Library and information sciences Books
WW Norton & Co Library An Unquiet History
Book Synopsis"Engrossingly saturated with fascinating lore, colorful anecdotes, and deft portraits." —Hilarie M. Sheets, New York TimesTrade Review"Gifted and eloquent, Battles has written a pertinent book, full of insight and humanity." -- Nicholas Basbanes, author of On Paper"Huge in scope…engaging." -- BookPage"Blow[s] the dust off our stodgy, conventional conception of the library to reveal the living heart of culture." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"Battles’ book is an obvious choice for bibliophiles. But the author’s evident enthusiasm for his subject just might fan into flame any passion for books and libraries that smolders in the heart of the general reader, too." -- Boston Herald"Elegantly written....A great read, flowing over many time periods and geographic regions." -- Library Journal"Battles turns an all-seeing telescope on the most spectacular galaxy in our intellectual heavens—that magnificent constellation of books we call a library—and brings into focus the brightest stars and blackest holes in its dynamic history." -- Richard Lederer, author of A Man of My Words"Splendidly articulate, informative and provoking…sweeping in its inclusiveness, extraordinarily brisk in narrative vigor, and consistently lively—utterly trumping the cliches of the mustiness of libraries and the dreariness of librarians. A book among books, to be savored and gone back to." -- Michael Packenham - Baltimore Sun"This is an idiosyncratic and brave book…like many other fine works of literature, [it] is not unlike a library." -- Dallas Morning News"Fascinating…At its heart, the book is above all a celebration of mankind’s ceaseless quest to quench curiosity and organize knowledge—a quest all the more timely, yet more overwhelming, in an era when our collective 'library' has swelled into the world wide web, the largest information system humanity has ever known." -- Maria Popova, author of Figuring
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Taylor & Francis Ltd adaptingtoebooks
Book SynopsisThis book provides models for acquisitions policies and reports on several surveys of faculty and librarian attitudes toward e-books. It also discusses certain issues in acquiring cataloguing and collection development regarding this important new library resource.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Moving into the World of E-books 2. E-books and Virtual Learning Environments: Responses to a Transformational Technology 3. E-books in the University of California Libraries 4. Making Sense of E-book Usage Data 5. Ebrary and Two International E-book Surveys 6. Survey Analysis: Ebrary User Survey 7. Faculty Experiences with Electronic Resources 8. Academic E-books: Supply Before Demand in the Life 9. The University of Pittsburgh Study in an Electronic Environment: Have E-books Changed Usage Patterns of Monographs? 10. Mission Possible: E-books and the Humanities 11. Moving from Book to E-book 12. New Types of E-books, E-book Issues, and Implications 13. Integration of Electronic Books into Library Catalogs: The UIC Library Experience 14. Managing Users’ Expectations of E-books 15. Consortia and E-books: Expanding Access and Defining Business Models 16. From Print to “e”: An Industry Perspective
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Information Science
Book SynopsisInformation Science is concerned with the theoretical and practical aspects of effective information provision and consumption. In particular, information scientists explore the theoretical underpinnings and practical competencies involved in the generation, collection, organization, processing, management, storage, retrieval, distribution, communication, and utilization of information.In today's knowledge societies (shaped, in the words of the editors of this new Routledge title, by an unabatedly accumulating abundance of information'), it is perhaps unsurprising that Information Science is more than ever a crucial site for scholarly exploration. And as serious research in and around the discipline flourishes as never before, this four-volume collection from Routledge's acclaimed Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies series meets the urgent need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of interdisciplinary
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Elsevier Science The Marketing of Academic National and Public
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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Elsevier Science Making a Collection Count
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Collection Statements and Policies 2. Life Cycle of a Collection 3. Collection Metrics 4. Physical inventory 5. Statistics 6. Weeding 7. Collection Organization 8. Collection Budgets 9. Everything is Connected Appendix A. Public Library Collection Management Policy B. Academic Library Collection Management Policy
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Internet on Earth
Book SynopsisA fascinating and vital area of research, the geography of information describes the role of information as both economic and commercial product and its distribution and movement across boundaries of cyberspace and conventional geography. Written by a pioneer in telecommunications geography research, this prize winning title (AAG award 2003) applies information geography to the world of high-tech, examining the latest wrinkles in the Internet, Silicon Valley, mobile telephony, and other key areas. the first book to provide both a context for the geography of information and a critical overview of recent research. Includes location-specific references and case studies. Examines the information society, information economy, telecommunications and its geographical impact. Trade Review"...an excellent textbook...provides very rich descriptions...should be congratulated for presenting 'hot-button' issues..." (New Media & Society, Vol 6(3), June 2004) "...a useful book that synthesises a great deal of contemporary literature..." (Environment & Planning B: Planning and Design, Vo. 31, No.3 2004) "Its collection and