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Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public
Community Libraries in Pennsylvania from the Colonial Era through World War II
Bernadette A. Lear
University of Pittsburgh Press, 2021

Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public charts the history of public libraries and librarianship in Pennsylvania. Based on archival research at more than fifty libraries and historical societies, it describes a long progression from private, subscription-based associations to publicly funded institutions, highlighting the dramatic period during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when libraries were “thrown open” to women, children, and the poor. Made Free explains how Pennsylvania’s physical and cultural geography, legal codes, and other unique features influenced the spread and development of libraries across the state. It also highlights Pennsylvania libraries’ many contributions to the social fabric, especially during World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. Most importantly of all, Made Free convincingly argues that Pennsylvania libraries have made their greatest strides when community activists and librarians, supported with state and local resources, have worked collaboratively.

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Magic Search
Rebecca S. American Library Association
American Library Association, 2009

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Maker Literacies for Academic Libraries
Integration into Curriculum
Edited by Katie Musick Peery
American Library Association, 2020

Melding universities’ strategic goals with libraries’ teaching and learning mission, the academic library makerspace can be a powerful catalyst for information literacy, offering faculty partners a place for interdisciplinary, experiential learning. If you’re pondering what it takes to get your makerspace into the curriculum, this volume’s relatable, first-hand accounts from librarians, makerspace staff, and faculty partners will give you the confidence to make the leap. Contributors, drawn from the IMLS-funded Maker Literacies project, describe pilots and assessment for a variety of demographics, course subjects, and makerspace equipment. Guided by their experiences, you’ll be ready to fully partner with faculty through the course integration and assessment process. Inside, you’ll learn

  • why academic librarians are uniquely situated to be leaders in the realm of makerspaces and makerspace literacy;
  • how the ACRL Framework informs maker competencies;
  • methods for using competencies and assessment in designing course assignments;
  • 5 steps for guiding faculty in creating assignments for makerspaces;
  • advice on developing a new staffing and service model to handle course-wide use of the makerspace;
  • steps for taking students through concept, design, prototype, and final product in a project management course;
  • how an ethical perspective engaged a women’s history course toward the “In Her Shoes” project; 
  • pedagogical strategies for integrating the makerspace into fine arts classes; and
  • ways to showcase makerspace outputs to generate excitement around campus.
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The Makerspace Librarian's Sourcebook
Ellyssa Kroski
American Library Association, 2017

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Makerspaces
Caitlin A. Bagley
American Library Association, 2014

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Making in School and Public Libraries
Edited by Kristin Fontichiaro, Caroline Wack, Tori Culler, and Nicole Sype
Michigan Publishing Services, 2020
Whether you are just beginning your library’s maker efforts or are recalibrating a few years into your work, Making in School and Public Libraries is designed to help you grow your makerspace in a way that is engaging, affordable, and sustainable. Building on eight years of makerspace activities in the Michigan Makers and Making in Michigan Libraries project, the authors share their experiences creating or co-creating makerspace spaces and activities with for a wide band of interests, materials, tools, age groups, communities, budgets, and needs.

Readers will gain practical insights about how to

  • Define goals and target audiences
  • Customize programs to meet community needs
  • Equip a makerspace
  • Document activities
  • Assess achievements and areas for growth
  • Engage makers in a variety of technology and hands-on activities, including robots, 3D printing, sewing, cardboard challenges, knitting and crochet, design thinking, and zines

The authors’ experiences include co-creating one of the nation’s first school library makerspaces; establishing after-school maker programs with elementary and middle school learners; co-designing one-off and ongoing maker events for community-building in diverse public libraries; engaging with senior citizens in a low-income Senior Summer Camp pilot; and state, national, and international workshops for teachers, librarians, and youth mentors.

