Prepared in collaboration with the Medical Library Association, this completely updated, revised, and expanded edition lists classic and up-to-the-minute print and electronic resources in the health sciences, helping librarians find the answers that library users seek. Included are electronic versions of traditionally print reference sources, trustworthy electronic-only resources, and resources that library users can access from home or on the go through freely available websites or via library licenses. In this benchmark guide, the authors
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<li>Include new chapters on health information seeking, point-of-care sources, and global health sources</li>
<li>Focus on works that can be considered foundational or essential, in both print and electronic formats</li>
<li>Address questions librarians need to consider in developing and maintaining their reference collections</li>
</ul>When it comes to questions involving the health sciences, this valuable resource will point both library staff and the users they serve in the right direction.

Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences (Medical Library Association Guides)

Politics & Social Sciences

Jeffrey T. Huber

Susan Swogger

Social Sciences

ALA Neal-Schuman

In the years since John Huber's trailblazing Lean Library Management was published, budget pressures on libraries have only increased. Yet libraries who have adopted his strategies have turned conventional management thinking that if budgets are reduced, customer service suffers on its head. These libraries have proven that by streamlining and improving customer services, they can eliminate wasteful activities and bring down costs. In The Purpose-Based Library, Huber and seasoned public library administrator Potter build on insight gleaned from decades of experience to demonstrate how libraries can create real growth opportunities through concentrating on their true mission and purpose, and without spending a lot more money. With a focus on putting ideas into action, they point the way towards
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<li>New ways to think about metrics</li>
<li>Reexamining customer self-driven services</li>
<li>Effectively leveraging the considerable footprint of libraries</li>
<li>Identifying and assessing community needs and realigning library services accordingly</li>
<li>Actively encouraging community fundraising</li>
<li>Offering cutting-edge services and programs</li>
</ul>
 Packed with boots-on-the-ground commentary, this book presents strategies to help libraries survive and succeed.

The Purpose-Based Library: Finding Your Path to Survival, Success, and Growth

Huber, John J.

Potter, Steven V.

A 2010 OCLC report found that an internet-accessible finding aid existed for only 44 percent of archival collections. Undescribed collections are essentially hidden from users, and much of the blame can be assigned to the strain of processing backlogs. Extensible processing offers an alternative, allowing collection managers to first establish a baseline level of access to all holdings, then conduct additional processing based on user demand and ongoing assessment. Adhering to archival principles and standards, this flexible approach emphasizes decision-making and prioritization. Santamaria, recipient of the Society of American Archivists' 2013 Coker Award for innovative developments in archival description, has overseen the processing of thousands of linear feet of organizational records and personal papers. Showing how technical services staff can reassert control of collections while improving user experience, in this invaluable book he 
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<li>Lays out the six key principles of extensible processing, from creating a baseline level of access to all collections material and crafting standardized, structured descriptions to managing archival materials in the aggregate</li> <li>Provides a start-to-finish workflow adaptable to any collection, with practical tips such as using collection assessment surveys to reduce backlog</li> <li>Advises how to limit physical handling and processing through a holistic approach</li> <li>Explains the use of Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) and Encoded Archival Description (EAD)</li> <li>Covers recent developments in the digitization of archives, including alternative strategies like low-resolution scanning and repurposing existing metadata</li> <li>Presents several case studies, ranging from a one person shop to large universities, that include examples of processes, systems, software, and metadata</li> </ul>
 Archivists and special collections librarians will find in this book the tools, confidence, and freedom to improve user experience through extensible processing

Extensible Processing for Archives and Special Collections: Reducing Processing Backlogs

Santamaria, Daniel A.

