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An update to Benson’s best-selling copyright guide

CHICAGO — When faculty, students, and colleagues come to you with legal questions and you suddenly find yourself in the thick of a copyright conundrum, you don’t need pages of historical background information and long-winded legal explanations — you need...

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The strategic positioning of academic libraries

CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, “ The Strategic Positioning of Academic Libraries: Global Challenges, Local Politics and Strategy Development” explores the influence exerted by trends in higher education and...

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Padfield’s updated UK copyright manual for archivists and records managers

CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, the new seventh edition of “ Padfield on Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers” uniquely outlines copyright law in the UK with special reference to unpublished materials...

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Disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline

CHICAGO — The school-to-prison pipeline impacts communities across the country; often, this system and the families impacted by it remain invisible. But librarians, educators, and others who work with youth know first-hand that libraries and reading can...

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Announcing the eleventh edition of OIF’s Intellectual Freedom Manual

CHICAGO — When someone faces a difficult intellectual freedom (IF) issue, they usually don’t have time to wade through dense text to find the answers they need. Designed as a real-world reference, the new eleventh edition of the “ Intellectual Freedom...

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Archives and time travel in the popular imagination

CHICAGO — The fascination with time travel and its consistent popularity within the science fiction genre is deeply rooted in science fiction writers’ and readers’ passion for history and, by extension, for libraries and other kinds of archives. However...

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Digital literacy in public libraries

CHICAGO — Today's libraries are thoroughly digital environments, not only storing and preserving written information electronically, but also emphasizing digital access to information as a pathway to equitably educating the community on issues of health...

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A core text for teaching Information Science

CHICAGO — What is information science? Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, “ Information Science: History, Ideas, Applications” answers this key question and explains how information science differs from data science and...

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A guide to championing your school library

CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, “ Championing Your School Library: A Practical Guide to Advocacy, Marketing and Promotion” is a comprehensive resource of practical strategies that will enable readers to...

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International perspectives in library leadership

CHICAGO — In a world of constant change and evolving societal expectations, libraries stand at a critical crossroads. As institutions traditionally dedicated to knowledge preservation and dissemination, libraries now face unprecedented challenges that...

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A comprehensive handbook for small public library management

CHICAGO — Most libraries in the US are small in size and rural in location. And, since most of them don’t require a degree to be hired as Library Director, many new hires step into the position with limited management or librarianship experience...

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PhD Thesis by Publication in Social Science Research

CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, “ PhD Thesis by Publication in Social Science Research: A Practical Guide” is the ultimate resource for those looking to understand and undertake a PhD TBP, which is a thesis...

book cover for Between the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data, Second Edition

An updated handbook on classifying and fixing dirty data

CHICAGO — Dirty data is a problem with enormous costs for libraries and other knowledge organizations, both monetarily and in terms of wasted staff labor. Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, the new second edition of “...

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Delivering digital content in museums

CHICAGO —Published by Facet Publishing and available through the ALA Store, “ Digital Content in Museums: Delivering Discoverable, Usable and Strategic Content in Museums, Galleries and Heritage Institutions” covers the breadth of digital content – from...

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Essentials of STEM Librarianship

CHICAGO — Amid overall falling enrollment figures for higher education, the growing success of STEM programs bucks the trend. Ensuring that these programs flourish has become a priority for administrators at the provost level and above. But this emphasis...