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Making Libraries Accessible
Char Booth
American Library Association, 2010

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Making Sense of Business Reference
A Guide for Librarians and Research Professionals
Celia Ross
American Library Association, 2020

“It reads as if you have an expert coach in business reference helping you each step of the way." That’s how Academic BRASS summarized the first edition of this unique, unparalleled resource authored by Ross, a past winner of the Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship. Now she’s revised and updated it to tackle even more “bizref” headscratchers related to investment and finance, consumer behavior and statistics, company, and industry research. In addition to general reference strategies in each chapter that give you the lay of the land, inside you’ll find

  • overviews of more than fifty databases for articles, company and industry, directories, consumer, international, or raw data;
  • 33 real-life "Stumper" questions, all new for this edition, drawn from librarians in the field;
  • why asking “who cares about this kind of question” reveals potential sources;
  • techniques for applying reference interview techniques to business questions;
  • advice on where to find the numbers for answering finance questions;
  • expanded coverage of venture capital research and business information literacy;
  • “Start Making Sense” suggestions for further skill-building; and
  • questions to consider when building a bizref collection.

This is the guide to keep at your side when serving business students, job-seekers, investors, or entrepreneurs in your library.

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Making Sense of Business Reference
A Guide for Librarians and Research Professionals
Celia Ross
American Library Association, 2013

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Making the Most of Your Library Career
Lois Stickell
American Library Association, 2014

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Management Basics for Information Professionals
G. Edward Evans
American Library Association, 2020

The recipient of rave reviews from far and wide (Journal of Hospital Librarianship deemed it “a librarian’s dream … very forward-thinking”), since its initial publication this text has served as an essential resource for both LIS students and practitioners. The new fourth edition offers an updated, comprehensive examination of the myriad of basic skills effective library managers must exercise throughout their careers. Throughout, Evans and new co-author Greenwell pay close attention to management in "new normal" straitened economic conditions and the pervasive impact of technology on a library manager’s role. This book’s coverage includes

  • a new focus on how being in the public/nonprofit sector influences the application of management basics such as planning, accountability, trust and delegation, decision making, principles of effective organizational communication, fostering change and innovation, quality control, and marketing;
  • the managerial environment, organizational skill sets, the importance of a people-friendly organization, and legal issues;
  • key points on leadership, team-building, and human resource management;
  • budget, resource, and technology management;
  • management ethics, with a lengthy discussion of why ethics matter; and
  • tips for planning a library career, with a look at the work/life debate.

This book, to quote Australian Library Journal, is “a recommended text for library science students, but is also an excellent source of information for career librarians wanting to refresh their knowledge of library management in a fast-moving information services environment.”

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Management Basics for Information Professionals
G. Edward Evans
American Library Association, 2013

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Managing Budgets and Finances
A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians and Information Professionals
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2005

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Managing Creativity
The Innovative Research Library
Ronald Jantz
American Library Association, 2016

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The Managing Creativity
The Innovative Research Library
Ronald Jantz
Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2016

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Managing Crises in the Academic Library
Past, Present, and Future
Doris Van Kampen-Breit
Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2023
When a crisis occurs, it is the employees who determine an organization’s resiliency and effectiveness. It is their response, ability to plan for contingencies, and capacity for creating solutions that means the difference between organizational success and failure.

