Facet have recently published several new textbooks. If you would like to order inspection copies, email [log in to unmask] and let us know what books you want and some details about the module you teach (name, level, no. of students, start date, current textbook).
Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
Peggy Johnson
This is the third edition of the authorative standard collection development and management textbook. In this sweeping revision, expert instructor and librarian Peggy Johnson addresses the art of controlling and updating library collections, whether located locally or accessed remotely. Each chapter offers complete coverage of one aspect of collection development and management, including numerous suggestions for further reading and narrative case studies exploring the issues.
March 2014; 400pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-937-5; £49.95
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=9375
Metaliteracy
Reinventing information literacies to empower learners
Thomas P. Mackey and Trudi E. Jacobson
In their new book, respected information literacy experts Thomas P Mackey and Trudi E Jacobson present a comprehensive structure for information literacy theory that builds on decades of practice while recognizing the knowledge required for an expansive and interactive information environment. The concept of metaliteracy expands the scope of traditional information skills (determine, access, locate, understand, produce, and use information) to include the collaborative production and sharing of information in participatory digital environments (collaborate, produce, and share) prevalent in today’s world. This cutting-edge approach to information literacy will help your students grasp an understanding of the critical thinking and reflection required to engage in technology spaces as savvy producers, collaborators, and sharers.
April 2014; 250pp; paperback; 978-1-78330-012-9; £49.95
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=0129
Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison
Richard Moniz, Joe Eshleman and Jo Henry
A core resource for any LIS student or academic librarian serving as a liaison, this handbook lays out the comprehensive fundamentals of the discipline, helping librarians build the confidence and cooperation of the university faculty in relation to the library.
April 2014; 224pp; paperback; 978-1-78330-005-1; £49.95
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=0051
Library and Information Science
A guide to key literature and sources
Michael Bemis
This unique annotated bibliography is a complete, up-to-date guide to sources of information on library and information science. Far from just compiling a simple list of sources, author Michael Bemis digs deeper, examining the strengths and weaknesses of key works and covers recent books, monographs, periodicals and websites, and selected works of historical importance.
March 2014; paperback; 256pp; 978-1-78330-002-0; £49.95
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=0020
Exploring Digital Libraries
Foundations, practice, prospects
Karen Calhoun
"[Karen Calhoun] has done an amazing job of capturing the digital library world from the 90's to today. She does this not as some sort of annotated bibliography, but as a conceptual evolution. You can see the development of digital libraries from collections of stuff, to communities of interest. She also merges the disparate worlds of computer science and library science together in a masterful way. She uses the history to create a robust platform for understanding digital libraries today…in essence making the field feel relevant and refreshed. If you have a chance I strongly recommend the book."
- R. David Lankes
January 2014; paperback; 352pp; 978-1-85604-820-0; £49.95
http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=8200
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