subsequent organization of references, as well as the clarity of its presentation, should make it highly appealing to a wide audience." (Urban Studies, July 2005)Table of ContentsContexts Information and Knowledge The Information Society The Information Economy Information Politics Information Law Conclusion Basics The Scope of Information Geography Space Place Conclusion Technology Information and Technology Technology and Flows Knowledge Innovation Technology Information Technology Regions Conclusion Information Volumes and Origins The Internet: Evolution and Structure A Conceptual Framework for Information Production Ranking Urban Centers of Information Production Global Centers: New York and Los Angeles IT R&D Information Production Conclusion Contents Content Demand and Location Capital as Information E-Commerce and Location Geographic Language Conclusion Transmission The Internet Backbones Flows US Leadership in Telecommunications Conclusion Media Leading Nations The Digital Divide Conclusion Consumption Social Uses of the Internet Internet Consumption in Cities Use and Location Broadband Conclusion Beyond Challenges Geography of Information
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The University of Michigan Press Object Lessons and the Formation of Knowledge
Book SynopsisExplores the museums, libraries, and special collections of the University of Michigan on its bicentennial. Viewed from an historic perspective, the university’s collections provide a window through which we can explore the transformation of the academy, its public role, and the development of scholarly disciplines over the last two centuries.
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University of California Press The Asami Library
Book SynopsisThe Asami Library catalogue documents an extraordinary collection of Korean printed books, manuscripts, maps, and rubbings acquired by the East Asiatic Library of the University of California in 1950. Compiled by Chaoying Fang, this catalogue highlights the Asami collection's unparalleled contribution to Korean studies in the United States. Assembled by Asami Rintaro, a Japanese legal scholar and bibliophile active in Seoul during the early 20th century, the collection comprises over 900 titles in approximately 4,000 fascicles and sheets. Notably, a significant portion of these documents pertain to law and governance, offering a rare glimpse into historical administrative practices. Additionally, the collection includes unique examples of Korean movable-type printing from the 17th to 19th centuries, representing a specialized art form and reflecting the scarcity of such publications due to their limited production runs. Fang's meticulous effort, guided by scholarly expertise and enr
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University of California Press The Asami Library
Book SynopsisThe Asami Library catalogue documents an extraordinary collection of Korean printed books, manuscripts, maps, and rubbings acquired by the East Asiatic Library of the University of California in 1950. Compiled by Chaoying Fang, this catalogue highlights the Asami collection's unparalleled contribution to Korean studies in the United States. Assembled by Asami Rintaro, a Japanese legal scholar and bibliophile active in Seoul during the early 20th century, the collection comprises over 900 titles in approximately 4,000 fascicles and sheets. Notably, a significant portion of these documents pertain to law and governance, offering a rare glimpse into historical administrative practices. Additionally, the collection includes unique examples of Korean movable-type printing from the 17th to 19th centuries, representing a specialized art form and reflecting the scarcity of such publications due to their limited production runs. Fang's meticulous effort, guided by scholarly expertise and enr
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Global Information Society
Book SynopsisToday, information and the technologies that store and disseminate it are producing deep-rooted and widespread changes in society - changes of the same magnitude as those that occurred during the Industrial Revolution. The purpose of this book is to give a complete picture of the information society by examining in detail the social, economic, political, and cultural roles of information and information technology. This book is effectively a second edition of the author''s classic The Information Society. In it, the author illustrates the major trends in and inter-relationships between information, information and communication technologies, and the global economy and society. In tracing the direction of information-based change he reveals the implications for ordinary citizens, for the quality of everyday life, for economic and social activity, and examines the prospects of nations and trading blocs. This book provides a new way of looking at society, one that is essential for unTrade Review’As a well referenced sourcebook, this book will [be] much appreciated by students of information management, and related subjects, and by their teachers.’ IT Link ’If there are any weaknesses in the book, I’m afraid I failed to spot them...I have no hesitation in recommending this book as essential reading for all students and academic staff in Schools and Departments of Information and Library Studies.’ Managing Information ’The sections on computer crime, the transmission of pornography, data protection and security, and the impact of teleworking are really excellent.’ IT Training ’...required reading...for those concerned (in whatever capacity) with the information profession or industry.’ Program ’This volume should be required reading for any one involved in today’s technology and any aspect of information usage and production.’ IMIS JournalTable of ContentsContents: Information society revisited; The information society; Information and communication; Developments in computing; Developments in telecommunications; The economics of information; The social impact of information and communications technologies; The information-based industries; Information management; Global information flows: Content and context; Bibliography; Index.
