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Ending nurse-to-nurse hostility : why nurses eat their young and each other / by Bartholomew, Kathleen.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253).Section one: Understanding the forces. What is horizontal hostility? -- The impact of horizontal hostility -- Exploring theory -- A root cause analysis of horizontal hostility -- Enlarging the landscape -- Section two: Best practices to eliminate horizontal hostility. Nurturing our young -- Awareness and prevention -- Managerial response -- Organizational opportunities -- Individual response.This book addresses the real needs of nurses in the rapidly changing post--Affordable Care Act healthcare world, providing empirical research and tested techniques for creating a workplace that promotes team relationships and career development while preventing burnout.
Subjects: Nursing ethics.; Violence in the workplace.; Employee morale.; Interprofessional Relations.; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Hostility.; Attitude of Health Personnel.;
© ©2014., HCPro,
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The shift : [electronic resource] : one nurse, twelve hours, four patients' lives. by Brown, Theresa.;
In a book as eye-opening as it is riveting, practicing nurse and New York Times columnist Theresa Brown invites us to experience not just a day in the life of a nurse but all the life that happens in just one day in a hospital's cancer ward. In the span of 12 hours, lives can be lost, life-altering medical treatment decisions made, and dreams fulfilled or irrevocably stolen. In Brown's skilled hands - as both a dedicated nurse and an insightful chronicler of events - we are given an unprecedented view into the individual struggles as well as the larger truths about medicine in this country. By shift's end we have witnessed something profound about hope, healing, and humanity.Every day Theresa Brown holds patients' lives in her hands. On this day there are four: Mr. Hampton, a patient with lymphoma to whom Brown is charged with administering a powerful drug that could cure him - or kill him; Sheila, who may have been dangerously misdiagnosed; Candace, a returning patient who arrives (perhaps advisedly) with her own disinfectant wipes, cleansing rituals, and demands; and Dorothy, who, after six weeks in the hospital, may finally go home. Prioritizing and ministering to their needs takes the kind of skill, sensitivity, and, yes, humor that enable a nurse to be a patient's most ardent advocate in a medical system marked by heartbreaking dysfunction as well as miraculous success.-- provided by Amazon.com.Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 5 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Critical Care Nursing; Critical Care Nursing; Nursing Staff, Hospital ; Nursing Staff, Hospital; Intensive Care Units ; Intensive Care Units ; Interprofessional Relations; Interprofessional Relations; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nonfiction.; Biography & Autobiography.; Medical.;
© 2015., Algonquin Books,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=2180363 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The nurses : [electronic resource] : A year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital. by Robbins, Alexandra.;
Nursing is more than a career; it is a calling, and one of the most important, fascinating, and dangerous professions in the world. As the frontline responders battling traumas, illnesses, and aggression from surprising sources, nurses are remarkable. Yet contemporary literature largely neglects them. In THE NURSES, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Alexandra Robbins peers behind the staff-only door to write a lively, fast-paced story and a riveting work of investigative journalism. Robbins followed real-life nurses in four hospitals and interviewed hundreds of others in a captivating book filled with joy and violence, miracles and heartbreak, dark humor and narrow victories, gripping drama and unsung heroism. Alexandra Robbins creates sympathetic, engaging characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos -- the hazing ("nurses eat their young"); sex (not exactly like on TV, but it happens more often than you think); painkiller addiction (disproportionately a problem among the nest and brightest); and bullying (by doctors, patients, and others). The result is a riveting story possessing all the twists and turns of a brilliantly told narrative -- and a shocking, unvarnished examination of our health care system.Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 5111 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2507 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nursing Staff, Hospital ; Nursing Staff, Hospital ; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing Care ; Nursing Care ; Nursing Service, Hospital ; Nursing Service, Hospital ; Physician-Nurse Relations ; Physician-Nurse Relations ; Nonfiction.; Biography & Autobiography.; Health & Fitness.; Medical.;
© 2015., Workman Publishing Company,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=2190257 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Women at the front : hospital workers in Civil War America / by Schultz, Jane E.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-341) and index.Women at the front -- Getting to the hospital -- Adjusting to hospital life -- Coming into their own -- After the war -- Pensioning women -- Memory and the triumphal narrative."As many as 20,000 women worked in Union and Confederate hospitals during the Civil War. Black and white, and from various social classes, these women served as nurses, administrators, matrons, seamstresses, cooks, laundresses, and custodial workers. Jane E. Schultz provides the first full history of these female relief workers, showing how the domestic and military arenas merged in Civil War America, blurring the line between homefront and battlefront."As many as 20,000 women worked in Union and Confederate hospitals during America's bloodiest war. Black and white, and from various social classes, these women served as nurses, administrators, matrons, seamstresses, cooks, laundresses, and custodial workers. Jane E. Schultz provides the first full history of these female relief workers, showing how the domestic and military arenas merged in Civil War America, blurring the line between homefront and battlefront. Schultz uses government records, private manuscripts, and published sources by and about women hospital workers, some of whom are familiar--such as Dorothea Dix, Clara Barton, Louisa May Alcott, and Sojourner Truth--but most of whom are not well-known. Examining the lives and legacies of these women, Schultz considers who they were, how they became involved in wartime hospital work, how they adjusted to it, and how they challenged it. She demonstrates that class, race, and gender roles linked female workers with soldiers, both black and white, but became sites of conflict between the women and doctors and even among themselves. Schultz also explores the women's postwar lives--their professional and domestic choices, their pursuit of pensions, and their memorials to the war in published narratives. Surprisingly few parlayed their war experience into postwar medical work, and their extremely varied postwar experiences, Schultz argues, defy any simple narrative of pre-professionalism, triumphalism, or conciliation.
