Library & Information Technology

Censorship is a constant companion to library staff and readers alike. What is censorship? Who gets to decide what people have the right to read? This book looks at and discusses freedom to read, collection policies, a history of challenged and banned books, controversies, and more.

Most libraries will deal with acquisitions. Most of you will likely deal with acquisitions. The LIT program will certainly cover acquisitions. So does this book. The Complete Guide to Acquisitions Management covers different types of acquisitions systems, selection and evaluation, pricing and budgets, donations and exchanges, and more. The book is complete with a back-end extensive glossary.

From databases to boolean and search terms, let this be your one stop guide to online searching. A variety of databases and web resources are introduced, explored, and explained for different fields of research such as humanities or medicine. The final chapters cover the topic of teaching online searching to one's patrons. A great tool for your Internet Research classes.

Lankes shares his positive views and ideas of today's librarian and their role in society. An inspiring read. Though written with librarians as the focus, everything in here is just as transferable to library technicians, especially those in the making.

Covers a vast content of reference related advice and instruction. From the reference interview to readers' advisory. Indexes, dictionaries, and other assisting formats are covered and explained. Learn to evaluate sources. This book will be helpful to students working their way through reference and internet research classes as well as individuals preparing to enter the work force or already actively working in reference services.