Reference Renaissance
Is there a Reference Renaissance in the age of Virtual Reference? For those of you interested in the Reference aspect of our profession: Reference Renaissance: current and future trends present a collection of papers capturing the latest innovations in reference work and exploring possible future trends. This title has recently been added to the Staff [...]
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These titles have recently been added to our Staff Reference collection. Staff Reference titles are held outside my office and can be borrowed. Just put them on your card. If you want something sent to your branch let me know. Cheers, Patou
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I’ve come across this great FREE news feed site, Newsmap. Newsmap organises news stories by popularity and volume of reporting into a visually pleasing ‘treemap’—making it extremely simple to see what’s in the news and how much coverage it’s receiving. At Newsmap you can display news by category (such as World, National, Business, Technology, Sports, [...]
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Serving Boys through Readers’ Advisory Readers Advisory for boys, with an emphasis on non-fiction and the boy-friendly categories of genre fiction. Preview of this title is available on Google Books: click here. ******************* The Readers Advisory guide to Graphic Novels * A short course in graphic novels, with reading lists and professional tools * Tips on [...]
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We have recently added 2 new titles to our staff reference collection. These would be of interest to the children’s services team or anyone interested in this area of librarianship. Both books are from the American Library Association. Reading is funny! Motivating kids to read with riddles This book offers innovative ways to use riddles to make reading [...]
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Teen-Centered Library Service: Putting Youth Participation into Practice Teen-Centered Library Service: Putting Youth Participation into Practice is a practical guide that can help you get teens involved in the library—in everything from book discussions, working with children, and author visits to collection development, community outreach, and even fundraising. Drawing on research and best practices, as well [...]
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A new title has just been added to the Staff Reference at Springwood Library HQ: Conducing the Reference Interview / Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kristi Nilsen and Marire L. Radford This new edition will teach all types of librarians to understand the needs of public, academic and special library users across any virtual setting – email, [...]
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Blogging and RSS: a librarian’s guideAuthor, Internet trainer, and blogger Michael P. Sauers, MLS, shows how blogging and RSS technology can be easily and effectively used in the context of a library community. Sauers covers everything librarians need to know, beginning with an introduction to the blogging phenomenon and a review of the library “blogosphere.” [...]
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