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This book reviews the role of information literacy (IL) in developing employability skills, personal health management and informal learning from a variety of areas including: information policy issues, information usage and training needs and skills development. Early...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-11-18
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Social media is here to stay. A robust social media campaign can provide academic libraries with a means to showcase library resources, highlight content and events, and attract students to sample what the library has to offer. Building Communities is a handbook to...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-10-31
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Do librarians 'rock the boat'?Do they challenge those around them to win influence and advantage? Why is it that librarians are little found on the 'influence' grid of personality assessment tests? The Machiavellian Librarian offers real life examples of librarians who...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-10-24
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This thesaurus is presented in six languages, English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish, and sponsored by the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). There is a main...
Editeur :
Pergamon
Parution :
2013-10-22
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Occupational Health: A Guide to Sources of Information is a compilation of papers that can be used as reference when seeking information and knowledge related to health hazards found in the workplace. The information given in the book pertains mostly to the United...
Editeur :
Butterworth-Heinemann
Parution :
2013-10-22
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In a time when libraries have to face constant change, this book provides examples and advises on how to lead when change is needed (for example, when quality management is implemented or when libraries have to merge or to relocate). Engaging with how constant change...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-09-30
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The cloud can be a powerful tool for conducting and managing research.The Librarian's Guide to Academic Research in the Cloud is a practical guide to using cloud services from a librarian's point of view. As well as discussing how to use various cloud-based services,...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-09-30
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The digital is the new milieu in which academic libraries must serve their patrons; but how best to utilize the slew of digital devices and their surrounding trends? Optimizing Academic Library Services in the Digital Milieu identifies best practices and strategies for...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-09-30
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The Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDC) is the world's most popular library classification system.The 23rd edition of the DDC was published in 2011. This second edition ofThe Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System examines the history,...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-09-30
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The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) set forth Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline. Creating and Maintaining an Information Literacy Instruction Program in the Twenty-First Century provides...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-07-31
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Cultural heritage professionals have high levels of training in metadata. However, the institutions in which they practice often depend on support staff, volunteers, and students in order to function. With limited time and funding for training in metadata creation for...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-07-31
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Exploring Education for Digital Librarians provides a refreshing perspective on the discipline and profession of Library and Information Science (LIS), with a focus on preparing students for careers as librarians who can deal with present and future digital information...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-04-17
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Excellence in the Stacks details the philosophies, practices and innovations of award-winning libraries over the last ten years. It will inform the profession and highlight the themes and strategies these liberal-arts colleges share, and where they differ. Using the...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-03-14
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The very recent emergence of the 'information society' has created new situations that political and economic disciplines have never previously considered. There is a new complexity and many open questions for both individuals and societal macro-structures, which have...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2013-03-01
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Contemporary library managers face the need to make difficult choices regarding resource allocation in the modern business environment. How Libraries Make Tough Choices in Difficult Times is a practical guide for library managers, offering techniques to analyze existing...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-02-19
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Academic libraries undergo episodes of strategic change. Transformational change may be seen as fundamentally different from other kinds of change. A part of this process is often deep level cultural change. At the individual level this may be traumatic, but at the...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2013-01-29
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The legal information environment is deep, wide, and dynamic with many participants, including courts, parliaments, legislatures, and administrative bodies. None exemplifies the agile, knowledge-engaging legal player better than the law firm. Current, authoritative...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2012-12-10
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Supporting Research Writing explores the range of services designed to facilitate academic writing and publication in English by non-native English-speaking (NNES) authors. It analyses the realities of offering services such as education, translation, editing and...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2012-11-06
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Despite new technologies, people do not always find information with ease. Do people still need help in finding the information they need, and if so, why? What can be made easier with new tools and techniques?Information Services and Digital Literacy is about the role...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2012-10-04
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Academic and professional publishing represents a diverse communications industry rooted in the scholarly ecosystem, peer review, and added value products and services. Publishers in this field play a critical and trusted role, registering, certifying, disseminating and...
Editeur :
Chandos Publishing
Parution :
2012-09-10
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