In 29 chapters from authors in all institution types and sizes, Managing Crises in the Academic Library can help library workers learn from the crises of the past and prepare for the next unexpected event. Chapters cover lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, perpetual budget uncertainty, dealing with downsizing, merging departments, mold mitigation, and mental health issues, but also offer strategies applicable during any crisis, including:
  • Responsive decision-making in academic library collections
  • Managing stakeholder expectations
  • Effective communication strategies
  • Continuity of operations planning
  • Utilizing library storage facilities
  • Documentation and cross-training
  • Mediating student technology needs
  • Setting boundaries 
Chapters include workflow charts, bibliographies, and concrete strategies that can be easily adopted into your crisis planning. 
Libraries and library workers are deeply sustaining lifelines for many students and faculty. Managing Crises in the Academic Library collects stories that demonstrate the tenacity, creativity, and ingenuity of academic library workers as they maintain this vital community lifeline and offers actionable ideas and approaches for planning for and sustaining the resources, services, and people in the library during difficult times.
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Managing Data for Patron Privacy
Comprehensive Strategies for Libraries
Kristin Briney and Becky Yoose
American Library Association, 2022
Libraries are not exempt from the financial costs of data breaches or leaks, no matter the size. Whether from a library worker unwittingly sharing a patron’s address with a perpetrator of domestic violence to leaving sensitive patron data unprotected, patrons can also pay a hefty price when libraries fail to manage patron data securely and ethically. In this guide, readers will learn concrete action steps for putting the ethical management of data into practice, following two common public and academic library cumulative case studies. The authors explore such key topics as
  • succinct summaries of major U.S. laws and other regulations and standards governing patron data management;
  • information security practices to protect patrons and libraries from common threats;
  • how to navigate barriers in organizational culture when implementing data privacy measures;
  • sources for publicly available, customizable privacy training material for library workers;
  • the data life cycle from planning and collecting to disposal;
  • how to conduct a data inventory;
  • understanding the associated privacy risks of different types of library data;
  • why the current popular model of library assessment can become a huge privacy invasion;
  • addressing key topics while keeping your privacy policy clear and understandable to patrons; and
  • data privacy and security provisions to look for in vendor contracts.
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Managing Electronic Government Information in Libraries
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2008

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Managing Electronic Records
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2009

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Managing Electronic Resources
Ryan Weir
American Library Association, 2012

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Managing Facilities for Results
Optimizing Space for Services
Cheryl Bryan
American Library Association, 2007

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Managing Grey Literature
Technical Services Perspectives
Michelle Leonard
American Library Association, 2021

An important resource for scholarly research, grey literature is relevant to every discipline. It’s also often more current than commercial publications. Unfortunately, though it provides a richness of content, this type of scholarly resource is often overlooked when conducting research. This book aims to change that, describing the importance of grey literature and offering a holistic approach to successfully integrating it into library collections. Readers will learn

  • an overview of grey literature that discusses its importance to researchers, scholars, and students;
  • collections policies for selection and deselection, complete with a suggested workflow;
  • information about vendors, OA, and other aspects of acquisitions;
  • guidance on cataloging, such as collection categories in the public-facing catalog, and preservation; and
  • methods for promoting grey literature in library collections, including institutional repositories; and
  • tips for marketing, branding, outreach, and best communication practices for colleagues, administrators, and patrons.
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Managing in the Middle
Robert Farrell
American Library Association, 2012

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Managing Library Volunteers
Preston Driggers
American Library Association, 2011

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Managing the Successful School Library
Strategic Planning and Reflective Practice
Lesley S. J. Farmer
American Library Association, 2016

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Managing with Data
Using ACRLMetrics and PLAmetrics
Peter Hernon
American Library Association, 2015

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Managing Your Library Construction Project
A Step-by-Step Guide
Richard C. McCarthy
American Library Association, 2007

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MARC 21 for Everyone
A Practical Guide
Richard J. Fritz
American Library Association, 2003

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Marketing Today's Academic Library
A Bold New Approach to Communicating with Students
Brian Mathews
American Library Association, 2009

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Marketing with Social Media
A LITA Guide
Beth Thomsett-Scott
American Library Association, 2020

This all-new edition gathers a range of contributors to explore real-world uses of library marketing technology, perfect for novices ready to dive in as well as practitioners on the lookout for ways to improve existing efforts. Inside, librarians share insights on how they use their favorite social media tools to promote their library and build community. Applicable to all types of institutions, this guide

  • covers popular tools such as Snapchat, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter;
  • shares four easy-to-use tools for creating memes, tips for creating short videos, and ways to integrate blogs into social media;
  • demonstrates how to use reaction GIFs and tagging to boost your Tumblr posts;
  • shows how to tailor messages to communicate effectively with different generations and audiences; and
  • includes screen shots, illustrations, sample social media policies to help you navigate controversies, and free online training resources.
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Marketing Your Library's Electronic Resources
Marie R. Kennedy
American Library Association, 2018

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Matchmaking in the Archive
19 Conversations with the Dead and 3 Encounters with Ghosts
E.G. Crichton
Rutgers University Press, 2023
Though today’s LGBTQ people owe a lot to the generations who came before them, their historical inheritances are not always obvious.
 
