Teen literature expert Carstensen, creator and editor of "School Library Journal"'s Adult Books 4 Teens blog, presents this comprehensive resource for serving the reading interests of teens in all types of libraries. Moving far beyond merely offering lists of book titles, this RA guide specifically helps librarians and educators in…

A hundred years after Marie Curie received her Nobel Prize in Chemistry, this arm of science is pointing the way to a more sustainable future. Growing movements like green chemistry, which strives to create alternative and new chemical reactions that produce no harmful waste products, and molecular engineering hold great potential for industry,…

With their explosive sales and widespread availability over the past few years, e-books have definitively proven that they're here to stay. In this sequel to her best-selling book of the same title, expert Polanka dives even deeper into the world of digital distribution. Contributors from across the e-book world offer their perspectives on what's…

With celebrities discussing Twitter on television talk shows, Facebook being used by people to share pictures of their grandchildren, and academic seminars being delivered in Second Life, it is hard to get through a day without being faced with some sort of social networking tool. Librarians often talk about the importance of outreach and of…

This research set out to explore the attitudes of school, academic and public librarians towards marketing libraries. The main question that was examined is whether personality characteristics such as empowerment, extroversion and resistance to change influence librarians' attitudes towards the marketing of libraries. One hundred and fifty-six…

Hierarchies-by-type threaten to institutionalize the isolation of different libraries from each other. (Author)

Describes the modern library situation on Bombay, India.

One hundred and eighteen articles and books published between 1963 and 1976 are listed in this bibliography on public relations for public, academic, school, and special librarians. While the major portion of the bibliography is devoted to general works on public relations and the library, there are also separate, short sections on public,…

The Committee on Fines and Penalties reports plans and activities in studying fines, penalties, and punitive activities in libraries. Findings are reported for public, academic, and school libraries, and recommendations made. (KP)

The present state of public, school and university libraries in the Democratic Republic of the Sudan is discussed. (2 references) (Author/SJ)

This discussion is made up of several individual papers by different authors: Introduction; Libraries in Jordan; The Royal Scientific Society and its Library; The Royal Scientific Society Course in Librarianship; Jordan Library Association Course in Librarianship; Secondary School Libraries in Jordan; and Notes on West Bank Libraries, 1972. (JB)

Library facilities and the inherent planning problems involved are discussed in terms of--(1) the library building consultant, (2) college and university libraries, (3) public libraries, (4) school libraries, and (5) hospital and institution libraries. Floor plans, architectural renderings, and photographs of various facilities are included along…

A survey of the distribution of various kinds of libraries in the United States at different times during the last 100 years. (Author)