Ala Editions imprint: 162 books
The Librarian as Information Consultant
Transforming Reference for the Information Age
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Library users’ evolving information needs and their choice of search methods have changed reference work profoundly. Today’s reference librarian must work in a whole new way—not only service-focused and businesslike, but even entrepreneurial. Murphy innovatively rethinks the philosophy behind...
by Carol Smallwood
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Retirement holds many questions for librarians. Smallwood’s volume offers insight, inspiration, and tips for those already retired as well as those thinking about retiring. A raft of veteran librarians, financial advisors, and other experts address * Planning for retirement, and how to leave things...
by Laura Solomon
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
The vast array of social media options present a challenge: it’s tough to keep current, let alone formulate a plan for using these tools effectively. Solomon, a librarian with extensive experience in web development, design, and technology, cuts to the chase with this invaluable guide to using social...
by Elisabeth Doucett
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
MLS programs do a good job of teaching the basic skills of being a librarian – how to catalog books, how to clarify a reference request, how to run a story hour. But as any working librarian will tell you, that’s not the half of it. A long-time library administrator, Elisabeth Doucett gives new...
Marketing Today's Academic Library
A Bold New Approach to Communicating with Students
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
In Marketing Today’s Academic Library, Brian Mathews uses his vast experience to speak directly to the academic library practitioner about matching services with user needs. This book proposes new visions and ideas, challenging the traditional way of thinking and providing a framework to target...
Libraries Got Game
Aligned Learning through Modern Board Games
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
The high-profile topic of gaming in libraries gets thorough consideration from two educator-librarians, who explain exactly how designer board games—which are worlds apart from games produced strictly for the educational market—can become curricular staples for students of all ages. Drawing on...
Mentoring in the Library
Building for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Mentorship is essential to the health of any institution; sharing knowledge and experience transforms managers into stronger leaders and helps less senior employees improve their job skills. Noted reference librarian and researcher Lee offers librarians at all levels both her experience and her ideas...
by Virginia A. Walter
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Inspired by a new generation of librarians and children, Walter reconsiders the legacy passed on by the matriarchs of children’s services and examines more recent trends and challenges growing out of changes in educational philosophy and information technology. This thoroughly researched book includes...
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Use and Management of Electronic Books
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
With their explosive sales and widespread availability, the past few years have definitively proven that e-books are here to stay. In this sequel to her best-selling book of the same title, expert Polanka dives even deeper into the world of digital distribution. Contributors from across the breadth of...
I Found It on the Internet
Coming of Age Online
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Today’s teens immerse themselves in the world of technology as never before. But texting, tweeting, chatting, blogging, and other social networking largely occur in a free-for-all environment of unbridled access; quality takes a backseat to quantity. To help librarians, educators, and parents step...
by Kathryn Miller
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Going green is now a national issue, and patrons expect their library to respond in the same way many corporations have. Libraries are going green with logos on their Web sites, programs for the public, and a host of other initiatives. This is the first book to focus strictly on the library’s role...
Children's Services
Partnerships for Success
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Co-author of the popular titles Booktalking Bonanza and The Early Literacy Kit, Betsy Diamant-Cohen brings together 18 examples of successful outreach partnerships that children's librarians and administrators can adapt to their own situations. Contributors from the U.S and Canada explain how they...
Reid’s Read-Alouds 2: Modern-Day Classics from C.S. Lewis to Lemony Snicket
Modern-Day Classics from C.S. Lewis to Lemony Snicket
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Need a one-stop resource for jumpstarting sleepy library visitors? Ready to add punch to classroom discussions? In this companion to his best-selling book Reid’s Read-Alouds, children’s lit guru Reid dips back into the classics to highlight outstanding titles published between 1950 and 1999 that...
The Frugal Librarian
Thriving in Tough Economic Times
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Fewer employees, shorter hours, diminished collection budgets, reduced programs and services—all at a time of record library usage. Don’t fret and fritter away scarce resources. Be frugal! In this book, library expert Carol Smallwood demonstrates that despite the obvious downsides, the necessity...