Handbook for community college librarians

Crumpton, Michael A. (Author). Bird, Nora J. (Added Author).

Summary: "An in-depth understanding of the complexities, dynamics, and emerging trends in community college libraries today."--Publisher information.

Record details

ISBN: 9781610693455
ISBN: 1610693450
ISBN: 9781610693462
ISBN: 1610693469
ISBN: 9781610693462
Physical Description: print
xiv, 172 pages ; 26 cm
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-170) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Introduction : History ; User communities ; Plan for the book -- 2. Administrative structures and competencies : Organizational structures ; Competencies of community college library workers ; Defining a work culture -- 3. Reference and information seeking : The reference interview ; Reference success ; Modeling the affective domain -- 4. Standards, accreditation, and supporting the home institution : ACRL standards ; Your regional accreditation agency ; Other licensure activities ; American Association of Community Colleges -- 5. Information literacy : History of the information literacy concept ; Considerations in instructional programs ; Advocacy and assessment ; Instructional formats ; Knowledge commons -- 6. Instructional design : Learner characteristics ; Learning styles ; Instructional learning objectives ; Teaching strategies ; Distance education ; Assessing your instruction -- 7. Managing yourself : Paradoxes in personal productivity ; Time robbers ; Project management ; Managing meetings ; Making your emotions work for you ; Having the conversation ; Learning to change ; Developing leadership -- 8. Place, budgeting, and facilities : Library as place ; Exhibits and displays ; Facilities ; Budgeting ; Security -- 9. Collection development : Collecting ; Managing ; Unique collections -- 10. Diversity considerations : The scope of diversity ; Responding to the challenge of diversity ; Relationship building -- 11. Introduction to technology : Document production and other office processes ; Audio, photographs, and video ; E-learning ; Web skills ; Content management systems ; Personalized information organization and management ; Staffing for technology -- 12. Assessment : Purposeful assessment ; Data types and methodologies ; Using your results ; LibQUAL+ and more -- 13. If you supervise : Skill sets ; Selected concerns ; Leadership ; Strategic planning -- Appendixes : A. IMLS grant proposal from 2010 ; B. The 21st-century community college librarian survey results.