Subjects: Women; Women; Hospitals; Hospitals; Military nursing; Military nursing; Nursing Staff, Hospital; History of Nursing; Military Nursing; Women;
© ©2004., University of North Carolina Press,
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Code green : money-driven hospitals and the dismantling of nursing / by Weinberg, Dana Beth.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-205) and index.A troubled hospital -- No working model for nursing practice -- Dismantling nursing -- Power contests and other obstacles to providing patient care -- Doctor-nurse relationships -- Not enough staff -- Was quality affected?
Subjects: Nursing; Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Center; Hospitals;
© 2004., ILR Press,
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Infection prevention and control at a glance / by Weston, Debbie.; Burgess, Alison,1963-author.; Roberts, Sue,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1: Introduction to infection prevention and control. Infection prevention and control (IP & C) -- Communicable diseases -- Bacterial classification and structure -- Bacterial virulence factors -- Viral classification and structure -- The innate immune response -- The acquired immune response -- Principles of specimen collection -- The microbiology laboratory -- Antibiotics and prescribing -- Antimicrobial resistance -- Part 2: The principles of infection prevention and control. The chain of infection -- Vaccination -- Hand hygiene -- Surgical hand preparation -- Personal protective equipment -- Environmental cleaning and disinfection -- Sharps -- Aseptic non-touch technique -- Part 3: Clinical practice aspects of IP & C. The infection prevention management of intravascular devices -- Isolation and cohort nursing -- Management of patients with infectious diarrhoea -- Investigation and management of outbreaks -- Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection -- Recognition and management of sepsis -- Part 4: Infections and infectious diseases. Bloodborne viruses -- Bordetella pertussis -- Campylobacter jejuni -- Gram-negative carbapenemase-producing organisms, including Enterobacteriaceae -- Catheter-associated urinary tract infection -- Clostridium difficile: prevention and control -- Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia -- Ebola virus disease -- Infestation -- Influenza -- Invasive group A streptococcal disease -- Legionella -- Measles, mumps and rubella -- Meningococcal disease -- Norovirus -- Pandemic influenza -- Salmonella -- Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA -- Tuberculosis -- Varicella zoster.Infection Prevention and Control at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students, as well as qualified nurses and medical students. Infection prevention and control is one of the key five essential skills clusters that is incorporated into all pre-registration nursing programmes. This highly visual and dynamic book is a thorough resource for nurses wanting to consolidate and expand their knowledge of this important part of nursing. Written by experienced infection prevention and control specialist nurses, it provides a concise and simple approach to a vast and complex subject, and equips the reader with key information in relation to various aspects of infection prevention and control practice. * Provides a snap-shot of the application of infection prevention and control in practice and the key infections affecting patients in both acute and primary care * A uniquely visual and accessible overview of a topic of relevance to all nursing staff * Includes key points for clinical practice, patient management, and signposting of key national guidance documents and websites * Available in a wide-range of digital formats - perfect for 'on the go' study and revision.
