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Book SynopsisThis book will help library and information professionals better understand how people learn in order to improve support for instruction in their library.From book clubs to media facilities, libraries support learning in numerous ways. In this accessible handbook, Medaille unchains the field of learning theory from its verbose and dense underpinnings to show how libraries can use concepts and principles to better serve the needs of their users.Readers will discover: concrete ways to improve library instruction, spaces, services, resources, and technologies succinct overviews of major learning theories drawn from the fields of psychology, education, philosophy and many more summaries of the most relevant aspects of each theory and instructional methods, showing how the various theories interact and support each other. This book will be useful for library and information professionals seeking to better understand their community and service users.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Constructing Knowledge 2. Collaboration 3. Attention 4. Multimedia 5. Observation 6. Self-Regulation 7. Motivation 8. Affect 9 Context 10. Dialogue 11. Inquiry 12. Imagination 13. Guidance 14. Individual Differences Index

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Book SynopsisThe long-awaited 2nd edition of this best-selling research methods handbook is fully updated and includes brand new coverage of online research methods and techniques, mixed methodology and qualitative analysis. This edition includes two new contributed chapters: Professor Julie McLeod, Sue Childs and Elizabeth Lomas focus on research data management, applying evidence from the recent JISC funded ‘DATUM’ project; Dr Andrew Shenton examines strategies for analysing existing documents. The first to focus entirely on the needs of the information and communications community, this handbook guides the would-be researcher through the variety of possibilities open to them under the heading ‘research’ and provides students with the confidence to embark on their dissertations. The focus here is on the ‘doing’ and although the philosophy and theory of research is explored to provide context, this is essentially a practical exploration of the whole research process with each chapter fully supported by examples and exercises tried and tested over a whole teaching career. Readership: Students of information and communications studies and archives and records management, and practitioners beginning a piece of research.Trade Review"This reference guide outlines the research process for students and practitioners in information studies, communications, records management, knowledge management, and related disciplines. It covers the three major research paradigms in information science, then reviewing the literature, defining the research, the proposal, sampling, ethics, research methods, the type of question the methods can be used for, and how to design it, including case studies, surveys, experimental research, Delphi studies, action research, historical research, and grounded theory. It also details data collection techniques (interviews, questionnaires, observation, diaries, and focus groups), and qualitative and quantitative data analysis and research presentation. The philosophy and theory behind the research is included only for context; emphasis is on the research process itself. This edition adds two chapters by guest authors on data research management and the analysis of existing documents. The chapters on usability testing and ethnography have been expanded to include netnography and other material." -- Reference and Research Book NewsTable of ContentsPART 1: STARTING THE RESEARCH PROCESS1. Major research paradigms Introduction Positivist research Postpositivism and mixed methods research (MMR) Interpretivist research Qualitative or quantitative methodology? Qualitative research design Quantitative research design Mixed methods research Criteria for judging research Establishing trustworthiness in qualitative research Establishing rigour in quantitative research Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 2. Reviewing literature Introduction Information searching and retrieval Evaluation Critical analysis Synthesizing the research: developing a theoretical framework Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 3. Defining the research Introduction Designing a conceptual framework The research hypothesis Research aims and objectives Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 4. The research proposal Why write a proposal? Structure of a research proposal The proposal as a research framework Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 5. Sampling Why sample? Population and sample Probability sampling Purposive sampling Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 6. Research Data Management - Julie McLeod, Sue Childs and Elizabeth Lomas Introduction – research data and its management challenges Why is research data management important? The research process, data lifecycles and research data management How do I manage my research data? Summary Practical exercise Websites referred to in this chapter Suggested further reading 7. Ethics in research Introduction Gaining access to the field Informed consent Anonymity or confidentiality? Protecting participants Ethics online Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 8. Case studies Introduction Phases in case study research Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 9. Surveys Introduction Descriptive surveys Explanatory surveys The survey process Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 10. Experimental research Introduction The nature of causality The true experiment Quasi-experimental design: the ‘effects study’ Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 11. Usability testing Introduction Quasi-experimental usability studies Cognitive walkthroughs Heuristic evaluation Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 12. Ethnography Introduction Components of ethnographic study Virtual ethnography – ‘netnography’ Ethics in ethnography Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 13. Delphi study Introduction The Delphi process Rules of a Delphi study Modifying a Delphi study Delphi studies and new technologies Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 14. Action research Introduction The action research cycle Trustworthiness in action research Action research as reflective practice Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 15. Historical research Introduction The research process Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 16. Grounded theory: method or analysis? Introduction Defining grounded theory Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading PART 3: DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES17. Interviews Introduction What is the purpose of an interview? The seven stages of the interview process Online interviewing Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 18. Questionnaires Introduction Designing questionnaires Developing questions Scale items Forms of questionnaire Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 19. Observation Introduction The role of the observer Recording what you see; going in with signposts Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 20. Diaries Introduction The purpose of diaries in research Participant diaries The researcher’s log Structure and recording Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 21. Focus groups Introduction Purpose of a focus group Organizing a focus group Online focus groups Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 22. Analysis of existing, externally created material - Andrew K. Shenton Introduction The different supporting roles of documents LIS research principally based on documents Citation analysis Logs associated with computer software and the use of ICT Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading PART 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH PRESENTATION23. Qualitative analysis Introduction Phenomenological strategies Ethnographic methods Narrative and discourse analysis Constant comparative analysis Memo writing Presenting qualitative findings Software for qualitative analysis Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 24. Quantitative analysis Introduction Levels of measurement Frequency distribution Cross-tabulation Measures of central tendency Measures of dispersion Correlation Displaying data Testing for statistical significance Software for quantitative analysis Summary Practical exercise Suggested further reading 25. Presenting the research Introduction Planning the final report Form and structure Summary Suggested further reading PART 5: GLOSSARY AND REFERENCES Glossary of research terms References

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"I particularly liked Koltay’s discussion of the data librarianship role and the differences between data and information (pp. 154-155). Starting from that point might inspire you to then delve into the theoretical discussions of those concepts in earlier chapters.... It might be useful for readers to note that this book is an extension of Koltay’s previous book Research 2.0 and the future of information literacy (2016), which addressed the types of literacies relevant to researchers, particularly information literacy. While Research data management and data literacies takes this one step further into data management, it continues the theme that librarians should be involved in supporting and educating researchers." --Mary Coe, JALIATable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Open data, research data 3. The age of new literacies 4. Data literacy 5. Research Data Management 6. Data quality, the essential "ingredient" 7. Data librarians and data scientists 8. The educational background 9. Some educational programs and curricula

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Book SynopsisA close reading of Wikipedia’s article on the Egyptian Revolution reveals the complexity inherent in establishing the facts of events as they occur and are relayed to audiences near and far.Wikipedia bills itself as an encyclopedia built on neutrality, authority, and crowd-sourced consensus. Platforms like Google and digital assistants like Siri distribute Wikipedia’s facts widely, further burnishing its veneer of impartiality. But as Heather Ford demonstrates in Writing the Revolution, the facts that appear on Wikipedia are often the result of protracted power struggles over how data are created and used, how history is written and by whom, and the very definition of facts in a digital age. In Writing the Revolution, Ford looks critically at how the Wikipedia article about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution evolved over the course of a decade, both shaping and being shaped by the Revolution as it happened. When data are published in real

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Book SynopsisRelying on the concept of a shared history, this book argues that we can speak of a shared heritage that is common in terms of the basic grammar of heritage and articulated histories, but divided alongside the basic difference between colonizers and colonized. This problematic is also evident in contemporary uses of the past. The last decades were crucial to the emergence of new debates: subcultures, new identities, hidden voices and multicultural discourse as a kind of new hegemonic platform also involving concepts of heritage and/or memory. Thereby we can observe a proliferation of heritage agents, especially beyond the scope of the nation state. This volume gets beyond a container vision of heritage that seeks to construct a diachronical continuity in a given territory. Instead, authors point out the relational character of heritage focusing on transnational and translocal flows and interchanges of ideas, concepts, and practices, as well as on the creation of contact zones where theTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Uses of Heritage and the Post-Colonial Condition in Latin America 1. On the Advantage and Disadvantage of Heritage for Latin America. Heritage Politics and Nostalgia between Coloniality and Indigeneity 2¡Mexicanos al grito de guerra! How the Himno Nacional became part of Mexico’s Heritage 3.Making Heritage. The Materialization of the State and the Expediency of Music. The Case of Cuarteto Característico in Córdoba, Argentina 4. Is Spanish our Language? Alfonso Reyes and the Policies of Language in Post-Revolutionary Mexico 5. Cultural Management and Neoliberal Governamentality. The Participation of Perú in the Exhibition Inca. Kings of the Andes 6. Commemorate, Consecrate, Demolish. Thoughts about the Mexican Museum of Anthropology and its History 7. Going Back to the Past or Coming Back from the Past? Governmental Policies and Uses of the Past in a Ranquel Community in San Luis, Argentina 8. Unearthing Patrimonio: Treasure and Collectivity in San Miguel Coatlinchan 9. Processes of Heritagization of Indigenous Cultural Manifestations: Lines of Debate, Analytic Axes, and Methodological Approaches 10. The Ambivalence of Tradition: Heritage, Time, and Violence in Postcolonial Contexts