Reference

Since running a small library―public, academic, school, or special―often means making do with little or no staff, this challenging task calls for its own set of skills and expertise. That's where Moorman's how-to manual comes in, offering guidance on every essential aspect of what it takes to run a small library. Fully revised and updated, including a new chapter on digital library services, the second edition covers such day-to-day issues as
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<li>Budgeting, from planning to advocacy</li>
<li>Developing and implementing policies and procedures</li>
<li>Maintaining facilities</li>
<li>Acquisition, cataloging, and collection development and management on a shoestring</li>
<li>Circulation</li>
<li>Programming, outreach, and community partnerships</li>
<li>Library technology, from computers and networks to automation systems and beyond</li>
</ul>
Also featured is an updated resource section listing furniture, automation, book, and periodical vendors; electronic discussion and support groups; professional organizations; and resources for more information. This book is a must-have for any solo librarian or library manager with a small staff.

Running a Small Library (How-To-Do-It Manuals)

Jumping head first into a research project is a surefire recipe for stress and confusion. But if you're a newbie, how do you know where to begin, let alone where to go from there? Library instruction expert McAdoo has penned a primer specifically tailored to novice researchers, offering beginning-to-end guidance for every step of the research process, from planning and preparing to conducting and writing. Structured in a way that's easy to digest, McAdoo shows students
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<li>what research is and what it entails, the stages of research, and the elements of a term paper;</li>
<li>the essential steps in preparing for research, and how to understand the assignment;</li>
<li>how libraries and librarians can help;</li>
<li>pointers for selecting a research topic and appropriate information tools;</li>
<li>strategies for conducting searches that will save time and effort, from using keywords to constructing more sophisticated searches;</li>
<li>how to understand, read, and evaluate search results;</li>
<li>the dos and don'ts of conducting research ethically, including how to cite sources and how and why to avoid plagiarism; and</li>
<li>guidance for shaping research results into quality writing.</li>
</ul>
Students will appreciate the book's clear and concise language regarding the research process, while teachers, faculty, YA staff, and academic librarians will find it a valuable tool for information literacy.

The Student's Survival Guide to Research

McAdoo, Dr. Monty L.

Since its original publication Hunter's manual has been "not only a rich and ready reference tool but also a practical resource for solving problems" (Catholic Library World), and no text has served as a better overview of the field of archives. Newly revised and updated to more thoroughly address our increasingly digital world, including integration of digital records and audiovisual records into each chapter, it remains the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the discipline. Editor of American Archivist, the journal of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), Hunter covers such keystone topics as
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<li>a history of archives, including the roles of historical societies and local history collections in libraries;</li>
<li>new sections on community archives, diversity, and inclusion;</li>
<li>conducting a survey and starting an archival program;</li>
<li>selection, appraisal, acquisition, accessioning, and deaccessioning;</li>
<li>important points of copyright, privacy, and ethics;</li>
<li>arrangement of archival collections, with a discussion of new theories;</li>
<li>description, including DACS, EAD, and tools such as ArchivesSpace;</li>
<li>access, reference, and outreach, with a look at how recent innovations in finding aids can help researchers;</li>
<li>preservation, including guidance on how to handle rare books, maps, architectural records, and artifacts;</li>
<li>digital records, addressing new and popular methods of storage and preservation of email, social media, image files, webpages, Word documents, spreadsheets, databases, and media files;</li>
<li>disaster planning, security, and theft prevention;</li>
<li>metrics, assessment, establishing employee procedures and policies, working with interns and volunteers, and other managerial duties;</li>
<li>public relations and marketing, from social media and the Web to advocacy; and</li>
<li>professional guidelines and codes, such as the newly developed SAA Statement of Core Values of Archivists.</li>
</ul>
Providing in-depth coverage of both theory and practice, this manual is essential for archivists at all levels of experience and of all backgrounds.

Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual (How-To-Do-It Manuals)

Hunter, Gregory S.

