Library and information services Books

Social web technologies present an often confusing array of options for answering user reference questions. Applying 20 years' experience as a reference librarian working through the development of virtual reference and the integration of new tools and...

Librarians embarking on the challenge of building a digital collection have their work cut out for them--and here is the book to help launch and complete the mission! Easy to understand, this guide demonstrates how resources are created, distributed, and...

Working with at-risk teens is a rewarding and often challenging endeavor. You know there's a need for library services that specifically reach this underserved population, but you don't have the background information, administrative support, or the...

Recent OCLC surveys show that less than 2 percent of library users start their search on a library website. Another survey of faculty researchers at four major universities showed that most consider Google and Google Scholar amazingly effective for their...

If you're looking to shake up your storytime, help children stay healthy, and encourage a lifelong love of reading, here's the book for you!Books in Motion: Connecting Preschoolers with Books through Art, Games, Movement, Music, Playacting, and Props...

From Blackface to Black Twitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics, & Gender traces the roots and fruits of comedy over the centuries to analyze and offer insights into the intersections of race, gender, and politics in humor that is by, for,...

Television 2.0 sets out to document and interrogate shifting patterns of engagement with digital television.

This book collection is a celebration of women who speak truth to power in the public square.

This book offers students and researchers an organized, theory-based, synthesis of research on these problems and explains how interpersonal theory and research help us better understand the problems that online behavior plays in our personal lives and...

Riot grrrls, punk feminists most well-known for their girl power activism and message, used punk ideologies and the literacy practice of zine-ing to create radical feminist sites of resistance.

Media Scholarship in a Transitional Age honors the significant and lasting contribution that Pamela J. Shoemaker has made to mass communications research. A collection with wide appeal to all media scholars, this book is particularly well suited to...

Communicating Memory & History asks how the interdisciplinary field of memory studies can be productively expanded through the work of communication historians, employing methods ranging from textual analysis to reception studies to prompt larger...

Thirteen scholars-whose backgrounds range from community organizing, to law, telecommunication, architecture, city planning, art, policy studies, and urban communication-examine public communication venues and opportunities, all of which are impacted by...

Foodscapes explores the nexus of food, drink, space, and place, both locally and globally. Scholars interrogate our practices and behaviors with food within spaces and places, analyze the meanings that we create about these entities, and demonstrate...

This edited volume develops the philosophy of communication inspired by the scholarship of Richard L. Lanigan, with emphasis on communicology as a human science.

This collection of articles analyzes and responds to asymmetries of power in a diversity of contexts. They are drawn from presentations at the 2016 Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, held in Fukuoka, Japan.

With more than 40% of people eventually facing a cancer diagnosis, Conversing with Cancer is a much-needed addition to understanding and improving cancer care through strong communication among providers, patients, and caregivers.

This book identifies and analyzes priorities, themes, projects and publications in the world's leading communication research institutes, centers and doctoral programs and presents an assessment of the state and future of communication research by...

This book presents 31 case studies in organizational communication that explore issues of courageous communication.

By combining a scholarly approach with case studies and examples, this text bridges the worlds of communication and business by providing a single vocabulary in which to discuss branding. It brings these ideas together into a coherent framework to enable...

This volume provides a comprehensive resource that provides knowledge and guidelines for localized crisis preparation. Focusing on crisis preparedness/readiness, it discusses and extends the anticipatory model of crisis management (AMCM) in the...

This accessible volume provides a critical introduction to James W. Carey's work, tracing the evolution of his media theorizing from his graduate school years through to the publication in 1989, of his landmark Communication as Culture.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, ...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

Not satisfied with the assertion that museums have taken great strides in becoming representative, relevant and open in their preoccupations, A Museum in Public contends that the supposedly public nature of their institutional role continues to be a...

A bibliographical study of the earliest printed books in Poland, with a particular focus on the works published by Jan Haller in Krakow in the fifteenth century. Drawing on a range of sources, including contemporary documents and early printed books,...

Containing a variety of literary and scientific articles, as well as news and notes from the public library world, these two volumes are a must-have for any serious scholar or library enthusiast. Packed with information on current library events and...

This two-volume set includes a comprehensive collection of bibliographic information and international correspondence related to archives and libraries. The work is an essential resource for anyone interested in library science and information studies...

Public libraries play an important role in our society, and this book provides a comprehensive overview of their history and current state. The book includes information on the development of public libraries over time, as well as their current...

A catalog of manuscripts belonging to the Marquess Townshend, a prominent English aristocrat and landowner. This book provides a detailed account of the contents of the manuscripts, and offers valuable historical information about the Townshend family...

This catalogue is a comprehensive description of the manuscripts in the library of St. John's College, Cambridge. The catalogue is well-organized, informative, and a must-read for anyone interested in manuscript studies.This work has been selected by...

Sastri provides a fascinating analysis of the role of images in South Indian religious practice. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand observation, he explores the artistic, cultural, and spiritual significance of these works.This work has been...

Young children love to move—and that's a great thing! Because in addition to supporting early learning, storytime can provide young children with opportunities to explore physical movement. The centuries-old contemplative movement practice...

Needless to say, programming for teens can be a dubious fit for library users in their 20s; and what appeals to Baby Boomers isn't necessarily ideal for those in their 30s and 40s. Millennials deserve their own programs. This handy guide specifically...

Academic and public libraries are continuing to transform as the information landscape changes, expanding their missions into new service roles that call for improved organizational performance and accountability. Since "Assessing Service Quality"...

Academic and public libraries are much different today than they were even 15 years ago. And with even bigger changes on the horizon, what lies in store? In this systematic attempt to speak to academic and public librarians about the future of library...

"With library staffing levels and services cut to the bone, creating a team that communicateswell and functions smoothly is more important than ever. Building on the model of her bestsellingbook Be A Great Boss, Hakala-Ausperk presents a handy...

Adults over the age of 55 constitute some of the most engaged and frequent users of public libraries. They may also be the most misunderstood. As Baby Boomers continue to swell their ranks, behavior and trends in older adults have changed dramaticaly in...

During these tough economic times, more people are relying on libraries than ever before, even as library funding is being slashed or eliminated altogether. The hard truth is that many seasoned librarians are losing their jobs, and many recent LIS...

Focusing on print and electronic sources that are key to economicsand business reference, this is a must-have for every reference desk.Readers will find information on business law, electronic commerce,international business, management of information...

This book challenges traditional approaches to heritage interpretation and offers an alternative theoretical architecture to the current research and practice. Russell Staiff suggests that the dialogue between visitors and heritage places has been too...

Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy traces the transformation of museums from publicly or privately funded heritage institutions into active players in the economic sector of culture. Exploring how this transformation reconfigured cultural diplomacy, the...

In 1925, Essae Martha Culver, a California librarian, arrived in Louisiana to direct a three-year project funded by the Carnegie Corporation that aimed to introduce public libraries to rural populations. Culver purchased a round-trip ticket, but she...

European Heritage, Dialogue and Digital Practices focuses on the intersection of heritage, dialogue and digital culture in the context of Europe. Responding to the increased emphasis on the potential for heritage and digital technologies to foster...

""A Manual of Bibliography: Being an Introduction to the Knowledge of Books, Library Management, and the Art of Cataloguing"" is a comprehensive guide to the study of books and the management of libraries. Written by Walter Thomas Rogers and originally...