Archive for June, 2008

NEAL-SCHUMAN PUBLISHES ONLY SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA TEXTBOOK TO COVER NEW AASL STANDARDS

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Donham’s New Revision Shows Media Specialists How To Be Instructional Leaders New York, NY (June 16, 2008) School library media educators seeking a text that incorporates AASL’s new Standards for the 21st Century Learner need look no further than new, Enhancing Teaching and Learning: A Leadership Guide for School ...

UP-TO-DATE BOOK EMPOWERS LIBRARIES TO CREATE OR REVISE OPERATIONS POLICIES

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Cutting edge book helps libraries review, revise, and develop proactive policies for smooth operations and avoidance of legal pitfalls New York, NY (June 16, 2008) – Library policy experts Jeanette Larson and Herman Totten return with a new and updated guide that addresses all of today’s hot-button issues related to operations ...

IN-DEPTH GUIDE HELPS LIBRARIANS IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY SKILLS

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

New book offers research, best practices, and tips New York, NY (June 6, 2008)—For Marge Kars, Health Sciences Library Manager for Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan, health literacy was literally a matter of life and death. After resolving her personal crisis, she brings special knowledge to her work to help ...

NEW BOOK PROVIDES PRACTICAL TIPS & TOOLS FOR EVERY REFERENCE DESK

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Chapters cover common inquiries of health info searchers, valuable go-to resources, plus strategies for handling challenging librarian-patron interactions. New York, NY (June 16, 2008) – When people call the reference desk for information they are often apprehensive, scared, frustrated, panicky, or angry as a result of a debilitating illness or upsetting ...