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Description

xx, 307 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Series

A LITA guide

LITA guides.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part 1: A brief introduction to libraries and the Internet

Ch.1 A short history of library guides and their usefulness to librarians and patrons / Jennifer Emanuel

Part 2: Administering and maintaining libguides - for system librarians

Ch.2 Making the case campus-wide for purchasing libguides / Stephanie DeLano Davis

Ch.3 Administering libguides: Planning, implementation, and beyond / Beth Larkee Kumar and Tabatha Farney

Ch.4 Strategies and techniques for administrators / Aaron W. Dobbs and Rich Gause

Ch.5 Developing libguides training: A blended-learnign approach / Laura Westmoreland Gariepy, Emily S. Mazure, Jennifer A. McDaniel, and Erin R. White

Part 3: Creating libguides - for guide creators

Ch.6 Design: Why it is important and how to get it right / Nedda H. Ahmed

Ch.7 Integrating libguides into the teaching-learning process / Veronica Bielat, Rebeca Befus, and Judith Arnold

Ch.8 Creating your first libguide / Kenneth Liss

Ch.9 Adding some pizzazz to your guides / Kathy Gaynor

Part 4: Making better use of libguides

Ch.10 Helping users help themselves: Maximizing libanswers usage / Aaron Tay

Ch.11 Using statisical gathering tools to determine effectiveness and accountability / Lora Baldwin and Sue A. Mcfadden

Ch.12 Using libguides to promote information literacy in a distance education environment / Barbara J. Mann, Julie Lee Arnold, and Joseph Rawson

Ch.13 Why go mobile? / Mark Ellis, Leslie Adebonojo, and Kathy Campbell

Part 5: Technological and pedagogical exemplars from academic, K-12, public, and special libraries

Ch.14 Showcase of exceptional libguides / Sharon Whitfield and Claire Clemens

Summary

50.00 PRF (99-PRF-9)

Subject

Professional development.

Library Web sites -- Design.

Digital libraries -- Design.

Libraries -- Special collections -- Computer network resources.

Library information networks.

Electronic information resource literacy.

Added Author

Dobbs, Aaron W., 1968- editor.

Sittler, Ryan L., editor.

Cook, Douglas, 1951- editor.

Library and Information Technology Association (U.S.)