Working with the archives of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Historical Society, artist E.G. Crichton decided to do something to bridge this generation gap. She selected 19 innovative LGBTQ artists, writers, and musicians, then paired each of them with a deceased person whose personal artifacts are part of the archive. 
 
Including 25 pages of vivid images, Matchmaking in the Archive documents this monumental creative project and adds essays by Jonathan Katz, Michelle Tea, and Chris Vargas, who describe their own unique encounters with the ghosts of LGBTQ history. Together, they make the archive come alive in remarkably intimate ways. 
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A Matter of Facts
The Value of Evidence in an Information Age
Laura A. Millar
American Library Association, 2019
“Like Orwell and Bradbury, like Stanley and Siskind, Laura Millar has written a book that people in the future will look back on and say, ‘This is one of the books that helped us to survive until a new era.’” — from the Foreword by Lee McIntyre

The safeguarding of authentic facts is essential, especially in this disruptive Orwellian age, where digital technologies have opened the door to a post-truth world in which “alternative facts” can be so easily accepted as valid. And because facts matter, evidence matters. In this urgent manifesto, archives luminary Millar makes the case that authentic and accurate records, archives, data, and other sources of documentary proof are crucial in supporting and fostering a society that is respectful, democratic, and self-aware. An eye-opening treatise for the general public, an invaluable resource for archives students, and a provocative call-to-arms for information and records professionals, Millar’s book

  • explains the concept of evidence and discusses the ways in which records, archives, and data are not just useful tools for our daily existence but also essential sources of evidence both today and in the future;
  • includes plentiful examples that illustrate the critical role evidence plays in upholding rights, enforcing responsibilities, tracing family or community stories, and capturing and sharing memories; and
  • examines the impact of digital technologies on how records and information are created and used.

With documentary examples ranging from Mesopotamian clay tablets to World War II photographs to today’s Twitter messages and Facebook posts, Millar’s stirring book will encourage readers to understand more fully the importance of their own records and archives, for themselves and for future generations.

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Maximizing School Librarian Leadership
Building Connections for Learning and Advocacy
Judi Moreillon
American Library Association, 2018

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Maxwell's Handbook for AACR2
Explaining and Illustrating the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules through the 2003 Update
Robert L. Maxwell
American Library Association, 2004

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Maxwell's Handbook for RDA
Explaining and Illustrating RDA
Robert L. Maxwell
American Library Association, 2013

Winner of several prestigious honors, including the 2014 ABC-CLIO Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature, the first edition of this clear and comprehensive handbook has become an essential resource for catalogers, LIS students, and cataloging instructors. Now, in this second edition, Maxwell explains the changes to RDA: Resource Description and Access brought about by 3R, and brings his handbook fully in line with all the new developments. Designed to interpret and explain RDA, this resource illustrates the cataloging standard for every type of information format. From books to electronic materials to music and beyond, Maxwell

  • explains the alignment of the new RDA with the IFLA’s Library Reference Model (LRM), offering value to library and cultural heritage communities;
  • incorporates the changes made to the RDA Toolkit after the completion of the 3R Project that allow for greater personalization and accessibility;
  • addresses the new structural changes to RDA that allow for greater flexibility and reuse;
  • explores the new emphasis on relationships between entities and what it means for RDA users; and
  • provides abundant sample records to illustrate RDA principles.
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Meaningful Metrics
A 21St Century Librarian's Guide To
Robin Chin Roemer
Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2015

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Meaningful Metrics
A 21St Century Librarian's Guide to Bibliometrics, Altmetrics, and Research Impact
Robin Chin Roemer
Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2015