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Book SynopsisSmartphones and Information on Current Events provides unprecedented insights into young people's news consumption patterns and the ecology of mobile news. Advancing our knowledge of mobile behaviour, the book also highlights the ways in which mobile news impacts the lives of the general public. Using a multi-faceted research model on mobile news consumption behaviour, Oh and Tang examined a wide spectrum of mobile news consumption activities, outlined the key characteristics of mobile news, as well as captured users' near real-time evaluation of and emotional reactions to news stories. The book also shows that the process of using smartphones to receive, read, find, share, and store news stories has resulted in new behavioural patterns that enable people to consume news in a multifaceted way. Analyzing the extent and various methods of mobile news sharing can, Oh and Tang argue, help us understand how such exchanges reshape contemporary society. Demonstrating that mTable of Contents1. Background and Introduction; 2. Mobile News Consumed by Study Participants; 3. Mobile News Consumption Cycle and Activities; 4. Mobile News Reactions: Evaluative Reactions, Affective Reactions; 5. Summary and Conclusion

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Book SynopsisLibraries as Dysfunctional Organizations and Workplaces expands the dysfunctional concept in the professional and academic LIS discourse by exposing the internal problematics of libraries, especially at the social and organizational levels.Including contributions written by LIS professionals and scholars, the book demonstrates that although many libraries do well at attending to users and managing external information they often fail at taking care of their own employees and addressing internal workplace issues. Acadia and the contributing authors explore the problem of dysfunctional libraries so that the LIS profession can come to terms with the systemic dysfunction in their institutions and begin solution-oriented progress toward new and sustainable functionality. The book analyzes the dysfunctional nature of modern libraries, while simultaneously proposing solutions to reduce and alleviate dysfunction. Through theory and application, it takes an explicit practice-Table of ContentsChapter 1: An Introduction to Dysfunction in the Library Workplace; Chapter 2: The Dysfunctional Library and Academic Librarian Turnover; Chapter 3: Improving Dysfunctional Recruitment and Retention in Academic Libraries by Honoring the Whole Person; Chapter 4: Precarity Doesn’t Care: Precarious Employment as a Dysfunctional Practice in Libraries; Chapter 5: Discrimination as Dysfunction: Why do Libraries Have a Problem with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?; Chapter 6: Workplace Dysfunction and Intellectual Freedom in Public Libraries; Chapter 7: The Saboteur in the Academic Library; Chapter 8: "Put the Fucking Salary in the Job Ad!": An Analysis of an Anonymous Corpus of Tweets; Chapter 9: You are Seen: An Analysis of Library Dysfunction Found in Online Memes; Chapter 10: A Descriptive Study of Workplace Bullying in U.S. Libraries during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Chapter 11: Work Alienation in Academic Libraries: A Marxist Analysis of Library Dysfunction; Chapter 12: Bamboo Ceiling Reframed: Exclusion through Social Practices and Structures in Libraries; Chapter 13: Combating Destruction: Organizational Power and Conflict in Academic Libraries; Chapter 14: Dysfunction by (Dis)organization: The Academic Library within University Structure and Organization.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword Barbara Lison (Director of Bremen Public Library ; IFLA President 2021-2023) Foreword Dr. Xerxes Mazda (Head of Collections and Curation, The British Library) 1. Peter Persic, Director of Public Relations & Marketing, Los Angeles Public Library, United States 2. Nicole Celic, Adult Service Librarian, New York City 3. Sara P. Montoya-Hernandez, Marketing & Events Coordinator, McAllan Public Library, United States 4. Stacie Ledden, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Anythink Libraries, United States 5. Shamichael Hallman, Senior Library Manager, Memphis Public Library, United States 6. Tana Perckham, Chief Strategy Officer, Cleveland Public Library, United States 7. Randall Goble, Director of Engagement, Kent District Library, Michigan, United States 8. Sam Helmick, Community & Access Services Coordinator, Iowa City Public Library, United States 9. Steven K. Bowers, Executive Director, The Library Network, Detroit, Michigan, United States 10. Helen Tapping, Head of Marketing and Online Services, The Seattle Public Library 11. Dr. Timothy Lentz, Archivist & Director of the Detroit Opera Archive and the Allesee Dance and Opera Resource Library, Detroit Opera House 12. Sonia Zagwyn, Children’s Services Coordinator, Powell River Public Library, B.C., Canada 13. Isobel Hunter, Chief Executive, Libraries Connected 14. Lucia Werder, Deputy Director, Bremen Public Library, Germany 15. Niko Cvjetkovic, Director, Rijeka City Library, Croatia 16. Olivera Nastic, Librarian, Belgrade City Library, Serbia 17. Jakob Guillois Lærkes, Director, Gladsaxe Municipal Libraries, Copenhagen, Denmark 18. Jane Cowell, Chief Executive Officer, Yarra Plenty Regional Library, City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia 19. Laurinda Thomas, Manager, Libraries and Community Spaces, Wellington City Council, New Zealand 20. April Slayton, Director of Communications, Library of Congress, United States 21. Liisa Savolainen, Deputy Director, National Library of Finland 22. Huism Tan, Executive Director, Qatar National Library 23. Susan Parker-Leavy, Head of Library, Museum of Islamic Art Library, Qatar 24. Elsbeth Kwant, Strategic Adviser, National Library of the Netherlands 25. Ute Schwens, Director, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main 26. Augusts Zilberts, Head of Public Relations, National Library of Latvia 27. Damilare Oyedele, Co-founder and Chief Executive, Library Aid Africa 28. Margaret Aldrich, Director of Communications, Little Free Library 29. Philip Kent, University Librarian, University of Sydney 30. Allan Cho, Community Engagement Librarian, University of British Columbia 31. Alex Hodges, HGSE Librarian and Director, Monroe C. Gutman Library, Harvard University Graduate School of Education 32. Dr. Jerome Offord Jr., Associate University Librarian for Antiracism, Harvard University 33. Jenna Hillhouse, Librarian, Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School, United States 34. Eric Cooper, Acquisitions Librarian and Library Property Accountable Officer, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center 35. Ameet Doshi, Head, Donald E. Stokes Library, Princeton University 36. Amanda Albert, Instructional Specialist, School of Arts & Sciences, Washington University at St. Louis 37. Mark Allen Mattson, Head of Global Engagement Initiatives and International Partnerships Librarian, Pennsylvania State University Libraries 38. Anne Langley, Dean of University of Connecticut Library 39. Charlie Bennett, Public Engagement Librarian, Georgia Tech Library 40. Charles Aylmer, Affiliated Librarian of East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge 41. Dominic Tate, Head of Library Research Support and Deputy Director, University of Edinburgh 42. Wilhelm Widmark, Director, Stockholm University Library 43. Prof. Dr. Andreas Degkwitz, Library Director, Humboldt University of Berlin 44. Emre Hasan Akbayrak, Library Director, Atilim University (Turkey) 45. Alrina de Bruyn, Director of Events & Marketing, University of Johannesburg Library 46. Nadine Bailey, Teacher Librarian & Technology Integration, Western Academy of Beijing 47. Mr. K, Head of Library, Somerset School Shanghai 48. Katie Day, Teacher-Librarian, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces the fast-developing field of book history. James Raven, a leading historian of the book, offers a fresh and accessible guide to the global study of the production, dissemination and reception of written and printed texts across all societies and in all ages.Trade Review"This is an invaluable survey of the origins, theoretical and methodological underpinnings, and major resources and findings of the fast-growing field of book history, across a global range of times and places."—Ann Blair, Harvard University "James Raven's boundary-defying book is delightfully adventuresome in its thinking and dazzling in the scope and command of the sources it adduces. This remarkably accomplished little volume will be part of the conversation for years to come."—Michael F. Suarez, S.J., Director, Rare Book School at the University of Virginia "It's exactly what I need to introduce me to what the discipline embraces, how it began and how it is developing."—Karen McAulay, Times Higher Education Supplement "'Easy writing', wrote the playwright Sheridan, 'is damned hard reading'. For James Raven this must have been damned hard writing indeed, for the result is reading which lightly carries a lifetime of learning and will surely act as an inspiration to others, not least to young scholars who are coming new to the field."—Library & Information HistoryTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of illustrations and tables 1. The Scope of Book History Redefining the book First books first 2. The Early History of Book History Pre-histories of the book Towards bibliography 3. Description, Enumeration and Modelling Retrospective catalogues and bibliometrics New perspectives and projects Circuits and diagrams 4. Who, What and How? Economics Wider horizons Control: Copyright, censorship and circulation Libraries Cautions and precepts 5. Reading Identifying readers Recovering reading practises Consequences Further reading Index

