Essential Reference Services for Today's School Media Specialists, 2nd Edition
Essential Reference Services for Today's School Media Specialists, 2nd Edition
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Essential Reference Services for Today's School Media Specialists, 2nd Edition by Scott Lanning
Newly updated, this book offers a concise overview of the state of reference services and their role in school libraries. Essential Reference Services for Today's School Media Specialists: Second Edition is an overview of today's reference environment covering the essentials of reference services, from selecting resources to weeding the collection, from the advantages of chat reference to the types of library instruction. This book is the place to start for information on reference services. It begins with a discussion of information and information literacy and also covers using and evaluating print and electronic reference sources, providing and evaluating reference services, creating web resources, teaching the core curriculum, and more. In this second edition, the authors focus on updating all of these areas. Core reference skills are updated with information on virtual reference services and library instruction. The resource section reflects new editions and changes in electronic resources and Web 2.0 tools, and the leadership section is expanded as well. Grades K-12 • Offers a database search worksheet to use with students • Includes a list of print reference sources available for further reading
"This will work will be a good choice for the busy practitioner or student who needs updated materialIt is recommended for professional collections." - ARBAonline
"Lanning (library media and reference, Southern Utah U.) and Bryner (teacher education, Brigham Young U.), a website developer, offer an overview of essential reference services for school library media specialists. Focusing on core reference skills, electronic resources, and leadership skills, they discuss information and information literacy, using and evaluating print and electronic resources, providing and evaluating reference services, creating web resources, catalogs, searching the web, teaching the core curriculum, and building a reference collection. This edition updates the core reference skills with information on virtual reference services and library instruction. The resource section has new editions and updates to electronic resources and Web 2.0 tools, and the leadership section has been expanded." - SciTech Book News
"For a simple introduction to reference services for teacher-librarians, this book does a satisfactory job." - Booklist
"Newbie librarians and teachers, as well as veterans in the field, will find useful information that can be applied to daily practice not only in the school library, but also in the classroom." - School Library Journal
"This is quite a comprehensive and informative monograph in the area of reference services, through K–12 standards, in the U.S. The monograph is primarily intended for media specialists, who will find the text, contents and delineation useful and handy for needed orientation for reference services." - Library Times International
"An invaluable resource for both new and experienced librarians. . . . Highly recommended." - Library Media Connection
"This title contains a detailed reference list with a range of book material, journals and many websites and an index. It is a place to start for an understanding of contemporary reference collection development and reference services. Core, established reference services as well as virtual reference services are part of the 2010 skills portfolio of the teacher librarian profession." - Australian Library Journal
"Lanning (library media and reference, Southern Utah U.) and Bryner (teacher education, Brigham Young U.), a website developer, offer an overview of essential reference services for school library media specialists. Focusing on core reference skills, electronic resources, and leadership skills, they discuss information and information literacy, using and evaluating print and electronic resources, providing and evaluating reference services, creating web resources, catalogs, searching the web, teaching the core curriculum, and building a reference collection. This edition updates the core reference skills with information on virtual reference services and library instruction. The resource section has new editions and updates to electronic resources and Web 2.0 tools, and the leadership section has been expanded." - SciTech Book News
"For a simple introduction to reference services for teacher-librarians, this book does a satisfactory job." - Booklist
"Newbie librarians and teachers, as well as veterans in the field, will find useful information that can be applied to daily practice not only in the school library, but also in the classroom." - School Library Journal
"This is quite a comprehensive and informative monograph in the area of reference services, through K–12 standards, in the U.S. The monograph is primarily intended for media specialists, who will find the text, contents and delineation useful and handy for needed orientation for reference services." - Library Times International
"An invaluable resource for both new and experienced librarians. . . . Highly recommended." - Library Media Connection
"This title contains a detailed reference list with a range of book material, journals and many websites and an index. It is a place to start for an understanding of contemporary reference collection development and reference services. Core, established reference services as well as virtual reference services are part of the 2010 skills portfolio of the teacher librarian profession." - Australian Library Journal
Scott Lanning is associate professor of library media and head of reference at Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT.
John Bryner is instructor in teacher education at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, and is a website developer.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781591588832 |
| ISBN 10 | 1591588839 |
| Title | Essential Reference Services for Today's School Media Specialists, 2nd Edition |
| Author | Scott Lanning |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 2009-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 141 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |