Reviews of books for library professionals, evaluations of practical and scholarly information concerning the field of of librarianship.
Professional Media 09/15/2008
The New Starbucks? Doucett, Elisabeth . Creating Your Library Brand: Communicating Your Relevance and Value to Your Patrons . American Library Assn. 2008. 160p. index. ISBN 978-0-8389-0962-1 . pap. $45. As libraries compete with Netflix, Barnes and Noble, and Starbucks, they must use branding to remain visible in a saturated market.
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Professional Media 08/15/2008
Rethinking the Profession Crowley, Bill . Renewing Professional Librarianship: A Fundamental Rethinking . Libraries Unlimited: Greenwood . (Beta Phi Mu Monograph). 2008. 173p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-59158-554-1 . pap. $45. When is library science not library science? When it is enveloped into information science with its triad of information, communication, and metadata, as opposed to the ...
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Professional Media By Staff - 07/15/2008
Managing Your Relevancy Defining Relevancy: Managing the New Academic Library . Libraries Unlimited: Greenwood . (Library Management Collection). 2008. 274p. ed. by Janet McNeil Hurlbert . index. ISBN 978-1-59158-419-3 . pap. $45. Edited by Hurlbert (associate dean and director, libraries services, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA) and featuring chapters written by more than 20 librarians, l...
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Professional Media 05/15/2008
Web 2.0 in Academia Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries . Assn. of College & Research Libs . 2007. 179p. ed. by Laura B. Cohen . ISBN 978-0-8389-8452-9 . pap. $35. For any academic library looking to revitalize its online presence, find new ways to market itself and serve patrons, and use existing library resources to fullest capacity, editor Cohen (web support librarian, Univ.
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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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