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Book SynopsisLibrarians understand the need to store, use and analyze data related to their collection, patrons and institution, and there has been consistent interest over the last 10 years to improve data management, analysis, and visualization skills within the profession. However, librarians find it difficult to move from out-of-the-box proprietary software applications to the skills necessary to perform the range of data science actions in code. This book will focus on teaching R through relevant examples and skills that librarians need in their day-to-day lives that includes visualizations but goes much further to include web scraping, working with maps, creating interactive reports, machine learning, and others. While there's a place for theory, ethics, and statistical methods, librarians need a tool to help them acquire enough facility with R to utilize data science skills in their daily work, no matter what type of library they work at (academic, public or special). By walking through eTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Using RStudio’s IDE 3. Tidying data with dplyr 4. Visualizing your project with ggplot2 5. Webscraping with rvest 6. Mapping with tmap 7. Textual Analysis with tidytext 8. Creating Dynamic Documents with rmarkdown 9. Creating a flexdashboard 10. Creating an interactive dashboard with shiny 11. Using tidymodels to Understand Machine Learning 12. Conclusion Appendix A. Dependencies Appendix B. Additional Skills

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Book SynopsisDigitalization is shaping our everyday lives, yet navigating the changes it entails can feel like trekking into the unknown, where both the possibilities and the consequences are unclear and difficult to grasp. Exploring how digitalization affects all aspects of our lives, from health to culture, this book aims to develop and strengthen the reader's ability to think critically about such developments.Written in a clear and concise manner with reference to science fiction and pop culture, this book presents potent theoretical perspectives for understanding digitalization processes as societal change. Various exercises are included throughout to encourage readers to critically explore digitalization in their own lives.Replete with illustrations and examples, this book is an accessible guide to digitalization in the modern societal context, appealing to students at the undergraduate level as well as general readership.Table of ContentsPrefaceSection 1Chapter 1: Getting lost in a the digital1.1 Limited or liberated by ubiquitous digital technology? 1.2 It Could Be Otherwise (ICBO) – the foundation of critical thinking1.3 Opening the black box1.4 A response to political and corporate solutionism1.5 Digitalization as a topic for Science and Technology Studies (STS) 1.6 A critical sociotechnical perspective1.7 The structure of the book1.8 ConclusionReferencesChapter 2: What is "digitalization," exactly? 2.1 Digitalization as technological fix2.2 Defining digitalization2.3 Defining digitalization as a political act in itself2.4 A digitalized world2.5 Digitalization as a sociotechnical process2.6 ConclusionReferencesSection 2Chapter 3: A sociotechnical perspective on digitalization3.1 What is a sociotechnical perspective on digitalization? 3.2 What do we mean by "technology"? 3.3 Technologies and their agency3.4 Why technological determinism is a dead end3.5 Technological reductionism3.6 How social determinism is equally problematic3.7 ConclusionReferencesChapter 4: Domestication: User perspectives on technology4.1 A user perspective on technology4.2 Domestication theory4.3 The dimensional model of domestication4.4 The history of domestication4.5 Strengths and weaknesses of domestication theory4.6 Re-domestication and dis-domestication4.7 What non-users can teach us about the use of technology4.8 Normativity and use4.9 ConclusionReferencesChapter 5: Script: Technology’s manual for use5.1 Script as technology’s manual5.2 The historical and theoretical position of script theory5.3 How do you do a script analysis? 5.4 Making scripts through technology development5.5 ConclusionReferencesChapter 6: Technologies as normality machines6.1 A thought experiment on a student app6.2 Technology as inclusion or exclusion? 6.3 Scripting the use and users to create differences6.4 The digital divide6.5 ConclusionReferencesChapter 7: Digital technologies in the past and present7.1 Becoming a communication society7.2 What comes after the communication society? 7.3 Digitalization and some sample diagnoses of the times7.4 ConclusionReferencesSection 3Chapter 8: Digitalization of health: Networks of care and technology8.1 In search of good health: Robots to the rescue? 8.2 Digital technology for better health? 8.3 Talking flowerpots: Welfare technology in the home8.4 Exergames: Gamifying health8.5 Support groups in social media: Communities for mental health8.6 Digitalization makes the actor network of health visible8.7 ConclusionReferencesChapter 9: Digitalization of work: Automation, responsibility, and reskilling9.1 Two visions of future work9.2 From animal laborans to homo faber9.3 Automating workers? 9.4 Who operates self-service checkouts? 9.5 The digital stopwatch and the attempt to automate care work9.6 Craftspeople at construction sites working with robots9.7 What will we do in the future—and how will we do it? 9.8 ConclusionReferencesChapter 10: Digitalization of control: Surveillance, automation, and algorithms10.1 Control through surveillance and digital tracking10.2 Control of animals using virtual fences10.3 Care, technology, and the desire for boundaries when surveilling children10.4 Predictive police algorithms: Surveillance of data sets and predictions of the future10.5 Life in a surveillance society: What digitalization does to surveillance10.6 ConclusionReferencesChapter 11: Digitalization of culture: Remix, community, and prosumers11.1 SKAM and transmedia storytelling11.2 Remix culture as the foundation of digital culture11.3 Understanding where remix culture comes from: Participatory culture and networked publics11.4 Memes: Collective creativity, both serious and humorous11.5 Fan fiction: When fans take ownership of the story11.6 Twitch.tv and livestreaming games: How innovative gamers made one of the world’s biggest platforms11.7 Discussion: Prosumers’ new cultural expressions11.8 ConclusionReferencesChapter 12: Digitalization of the self: Selfies, influencers and the quantified self12.1 Picture perfect? What "Instagram vs. reality" can teach us about being fakeness and authenticity online12.2 From anonymity to persistent identities on the internet12.3 Frontstage, backstage, and the cyborg’s theater12.4 Selfies: The cyborg’s self-portrait? 12.5 Influencers: The professionalized digital self12.6 The quantified self: Believing in a countable and optimized self12.7 Discussion: The cyborg’s expanded toolbox12.8 ConclusionReferencesSection 4Chapter 13: Digitalization summarized13.1 Part 1: A critical perspective on digitalization13.2 Part 2: Theoretical Tools13.3 Part 3: Empirical case studies13.4 Digitalization as social change13.5 A user perspective on digitalization13.6 Critical thinking about digitalizationChapter 14: Analytical cheat sheet: A guide for thinking critically about digitalization14.1 Interpretative flexibility14.2 Delegation14.3 Actor-network14.4 Script14.5 DomesticationChapter 15: Methods cheat sheet: How to study digitalization15.1 Research question: What are you going to find out? 15.2 Choosing method: How are you going to find it? 15.3 Tips for getting good data15.4 From data to analysis

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Book SynopsisDigital Libraries Across Continents illustrates how digital librarianship practitioners and scholars digitize, exhibit, and preserve their cultural heritage, and how these practices may be influenced by the policy, economic, and sociocultural environments in which they are developed.

