The New Instruction Librarian

The New Instruction Librarian: A Workbook for Trainers and Librarians, by Candice Benjes-Small and Rebecca K. Miller. ALA Editions, 2017. 978-0-8389-1456-4.

Publisher's Description
The sheer amount of resources on the subject of information literacy is staggering. Yet a comprehensive but concise roadmap specifically for librarians who are new to instruction, or who are charged with training someone who is, has remained elusive. Until now. This book cuts through the jargon and rhetoric to ease the transition into library instruction, offering support to all those involved, including library supervisors, colleagues, and trainees.  Grounded in research on teaching and learning from numerous disciplines, not just library literature, this book:

• shows how to set up new instruction librarians for success, with advice on completing an environmental scan, strategies for recruiting efficiently, and a training checklist;
• walks readers step by step through training a new hire or someone new to instruction, complete with hands-on activities and examples;
• explores the different roles an instruction librarian is usually expected to play, such as educator, project manager, instructional designer, and teaching partner;
• demonstrates the importance of performance evaluation and management, including assessment and continuing education, both formal and informal; and
• provides guided reading lists for further in-depth study of a topic.

A starter kit for librarians new to instruction, this resource will be useful for training coordinators as well as for self-training.

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More Information
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Creating and Promoting Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries

Gilton, Donna L. Creating and Promoting Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Tools and Tips for Practitioners. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4422-6952-1 

Description
This book describes basic steps that librarians can execute in order to get started with lifelong learning programming, using ideas from informal and nonformal education in museums, community organizations and agencies. Chapters include on planning for instruction, using teaching methodologies, teaching with and about technology, and bringing information literacy standards together with more traditional public library services, programming, and activities, such as reference and Readers’ Advisory services, bibliotherapy, and cultural and literacy programming.


Table of Contents
1.What Creating and promoting lifelong learning in public libraries is all about.

• Planning modes and instructional models
• Scope and organization
• Notes

2. Planning for formal instruction.

• Decision points
• ILI planning for the whole library
• Preparing to teach
• Notes

3. Teaching methodologies.

• Lectures
• Active learning in the classroom
• Games and gaming
• Applying active learning to real life
• Universal design of learning, instruction, and information literacy
• Toward evaluation
• Notes

4. Implementing instruction with technology.

• Web 1.0
• Web 2.0
• Combining Web 1.0 and 2.0
• Notes

5. Connecting information literacy to other lifelong learning in public libraries.

• Lifelong learning, adult education, and independent learning reference encounters and research consultations, off- and online
• Readers' advisory services
• Bibliotherapy
• Cultural and literacy programming
• Lifelong learning and public libraries : tying it all together
• Notes

Conclusion: ILI futures.

• More technologies, more complex technologies
• Changes in standards
• Other literacies
• Implication, application, and remaining questions
• Notes

Latinos in Libraries, Museums, and Archives: Cultural Competence in Action! An Asset-Based Approach

 

Montiel-Overall, Patricia, Annabella Villaescusa Nunez and Veronica Reyes-Escudero.  Latinos in Libraries, Museums, and Archives: Cultural Competence in Action! An Asset-Based Approach. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4422-5850-1

Description
Covering the areas of academic, school, public libraries, health sciences, archives, and special collections, the authors show the importance of understanding how cultural competence effects the day-to-day communication, relationship building, and information provision with Latinos.

Table of Contents

1. Cultural competence
2. School libraries
3. Public libraries
4. Academic libraries
5. Health information services
6. Archives and special collections
7. Museums
8. Looking ahead

Effective Difficult Conversations

Soehner, C. B., & Darling, A. (2017). Effective Difficult Conversations: A Step-by-Step Guide. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.

In an information landscape where change is the status quo, difficult conversations come with the territory. Being a library leader means knowing how to confidently steer these conversations so that they lead to productive results instead of hurt feelings, resentment, or worse.  Employees in a library will also encounter conflict, especially during times of change. Using a step-by-step process, this book walks readers through learning the skills to have effective difficult conversations that hold themselves and others accountable. Practice activities throughout the book will help readers feel prepared beforehand. After reading this book, library directors, managers, administrators, and team leaders will feel empowered to

• proactively identify situations that require an intervention in order to avoid unnecessary complications or confrontations down the line;
• prepare for and initiate a difficult conversation, balancing a clear message with compassion to successfully manage change or handle personnel issues;
• diffuse volatile emotions by maintaining a calm, measured approach;  and
• follow up a difficult conversation in writing, keeping the lines of communication open to ensure a way forward.

Illustrated with real-world examples of both successful and unsuccessful difficult conversations, this book will serve as an important leadership tool for handling change and conflicts in the library workplace.

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Describing Music Materials

Smiraglia, Richard P. with Jihee Beak. Describing Music Materials: A Manual for Resource Description of Printed and Recorded Music and Music Videos. Fourth Edition. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-4422-7628-4.

Description
This edition is rewritten to a large extent to conform to the new instructions and paradigms represented in Resource Description and Access (RDA). RDA instructions for printed music, recorded music and music video are accompanied by advice, examples, illustrations and complete catalog records, including versions in MARC21 format.

Table of Contents

1. Description of Printed Material

2. Description of Sound Recordings

3. Description of Music Video Recordings

4. Authorized Access Points


Glossary

Appendix: OCLC MARC21 Examples