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The Medical Library Association Essential Guide to Becoming an Expert Searcher
Terry Ann Jankowski
American Library Association, 2008

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The Medical Library Association Guide to Finding Out about Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The Best Print and Electronic Resources
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2010

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The Medical Library Association Guide to Finding Out about Diabetes
Dana L. Ladd
American Library Association, 2013

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The Medical Library Association Guide to Finding Out about Diabetes
The Best Print and Electronic Resources
Dana L. Ladd
American Library Association, 2013

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The Medical Library Association Guide to Finding Out about Heart Disease
The Best Print and Electronic Resources
Jeanette American Library Association
American Library Association, 2013

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The Medical Library Association Guide to Managing Health Care Libraries
Rosalind Farnam Dudden
American Library Association, 2011

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The Medical Library Association's Master Guide to Authoritative Information Resources in the Health Sciences
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2013

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Meet Me at the Library
A Place to Foster Social Connection and Promote Democracy
Shamichael Hallman
Island Press, 2024
America is facing an epidemic of loneliness and isolation, with troubling effects on our mental and physical health. We live in one of the most divisive times in our history, one in which we tend to work, play, and associate only with people who think as we do. How do we create spaces for people to come together—to open our minds, understand our differences, and exchange ideas?
 
Shamichael Hallman argues that the public library may be our best hope for bridging these divides and creating strong, inclusive communities. While public libraries have long been thought of as a place for a select few, increasingly they are playing an essential role in building social cohesion, promoting civic renewal, and advancing the ideals of a healthy democracy. Many are reimagining themselves in new and innovative ways, actively reaching out to the communities they serve. Today, libraries are becoming essential institutions for repairing society.
 
Libraries have a unique opportunity to bridge socioeconomic divides and rebuild trust. But in order to do so, they must be truly welcoming to all. They and their communities must work collaboratively to bridge socioeconomic divides through innovative and productive partnerships.
 
Drawing from his experience at the Memphis Public Library and his extensive research and interviews across the country, Hallman presents a rich argument for seeing libraries as one of the nation’s greatest assets.  He includes examples from libraries large and small--such as the Iowa’s North Liberty Library’s Lighthouse in the Library program to bring people together to discuss important topics in a safe and supportive space, to Cambridge Cooks, an initiative of the Cambridge MA Public Library that fosters social connection by bringing people together over shared interest in food.
 
As an institution that is increasingly under attack for creating a place where diverse audiences can see themselves, public libraries are under more scrutiny than ever. Meet Me at the Library offers us a revealing look at one of our most important civic institutions and the social and civic impact they must play if we are to heal our divided nation.
 
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Meeting the Challenge of Teaching Information Literacy
Michelle Reale
American Library Association, 2020

While the profession has generated many books on information literacy, none to date have validated exactly why it is so difficult to teach. In her new book, Reale posits that examining and reflecting on the reality of those factors is what will enable practitioners to meet the challenge of their important mandate. Using the same warm and conversational tone as in her previous works, she

  • uses personal anecdotes to lay out the key reasons that teaching information literacy is so challenging, from the limited amount of time given to instructors and lack of collaboration with faculty to one’s own anxieties about the work;
  • examines how these factors are related and where librarians fit in;
  • validates readers’ struggles and frustrations through an honest discussion of the emotional labor of librarianship, including “imposter syndrome,” stress, and burnout;
  • offers a variety of approaches, strategies, and topics of focus that will assist readers in their daily practice;
  • looks at how a vibrant community of practice can foster positive change both personally and institutionally; and
  • presents “Points to Ponder” at the end of each chapter that encourage readers to self-reflect and then transform personal insights into action.
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Meeting the Medieval in a Digital World
Matthew Evan Davis
Arc Humanities Press, 2018
This book looks at the intersection between medieval studies and digital humanities, confronting how medievalists negotiate the “virtual divide” between the cultural artefacts that they study and the digital means by which they address those artefacts. The essays come from medievalists who have created digital resources or applied digital tools and methodologies in their scholarship. Text encoding and analysis, data modeling and provenance, and 3D design are all discussed as they apply to western European medieval literature, history, art history, and architecture.
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Mentoring and Managing Students in the Academic Library
Michelle Reale
American Library Association, 2013

