literacy, supplies many valuable references to additional i…

Motivating children to read is essential to building a lifelong love of reading. Many parents cannot model engagement with books and instead, teachers, school media specialists, and children's librarians must step into the breach to help children embrace a love of reading. According to award-winning librarian-educator and author Sharon Grimes, to help students love books and reading, their skil…

Expanding on the popular, practical how-to Web guide for public, academic, school, and special libraries, technology expert Smith has thoroughly updated the discussion to include new tools and trends, including browsers, access methods, hardware and software programs. She also supplies tips to secure project funding and provides strategic information for different library types, including K-12,…

It has been expanded and improved with: - Easy ways to create read alike lists, identifying what else is like a favorite book- Practical guidelines for conducting the advisory interview so it's a comfortable exchange- Confidence-boosting tactics for drawing on reviews to make recommendations- Methods for incorporating nonfiction into the discussion- More resources and online tools

When materials aren't available due to deterioration, missing pages, disconnected covers, or other problems, it can be frustrating for users and librarians alike. The answer is to provide appropriate care for the collection from the outset, while also guiding staff on making needed repairs. In Preservation and Conservation, two experts show library administrators and decision makers optimal col…

Volunteers in a time crunch need answers--fast. For Friends of Libraries, the popular Friends' Sourcebook by Sandy Dolnick has provided indepth answers over three editions. Her new book delivers vital information into easy bites and combines a new CD, packed over 50 easily customized forms, guidelines, and templates, with 156 text references (keyed to the CD) in a searchable, easy-to-use encycl…