[Libs-Or] new library science books available for ILL from the Oregon State Library

[Ann Reed]

The following new titles are available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchased and is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience.
[book 1.jpg]Kane, Laura Townsend.  Working in the Virtual Stacks:  The New Library & Information Science.  Chicago: ALA, 2011.  020.2373KaneW   ISBN 978-0-8389-1103-7
Thanks in part to technology, the boundaries of library positions are dissolving. It is no longer practical to discuss the profession in terms of traditional library types, and in today s library, the relationship between librarians and technology is stronger than ever. In this informative volume, veteran author Kane interviews dozens of practicing librarians who are highly involved with technology as part of their day-to-day jobs. Revealing the full richness of the profession, Kane
*        Profiles web-services librarians in all types of settings, from veterinary medicine and law to astronomy, market research, and cataloging
*        Offers insights into career opportunities in the library world by challenging traditional notions of what a librarian does
*        Shows examples of real-world librarianship in the fields of technology instruction, digital futures, virtual libraries, and even librarians as entrepreneurs
Written in a warm and personal style, Working in the Virtual Stacks presents an exciting future for librarians, already upon us today!


[book2.jpg]Smallwood, Carol, ed.  Library Management Tips That Work.  Chicago: ALA, 2011.  025.1 Libra5   ISBN 978-0-8389-1121-1
There's no shortage of library management books out there but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorize things that slip through the cracks of a larger handbook? Library Management Tips that Work does exactly that, addressing dozens of such issues facing library managers, including
*        How to create a job manual, and keep staff accountable
*        Keeping your library board in the loop
*        Using numbers to make your case
*        Dealing with unreturned library materials
*        Methods for managing multiple libraries with one FTE librarian
*        Retaining services despite budget cuts and staff shortages
*        Public relations on a shoestring
Written by contributors from across the field, this eclectic guide offers best practices suitable for managers in all types of libraries.


Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us!

This collection is supported in whole by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.



Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator
Library Development Services
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 378-5027
fax (503) 378-6439
ann.reed at state.or.us

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