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Mentoring A-Z
Julie Todaro
American Library Association, 2015

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Mentoring in the Library
Building for the Future
Marta K. American Library Association
American Library Association, 2011

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Metadata
Jian Qin
American Library Association, 2022

This benchmark text is back in a new edition thoroughly updated to incorporate developments and changes in metadata and related domains. Zeng and Qin provide a solid grounding in the variety and interrelationships among different metadata types, offering a comprehensive look at the metadata schemas that exist in the world of library and information science and beyond. Readers will gain knowledge and an understanding of key topics such as

  • the fundamentals of metadata, including principles of metadata, structures of metadata vocabularies, and metadata descriptions;
  • metadata building blocks, from modeling to defining properties, from designing application profiles to implementing value vocabularies, and from specification generating to schema encoding, illustrated with new examples;
  • best practices for metadata as linked data, the new functionality brought by implementing the linked data principles, and the importance of knowledge organization systems;
  • resource metadata services, quality measurement, and interoperability approaches; 
  • research data management concepts like the FAIR principles, metadata publishing on the web and the recommendations by the W3C in 2017, related Open Science metadata standards such as Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) version 2, and metadata-enabled reproducibility and replicability of research data;
  • standards used in libraries, archives, museums, and other information institutions, plus existing metadata standards’ new versions, such as the EAD 3, LIDO 1.1, MODS 3.7, DC Terms 2020 release coordinating its ISO 15396-2:2019, and Schema.org’s update in responding to the pandemic; and
  • newer, trending forces that are impacting the metadata domain, including entity management, semantic enrichment for the existing metadata, mashup culture such as enhanced Wikimedia contents, knowledge graphs and related processes, semantic annotations and analysis for unstructured data, and supporting digital humanities (DH) through smart data.

A supplementary website provides additional resources, including examples, exercises, main takeaways, and editable files for educators and trainers.

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Metadata
Marcia Lei Zeng
American Library Association, 2016

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Metadata for Digital Collections
Steven Jack Miller
American Library Association, 2022

Since it was first published, LIS students and professionals everywhere have relied on Miller’s authoritative manual for clear instruction on the real-world practice of metadata design and creation. Now the author has given his text a top to bottom overhaul to bring it fully up to date, making it even easier for readers to acquire the knowledge and skills they need, whether they use the book on the job or in a classroom. By following this book’s guidance, with its inclusion of numerous practical examples that clarify common application issues and challenges, readers will

  • learn about the concept of metadata and its functions for digital collections, why it’s essential to approach metadata specifically as data for machine processing, and how metadata can work in the rapidly developing Linked Data environment;
  • know how to create high-quality resource descriptions using widely shared metadata standards, vocabularies, and elements commonly needed for digital collections;
  • become thoroughly familiarized with Dublin Core (DC) through exploration of DCMI Metadata Terms, CONTENTdm best practices, and DC as Linked Data;
  • discover what Linked Data is, how it is expressed in the Resource Description Framework (RDF), and how it works in relation to specific semantic models (typically called “ontologies”) such as BIBFRAME, comprised of properties and classes with  “domain” and “range” specifications;
  • get to know the MODS and VRA Core metadata schemes, along with recent developments related to their use in a Linked Data setting;
  • understand the nuts and bolts of designing and documenting a metadata scheme; and
  • gain knowledge of vital metadata interoperability and quality issues, including how to identify and clean inconsistent, missing, and messy metadata using innovative tools such as OpenRefine.
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Metadata for Digital Collections
A How-To-Do-It Manual
Steven Jack Miller
American Library Association, 2011

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Metadata Fundamentals for All Librarians
Priscilla Caplan
American Library Association, 2003