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Book SynopsisComputational Literacy for the Humanities provides an introduction to mathematics and programming that is specifically designed for use by those engaged in the humanities. Linking mathematical concepts and computational skills, the chapters in this book explore humanistic questions from diverse fields, such as art, history and literature.The book helps to advance computational and digital literacy by showing that each mathematical concept has a history, and each technique has a meaning. Rather than viewing mathematics and computer programming as purely instrumental, they are integrated into the process of achieving greater understanding of humanistic phenomena. Algorithms, data, statistics and networks are taught critically within the book, whilst the authors also make a concerted effort to expose the internal biases of these tools. They also demonstrate the applicability of quantification and computation for the promotion of diversification and inclusivity within the

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Book SynopsisThis book opens a window onto the book cultures of antiquity, challenging old myths, presenting new research and exploring the implications for ancient science. It examines ancient libraries in the context of cultures of collection and display and reveals their complex relationship with private collections of books.Trade Review'[An] important contribution to ancient cultural history.' The Times Literary Supplement'The readability, immense variety and breadth of learning of the contributions to Ancient Libraries set a new benchmark, at a time when this subject is undergoing a welcome renaissance.' J. Wasserstein, Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: approaching the ancient library Greg Woolf; Part I. Contexts: 1. Libraries in ancient Egypt Kim Ryholt; 2. Reading the libraries of Assyria and Babylonia Eleanor Robson; 3. Fragments of a history of ancient libraries Christian Jacob; Part II. Hellenistic and Roman Republican Libraries: 4. Men and books in fourth-century BC Athens Massimo Pinto; 5. From text to text: the impact of the Alexandrian Library on the work of Hellenistic poets Annette Harder; 6. Where was the Royal Library of Pergamon? An institution found and lost again Gaelle Coqueugniot; 7. Priests, patrons and playwrights: libraries in Rome before 168 BC Mike Affleck; 8. Libraries in a Greek working life: Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a case study in Rome Daniel Hogg; 9. Libraries and intellectual debate in the Late Republic: the case of the Aristotelian corpus Fabio Tutrone; 10. Ashes to ashes? The Library of Alexandria after 48 BC Myrto Hatzimichali; 11. The non-Philodemus book collection in the Villa of the Papyri George W. Houston; 12. 'Beware of promising your library to anyone': assembling a private library at Rome T. Keith Dix; Part III. Libraries of the Roman Empire: 13. Libraries for the Caesars Ewen Bowie; 14. Public libraries in the cities of the Roman Empire Matthew Nicholls; 15. Flavian libraries in Rome Pier Luigi Tucci; 16. Archives, books and sacred space in Rome Richard Neudecker; 17. Visual supplementation and metonymy in the Roman public library David Petrain; 18. Libraries and reading culture in the High Empire William A. Johnson; 19. Galen, Ptolemy III and the Athenians: libraries, perception and history Michael W. Handis; 20. Libraries and paideia in the Second Sophistic: Galen and Plutarch Alexei V. Zadorojnyi; 21. The professional and his books: special libraries in the Roman world Victor Martinez and Megan Finn Senseney.

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Book SynopsisSince the 1960s, Charles Chadwyck-Healey has been at the forefront of library publishing and the company he founded in 1973 remains a familiar brand name to academic libraries around the world. In this wide ranging book, Chadwyck-Healey charts his personal history of this constantly changing field, from the earliest days of reprint publishing, through microfilm, microfiche and CD-ROM publishing to the current digital age. He describes the early years of using computers in publishing and the introduction of the CD-ROM which was soon supplanted by online. Chadwyck-Healey was one of the first publishers to use both these new media. Focusing upon leading publishing endeavours around the world in the USA, UK, Europe and post-Soviet Russia this book includes vivid and informative first-hand accounts of such landmark publishing projects as the US National Security Archive, the catalogue of the British Library on CD-ROM, and Literature Online (LION).Trade ReviewInteresting, readable and well-indexed. * Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association *Fascinating ... should be of interest beyond the usual audience for a book of library and publishing history. * Library & Information History *Table of ContentsList of illustrations Foreword by Peter Fox Preface List of acronyms 1.Beginning 2.Johnson Reprint Corporation 3.Chadwyck-Healey 4.Cambridge and our own production 5.Official publications 6.Visual images on microfilm 7.Carving up the centuries 8.The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 9.Finding the archives 10.The New York Times 11.France and Spain 12.Black Studies 13.The National Security Archive 14.The last years of microform 15.The silver catalyst 16.Other digital ventures 17.English Poetry 18.Patrologia Latina 19.Periodicals Contents Index 20.Publishing online 21.German literature 22.Red Archives 23.Towards the end 24.The end Appendix 1: History of microform publishing Appendix 2: Microform technology Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis revised translation of the classic 1998 Une histoire de lâarchivistique provides a wide-ranging international survey of developments in archival practices and management, from the ancient world to the present day. The volume has been substantially updated to incorporate recent scholarship and provide additional examples from the English-speaking world. These new additions complement the original text and offer a broad and up-to-date survey, with examples spanning Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America. The bibliography has also been updated with new material and supplementary English language sources, making it an accessible and up-to-date resource for those working and researching in the field of archives and archival history. This book is an essential reference volume for both archivists and historians, as well as anyone interested in the history of archives.Trade Review"A readable and well-organized synthesis…. [this book] ought to be essential reading for anyone seeking the nearest approximation of a “global archival history” currently available in English"- Eric C. Stoykovich, University of Maryland, US"It reflects much of the latest scholarship on all periods of archival history from ancient Mesopotamia to the twentieth century; it covers an impressive range of topics in a very small space; and, as the first and only monograph of its kind in English, it fills a long-standing void in professional literature. If it succeeds in provoking new interest in its subject matter, or encouraging its readers to undertake further research, it will have served its purpose admirably."- Geoffrey Yeo, University College, London, UK"For anyone interested in the historical development of archival practice or in the variety of perspectives available through the lens of international or global comparisons, A History of Archival Practice is a welcome addition to the growing literature on archival history."- Rand Jimerson, Western Washington University, US "A History of Archival Practice, Margaret Procter, senior lecturer in record and archive studies at the University of Liverpool, UK, provides a beautifully rendered revision and translation of Delsalle’s chronicle of power and control for an anglophone audience."-Christopher M. Laico, Columbia University, US"...Margaret Procter’s translation of this text by Professor Paul Delsalle is very much to be welcomed....I think the book has great potential value and undoubtedly fills a big gap in the extant literature."-Elizabeth Shepherd, University College London, UK" The book is therefore ideally suited, and intended, as an overview work on the development of the archivTable of ContentsPreface to the English EditionIntroduction to the French Edition1. The Ancient World2. The Classical World: from Greek City States to the Roman Empire3. Archives and Archival Practices in Asia and Africa: from Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century4. Archives and Archival Practices in the Americas up to the Eighteenth Century5. In the Chanceries and Muniment Rooms of Medieval Europe, Fifth to Fifteenth Centuries6. Buildings and Equipment in Western Europe: Late Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century7. The Defining Era: Simancas, the Habsburgs and the Sixteenth Century8. Bureaucracy and Archival Centralisation in Early Modern Europe9. Being an Archivist in Early Modern Europe10. Methods and Techniques for Classification and Arrangement: Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries11. Legislation, Literature and Practice in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries12. Buildings and Readers, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries13. Archives Destroyed, Protected and Reconstructed: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries14. The Rise of a Profession, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries15. From Mutual Assistance to International Networks, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries16. Conclusion: the Value of the Historical PerspectiveAfterword to the English Edition

