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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Check out this great interview with Ellyssa Kroski, editor of THE TECH SET and Maurice Coleman for the 'T is for Training show' - the library training podcast!
http://tisfortraining.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/t-is-for-training-44-1-interview-with-ellyssa-kroski-editor-of-the-tech-set-series-of-books/
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
March 29, 2010 (New York, NY) — As author Richard E. Rubin states in his preface, “The boundaries of library and information science (LIS) continue to expand, the issues proliferate and grow in complexity, and the challenges we face are serious and relentless….Our profession demands constant growth, continuous learning, and ...
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
The Tech Set’s 10 Books + 10 Wikis + 10 Podcasts Are Packed with Practical Instructions and Advice in an Accessible Style from These Sought-After Experts:
Marshall Breeding
Sean Robinson
Cliff Landis
Jason Griffey
Lauren Pressley
Steve Lawson
Robin M. Hastings
Sarah Houghton-Jan
Kelly Czarnecki
Connie Crosby
April 1, 2010 (New York, NY)- The Tech Set, Neal-Schuman Publishers’ groundbreaking new library ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
January 14, 2010 (New York, NY)- Library collections have undergone a drastic shift in composition. As traditional paper-based information sources succumb to new electronic formats, the mission of acquisitions must shift in focus from “acquiring items” to “connecting with content.” Acquisitions in the New Information Universe, to be published by ...
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
November 26, 2009 (New York, NY) –Librarians can improve strategic planning, programming, budgeting, and marketing by researching and anticipating what their users need. Above all, they can increase the number of satisfied users. And as rapidly changing technologies continue to cause new and noticeable shifts in information-seeking behavior, it is ...
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
November 26, 2009 (New York, NY) – Records - through their formation, collection, maintenance, and use - are pivotal pieces in constructing a community and shaping collective memory. Community Archives: The Shaping of Memory, to be released in North America by Neal-Schuman Publishers on January 15, 2010, guides archives and ...
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
December 9, 2009 (New York, NY)- The proliferation of information and communication technologies has produced a distinctive new group of users and scholars dubbed ‘The Google Generation’: those users born after the advent of the Internet and unaccustomed to a world without its ubiquitous information dissemination. The Google Generation: Are ...
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
The Internet is a critical part of everyday life and has sparked revolutionary change in information content, dissemination, and access. Understanding the Internet: A Glimpse Into the Building Blocks, Applications, Security and Hidden Secrets of the Web, to be released by Neal-Schuman in North America on January 10, 2010, provides ...
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Collaboration is more than just a nice idea; it is essential to developing a comprehensive strategy for measuring student learning outcomes and for assessing and improving information literacy efforts. Framed in a highly practical context, Collaborative Information Literacy Assessments, to be published by Neal-Schuman on January 15, 2010, explores proven, ...
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Expert author offers tips and techniques for expanding reach through key social media strategies!
In order to remain relevant and serve the growing generation of native Web 2.0 users, archives and local history organizations must take advantage of the ever-growing range of low-cost Web 2.0 tools that allow their users to ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
November 26, 2009 (New York, NY) – Records - through their formation, collection, maintenance, and use - are pivotal pieces in constructing a community and shaping collective memory. Community Archives: The Shaping of Memory, to be released in North America by Neal-Schuman Publishers on January 15, 2010, guides archives and ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
November 26, 2009 (New York, NY) –Librarians can improve strategic planning, programming, budgeting, and marketing by researching and anticipating what their users need. Above all, they can increase the number of satisfied users. And as rapidly changing technologies continue to cause new and noticeable shifts in information-seeking behavior, it is ...
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