Reviews of books for library professionals, evaluations of practical and scholarly information concerning the field of of librarianship.
Professional Media 04/15/2008
Library Philosophy Budd, John M. Self-Examination: The Present and Future of Librarianship . Libraries Unlimited: Greenwood . (Beta Phi Mu Monograph). 2008. 281p. index. ISBN 978-1-59158-591-6 . pap. $60. Budd, whose earlier Knowledge and Knowing in Library and Information Science: A Philosophical Framework won the 2002 Highsmith Library Literature award, continues his philosophical discourse.
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Professional Media By Staff - 02/15/2008
Celebrating Hidden Riches Celebrating Research: Rare and Special Collections from the Membership of the Association of Research Libraries . Assn. of Research Libs. 2007. c.312p. ed. by Philip N. Cronenwett & others. illus. index. ISBN 978-1-59407-769-2 . pap. $135. In honor of its 75th anniversary, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published a beautiful array of treasured h...
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Professional Media By Staff - 01/15/2008
Two Guides to Web 2.0 Bradley, Phil . How To Use Web 2.0 in Your Library. Facet , dist. by Neal-Schuman. 2007. 224p. index. ISBN 978-1-85604-607-7 . pap. $125. Library 2.0 and Beyond: Innovative Technology and Tomorrow's User . Libraries Unlimited: Greenwood . 2007. 164p. ed. by Nancy Courtney . bibliog.
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Professional Media By Staff - 11/15/2007
The Blended Librarian Bell, Steven J. & John D. Shank . Academic Librarianship by Design: A Blended Librarian's Guide to the Tools and Techniques . American Library Assn. 2007. 200p. index. ISBN 978-0-8389-0939-3 . pap. $50. This guide by Bell (associate university librarian, research and instructional services, Temple Univ.
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Professional Media By Staff - 10/15/2007
RFID for Librarians Haley, Connie K. & others. Radio Frequency Identification Handbook for Librarians . Libraries Unlimited: Greenwood . 2007. 176p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-59158-371-4 . pap. $45. Radio frequency identification, or RFID, is attracting interest in the library field as an item tracking, inventory, and security system.
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Professional Media 09/15/2007
Fulfilling Reader Fantasies Hollands, Neil . Read On...Fantasy Fiction: Reading Lists for Every Taste . Libraries Unlimited: Greenwood (Read On). 2007. 232p. index. ISBN 978-1-59158-330-1 . pap. $30. Offering readers' advisors a wide-ranging look at fantasy fiction, Hollands, an RA specialist at the Williamsburg Regional Library, VA, organizes over 800 titles by appeal factor, in terms both b...
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Professional Media 08/15/2007
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