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Book SynopsisCapture the hearts, minds, and attention of your digital-age listeners using read-aloud experiences that engage technology.I wish my learners would be as excited about reading as they are about technology is a lament frequently sung by those who seek to support reading development. There is no debate that reading is fundamental and that reading aloud strongly supports lifelong reading engagement. Technology, however, is ubiquitous in our society, and engagement with it is essential for our success. Reading and technology are therefore in competition for learners'' attention, but by combining reading and technology through use of read-aloud, facilitators can create engaging digital read-aloud programs to enhance the learning experience. Digital read-aloud can be used with multiple age groups, in a variety of settings, and with differing degrees of expense and technology complexity. Understanding that these myriad options can be overwhelming, however, Andrea Paganelli offers detaiTrade ReviewThis book represents a valuable self-education opportunity for any programming librarian, regardless of specialty. It even provides sample program-ready storytime plans. Despite its tech focus, much of this book's advice for tailoring storytimes to specific audiences could apply to a traditional, nondigital storytime. All in all, a strong choice for a brand-new children's librarian or LIS student. * American Libraries *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One Digital Read-Aloud: Creating the Experience Chapter 1Reading Aloud: A Brief History and the Issues and Importance of Technology Inclusion Reading Aloud: A Brief History Reading Aloud Rocks the Ages! Issues Related to Reading Aloud with Technology The Importance of Technology Inclusion in Read-Aloud Conclusion Chapter 2Knowing Your Audience Is Key to Planning for Digital Read-Aloud Using Technology-Infused Digital Read-Aloud to Augment Engagement Digital Read-Aloud Can Be Used to Promote Lifelong Learning in Varied Ages and Demographics Digital Read-Aloud Can Be Used One-on-One, in Small Groups, or for Many Digital Read-Aloud Can Be Cross-Curricular and Embrace Any Subject Conclusion Chapter 3Planning for a Digital Read-Aloud Digital Resource Type Categories Available for Digital Read-Aloud Transmedia Resource Selection Process for Digital Read-Aloud Preparing to Present a Digital Read-Aloud Planning for Cross-Curricular Digital Read-Aloud Developing a Schedule for Cross-Curricular Digital Read-Aloud Conclusion Chapter 4Implementation of the Digital Read-Aloud Manage the Technology in Your Environment during the Digital Read-Aloud Managing the Participants during the Digital Read-Aloud Delivery of the Digital Read-Aloud Conclusion Chapter 5Reflection on the Digital Read-Aloud Examine the Digital Read-Aloud Experience and Methods of Improvement for Participants Examine the Digital Read-Aloud Experience and Methods of Improvement of Delivery Keep the Digital Read-Aloud Technology Experience Relevant through Continual Evaluation Conclusion Part Two Examples of Digital Read-Aloud Experiences Chapter 6Language Arts Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Chapter 7Math Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Chapter 8Science Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Chapter 9History/Social Studies Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Chapter 10Visual Performing Arts Pre-K Elementary School Middle School High School Lifelong Learner Conclusion Conclusion Glossary Works Cited Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisThis practical guidebook presents an infrastructure for training library staff, starting with a robust onboarding process and continuing through a staff member''s entire duration at an institution.Because library services and resources can change rapidly, ongoing training is an important aspect of library operations. Training can be a particular challenge at large, multi-branch library systems, because it can be difficult to ensure all staff are able to receive the relevant information.Written for library managers and training leaders, A Complete Guide to Training Library Staff presents a comprehensive lifecycle for staff development with a focus on tools and techniques to build a sustainable training program, set staff up for success in their positions, and develop a positive and supportive community across the library. Authors Emily Leachman and A. Garrison Libby spearheaded their library''s movement to largely online trainings, which are inclusive of

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Book Synopsis The field of information ethics (IE)--a subdivision of ethics--was developed during the 1980s, originating and maturing in library science and slowly working its way into other disciplines and practical applications. Some years later, a secondary field emerged, emphasizing theoretical and philosophical concepts, with little focus on real-world applicability. The first of its kind, this comprehensive overview of IE evaluates the production, dissemination, storage, accessing and retrieval of information in an ethical context in areas including the humanities, sciences, medicine and business. A leading figure in the field, the author is concerned with misconduct (falsification, fabrication, plagiary), peer review, the law, privacy, imaging and robotics, among other matters.

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Book SynopsisWhether you re gathering information for a department report or planning a website redesign, easy access to meaningful, actionable data is critical. Farney and McHale address the distinctive needs of libraries educational mission with specific advice on how to use Web Analytics in a library setting. Users are given clear explanations of terminology, a glossary for future reference and effective communication tips for reporting results and recommending changes or improvements. Also included: Eight examples of semi-custom and custom reporting Four case studies showing project-specific applications Advice on how to use tools such as Percent Mobile and Google Analytics to complement one another

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Book SynopsisUsing shaggy dog stories based on classic literature, the Polettes address common spelling and grammatical errors and the ways in which children can be taught to read critically to recognize them. Stories such as Rapunzel, Alice, The Hare and the Tortoise, and King Arthur, purposely embedded with common errors, have been pretested in teacher workshops given by Nancy Polette and in Dr. Keith Polette's classes at the University of Texas, El Paso. Teachers found them specific enough to be used directly in the writing instruction curriculum and fun for students to read and try to figure out.Each full-page reproducible story and its corrected counterpart focus on common errors (incorrect use of quotation marks, end marks, capitalization, apostrophes, semicolons, run on sentences, homophones, verb usage, etc.). An appendix offers answer explanations, rules to be learned and taught, and more. Grades 3-8.Trade Review"Reproducible passages with built-in errors are designed to help upper-elementary and middle-school students hone in on specific grammatical concepts through proofreading. The stories are goofy and familiar, with punny punch lines guaranteed to elicit groans." - Curriculum Connections"Keith Polette and Nancy Polette, an author, presenter, and speaker, provide 45 reproducible stories that contain spelling and grammatical errors, with corrections, to teach children in grades three to eight editing skills. These are Shaggy Dog stories based on classic literature humorous versions of them that end with a joke or pun. The stories, such as Rapunzel, The Yellow Brick Road, and The Frankenstein Monster, instruct students what usage errors to watch out for and each has the same narrative structure." - Reference & Research Book News

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Book SynopsisProvides a solid, foundational understanding of creativity that enables readers to elicit creative performance from their students. The first book of its kind in the school library field, The Creative Imperative: School Librarians and Teachers Cultivating Curiosity Together assists educators, school librarians, school counselors, and parents in learning about creativity and inquiry as well as how to foster these desired processes in school settings and beyond. The work begins by addressing the foundational aspects of creativity, and then discusses creativity within the educational setting, exploring how educators can be more creative themselves and coax creative performance from their students. The final part of the text focuses specifically on school libraries and the role of librarians in developing environments and opportunities for inquiry that nurture creativity.Trade Review[D]edicated to helping professionals foster creativity in the educational setting . . . some of the best moments of the collection are when authors offer valuable insights into using technology to aid in creativity. . . . [T]he editors promise from the start that this collection will not rely on traditional (and often false) ideas of creative education, making this a valuable resource for professionals. * VOYA *Table of ContentsForeword Vera John-Steiner Acknowledgments Introduction Jami Biles Jones and Lori J. Flint SECTION I UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITY OF CREATIVITY 1 Looking and Leaping: An Introduction to Creativity Research Sarah E. Sumners and Garrett J. Jaeger 2 Creativity Theory and Educational Practice: Why All the Fuss? Michael Hanchett Hanson 3 The Dark Side of Creativity in the Classroom: The Paradox of Classroom Teaching Arthur Cropley and David Cropley 4 The Creativity Crisis, Possible Causes, and What Schools Can Do Kyung Hee Kim and Stephen V. Coxon SECTION II THE COMPONENTS OF CREATIVITY 5 Inside-the-Box: An Expertise-Based Approach to Creativity in Education Robert W. Weisberg and Michael Hanchett Hanson 6 Motivation Is Everything Beth A. Hennessey 7 The Creative Tapestry: Collaborative Partnerships Gail Bush 8 Encouraging Creative Achievement: How to Develop the Habits of Mind Necessary for Creative Production Lori J. Flint 9 Acting on Curiosity: What's Changed, What Hasn't, and What Educators Can Do Marilyn P. Arnone and Ruth V. Small SECTION III CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE SCHOOL LIBRARY OF CURIOUS DELIGHT 10 Creativity in the Classroom: Teachers and Librarians Together Alane Jordan Starko 11 The Application of Common Core State Standards to Foster Creativity and Curiosity Carolyn Coil 12 The Potential of Technology to Foster Creativity Brian C. Housand 13 Fostering Creativity through Inquiry Jami Biles Jones 14 The Role of the School Librarian in Developing Creativity through Future Problem Solving Bonnie L. Cramond and Suehyeon Paek 15 Bibliocreativity: How Books and Stories Develop Creativity Brian Sturm Appendix A: Creative Solution and Diagnosis Scale (CSDS) Appendix B: Future Problem Solving International Topic Lists Resources Index About the Editors and Contributors

