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Handbook for community college librarians
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- Summary
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"An in-depth understanding of the complexities, dynamics, and emerging trends in community college libraries today."-- Publisher information.
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- Creator
- Michael A. Crumpton and Nora J. Bird
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC [2013]
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 172 pages ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781610693455, 1610693450, 9781610693462, 1610693469, 9781610693462
- OCLC
- ocn805057822
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-170) and index.
- 1. Introduction : History ; User communities ; Plan for the book -- 2. Administrative structures and competencies : Organizational structures ; Competencies of community college library workers ; Defining a work culture -- 3. Reference and information seeking : The reference interview ; Reference success ; Modeling the affective domain -- 4. Standards, accreditation, and supporting the home institution : ACRL standards ; Your regional accreditation agency ; Other licensure activities ; American Association of Community Colleges -- 5. Information literacy : History of the information literacy concept ; Considerations in instructional programs ; Advocacy and assessment ; Instructional formats ; Knowledge commons -- 6. Instructional design : Learner characteristics ; Learning styles ; Instructional learning objectives ; Teaching strategies ; Distance education ; Assessing your instruction -- 7. Managing yourself : Paradoxes in personal productivity ; Time robbers ; Project management ; Managing meetings ; Making your emotions work for you ; Having the conversation ; Learning to change ; Developing leadership -- 8. Place, budgeting, and facilities : Library as place ; Exhibits and displays ; Facilities ; Budgeting ; Security -- 9. Collection development : Collecting ; Managing ; Unique collections -- 10. Diversity considerations : The scope of diversity ; Responding to the challenge of diversity ; Relationship building -- 11. Introduction to technology : Document production and other office processes ; Audio, photographs, and video ; E-learning ; Web skills ; Content management systems ; Personalized information organization and management ; Staffing for technology -- 12. Assessment : Purposeful assessment ; Data types and methodologies ; Using your results ; LibQUAL+ and more -- 13. If you supervise : Skill sets ; Selected concerns ; Leadership ; Strategic planning -- Appendixes : A. IMLS grant proposal from 2010 ; B. The 21st-century community college librarian survey results