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British Library Publishing The Book of the British Library
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British Museum Press The British Museum Guide includes a map
Book SynopsisThis is a perfect companion for visitors who want to savour the highlights of the collection.
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Prentice Hall Press The Book Thieves
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd History of Reading in the West
Book SynopsisThis path--breaking study will become the standard work on the history of reading in the West. It will be indispensable to students of cultural history, and to all those who want a fresh perspective on the history of books and their uses.Trade Review"Guglielmo Cavallo and Roger Chartier have assembled a remarkable team of international scholars to describe the history of reading in the West from classical times to the present day. Who reads, how they read to themselves and others, what they read, where they read, and what difference reading makes - these are the questions asked and answered, using the best techniques of social and cultural history and literary theory. An immense body of scholarship has been distilled into accessible and beautifully translated essays. To read is to travel, Chartier and Cavallo tell us in their wide-ranging Introduction. Their volume makes a fascinating voyage." Professor Natalie Zemon Davis, Department of History, Princeton University "The genius of the book is in the analysis of the relationship between reading and society. The act of reading illustrates the cultural mindset and this book is a subtle but sure "re-reading" of history which is a revelation of minds past. It is about far more than reading; it is about spiritual authority and sex, it is about social control, secrets and rebellion ... it is a book-lover's delight." The Guardian "Ranging from Ancient Greece to the Internet, edited by two leading scholars in this rapidly expanding field and written by a group of specialists in a lucid and accessible style, A History of Reading in the West will be quite indispensable for students and scholars alike." Peter Burke, Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge "… a landmark achievement." San Francisco Chronicle "There is no way to encapsulate here the richness of these explorations." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Mandatory reading for all scholars and their students in the history of the book." Libraries and Culture "[The book] is certainly the best history of reading presently available and will provide book people with a rich and useful perspective on those pratices that we all endeavor to serve." LogosTable of ContentsPublisher's Note. Introduction: Guglielmo Cavallo and Roger Chartier. 1. Archaic and Classical Greece: The Invention of Silent Reading: Jesper Svenbro. 2. Between Volumen and Codex: Reading in the Roman World: Guglielmo Cavallo. 3. Reading, Copying and Interpreting a Text in the Early Middle Ages: M. B. Parkes. 4. The Scholastic Model of Reading: Jacqueline Hamesse. 5. Reading in the Later Middle Ages: Paul Saenger. 6. Reading in the Jewish Communities of Western Europe In the Middle Ages: Robert Bonfil. 7. The Humanist as Reader: Anthony Grafton. 8. Protestant Reformations and Reading: Jean-François Gilmont. 9. Reading and the Counter-Reformation: Dominique Julia. 10. Reading Matter and 'Popular' Reading: From the Renaissance to the Seventeenth Century: Roger Chartier. 11. Was there a Reading Revolution at the End of the Eighteenth Century? Reinhard Wittman. 12. New Readers in the Nineteenth Century: Women, Children, Workers: Martyn Lyons. 13. Reading to Read: A Future for Reading: Armando Petrucci. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd What Is the History of the Book
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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John Wiley and Sons Ltd What is the History of the Book
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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Taylor & Francis Ltd Staff Management in Library and Information Work
