Learning to Lead and Manage Information Literacy Instruction

Grassian, Esther S., and Joan R. Kaplowitz. Learning to Lead and Manage Information Literacy Instruction. New York City, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2005.

Covers topics from management to cooperation and change, grant writing, publicity, promo and learning to manage technology. Comes with a CD with support materials including info lit enhanced syllabus, memo to administrator, help forms, web links.

Guiding Students from Cheating and Plagiarism to Honesty and Integrity: Strategies for Change.

Lathrop, Ann, and Kathleen Foss, eds. Guiding Students from Cheating and Plagiarism to Honesty and Integrity: Strategies for Change. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. Focus is on guiding students, educators and parents from a culture that ignores or tolerates cheating into one where every effort is made to value, encourage, and support honesty.

Library 2.0 and Beyond

Library 2.0 and Beyond: Innovative Technologies and Tomorrow's User, edited by Nancy Courtney ; foreword by Steven J. Bell. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 152 p.

Description:

Library 2.0: does everyone seem to know what this means except you? Or are you reasonably well informed but wondering what challenge to take on next? In this new work, Nancy Courtney has assembled some of the most forward looking thinkers in the library world to describe the next generation of online tools. Beginning with Steven J. Bell, each contributor introduces his or her favorite technology, outlines its use, and discusses its potential in today's library environment.

Table of contents:

Preface Steven Bell
Chapter 1: Web 2.0 and Library 2.0: What Librarians Need to Know Elizabeth L. Black
Chapter 2: Library Catalog 2.0 Michael Casey
Chapter 3: The Wonderful World of Wikis: Applications for Libraries Chad Boeninger
Chapter 4: Podcasting in Libraries Chris Kretz
Chapter 5: Handheld Computers in Libraries Christopher Strauber
Chapter 6: Mashups and Web Services Eric Schnell
Chapter 7: Online Social Networking Brian S. Mathews
Chapter 8: Folksonomies and User-Based Tagging Ellyssa Kroski
Chapter 9: up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,a,b,select, start: Learning from Games and Gamers in Library 2.0 David Ward
Chapter 10: Library 2.0 and Virtual Worlds = Innovation + Exploration Lori Bell, Tom Peters, and Kitty Pope
Chapter 11: Digital Storytelling, Libraries, and Community Karen Diaz and Anne M. Fields
Suggested Readings
Index
About the Editor and Contributors

Web 2.0 for Librarians and Informational Professionals

Web 2.0 for Librarians and Informational Professionals, Ellyssa Kroski, New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2008. 209 p.

Description from the publisher:

Here is a book that will help public, school, and academic librarians take advantage of Web 2.0 technologies. Using an easy-to-understand writing style, author Ellyssa Kroski provides librarians and information professionals with a detailed look at the latest and hottest technologies. She provides innovative, real-world examples of libraries which are using these technologies to enhance their online presence, showcase services and increase patronage – as well as helpful, illustrative screenshots. Whether to create a book review blog, social bookmark collection, subject specific RSS feed, or a specialized search engine, librarians will find this guide invaluable for promoting their services in a digital age and attracting even the most tech-savvy of patrons.

Library Services to the Incarcerated

Library Services to the Incarcerated: Applying the Public Library Model in Correctional Facility Libraries, by Sheila Clark and Erica MacCreaigh. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006. 246 p.

Description:
More than 2 million adults are serving time in correctional facilities, and hundreds of thousands of youth are in juvenile detention centers. There are more than 1,300 prisons and jails in the United States, and about a third as many juvenile detention centers. Inmates, as much or more than the general population, need information and library services. They represent one of the most challenging and most grateful populations you, as a librarian, can work with. This book is intended to aid librarians whose responsibilities include serving the incarcerated, either as full-time jail or prison librarians, or as public librarians who provide outreach services to correctional facilities. It is also of interest to library school students considering careers in prison librarianship. The authors, a jail librarian and an outreach librarian, show how you can apply the public library model to inmate populations, and provide exemplary library service. They offer a wealth of ideas, answering questions about facilities and equipment, collection development, services and programming; computers and the Internet; managing human resources, including volunteers and inmate workers; budgeting and funding; and advocacy within the facility and in the community. The approach is practical and down-to-earth, with numerous examples and anecdotes to illustrate ideas.