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Book SynopsisThis professional primer provides the blueprint to help you create a school library program, covering all aspects of library management such as budgeting, eBook use, purchasing, and teacher collaboration. Advice and strategies from experts in the field will help you master collection development, library administration, recruitment, and staffing. This handbook is the perfect introduction to school library management for both novice and seasoned professionals. The authors—both experienced school librarians—provide basic guidelines for overseeing an effective library program, practical examples that can be used to implement quality lessons, comprehensive coverage of key topics including daily tasks and human resource management, and ideas for the future of school library management. The provided strategies make setting up and running a program easy for professionals at any level. The second edition includes updated information on the latest trends, terminology, and technologies current in the field. The book is organized into three sections: focusing on daily operations; your role as a teacher collaborator and visionary; and methods for managing a collection. Included resource lists, sidebars, charts, and pictures offer tips and ideas for successfully implementing your plans.Trade ReviewThis is a helpful overview of the many practical considerations involved in running a school library and building a school library program for those new to the field. . . . This work could serve as a text for a school library management course or could be a helpful primer for new school librarians. . . . [I]t would certainly be an informative resource for those new to library work. * VOYA *Table of ContentsCONTENTS Preface Part I. Day-to-Day Basics Chapter 1: Your Role as a School Library/Media Specialist Chapter 2: Understanding Library Organization Chapter 3: Circulation Policies and Mechanics Chapter 4: Using Media Management Systems Chapter 5: Scheduling: Philosophy and Practicality Chapter 6: Staffing Your School Library Chapter 7: Arranging Your School Library Part II. The School Librarian as Teacher/Collaborator Chapter 8: Identifying Standards – State and National Chapter 9: Developing and Promoting Your Library Program Chapter 10: Research and You Chapter 11: Television Production and You Part III. Long-Term Vision Chapter 12: Collection Development Chapter 13: Resources for the Journey Chapter 14: Budgeting and Purchasing Chapter 15: Cataloging and Processing Part IV. Equipping Your Library/Media Center Chapter 16: Equipped to Run! Appendix A: National Level Professional Organizations Appendix B: State Level Professional Organizations Appendix C: Helpful Resources Appendix D: Awards for Children and Young Adult Literature Appendix E: Library 101 Vocabulary: A Glossary of Terms Index

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Book SynopsisHere is everything you need to promote your library as a center for genealogical study by leveraging your collection to help patrons conduct research on ancestors, document family stories, and archive family heirlooms. Websites, social media, and the Internet have made research on family history accessible. Your library can tap into the popularity of the do-it-yourself genealogy movement by promoting your role as both a preserver of local community history as well as a source for helping your patrons archive what's important to their family. This professional guide will teach you how to integrate family history programming into your educational outreach tools and services to the community. The book is divided into three sections: the first introduces methods for creating a program to help your clients trace their roots; the second provides library science instruction in reference and planning for local collections; and the third part focuses on the use of specific types of resources in local collections. Additional information features methods for preserving photographs, letters, diaries, documents, memorabilia, and ephemera. The text also includes bibliographies, appendices, checklists, and links to online aids to further assist with valuating and organizing important family mementos.Trade ReviewReaders will appreciate the plethora of programming ideas presented throughout the work as well as the tips for creating a guide of other local organizations supporting family history research. . . . Anyone who wishes to develop or expand a family history program will turn to this resource again and again. * Library Journal, Starred Review *Offers practical advice, with bibliographical notes, on how to establish a family history service within the framework of existing programming and outreach. * American Libraries *When libraries face budget concerns and changes in technology and consumerism, embracing family history offers a significant opportunity. Some hesitate, uncertain of how to help researchers in an unfamiliar field. Fostering Family History Services aims to help these professionals and volunteers. . . . Fostering Family History Services is a welcome addition to a subject that receives little notice in library science education. It shows libraries paying more attention to the value of local history and genealogy collections. * National Genealogical Society Quarterly *Fostering Family History Services lays important groundwork for helping information providers understand how best to serve the needs of their patrons. . . . Chapters are meticulously documented with citations from the professional literature, and include lists of other print and electronic resources for further reference. The book also includes program ideas that librarians and archivists may utilize to enhance the services they provide. While Fostering Family History Services is intended for information service providers, it is suited to anyone seeking to understand how librarians, archivists, and volunteers serve the needs of local history researchers. * History News *Table of ContentsCONTENTS Preface Introduction: Why Providing Family History Services is a Great Idea Chapter 1: Thinking Outside the Collection Box Chapter 2: Record It: Preserving Family and Community History Chapter 3: Tell It: Oral History for the 21st Century Chapter 4: Sort It: Assessing and Storing Home Sources Chapter 5: Picture It: Gathering, Analyzing and Storing Family Photographs Chapter 6: The Negotiators: Asking and Answering Questions Chapter 7: Maximizing Access to Family History Materials Chapter 8: Mining the Riches Chapter 9: Pooling Our Resources: The Digital Portal Appendix A: Annotated Lists of Family History Titles Appendix B: The Locality Guide Appendix C: Associations Related to Local Studies Appendix D: Forms Index

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Book SynopsisTransform your library into a "think tank" by helping teachers create an active learning environment in which students question, investigate, synthesize, conclude, and present information based on Common Core standards. The rigors of today's mandated academic standards can repurpose your library's role as a steward of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) at your school. Created for teachers of grades 6 through 12, this guide will help you help present exciting, field-tested lessons that address developmental steps and individual differences in key competencies in the CCSS. Authors and educators Mary Ratzer and Paige Jaeger illustrate how brain-based learning helps students become deep, critical thinkers, and provide the lesson plans to coax the best thinking out of each child. This tool book presents strategies to help learners progress from novice to expert thinker; challenge students with questions that lead to inquiry; incorporate "rigor" into lessons; and use model lesson plans to change instruction. Beginning chapters introduce the basics of instruction and provide ideas for expert cognitive growth of the brain. Sample lessons are aligned with key curriculum areas, including science, social studies, music, art, and physical education.