Book SynopsisThis standard text has been fully revised and updated for its fourth edition to reflect continuing technological changes, as well as issues such as social inclusion, lifelong learning and European employment legislation. Chapter 1 on the working environment has been completely rewritten. The present environment brings problems of staff motivation, de-professionalization and the loss of control: Chapter 2 reminds readers of basic motivation theories, now presented in a more logical sequence, and how to deal with such problems. Chapter 3 on workforce planning has been retitled Human Resource Planning and revised to take into account the modes of staffing appropriate for today''s turbulent environment. Effective human resource planning requires excellent selection and recruitment procedures: best practice and developments in this area are explored in Chapters 4, Job Descriptions and Person Specifications, and 5, Recruitment and Selection of Staff. In Chapter 6 on staff appraisal moreTrade Review’...It should continue to be a standard text for library management, and deservedly so.’ Library Association Record ’...comprehensive overview of current practice coupled with lots of good advice about how to devise and implement good staff management.’ Public Library Record '... a welcome addition to the professional's bookshelf. ...this books outstanding quality is as a practical handbook of management ideas, techniques and examples. It is ideal both for the new manager and the old hand who is open to new ideas and being refreshed on some old ones. It can be dipped in and out of as needs require and that is where its lasting value will be for many readers.' Managing Information (August 2003) 'The book is a useful practitioner handbook that is sufficiently accessible and rigorous in its academic grounding to act also as a useful introduction to students. This edition has been updated effectively, and should be on every library manager's book shelf, and from time to time on their desk.' (Emeral Journal) Journal of Documentation '...lots of very relevant and useful things here, to support training, to compare practice, to revisit fundamentals, to check on how things like appraisal and training are moving along. That is its strength and that is why it will sell well.' Library Review 'I would have to give this title 5/5. It is clearly and logically written and is applicable to managers in all library sectors. It brings existing managers up to date with new techniques as well as being an excellent introductory guide for the new manager. As someone who has only a few years managerial experience, I found the book inspiring. ...I would also highly recommend this to LIS students' Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) for Information Computer Sciences (ICS)Table of ContentsContents: The working environment; Motivation and job satisfaction; Human resource planning; Job descriptions and person specifications; Recruitment and selection of staff; Staff appraisal; Staff training and development; Staff supervision and interpersonal skills training; References; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Copyright Law
Book SynopsisThis volume discusses how proprietary notions increasingly dominated copyright legal principles, with consequences for information dissemination in modern times. It covers the period to 1850, and begins with extracts from Roman law and early Christian and medieval teaching on ownership. The volume traces philosophical arguments about copyright law, reproducing writings of John Milton and John Locke on freedom of expression, and copyright justifications supplied by the idealist philosophers Johann Fichte and Immanuel Kant. Readings explain how the developments that created the social and political systems of modern Britain and the United States also produced the beginnings of the modern system of copyright regulation. The volume highlights seminal works of leading US copyright scholars Lyman Ray Patterson, Benjamin Kaplan and Mark Rose, and includes correspondence of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison on copyright policy.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: the origins of copyright law; Part I The Origins of Copyright: (i) Possession and Exclusion: States ideal and real: community of property, Plato; The ownership of property, Aristotle; The law of things, Rudolph Sohm; Method followed in this work. Idea of a revolution, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. (ii) Obligation-Based Societies and Attitudes to Information: Don't stop thinking about...yesterday: why there was no indigenous counterpart to intellectual property law in imperial China, William Alford; John Bulun Bulun & Anor v R&T Textiles Pty Ltd; The cardinal virtues and the deadly sins, Bhagavad Gita. (iii) Against Entitlement: Aquinas' theory of property, A. Parel. (iv) The Stationers' Monopoly: Stationers Company Charter granted by Philip and Mary and confirmed by Elizabeth I (1557); Aereopagitica, John Milton, (1644); Appendix: documents relating to the termination of the Licensing Act, John Locke, 1695. Part II Emergence of Statutory Copyright: (v) The Statute of Anne: The Statute of Anne, April 10, 1710; Making copyright, Mark Rose. (vi) Perpetual Copyright: The publishers and the pirates: British copyright law in theory and practice, John Feather, 1710-1775. (vii) The Copyright Act 1790 (United States): Correspondence and Legislation: Correspondence of Thomas Jefferson; Copyright Act of 1790. (viii) Idealism: Relinquishment of property, Georg W.F. Hegel. (ix) United States Law and Foreigners' Copyright: 1831 Copyright Act: an Act to amend the several Acts respecting copyrights, 3 February 1831 revision; A portion of Dickens' letter to his friend John Forster on the subject of international copyright, 17 February 1842, Charles Dickens. (x) Fair Use: Folsom v Marsh, 1841; Free speech, copyright and fair use, L. Ray Patterson. (xi) Macaulay and Copyright Term: A speech delivered in the House of Commons on 5th February 1841, Thomas Babington Macaulay. (xii) Final Reflections: The first 350 years, Benjamin Kaplan; Pirates of the information infr