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Metadata Fundamentals for All Librarians
Priscilla Caplan
American Library Association, 2003

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Metadata in Practice
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2004

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Metaliteracy in Practice
Trudi E. Jacobson
American Library Association, 2015

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Metaliteracy
Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners
Thomas P. Mackey
American Library Association, 2014

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Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World
Thomas P. Mackey
American Library Association, 2018

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Mind, Motivation, and Meaningful Learning
Melissa L. Miller
Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2021
Adults are attending college in record numbers every year. These students, many with families and careers, may have been away from an academic environment for many years and have unique needs in developing lifelong learning skills. Academic librarians have an important role as change agents in this dynamic learning environment through information literacy instruction, workshops, and individual consultations.

Mind, Motivation, and Meaningful Learning: Strategies for Teaching Adult Learners provides a blueprint that academic librarians can apply to their instructional design that facilitates a change in students’ motivation and learning strategies. It provides the tools necessary to teach learners to identify, evaluate, and apply appropriate cognitive, learning, and motivation strategies based on course content and a deeper understanding of the metacognitive component of meaningful learning. Five chapters explore the theories behind adult learning, culminating in a seven-unit curriculum scalable to a variety of learning domains complete with lesson plans, activities, assessments of the learning goals, and student reflections.

Mind, Motivation, and Meaningful Learning can help you identify the components of academic learning that contribute to high achievement; help students learn and practice effective learning and study strategies that lead to improved self-efficacy, self-regulation, and knowledge transfer; and improve instructional design for student, instructor, and academic teaching librarian success.
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Mind-Bending Mysteries and Thrillers for Teens
A Programming and Readers' Advisory Guide
Amy Alessio
American Library Association, 2014

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Mobile Technology And Academic Libraries
Innovative Services
Robin Canuel
Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2017

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Modern Pathfinders
Creating B Etter Research Guides
Jason Puckett
Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2015

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Modern Pathfinders
Creating Better Research Guides
Jason Puckett
Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2015

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Modular Online Learning Design
A Flexible Approach for Diverse Learning Needs
Amanda Nichols Hess
American Library Association, 2020

Does your online instruction program sometimes feel like a constant scramble to keep pace with requests and deadlines? Modular design is the answer. Approaching projects, whether large and small, with an eye towards future uses will put you on the path to accomplishing broader, organizational goals. And by intentionally building documentation and structure into your process, you will create content that can easily be scaled, modified, adapted, and transformed to meet different learner needs. Hess, experienced in online instruction in both K-12 and academic libraries, shows you how, using project examples of various sizes to illustrate each chapter’s concepts. Her resource guides you through such topics as

  • the eight components of modular online learning design;
  • key considerations for choosing the design model that best fits your organization and project;
  • techniques for connecting your online learning goals with institutional strategy; 
  • using the IDEA process to align OER content with your instructional needs;
  • documenting your planning with checklists, scaffolds, and templates;
  • ensuring equity of access with all content formats using the Accessibility Inventory Index;
  • principles for scaling up, down, or laterally;
  • three models for more meaningful and functional collaboration with internal or external partners; and
  • formative testing as a foundation for ongoing evaluation and assessment.
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More Storytime Action!
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2009

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More Storytime Magic
Kathy MacMillan
American Library Association, 2016

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Motivating Students in Information Literacy Classes
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2004

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Motivating Students on a Time Budget
Pedagogical Frames and Lesson Plans for In-Person and Online Information Literacy Instruction
Sarah Steiner
Assoc of College & Research Libraries, 2019

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Move, Play, Learn
Interactive Storytimes With Music, Movement, And More
Alyssa Jewell
American Library Association, 2020

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Moving Image and Sound Collections for Archivists
Anthony Cocciolo
American Library Association, 2018

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Moving Materials
Valerie American Library Association
American Library Association, 2009

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Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens
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Multicultural Storytime Magic
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Multiethnic Books for the Middle-School Curriculum
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Mystery Reader's Advisory
The Librarian's Clues to Murder and Mayhem
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