Library & information sciences books

A guide to libraries as creative spaces including exercises, best...  Read More >>

As one university librarian put it, Dempsey's ""dual ability to explore an issue and to reveal the higher-order...  Read More >>

This book fills the research gap through an empirical assessment of metadata guidelines and best practices. This...  Read More >>

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This highly practical handbook teaches you how to unlock the value of your existing metadata through cleaning, reconciliation,...  Read More >>

This comprehensive textbook discusses the legal, organisational and ethical aspects of information governance and...  Read More >>

A new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies, this is a four-volume...  Read More >>

Examines the founding in 1850 of the first library in the White House purchased with public funds, which was intended...  Read More >>

Historical geographic resources have traditionally been only accessible in print, and in person. But due to the...  Read More >>

This book, the first of its kind in Canada, is a collection of chapters from Aboriginal and visible minority librarians,...  Read More >>

Management: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections explores the kinds of challenges that managers...  Read More >>

E-Government is a hot topic. The integration of Information and Communication Technologies into public service delivery...  Read More >>

This revolutionary introduction to library management is the first conceived in and written for a digital age. Library...  Read More >>

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This revolutionary introduction to library management is the first conceived in and written for a digital age. Library...  Read More >>

Vol. 38 of Advances in Librarianship focus on innovative leadership and management techniques e.g. selecting new...  Read More >>

While it's inspiring to ponder the libraries of the 22nd century, it's a lot more practical to think ahead to the...  Read More >>

In Bibliotheken, Archiven und allgemein in Mediensammlungen sind heute die Bestande multimedial. In diesem Buch...  Read More >>

Patient Safety: Perspectives on Evidence, Information and Knowledge Transfer provides background on the patient...  Read More >>

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Melding concepts drawn from Library and Information Studies scholar and theorist Elfreda Chatman and philosopher...  Read More >>

With the explosion in YA publishing, it’s harder than ever to separate good books from the rest. Booklist magazine’s...  Read More >>

Updated to include the 2014 award and honour books, The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor...  Read More >>

ALA's popular and respected Whole Library Handbook series continues with a volume specifically geared towards those...  Read More >>