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Taylor & Francis Organizing Knowledge
Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this standard student text, Organizing Knowledge, incorporates extensive revisions reflecting the increasing shift towards a networked and digital information environment, and its impact on documents, information, knowledge, users and managers. Offering a broad-based overview of the approaches and tools used in the structuring and dissemination of knowledge, it is written in an accessible style and well illustrated with figures and examples. The book has been structured into three parts and twelve chapters and has been thoroughly updated throughout. Part I discusses the nature, structuring and description of knowledge. Part II, with its five chapters, lies at the core of the book focusing as it does on access to information. Part III explores different types of knowledge organization systems and considers some of the management issues associated with such systems. Each chapter includes learning objectives, a chapter summary and a list of references for further reaTrade Review’...can be recommended for any library and information science collection...’ Canadian Library Association ’...deserves to retain its place as a key introductory textbook in this subject...’ Aslib Program 'Organizing Knowledge is in its fourth edition for a good reason. The technology and systems surrounding the topic continue to evolve.' Library Management, Vol 30, No 3Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Structuring and Describing: Knowledge, information and their organization; Formatting and structuring knowledge; Describing documents. Part II Access: Users and behaviour; Subjects as access points; Classification and order; Further concepts and tools for subject access; Access through author names and titles. Part III Systems: Knowledge organization in the digital environment; The evaluation and design of information retrieval systems; Organizing knowledge without IT; Management of knowledge systems; Index.
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Lerner Publishing Group Do You Know Dewey
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McFarland & Co Inc Interlibrary Loan Sharks and Seedy Roms
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McFarland & Company Public Speaking Handbook for Librarians and
Book Synopsis Now more than ever, librarians need good communication skills. They are no longer unseen collectors, classifiers, and cultural guardians. Information professionals are doing more public speaking at conferences, in meetings, classes, book talks and countless other situations, but many of them dislike, even fear, the thought of getting up in front of a group of people and giving a presentation. Librarians and other information professionals can find in this work help in overcoming their hesitation. Part one offers basic principles for better speech preparation and delivery, discussing such topics as the importance of good listening skills to being a good speaker, doing the necessary research beforehand, applying organizational skills to a presentation, engaging an audience, practicing a presentation before actually giving it, and putting oneself at ease, among others. Part Two discusses the specific situations in which librarians often have to communicate, including interv
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McFarland & Company Revolting Librarians Redux Radical Librarians
Book SynopsisThis compilation of witty, insightful, and readable writings on the various aspects of alternative librarianship edited by two outspoken library professionals is a sequel to ""Revolting Librarians"", which was published in 1972.Trade ReviewRevolting librarians are't defined by what they are, they are defined by what they do. In fact, it's not even what they do, but how they do it - Katia Roberto and Jessamyn West, in the Preface.
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McFarland & Company A True Politician Rebecca Browning Rankin
Book SynopsisFocusing on Rankin's efforts to document New York City's past as an unofficial historian, this book examines the city's political history during the first half of the 20th century and explores the relationship of the local government with its great cultural institution, the New York Public Library.
