The Relevant Library

Essays on Adapting to Changing Needs
Herausgeber: Gubnitskaia, Vera; Smallwood, Carol

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

At a time when libraries are no longer the leading proprietors of information, many library professionals find themselves rethinking their purpose. In this collection of new essays, contributors share their experiences and ideas for keeping libraries integral to changing communities. Innovative approaches and best practices are discussed for strategic planning, packaging, branding and marketing, funding issues, physical spaces, collection needs and trends, partnerships, programming and services, professional education, and staffing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 569g
• ISBN-13: 9781476670294
• ISBN-10: 1476670293
• Artikelnr.: 50200826

Autorenporträt

Vera Gubnitskaia has worked as a library manager, consultant, and reference librarian in public and academic libraries in Russia and the United States. She has contributed chapters to several professional publications, edited multiple anthologies, and published book reviews. She is currently an art fellow at Crealde School in Winter Park, Florida. A Michigan resident, Carol Smallwood has practiced in school, public and special libraries. Her primary interest is practical librarianship, and she is the author of journal articles and editor of numerous books.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Foreword (Scott Walter)
Preface
Vera Gubnitskaia and Carol Smallwood
Part I. Enhancing Partnerships
Orchestrating Collaborations: A Systematic Approach to Gaining Campus
Allies (Jamillah Scott-Branch, Vernice Riddick Faison
and Danielle M. Colbert-Lewis)
Getting Things to POP: How Collaboration, Umbrellas and Popcorn Machines
Changed the Relevancy of the Auburn University at Montgomery Library
(Jessica B. Hayes, Samantha Lynn McNeilly and Phill Johnson)
An Academic Library Partnering with TRiO SSS to Increase Student Success
(Carrie Girton, Krista McDonald and Jamie E. Viars)
Part II. Reevaluating Collections
Paradox in Resource Development and Knowledge Organization: Negation of the
Negation (Hong Cheng)
Open Educational Resources: Why Libraries Are Incentivizing Open Content
Creation, Curation and Adaptation (Stacy Katz)
Digitizing the Community Monthly Newspaper (Matt Cook)
Redefining Collections: Circulating Kits for Playing and Making
(Jezmynne Dene and Holly Jackson)
Leaving a Legacy for 21st-Century Learners (Margaret Lincoln)
Part III. Redefining Information and Digital Needs
The Need for Digital Coaches in USVI Public Libraries Anita Davis
Integrating ICT Literacy Through OERs (Lesley S.J. Farmer)
Collaborating with Campus Partners to Promote User Cyber Security
Awareness (Theresa R. McDevitt, Stephanie A. Taylor-Davis and Sara Parme)
A Research Librarian in Every Pocket: Research Genius (Ben Rawlins and
Andrew Adler)
Innovating for the Changing Demographics of Students and Faculty Around the
World Through Information Literacy Webinars (Emily Scharf, Judy Geczi and
Jodie L. Borgerding)
Part IV. Expanding Creativity
Leveraging State Arts Funding to Promote Literary Events in Libraries
Mira Tanna)
African American GLAM in Missouri: Creating Successful Art
Programming-Incubator Space at a Historically Black College Academic
Library (Kymberly Keeton)
Sounding Out: Texas Tech Libraries' Crossroads Recording Studio, a Creative
Process Service (Curtis L. Peoples and Kaley Daniel)
Makerspace/Cakerspace: Making Space for the Makerspace at a Community
College (Susannah Kopecky)
Part V. Emphasizing Data Gathering
A New Approach to Space Planning in Libraries: The Image + Text Survey
(Rebecca Barham, Caroline Hallman and Mary Ann Venner)
Using Data Strategically to Optimize Library Planning and Impact
(Lesley S.J. Farmer)
Action Research, Effective Communication and Your Library Program
(Rebecca Marcum Parker)
Part Vi. Extending Accessibility
Opening Community Dialog with Wisdom Cafés (Wendy Pender)
Diversity and Inclusion: Libraries as Accessible Places of Learning
(JJ Pionke, Anna Ercoli Schnitzer and P.F. Anderson)
Becoming a Dementia-Friendly Library (Mary Beth Riedner, Karen Maki and
Miriam Anderson Lytle)
Part VII. Rethinking the Environment
The Sky's the Limit: Providing E-Book Access to Airport Travelers
(Kim Becnel and Karen Pate Moore)
Sustaining Community Gathering Places and Useful Work Spaces
(Heather Terrell)
Learning Commons in Action: Connecting Innovative Learning Outcomes to the
Library (Brittney Thomas)
Rebranding the Library Environment (Megan Mac Gregor)
Part Viii. Transforming Programming
Public Libraries Helping Patrons with Legal Needs: Virtual Pro Se Clinic of
Colorado (Deborah Hamilton)
Family Engagement at the Library: Bringing Families Together to Learn, Grow
and Have Fun (Sara Roberts and Rebekah Mitchell)
Research and Retreat: Stress Relief in Libraries (Kristen R. Moore)
Part IX. Boosting Professional Enrichment
Eight Tips on Creating a Diversity Committee: What to
(Vandella Brown)
Public Library Rx: Adapting the Residency Experience (Dawn Coppin and Cindy
Mediavilla)
"Yes, and!" Using the Rules of Improv to Improve Library Service
(Amanda D. McKay)
Libraries as Catalysts for Service Engagement (KT Lowe, Ann Tobin and
Frances Yates)
About the Contributors
Index