Author: Michelle Goodridge
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2021-11-15
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1440867321
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Helps librarians who are not themselves seasoned gamers to better understand the plethora of gaming products available and how they might appeal to library users. As games grow ever-more ubiquitous in our culture and communities, they have become popular staples in public library collections and are increasing in prominence in academic ones. Many librarians, especially those who are not themselves gamers or are only acquainted with a handful of games, are ill-prepared to successfully advise patrons who use games. This book provides the tools to help adult and youth services librarians to better understand the gaming landscape and better serve gamers in discovery of new games—whether they are new to gaming or seasoned players—through advisory services. This book maps all types of games—board, roleplaying, digital, and virtual reality—providing all the information needed to understand and appropriately recommend games to library users. Organized by game type, hundreds of descriptions offer not only bibliographic information (title, publication date, series, and format/platform), but genre classifications, target age ranges for players, notes on gameplay and user behavior type, and short descriptions of the game's basic premise and appeals.
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 270
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Includes proceedings of the Illinois Library Association.
Author: Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: İsmail E. Erünsal
Publisher: Academic Studies PRess
Published: 2022-07-26
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 1644698641
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A History of Ottoman Libraries tells the story of the development and the organization of Ottoman libraries from the fourteenth through the twentieth century. In the first part, the book surveys the phases through which the Ottoman libraries evolved from a few shelves of books to sizable, endowed collections housed in free-standing library buildings. Ottoman libraries were mainly established as charitable foundations, that is by endowing the books and steady income for the maintenance of the collection and the library building. The second part of the book focuses on the organization, the personnel, and the day-to-day functioning of Ottoman libraries. This first complete history of Ottoman libraries was written based on hitherto untapped archival sources.
Author: Amanda Bielskas
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 1555708455
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Users want real-time answers to their reference questions wherever and whenever they are. Increasingly, that means SMS and IM services. Providing those is easier than you might think!
Author: Valerie Nye (Ed)
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 0838911307
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Those facing censorship challenges can find support and inspiration in this book, which compiles dozens of stories from library front lines.
Author: Duluth (Minn.). Dept. of Libraries
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: David Baker
Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Published: 2021-07-02
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 0323905986
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →COVID-19 is profoundly affecting the ways in which we live, learn, plan, and develop. What does COVID-19 mean for the future of digital information use and delivery, and for more traditional forms of library provision? Libraries, Digital Information, and COVID gives immediate and long-term solutions for librarians responding to the challenge of COVID-19. The book helps library leaders prepare for a post-COVID-19 world, giving guidance on developing sustainable solutions. The need for sustainable digital access has now become acute, and while offering a physical space will remain important, current events are likely to trigger a shift toward off-site working and study, making online access to information more crucial. Libraries have already been providing access to digital information as a premium service. New forms and use of materials all serve to eliminate the need for direct contact in a physical space. Such spaces will come to be predicated on evolving systems of digital information, as critical needs are met by remote delivery of goods and services. Intensified financial pressure will also shape the future, with a reassessment of information and its commercial value. In response, there will be a massification of provision through increased cooperation and collaboration. These significant transitions are driving professionals to rethink and question their identities, values, and purpose. This book responds to these issues by examining the practicalities of running a library during and after the pandemic, answering questions such as: What do we know so far? How are institutions coping? Where are providers placing themselves on the digital/print and the remote/face-to-face continuums? This edited volume gives analysis and examples from around the globe on how libraries are managing to deliver access and services during COVID-19. This practical and thoughtful book provides a framework within which library directors and their staff can plan sustainable services and collections for an uncertain future. Focuses on the immediate practicalities of service provision under COVID-19 Considers longer-term strategic responses to emerging challenges Identifies key concerns and problems for librarians and library leaders Analyzes approaches to COVID-19 planning Presents and examines exemplars of best practice from around the world Offers practical models and a useful framework for the future