As adult instruction becomes a more common part of library practice, librarians need guidance in an area that may not always have been a part of their library science education.
Going beyond the fake news problem, this book tackles the broader issue of teaching library users of all types how to become more critical consumers and sharers of information.
This book will be invaluable for those in the academic library who want to understand how best to serve students on the autism spectrum and how those students can contribute to the library.
Caregiver involvement is key to a child's reading success story, and libraries are in the perfect position to provide the guidance needed for parents and caregivers to embrace their role as their children's first and most enduring teachers.
Focusing on student analysis of primary sources, this book explores several proven analysis strategies to use with students, including methods from the Library of Congress, the Stanford History Education Group, and Harvard's Project Zero.
This book illustrates crowdsourcing techniques that will help you to raise money and collect community knowledge so your library can be its most impactful.
Library facilitators of art-based creativity sessions will learn how to choose materials and art experiences appropriate for young people from toddlers to teens and for intergenerational groups.
Instead of using expensive off-the-shelf surveys or relying on a poorly worded survey, read Making Surveys Work for Your Library and design your own that collect actionable data.
This book explores Guided Inquiry Design(R), a simple, practical model that addresses all areas of inquiry-based learning and sets the foundation for elementary-age students to learn more deeply.
This book has a primary focus on inclusions for solutions to problems and not just more on the nature of the current and emerging problems that most other competing titles present.
This practical and holistic approach to offering library resources and services to online patrons addresses multiple areas of service to online patrons, including reference, instruction, access, and marketing.
This comprehensive book covers the philosophy behind RFPs to prime readers to understand how to most effectively write them and provides instruction on navigating the submission process as it applies to multiple types of libraries.
Join the world of balloons, pancakes, and musical instruments-just a few items to help improve early literacy in the library, the classroom, and at home.
Draws on critical and radical change theory to equip both aspiring and practicing library and teacher candidates with practical, research-based ideas for enacting critical literacy practices in middle grade libraries and classrooms.
Advocating a strategic approach, this book shows how to form a plan, secure funding and support, and create effective programs for adults, children, and youth who are experiencing homelessness.
This book helps students from diverse backgrounds and with various learning styles to master the material they learn with these practical examples for librarians teaching higher education information literacy.
With the guidance of this book, academic librarians wishing to provide print, electronic, and streaming media (music and film) course reserve services for their campus communities can do so in compliance with U.
An essential "e;how-to"e; book for youth services librarians who are interested in effecting social change and offering a dynamic, relevant program for girls.
This unique and diverse selection of traditional folktales from the countries of the Arabian Peninsula appeals to a broad audience, ranging from storytellers and educators to folklorists and scholars.
The focus of food science and technology has shifted from previous goals of improving food safety and enhancing food taste toward providing healthy and functional foods.
This edition presents the most prominent topics and applications of digital image processing, analysis, and computer graphics in the field of cultural heritage preservation.
Museums and Design Practices explores the increasingly critical role that design is playing in museums by focusing on how human-centred design approaches are being embraced and incorporated into their work practices.
This book has a primary focus on inclusions for solutions to problems and not just more on the nature of the current and emerging problems that most other competing titles present.
If youve selected this book, youve either heard about the low-carb high-fat diet (LCHF) but arent sure what all the fuss is about, or youve heard a lot but you dont trust that its healthy, or possibly youve tried it and it either didnt for you or only partially worked.
If youve selected this book, youve either heard about the low-carb high-fat diet (LCHF) but arent sure what all the fuss is about, or youve heard a lot but you dont trust that its healthy, or possibly youve tried it and it either didnt for you or only partially worked.
This book explores commemoration practices and preservation efforts in modern Britain, focusing on the years from the end of the First World War until the mid-1960s.
This book investigates everyday objects in Southeast Asia as integral forms of cultural heritage, examining their functions, significance, and the diverse values and emotions they have embodied over time.
Liz Earle provides a clear guide to all of the nutrients that our bodies need and explains how you can use diet and supplements to stay strong, energetic and healthy.
This book examines media, performance, and the public space as sites of intangible cultural heritage - a heritage that moves beyond physical museums and monuments to encompass film and media, performing arts, oral traditions, social practices, rituals, artifacts, and cultural spaces.
Covering nutrition, dietary requirements, chemistry, preparation and cooking, hygiene, health and safety, commercial food production, labelling, packaging and public health, this dictionary provides clear, informative and up-to-date terms relating to all aspects of food science and nutrition.