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Book SynopsisJane Secker and Chris Morrison have completely revised and updated this highly successful text to take into account recent developments in the field and changes to the law in the UK and elsewhere in the world. Through its practically based overview of current and emerging copyright issues facing those working in e-learning, this book will help equip professionals with the tools, skills and understanding they need to work confidently and effectively in the virtual learning environment with the knowledge that they are doing so legally.New and developing services, software and other technologies are being adapted for online learning environments to engage students and academic staff. These technologies present increasing challenges to IPR and legal issues and this book will help librarians and educators to meet them. Key topics addressed include:digitizing published content for delivery in the VLE using digital media in e-learning copyright issues and 'born' digital resources The copyright issues associated with using social media copyright training for staff Who owns the rights in works that are the product of collaboration? What do you do if you can't find the rights holders? Readership: This book is essential reading for anyone working in education including learning support staff and teachers using e-learning, learning technologists, librarians, educational developers, instructional designers, IT staff and trainers. It is also relevant for anyone working in the education sector from school level to higher education, and those developing learning resources in commercial organizations and the public sector including libraries, museums and archives, and government departments.Trade Review...this collected volume contains an excellent overview of copyright in relation to electronic content and will appeal primarily to librarians with responsibility for this type of content and for those responsible for managing e-learning. -- Andrew Eynon * Journal of Information Literacy *Jane & Chris have done a great job in pulling together a lot of information covering a range of practical issues, and managed to pitch it at both those with some knowledge, and those without, and position it within a valuable dialogue of competing views on how content should be respected and be useful. * The IP Kat *I found myself nodding in agreement so often while reading this book that people watching me must have thought I was reading a gripping novel. The advice is always sensible, authoritative and clearly articulated. The lists of resources to consider using, scattered throughout the book, are always helpful and authoritative. The overall style is positive. The remarks about risk management are excellent. -- Charles Oppenheim * European Intellectual Property Review *Facet Publishing produces many of the authoritative texts on copyright and this book slots neatly amongst its counterparts, providing a useful overview of the most pertinent copyright issues in education. -- Emily Stannard * LSE Review of Books *Table of Contents1. E-learning and copyright: background Recognizing the copyright dilemma The development of e-learning A brief introduction to UK copyright law Ireland Australia New Zealand Canada The USA Copyright and scholarly communication Creative Commons The Open Movement 2. Digitizing text-based content for delivery in a VLE Using published materials in e-learning Scanning published content in the UK Scanning in the UK: results of a survey Using published content outside the UK The USA Using unpublished content 3. Using digital media: video, images, sound and software Why use sound, images and video in teaching? Copyright and non-text-based works: an introduction Using images in education Digital images collections Digitization of analogue recordings Identifying rights holders and getting permission Copying broadcasts: the ERA Licence Box of Broadcasts Catch-up TV services and television on demand BBC iPlayer Creating audio and video content in-house: copyright issues Sound recordings Lecture capture and intellectual property rightsissues Screen recording iTunes U Managing digital media content Software Finding digital media content for use in e-learning Example sources for still images Example sources for moving images Example sources for audio 4. Copyright issues and born digital resources How is born digital content different? Digital rights management Using content from websites Content from publishers E-books Databases and other subscription resources Lecturers’ own digital content: teaching materials Student-created content Conclusions and general advice 5. Copyright in the connected digital environment What are social media and the Cloud? New technologies for learning Wikis Media-sharing sites Peer to peer file sharing Social networking services Social bookmarking and curation tools Massive open online courses Emerging trends 6. Copyright education and training The copyright educator, trainer or teacher Developing a copyright literacy programme Your audience Face-to-face training sessions Topics to include Practical considerations Using the web Booklets, guides and leaflets Dealing with queries Sources of further advice and support 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAt the heart of any discussion about the future of libraries is the future of librarians—and how well our instructional programs, especially the Master of Library Science (MLS) degree, prepare them for their careers. Building on the Re-envisioning the MLS initiative from the University of Maryland’s iSchool and the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC), this book continues the critical conversations around preparing future librarians. Library and information science (LIS) programs are the foundation of librarianship, and their design requires input from everyone in the field—from academics designing programs and courses, to practitioners reflecting on how prepared (or unprepared) they are to serve their communities, to hiring authorities considering qualifications of candidates. The second installment of this two-part volume explores many of the challenges and opportunities inherent in the future of the MLS degree, including the changing nature of the communities that libraries serve and how LIS education should address these changes, how archival training must accommodate big data, the specialized skill sets librarians need on the job, and how best to prepare librarians for their role as educators. These conversations will never be fully resolved, as LIS education must continue to evolve to ensure the efficacy of libraries and the librarians at the heart of the work.Trade ReviewIn this second volume of a two volume-set, library professionals, administrators, researchers, and educators from North America and the UK present 12 chapters on innovative approaches to library and information science (LIS) education, focusing on issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity; the education roles of library and information science professionals; the incorporation of new technologies and related pedagogical approaches into the curriculum; the opportunities presented by social work to expand LIS education; and the new relevance of traditional elements of the Master of Library Science. They address how the library profession can develop and deliver library services that target the opportunity gap in the US, opportunities for diversity-related content and the integration of critical race theory in the curriculum, the role of the MLIS program in preparing culturally competent school librarians who can provide services and programs that include LGBT students, how social work can contribute to the education of LIS practitioners, how graduate programs can integrate the interests of educators with those of the profession and public using an apprenticeship model, moving beyond tech-savvy librarians to those embedded in and helping create content and technology, creating a new paradigm in archival practice called computational archive science, cataloging in the curriculum, and issues around MLIS graduates as educators. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Re-envisioning the MLS; Johnna Percell, Lindsay Sarin, Paul Jaeger, and John Bertot Chapter 2. Creating a New Era of Expanded Opportunity for All: How Librarians Can Lead Us There; Denise Davis, Morgan Miller, and Erica Jesonis Chapter 3. Creating Mirrors and Doors in the Curriculum: Diversifying and Re-envisioning the MLS; Nicole A. Cooke Chapter 4. Critical Race Theory in the LIS Curriculum; Amelia Gibson, Sandra Hughes-Hassell, and Megan Threats Chapter 5. Why is the Conversation about LGBT Students’ Information Needs Still in the Closet? The Role of the MLIS Program in Preparing Culturally Competent School Librarians; Renee F. Hill and Meagan M. McGrath Chapter 6. Integrating Social Work Perspectives into LIS Education: Blended Professionals as Change Agents; Keren Dali Chapter 7. Educating Librarians: Applying the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Apprenticeship Model to the Education of Librarians; Karl Pettitt Chapter 8. Tech-Savvy Librarian versus (Library) Technologist: Understanding the Future Role of Librarians in Technology Practice; Monica Maceli Chapter 9. Archival Records and Training in the Age of Big Data; Richard Marciano, Victoria Lemieux, Mark Hedges, Maria Esteva, William Underwood, Michael Kurtz, and Mark Conrad Chapter 10. Teaching in Libraries: Not an Elective Part of the Job; Michael Carlozzi Chapter 11. Making the Grade: Should MLIS Programs Prepare Information Professionals for Success as Educators?; Courtney L. Douglass Chapter 12. Phoenix or Dodo? Re-envisioning Cataloging Education; Karen Snow, Gretchen L. Hoffman, Maurine McCourry, and Heather Moulaison Sandy

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Book SynopsisMany organizations are moving away from managing records and information in paper form to setting up electronic records management (ERM) systems. There is a range of reasons for this: economic considerations may be the driver for change, or government policy initiatives may be coming into play.Whatever the situation in your organization, this book provides straightforward, practical guidance on how to prepare for and enable ERM. It sets out and explains the issues organizations need to consider in selecting a system, and the procedures required for effective implementation.Help is also given with the complexities of managing hybrid records during an interim period between paper and electronic record management.The book is divided into three main parts covering the preparation for ERM, and its design and implementation. The key areas covered are:the underlying principles the context making a business case for ERM the main issues for design the information survey the file plan appraisal methodology preservation access the main issues for implementation project management procurement change management training the future of information management. Readership: This essential guide should be on the desk of any library and information professional, records manager, archivist or knowledge manager involved in planning and introducing an ERM system, whether in a public or private sector organization.Trade Review"For any organization intending to carry out an electronic records management implementation, or even simply just thinking about it, this book is invaluable…Highly recommended - Read this book and you may be able to save yourself a consultant's fee!"Table of ContentsPART 1: PREPARATION 1. Underlying principles 2. Context 3. Making a business case for ERM PART 2: DESIGN 4. Main issues for design 5. Information survey 6. File plan 7. Appraisal methodology 8. Preservation 9. Access PART 3: IMPLEMENTATION 10. Main issues for implementation 11. Project management 12. Procurement 13. Change management 14. Training PART 4: THE FUTURE 15. The future of information management Appendix. Competency framework.

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Book Synopsis“This is a tour de force of sophisticated global erudition.” —Filippo de Vivo, University of Oxford, UK“In its wide global range and rich variety of studies, this expertly edited volume provides an unprecedented view into the scribal practices of diverse cultural traditions in the early modern period.” —Johanna Drucker, University of California, Los Angeles, USA“This volume finally gives the colophon the place it deserves. We see scribes and printers at work in Thailand, the Deccan, Delhi, Damascus, Antwerp, and Timbuktu.” —Konrad Hirschler, University of Hamburg, Germany“In this cross-disciplinary endeavor, ten authors tell lively and exciting stories of historical scribal practices.” —Verena Klemm, University of Leipzig, Germany This book is the first to chart the global diversity of colophons between 1400 and 1800. The volume presents a new approach to scribal cultures that expands traditional definitions. Moving from the paradigm of codicological information towards a thorough interpretation of the wider social worlds of colophons in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, this volume uncovers the fascinating cultural history of early modern scribes. Chapters examine how those engaging in the composition and distribution of colophons shaped scribal identities, group cultures and bookish communities in a world in which manuscripts mattered. Authors build on approaches from anthropology, cultural studies, codicology, history, and philology to offer a new conceptual framework that studies colophons as scribal practices embedded in their changing social and cultural worlds. As a new contribution to the history of the book, this volume’s global approach pushes the boundaries of what constitutes a colophon.Trade Review“This volume is a welcome addition for the growing community of scholars interested in textual materialities and comparative book history. … this review shall point out some critical perspectives from which readers can engage with this innovative and thought-provoking collection.” (Hwisang Cho, Journal of Early Modern History, Vol. 27 (4), 2023)“Scribal practice is a welcome reminder that every part of a written text is potentially significant, and that even little-known texts can open unexpected windows on the past and present.” (Deborah Rudolph, EAPS, East Asian Publishing and Society, Vol. 13, 2023)Table of Contents1. Information, Interpretation, Interaction: Global Cultures of Colophons, c. 1400–1800- Christopher D. Bahl and Stefan Hanß2. A Prosopography in Circulation: Advertising Scribal Travails in Arabic Manuscripts across Early Modern South Asia- Christopher D. Bahl 3. Lines of Loyalties and Early Modern Cultural Diversity: Colophons as Sites of Encounters- Stefan Hanß4. How to Publish a Book in the Fifteenth-Century Middle East: The Case of Ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn’s “Abundant Refutation”- Laurenz Kern 5. Signatures of Authority: Colophons in Seventeenth-Century Melkite Circles in Aleppo- Feras Krimsti 6. The Making of a Local Historian in Timbuktu: The Signed Marginalia Attributed to Maḥmūd Ka‘ti in the Fondo Kati Collection- Susana Molins Lliteras 7. From Scribal Marks to Calligraphic Signatures? Print, Scribe and Script in Early Modern European Writing Manuals- Hannah Murphy 8. Poetry of the Scribes: Versified Colophons and Scribal Identity in Siamese Manuscript Culture- Peera Panarut 9. Muslim Scribal Culture in India around 1800: Toward a Disentangling of the Mughal Library and the Delhi Collection- Nur Sobers-Khan 10. In Absence of a Colophon: Alternative Signing Practices in Arabic Autograph Manuscripts- Torsten Wollina 11. Remembering the Living and the Dead in Fifteenth-Century Armenian Colophons: The Case of Bodleian MS Marsh 438 (I-III)- David Zakarian

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Book SynopsisThis book presents and explores a challenging new approach in book history. It offers a coherent volume of thirteen chapters in the field of early modern book history covering a wide range of topics and it is written by renowned scholars in the field. The rationale and content of this volume will revitalize the theoretical and methodological debate in book history. The book will be of interest to scholars and students in the field of early modern book history as well as in a range of other disciplines. It offers book historians an innovative methodological approach on the life cycle of books in and outside Europe. It is also highly relevant for social-economic and cultural historians because of the focus on the commercial, legal, spatial, material and social aspects of book culture. Scholars that are interested in the history of science, ideas and news will find several chapters dedicated to the production, circulation and consumption of knowledge and news media. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction - Books and Book History in Motion: Materiality, Sociality and Spaciality; Daniel Bellingradt and Jeroen Salman.- PART I: BEYOND PRODUCTION.- Chapter 2. Promoting the Counter-Reformation in Provincial France; Malcolm Walsby.- Chapter 3. Conrad Gessner and the Mobility of the Book; Paul Nelles.- Chapter 4. Paper Networks and the Book Industry; Daniel Bellingradt.- Chapter 5. Marketing a New Legal Code in Fifteenth Century Castile; Benito Rial Costas.- PART II: BEYOND CIRCULATION.- Chapter 6. Links between Newspapers and Books; Andreas Golob.- Chapter 7. Publishers, Editors, and Artists in the Marketing of News in the Dutch Republic circa 1700; Joop W. Koopmans.- Chapter 8. The Battle of Medical Books; Jeroen Salman.- Chapter 9. What killed Théodore Rilliet de Saussure?; Mark Curran.- PART III: BEYOND CONSUMPTION.- Chapter 10. Reading Strategies in Scotland circa 1750–1820; Vivienne Dunstan.- Chapter 11. Italian Books and French Medical Libraries in the Renaissance; Shanti Graheli.- Chapter 12. Printed in Europe, consumed in Ottoman lands; Geoffrey Roper.- Epilogue: Matter, Sociability and Space; Joad Raymond.

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Book SynopsisThe study Reimagining the Library of the Future investigates the various models of public buildings and civic space through the lens of the library. It takes a critical look at the history, present, and future transformation of this significant building typology that has recently emerged as a redefined community place, social condenser, and urban incubator for knowledge generation, storage, and sharing. In particular, the library has evolved as a vibrant and vital member of community development and as a basis for outreach efforts. This book presents 40 recent public and academic libraries from around the world, with over 200 images. As the survey of precedents shows, the historical cases have informed the design of the recent libraries and the continuous development of the building type over time. Well-designed libraries are now in abundance, and the wider view of this study includes médiathèque and learning centres. The selection of contemporary projects focuses on urban libraries in Europe (Germany, Italy, Austria, Netherlands), the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Japan, and China.Trade Review"Taking at a critical stance at the history, present, and future transformation of this significant building typology, the 220-page book looks at 40 recent public and academic libraries from around the world." - World Architecture Community"The primary objective… is to investigate the various models of public library buildings and explore the continuous evolution of library design." - Public Library Quarterly

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Book SynopsisWith their cameras and notebooks in hand, photographers Sabine Schmidt and Don House embarked on an ambitious project to document the libraries committed to serving Arkansas’s smallest communities. Remote Access is the culmination of this fascinating three-year effort, which took the artists to every region of their home state. Schmidt’s carefully constructed color images of libraries and the communities they serve and House’s rich black-and-white portraits of library patrons and staff shine alongside the authors’ observational essays about their experiences. The pages here come alive with a deep connection to Arkansas’s history and culture as we accompany the authors on visits to a section of the Trail of Tears near Parkin, to the site of the tragic 1959 fire at the Arkansas Negro Boys’ Industrial School in Wrightsville, and to Maya Angelou's childhood school in Stamps, among many other significant destinations. Through this testament to the essential role of libraries in the twenty-first century, Schmidt and House have created a clear-eyed portrait of modern rural life, delving into issues of race, politics, gender, and isolation as they document the remarkable hard work and generosity put forth in community efforts to sustain local libraries.Table of Contents Series Editor's Preface PREFACE: A Word About Librarians INTRODUCTION: Walking to Fayetteville: One True Photograph • ROBERT COCHRAN PROLOGUE: The Guidance of Strangers • SABINE SCHMIDT 1. St. Paul Public Library: St. Paul, Madison County 2. Greenland Public Library: Greenland, Washington County 3. West Fork Municipal Library: West Fork, Washington County 4. Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library: Eureka Springs, Carroll County 5. Twin Groves Branch Library: Twin Groves, Faulkner County 6. Calhoun County Library: Hampton, Calhoun County 7. Smackover Public Library: Smackover, Union County 8. Kingston Community Library: Kingston, Madison County 9. Cotton Plant Branch Library: Cotton Plant, Woodruff County 10. McCrory Branch Library: McCrory, Woodruff County 11. Marked Tree Public Library: Marked Tree, Poinsett County 12. Cabe Memorial Public Library: Stamps, Lafayette County 13. Tollette Branch Library: Tollette, Howard County 14. Horatio-Garner Memorial Library: Horatio, Sevier County 15. Norman Library: Norman, Montgomery County 16. Millie M. Brooks Library: Wrightsville, Pulaski County 17. Driftwood Library: Lynn, Lawrence County 18. Parkin Branch Library: Parkin, Cross County 19. Ashley County Library: Hamburg, Ashley County 20. Conway County Library Bookmobile: Morrilton, Conway County 21. Charleston Public Library: Charleston, Franklin County EPILOGUE: The Kindness of Strangers • DON HOUSE Acknowledgments APPENDIX A: People and Places Photographed APPENDIX B: Technical Details

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Book SynopsisA bilingual collection of enchanting folk tales from the peoples of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay, accompanied by historical and geographical background as well as color photographs. Containing numerous tales that have never before appeared in an English-language children's story collection, this book presents many of author Paula Martín's favorite stories from her many years of experience in storytelling around the world and particularly in South America. It stands as a unique folklore and storytelling resource that will give readers a better understanding of life and culture in the southern part of South America. Readers of all ages will delight in entertaining stories about animals, plants and trees, musical instruments, lost places, fantastic creatures, and witches and devils. This collection also includes never-ending tales, sky stories, and folk tales about fools. The book provides related cultural information about the lands where these stories originated as well as the people who tell these tales, traditional games of South America, and recipes for regional food items that can go hand in hand with the stories.Trade ReviewA generous, bilingual array of stories about animals, fools, lost places, musical instruments, scary or fantastic creatures, plants and trees, and the sky, ending with a selection of looping, recursive 'Endless Tales' designed to drive wakeful children off to sleep. Excellent glossary, bibliography, and notes. * Storytelling Magazine *Table of ContentsCONTENTS Preface Introduction: Pachamama—A Thank You Part 1: Southern South America The Lands from Which These Stories Come The People Who Tell These Tales Traditional Children's Games Regional Recipes Part 2: Folktales of Southern South America Cuentos de animales / Animal Stories Leyendas de instrumentos musicales / Stories of Musical Instruments Cuentos de zonzos / Fool Stories Monstruos, brujas, diablos y otras criaturas espantosas / Monsters, Witches, Devils and Other Scary Creatures Lugares Perdidos / Lost Places Cuentos de plantas y árboles / Plant and Tree Stories Cuentos del Cielo / Sky Stories Cuentos con criaturas fantásticas / Tales of Fantastic Creatures Cuentos de nunca acabar / Endless Tales Glossary Tale Notes Index

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