Uniquely positioned to connect library users to the information they seek, and thus to the wider world, library staff who serve on the front lines of reference have both the power and responsibility to position the library as an institution that remains relevant and responsive. This collection takes a critical look at the overarching trends that affect current library policy and practice regarding the process of delivering information services, and how factors such as public policy, economics, and popular culture will continue to affect those trends in the future. Library leaders and visionaries from across the spectrum of institutions address such topics as -The history of reference librarianship and how it relates to the current landscape -Privacy, censorship, and reference ethics -The effects of the born digital library user on the purpose and function of reference -Strategic challenges for reference in the coming decade -A reference forecast for 2025 Placing these issues in historical and cultural context, this book offers practical solutions for new paradigms of reference service for all users.

Reinventing Reference: How Public, Academic, and School Libraries Deliver Value in the Age of Google

This book explores the analysis and interpretation, discovery and retrieval of a variety of non-textual objects, including image, music, and moving image. Bringing together chapters written by leading experts in the field, this book provides an overview of the theoretical and academic aspects of digital cultural documentation and the state of the art. Case studies of digitization projects drawn from practitioners within libraries and information organizations showcase both technical and more strategic issues relating to cultural heritage projects, digital asset management and sustainability. Key topics covered include:
<ul>
<li>Semiotics of digital cultural objects: images, music and film</li>
<li>Digital cultural object retrieval: semantic and emotional indexing</li>
<li>Semantic Web, FRBR, intertextuality and cultural objects</li>
<li>Photo retrieval on the web: Flickr, Facebook and other social networking sites</li>
<li>Classical music retrieval on the web</li>
<li>Indie music retrieval on the web: Spotify, social tagging, recommender sites</li>
<li>Film retrieval on the web: YouTube, social tagging and sharing, IMDb, indexing, controlled vocabulary</li>
</ul>

Managing Digital Cultural Objects: Analysis, Discovery, and Retrieval

Featuring contributions by 17 leading academics from around the world, this volume provides an overview of the various challenges and contemporary research activities in cultural heritage information. Starting with an introductory chapter that provides a brief overview of the topic, with a look at policies and infrastructures, the text offers a comprehensive consideration of interaction, access and objects, with numerous examples of concrete system implementations. An important tool for maximizing the availability and longevity of our digital cultural heritage, this book covers such key topics as:
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<li>Managing digital cultural heritage information </li>
<li>Digital humanities and digital cultural heritage, alt-history and future directions</li>
<li>Management of cultural heritage information: policies and practices</li>
<li>Cultural heritage information: artifacts and digitization technologies</li>
<li>Metadata in cultural contexts, from manga to digital archives in a linked open data environment</li>
<li>Information systems architecture</li>
<li>Cultural heritage information users and usability</li>
<li>A framework for classifying and comparing interactions in cultural heritage information systems</li>
<li>Semantic access and exploration in cultural heritage digital libraries</li>
<li>Supporting exploration and use of digital cultural heritage materials: the PATHS perspective</li>
<li>Sustainability issues</li>
</ul>
Anyone wanting to stay on the cutting edge of digital libraries, digital humanities, and digital culture will find this volume essential.

Cultural Heritage Information Access and Management (iResearch)

Classification is a crucial skill for all information workers involved in organizing collections. This new edition offers fully revised and updated guidance on how to go about classifying a document from scratch. Cataloging authority Broughton leads the novice classifier step by step through the basics of subject cataloging, with an emphasis on practical document analysis and classification. Her book deals with fundamental questions of the purpose of classification in different situations, and the needs and expectations of end users. The reader is introduced to the ways in which document content can be assessed, and how this can best be expressed for translation into the language of specific indexing and classification systems. Key areas covered include:
<ul>
<li>the need for classification;</li>
<li>the variety of classification;</li>
<li>the structure of classification;</li>
<li>working with informal classification;</li>
<li>management aspects of classification; and</li>
<li>classification in digital space.</li>
</ul>
Fully updated to reflect changes to the major general schemes (Library of Congress, LCSH, Dewey and UDC) since the first edition, and with added chapters on working with informal classification, from folksonomies to tagging and social media, this new edition will set catalogers on the right path.

Essential Classification

Broughton, Vanda

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