Library & information services

This book is designed to assist those professionals with little to no experience designing and delivering training, instructional sessions, and presentations. Suitable for all librarians, library staff and library school students, this practical guide will get the library professional up and running as a trainer and presenter with this one guide.. ..More

Among many other treasures, the Oriental Department of the Wellcome Library houses a collection of Islamic calligraphy. This volume includes details of each item described.. ..More

Provides a framework for the exploration of literature, print or electronic, and the practical face-to-face interaction with the realities of managing the school library media centre. This revised edition addresses and integrates the trends and developments of the past decade.. ..More

This guidebook serves as a primer to developing and supporting social science statistical and numeric data sources in the academic library. It provides strategies for the establishment of data services and offers short descriptions of the essential sources of free and commercial social science statistical and numeric data.. ..More

Covers the essentials of reference service - determining information need, developing a basic search strategy, and interviewing enquirers. This book also helps professionals master the materials used to answer questions about: government information; current events and issues; books, magazines and the publishing industry; and geography and travel.. ..More

Offers an overview of the place of images in the changing information environment, and the use, function, and appropriation of digital images in both institutional and personal settings. This book covers the history, technical underpinnings, sustainability, application, and management of digital images.. ..More