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McFarland & Company Exhibits in Libraries
Book Synopsis Library exhibits are more than entertainment for patrons. They can inspire and educate, stimulate an interest that can be explored in a book, or attract visitors who otherwise wouldn''t stop by. Displays are also an opportunity for a library to put its creative foot forward or help patrons navigate the facility itself. This comprehensive how-to includes a everything a librarian or staff member needs to know to put on an exhibit, from hatching ideas to evaluating the end result. Illustrations and photographs show practical methods of planning, labeling and displaying. An introduction discusses the history and rationale of exhibits, and what librarians need to know to be responsible for them. Most of the book''s pages, however, are dedicated to the hands-on process of creating an exhibit. The first part is a ten-step process for beginners. The second part includes everything a librarian or staff member might want to consider when creating an exhibit: the beginning idea (th
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McFarland & Company Casanova Was a Librarian A Lighthearted Look at
Book SynopsisFrom pick-up lines to bumper stickers, this volume takes a look at the many facets of the librarian occupation. Beginning with statistics, it enumerates gender divisions, personality types, salaries and educational requirements for various types of librarians including public, academic, school and special librarians.
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McFarland & Company Documentation A History and Critique of
Book Synopsis This work examines and critiques the history, use, and abuse of various literary systems of documentation. Throughout history, such systems have been employed in different ways and through various applications in order to attribute, comment, translate, reference, or otherwise remark tangentially on a primary text. The work studies all forms of documentation used in the Western world--from ancient Biblical commentaries, to the medieval gloss, to the current systems used by researchers in the humanities and social and hard sciences. Topics include the historical development of documentation; the specific advantages and disadvantages of Chicago, APA, MLA, and other current styles; and the common misuses or intentional deceptions within modern documentation practices.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Case Studies in Library and Information Science
Book SynopsisWritten for library and information science professionals, this book presents 125 case studies that combine theories of ethics and librarianship with practical, real-life scenarios. It presents an introduction on ethics in library and information science.
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McFarland & Company Museums Libraries and Urban Vitality A Handbook
Book SynopsisDocuments the trend for cities and towns throughout America to use museums and libraries as vehicles for economic development. This volume includes several regional and national resource directories, a glossary, and an index to facilitate reference to particular communities and projects throughout the country.
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McFarland & Company Look at This Dynamic Library Displays Step by
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McFarland & Company Librarianship in Gilded Age America An Anthology of Writings 18681901
Book SynopsisThe gilded age was a formative period in the development and extension of American libraries. This book aims to bring together the writings of foundational figures in Gilded Age librarianship, including Charles Ammi Cutter, Melvil Dewey, Andrew Carnegie and Richard Rogers Bowker.
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McFarland & Company Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users Essays
Book Synopsis Building upon the legacy of Gay and Lesbian Library Service (1990, invaluable--Library Journal; recommended--Booklist), this current anthology brings the discussion into a 21st century context by broadening the community base served and by examining the role of the Internet and Web 2.0 in libraries and archives. Many chapters include personal accounts of individuals'' experiences to illustrate the importance of library services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning users. Specific topics include: library services provided to LGBTIQ youth; collection assessment and the process of gauging user satisfaction; the classification of LGBTIQ resources in the Dewey Decimal Classification system; attempts to restrict access to LGBTIQ resources through challenges, censorship, and Internet filtering; and workplace concerns of LGBTIQ library workers. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
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McFarland & Company The Generation X Librarian Essays on Leadership
Book Synopsis Generation X includes individuals born roughly between 1961 and 1981. This generation has faced major advances in technology, environmental degradation, and widening economic injustice, all of which affect libraries and librarians. This collection of critical essays highlights the special challenges that face Generation X librarians. Topics covered include management and leadership, rapidly changing technology, social attitudes and stereotypes within popular culture, and how Generation X librarians have responded to or developed in response to those themes. This work fills many of the gaps present in the professional literature on librarianship and our younger generations.
