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Data Literacy in Academic Libraries
Teaching Critical Thinking with Numbers
Julia Bauder
American Library Association, 2021

We live in a data-driven world, much of it processed and served up by increasingly complex algorithms, and evaluating its quality requires its own skillset. As a component of information literacy, it's crucial that students learn how to think critically about statistics, data, and related visualizations. Here, Bauder and her fellow contributors show how librarians are helping students to access, interpret, critically assess, manage, handle, and ethically use data. Offering readers a roadmap for effectively teaching data literacy at the undergraduate level, this volume explores such topics as

  • the potential for large-scale library/faculty partnerships to incorporate data literacy instruction across the undergraduate curriculum;
  • how the principles of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education can help to situate data literacy within a broader information literacy context;
  • a report on the expectations of classroom faculty concerning their students’ data literacy skills;
  • various ways that librarians can partner with faculty;
  • case studies of two initiatives spearheaded by Purdue University Libraries and University of Houston Libraries that support faculty as they integrate more work with data into their courses;
  • Barnard College’s Empirical Reasoning Center, which provides workshops and walk-in consultations to more than a thousand students annually;
  • how a one-shot session using the PolicyMap data mapping tool can be used to teach students from many different disciplines;
  • diving into quantitative data to determine the truth or falsity of potential “fake news” claims; and
  • a for-credit, librarian-taught course on information dissemination and the ethical use of information.
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Data Management for Libraries
Carly A. Strasser
American Library Association, 2013

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The Data Wrangler's Handbook
Simple Tools for Powerful Results
Kyle Banerjee
American Library Association, 2019

Data manipulation and analysis are far easier than you might imagine—in fact, using tools that come standard with your desktop computer, you can learn how to extract, manipulate, and analyze data (and metadata) of any size and complexity. In this handbook, data wizard Banerjee will familiarize you with easily digestible but powerful concepts that will enable you to feel confident working with data. With his expert guidance, you’ll learn how to

  • use a single-word command to sort files of any size by any criteria, identify duplicates, and perform numerous other common library tasks;
  • understand data formats, delimited text and CSV files, XML, JSON, scripting, and other key components of data;
  • undertake more sophisticated tasks such as comparing files, converting data from one format to another, reformatting values, combining data from multiple files, and communicating with APIs (Application Programming Interfaces);
  • save time and stress through simple techniques for transforming text, recognizing symbols that perform important tasks, a Regular Expression cheat sheet, a glossary, and other tools.

Library technologists and those involved in maintaining and analyzing data and metadata will find Banerjee’s resource essential.

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Dealing with Difficult People in the Library
American Library Association
American Library Association, 1999

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Defusing the Angry Patron
A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
Rhea Joyce Rubin
American Library Association, 2010

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Demonstrating Results
Using Outcome Measurement in Your Library
Rhea Joyce Rubin
American Library Association, 2006

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Demystifying Online Instruction in Libraries
People, Process, and Tools
Dominique Turnbow and Amanda Roth
American Library Association, 2019

The design of information literacy instruction and the building of it are two distinct skillsets and processes; yet all too often everything gets mashed together, creating needless confusion and stress. In this book Turnbow, an instructional designer, and Roth, an instructional technologist, suggest a better way to organize the work. They shed light on the people, processes, and resources required to create a sustainable portfolio of online instruction. With the goal of fostering conversations in your library about the most streamlined and effective ways to get the work done, they provide guidance on such topics as

  • design and development processes, complete with “I.D. in Action” examples and sample design documents;
  • thumbnail descriptions of ADDIE, SAM, and design thinking methods;
  • creating learning objects;
  • types of software tools and how to evaluate them;
  • crafting the best documentation of your work for efficient maintenance and reuse;
  • adapting assessment to your learning outcomes and purpose;
  • when to design for performance support, an underutilized method in libraries; and
  • starting points for those interested in developing instructional design and development skills.

Demystifying the instructional design and development process used to create online learning objects, this book will help you understand how instructional design principles and approaches can benefit your learners.

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Describing Electronic, Digital, and Other Media Using AACR2 and RDA
Fay Angela Austin
American Library Association, 2010

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Design Thinking
Rachel Ivy Clarke
American Library Association, 2020

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Designing a School Library Media Center for the Future
Rolf Erikson
American Library Association, 2007

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Designing Space for Children and Teens in Libraries and Public Places
Sandra Feinberg
American Library Association, 2010

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Developing 21st Century Literacies
A K-12 School Library Curriculum Blueprint with Sample Lessons
Beth E. Tumbleson
American Library Association, 2011

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Developing an Outstanding Core Collection
A Guide for Libraries
Carol Alabaster
American Library Association, 2010

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Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives
Gregory S. Hunter
American Library Association, 2003

