Camille Turner, Woodward Park
The Professional Library collection that has been located on the second floor of Central is being integrated into the regular collection.
Today library staff has access to professional issues, trends, discussions, etc., through a variety of internet resources. We have library blogs and online training, full text periodicals and more.
When the Fresno County Library Professional Library was created it was the main source of professional development resources.
The majority of the Professional collection has been available to the general public through Valley cat, besides library staff, but it has had low circulation. These materials will be incorporated into the Central collection and therefore also be browsed and perhaps enjoy greater use.
The Professional library currently spends much of its budget on professional periodicals that are routed. Many of these are now online in full text with very developed websites. I include a few of the links below. Accessing them is much faster than being on a list for routed print copy. If you want to remove yourself from a routing list please email Gaoneng Lee at Central who handles the routing of Central magazines.
In the next months we will be evaluating all the titles purchased by Professional Library funds to see if we can reduce the purchase of paper subscriptions and spend more resources on electronic sources.
Read the current issue of Library Journal, School Library Journal and Booklist on their websites:
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/
http://www.libraryjournal.com/
http://www.booklistonline.com/
Showing posts with label professional library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label professional library. Show all posts
October 6, 2009
September 9, 2009
New From the Professional Library
Roberta Barton, Headquarters
New titles for your professional development:
Children's Literature Gems by Elizabeth Bird You can master the huge array of excellent children's books from the past and the present with this must-have resource.
Coretta Scott King Awards by Henrietta M. Smith This volume gathers together the best of the best in African American children's literature.
Crisis in Employment by Jane Jerrard Inside, Outside, and Online by Chrystie Hill This resource provides practical advice and inspiration for building community with your library.
Licensing Digital Content by Lesley Ellen Harris This one-stop resource covers the basics of digital licensing in a plain-language approach that demystifies the process.
New titles for your professional development:
Children's Literature Gems by Elizabeth Bird You can master the huge array of excellent children's books from the past and the present with this must-have resource.
Coretta Scott King Awards by Henrietta M. Smith This volume gathers together the best of the best in African American children's literature.
Crisis in Employment by Jane Jerrard Inside, Outside, and Online by Chrystie Hill This resource provides practical advice and inspiration for building community with your library.
Licensing Digital Content by Lesley Ellen Harris This one-stop resource covers the basics of digital licensing in a plain-language approach that demystifies the process.
July 2, 2009
From the Professional Library
New titles for staff check out.
Implementing for Results by Sandra Nelson provides tips to help determine which activities effectively support goals and objectives.
Library and Book Trade Almanac (formerly The Bowker Annual).
Newbery and Caldecott Awards by ALSC is a guide to the most distinguished American children's literature and illustration.
Service Learning: Linking Library Education and Practice by Loriene roy, Kelly Jensen, and Alex Hershey Meyers offers examples of how to incorporate service learning into librarian education, gives an overview of the history of service learning and outlines student, faculty and field supervisor roles.
Implementing for Results by Sandra Nelson provides tips to help determine which activities effectively support goals and objectives.
Library and Book Trade Almanac (formerly The Bowker Annual).
Newbery and Caldecott Awards by ALSC is a guide to the most distinguished American children's literature and illustration.
Service Learning: Linking Library Education and Practice by Loriene roy, Kelly Jensen, and Alex Hershey Meyers offers examples of how to incorporate service learning into librarian education, gives an overview of the history of service learning and outlines student, faculty and field supervisor roles.
June 12, 2009
From the Professional Library
A new professional resource from the Urban Library Council is now available for staff checkout from the Professional Library.
Welcome, Stranger: Public Libraries Build the Global Village by Rick Ashton and Danielle Milam explores strategies that help communities successfully welcome New Americans. The report and accompanying toolkit examine successful library outreach at work across the country, and its impact on communities.
Welcome, Stranger: Public Libraries Build the Global Village by Rick Ashton and Danielle Milam explores strategies that help communities successfully welcome New Americans. The report and accompanying toolkit examine successful library outreach at work across the country, and its impact on communities.
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