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McFarland & Company Mentoring in Librarianship Essays on Working with
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McFarland & Company Progressive Library Organizations A Worldwide History
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McFarland & Company The Laughing Librarian A History of American Library Humor
£32.39
McFarland & Co Inc The Entrepreneurial Librarian
Book Synopsis The old image of an entrepreneur as a scrappy, independent risk-taker has been replaced by the reality of individuals incorporating innovative ideas in more traditional settings. This collection of essays illustrates how librarians are infusing entrepreneurial principles in a variety of arenas, including public, private, academic, and special libraries. It chronicles how entrepreneurial librarians are flourishing in the digital age, advocating social change, responding to patron demands, designing new services, and developing exciting fundraising programs. Applying new business models to traditional services, they eagerly embrace entrepreneurship in response to patrons'' demands, funding declines, changing resource formats, and other challenges. By documenting the current state of entrepreneurship in libraries, this volume upends the public image of librarians as ill-suited to risky or creative ventures and places them instead on the cutting edge of innovations in the field.
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McFarland & Company Divided Libraries Remodeling Management to Unify
Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking volume by a 35-year veteran of academic libraries identifies, diagnoses, and provides remedies to the damaging divisions in and between libraries and librarianship, arguing that the processes of teaching constitutes the genuine context in which to steer librarianship into the future.
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McFarland & Company Marketing Your Library Tips and Tools That Work
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McFarland & Company Best Games 188 Active and Quiet Simple and
Book SynopsisFishing for paper clips, grandmother's trunk, Advertisements, Balloon Volleyball, Chin Game, Pickle in the Middle, Shadow Tag, How Do You Like Your Neighbors? For every mood and occasion there is a game in this collection that will fit the situation - rainy-day ideas, children's programs, teen groups, institutional settings, grown-ups' parties.Trade Reviewclear and explicit--WLB; ""old favorites and new fun""--ARBA.
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McFarland & Company The Brain Power Story Hour Higher Order Thinking
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McFarland & Company Continuing Education for Libra Essays on Career
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McFarland and Company, Inc. The New Academic Librarian Essays on Changing
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McFarland & Company Job Stress and the Librarian Coping Strategies
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis volume contains a wealth of practical advice on dealing with the stress that all librarians experience at one time or another. - Jason Kuhl, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, Illinois ""Highly empowering self-care guide for library professionals with practical tips by experienced professionals to cope with the evolving role of libraries and library services."" - Padma Polepeddi, Arapahoe Library District, Denver, Colorado ""Twenty-seven excellent articles for librarians on how to beat stress in (and out of) the library."" - Larry Grieco, contributor, Bringing the Arts into the Library
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Library Youth Outreach 26 Ways to Connect with
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Are Libraries Obsolete
Book Synopsis The digital age has transformed information access in ways that few ever dreamed. But the afterclap of our digital wonders has left libraries reeling as they are no longer the chief contender in information delivery. The author gives both sides--the web aficionados, some of them unhinged, and the traditional librarians, some blinkered--a fair hearing but misconceptions abound. Internet be-all and end-all enthusiasts are no more useful than librarians who urge fellow professionals to be all things to all people. The American Library Association, wildly democratic at its best and worst, appears schizophrenic on the issue, unhelpfully. My effort here, says the author, is to talk about the elephant in the room. Are libraries obsolete? No! concludes the author (also). The book explores how libraries and librarians must and certainly can continue to be relevant, vibrant and enduring.
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McFarland & Company Games in Libraries
Book Synopsis Librarians are beginning to see the importance of game based learning and the incorporation of games into library services. This book is written for them--so they can use games to improve people''s understanding and enjoyment of the library. Full of practical suggestions, the essays discuss not only innovative uses of games in libraries but also the game making process. The contributors are all well versed in games and game-based learning and a variety of different types of libraries are considered. The essays will inspire librarians and educators to get into this exciting new area of patron and student services.
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McFarland & Company Not in My Library Bermans Bag Columns from the
Book SynopsisContains an interview plus 45 columns dealing with such topics as book-burning, genocide, government secrecy and repression, cataloging, indexing, Banned Books Week, classism, self-censorship, and free speech for library staff.
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