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Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives
A How-To-Do-It Manual
Gregory S. Hunter
American Library Association, 2020
Since its original publication Hunter's manual has been "not only a rich and ready reference tool but also a practical resource for solving problems" (Catholic Library World), and no text has served as a better overview of the field of archives. Newly revised and updated to more thoroughly address our increasingly digital world, including integration of digital records and audiovisual records into each chapter, it remains the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the discipline. Former editor of American Archivist, the journal of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), Hunter covers such keystone topics as
  • a history of archives, including the roles of historical societies and local history collections in libraries;
  • new sections on community archives, diversity, and inclusion;
  • conducting a survey and starting an archival program;
  • selection, appraisal, acquisition, accessioning, and deaccessioning;
  • important points of copyright, privacy, and ethics;
  • arrangement of archival collections, with a discussion of new theories;
  • description, including DACS, EAD, and tools such as ArchivesSpace;
  • access, reference, and outreach, with a look at how recent innovations in finding aids can help researchers;
  • preservation, including guidance on how to handle rare books, maps, architectural records, and artifacts;
  • digital records, addressing new and popular methods of storage and preservation of email, social media, image files, webpages, Word documents, spreadsheets, databases, and media files;
  • disaster planning, security, and theft prevention;
  • metrics, assessment, establishing employee procedures and policies, working with interns and volunteers, and other managerial duties;
  • public relations and marketing, from social media and the Web to advocacy; and
  • professional guidelines and codes, such as the newly developed SAA Statement of Core Values of Archivists.
Providing in-depth coverage of both theory and practice, this manual is essential for archivists at all levels of experience and of all backgrounds.
 
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Developing and Managing Electronic Collections
The Essentials
Peggy Johnson
American Library Association, 2013

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Developing Library Leaders
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2010

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A Different Kind of Web
New Connections Between Archives and Our Users
Kate Theimer
American Library Association, 2011

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Digital Curation
Gillian Oliver
American Library Association, 2016

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Digital Curation
A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
Pam Hackbart-Dean
American Library Association, 2010

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Digital Library Programs for Libraries and Archives
Developing, Managing, and Sustaining Unique Digital Collections
Aaron D. Purcell
American Library Association, 2016

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Digital Media Labs in Libraries
Amanda L. American Library Association
American Library Association

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Digital Preservation in Libraries
Preparing for a Sustainable Future
Jeremy Myntti
American Library Association, 2018

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Digitizing Your Collection
Public Library Success Stories
Susanne Caro
American Library Association, 2015

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The Disaster Planning Handbook for Libraries
Mary Grace Flaherty
American Library Association, 2021
Libraries are in a unique position to aid communities during times of adversity, and this comprehensive handbook’s practical tools and expert guidance will help ensure that your library is thoroughly prepared for emergency response and recovery.

Your library is a vital information hub and resource provider every single day, and that’s doubly true when calamity strikes. In fact, your library’s role as an “essential community function” during disasters is now encoded in U.S. law. Engaging as a partner in planning and preparedness will build much-needed community support should disaster strike, and even a basic plan will also save you time and stress later on. No matter where your library is in the disaster planning cycle, this handbook will make the process clearer and less daunting. You’ll get tools, activities, easy-to-adapt templates, and hands-on guidance on such topics as

  • the six phases of disaster response;
  • 15 first-hand accounts of library disaster planning or responses, helping you identify the library services most needed during a disaster;
  • three essential factors that will shape the form of your disaster plan;
  • preparing for hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, floods, and earthquakes;
  • ideas for connecting with your community’s emergency response teams; 
  • federal government planning resources;
  • pointers on working with state and local governments;
  • a sample Memorandum of Understanding to outline mutual support for a speedier recovery;
  • recommended courses and training, many of which are free;
  • targeted advice for archives and special collections;
  • sample building inspection checklists; and
  • recommended games to help children and families prepare.
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Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries
Miriam B. Kahn
American Library Association, 2012

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Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries
American Library Association
American Library Association, 2003

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action
Planning, Leadership, and Programming
Christine Bombaro
American Library Association, 2020

All too often, in a hurried attempt to “catch up,” diversity training can create division among staff or place undue burdens on a handful of employees. Instead, academic libraries need approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that position these priorities as ongoing institutional and professional goals. This book’s model programs will help academic libraries do exactly that, sharing a variety of initiatives that possess clear goals, demonstrable outcomes, and reproducible strategies. Librarians, administrators, and directors will all benefit from the programs detailed inside, which include such topics as

  • a university library’s community of practice for interactions and learning around DEI;
  • cultural competency training to create more welcoming instruction spaces;
  • student workshops on literature searches that mitigate bias;
  • overcoming the historic tendency to marginalize LGBTQ+ representation in archives;
  • a curriculum and design workshop that moved from discussing social values to embedding them in actions;
  • the founding of a library-led LGBT club for students at a rural community college;
  • a liberal arts college’s retention-boosting program for first-generation students;
  • tailoring a collection and library services to the unique needs of student veterans; and
  • a framework for moving from diversity to equity and inclusion, toward a goal of social justice.
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Diversity in Youth Literature
Opening Doors through Reading
Jamie Campbell Naidoo
American Library Association, 2013

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Doing Social Media So It Matters
A Librarian's Guide
Laura Solomon
American Library Association, 2011

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Dynamic Youth Services through Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation
Eliza T. Dresang
American Library Association, 2006

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Dynamic Youth Services through Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation
Eliza T. Dresang
American Library Association, 2006

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The Dysfunctional Library
Challenges and Solutions to Workplace Relationships
Jo Henry
American Library Association, 2017


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