Subjects: Cross infection; Nosocomial infections; Cross infection.; Cross infection; Cross infection; Infection; Evidence-based medicine.; Infection; Nosocomial infections; Cross Infection; Cross Infection; Infection Control.;
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A-Z common reference questions for academic librarians / by Dawson, Heather,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Title page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Accountancy -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- African studies -- Anthropology -- Archives -- Art and design -- Asian studies -- Banks and banking -- Biographical information -- Biology -- Book reviews -- Business studies -- Careers and employability -- Charities and non-profit organisations -- Chemistry -- Citing, referencing and plagiarism -- Classical studies -- Company information -- Computer science -- Copyright -- Country information -- Courses and qualifications -- Criminology and criminal justice -- Current awareness tools; Data visualisation -- Development studies -- Dictionaries and encyclopedias -- Disabled students -- Doctoral students and early career researchers -- E-books -- East European and Russian studies -- Economics -- Economic history -- Education -- Electronic journals -- Engineering -- English literature -- Environment -- European Union -- Films, documentaries and TV programmes -- Food science and agriculture -- Freedom of information requests -- Geography -- Government and parliamentary publications -- Grants and funding -- Grey literature -- Higher education -- History -- Human rights; Images and photographs -- Impact measurement -- Information literacy -- International organisations -- International security -- International students -- Internet searching -- Journal articles -- Latin American studies -- Law -- Legislation -- LGBT+ studies -- Library catalogues -- Literature searching -- Management -- Maps -- Marketing -- Mathematics -- Media and film studies -- Medicine and nursing -- Middle East studies -- Modern languages -- Music -- News resources -- Opinion polls and surveys -- Philosophy -- Physics -- Political science -- Population and demography; Professional associations and trade unions -- Project management -- Psychology -- Publishing -- Reference management tools -- Religious studies and theology -- Research data management -- Research methods -- Social policy -- Sociology -- Speeches and quotations -- Sports studies -- Standards -- Statistical data -- Study skills -- Systematic reviews -- Text and data mining -- Theatre, drama and performing arts -- Theses and dissertations -- Tourism and hospitality -- Treaties -- United Nations -- Women's studies -- IndexA-Z Common Reference Questions for Academic Librarians is a survival guide for frontline library staff to help them find appropriate information quickly, whether they are answering questions at a physical help desk or remotely by telephone, email or instant messaging service.
Subjects: Reference services (Libraries); Information resources.;
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The Library Outreach Cookbook / by Sittler, Ryan L.; Rogerson, Terra J.;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction -- Section 1: Getting Started with Outreach -- Marketing -- Chapter 1. Aligning Library Marketing and Communications with Institutional Branding / Beth Hendrix -- Chapter 2. Crafting Tantalizing Elevator Pitches for Any Audience / Sarah E. Fancher -- Planning -- Chapter 3. Networking Resources for Outreach Librarians / Chapter 4. Collaborative Planning for Outreach Priorities / Mark Lenker -- Chapter 5. Easy User Interviews for Event Flyers and Other Marketing Materials / Sheree Fu -- Chapter 6. Creating a Master Calendar of Outreach Events / Jennifer Friedman and Nora Wood -- Chapter 7. Collaboration within a Social Media Working Group / Sarah Christensen and Emily Moran -- Logos -- Chapter 8. Design Your Own Logo / Carina Gonzalez -- Slogans -- Chapter 9. Quick and Easy Taglines for Every Occasion / Cate Schneiderman -- Spaces -- Chapter 10. Discovering and Creating a Unique Marketable Space / Samantha Paul and Jonathan Klotz -- Mobile -- Chapter 11. Fostering Community Engagement with Mobile Technology / Sarah Christensen, Monique Lassere, Delaney Bullinger, and KayLee Strahan -- Visual Media -- Chapter 12. A Quick and Easy Guide to Curating Your Library's Instagram Account / Jon Reed -- Chapter 13. Regram and Repost / Mallory Jallas -- Chapter 14. Using Memes to Grab Attention / Mark Gatesman -- Chapter 15. Cost-Effective Infographic Options / A. Miller -- Chapter 16. Spice Up Outreach for Online Information Literacy Using Interactive Images / Reilly Curran and Rebecca Bliquez -- Chapter 17. Using Posters for a Campaign of Discovery, Diversity, and Identity / Sue Robinson and Bettina Peacemaker -- Newsletters / Chapter 18. A Collaborative System for Customized eNews / Martha Roseberry, Bettina Peacemaker, and Sue Robinson -- Chapter 19. A Library Newsletter with a Twist / Ashley Creek -- Swag -- Chapter 20. Using Memes and Stickers for Collectible Library Marketing / William Cuthbertson -- Chapter 21. Tasty Reads and Sweet Surprises with the Library Book Mobile / Krissy Cwengros and Serene Rock -- Displays -- Chapter 22. Applying Retail Principles to Library Book Displays / Carla-Mae Crookendale and Sue Robinson -- Chapter 23. Collaborative Exhibits for Marketing and Outreach / Lisa K. Hooper -- Chapter 24. Library as Gallery Space / Renata Gibson -- Assessment -- Chapter 25. Outreach and Assessment Techniques for Your Library without Using LIBQUAL+ / Dan Vinson -- Chapter 26. Post-it Notes Feedback / Jessica Jordan --Chapter 27. Using Question Walls for User Feedback / Christina Broomfield, Kourtney Blackburn, and Christina Hillman -- Chapter 28. Collection Recommendations Using Padlet / Rebecca Bliquez and Reilly Curran -- Chapter 29. Virtual Library Safari Assessment / Ashley CreekSection 2: Campus-Focused Outreach -- Students -- Chapter 30. Finding Synergy with Your Stakeholders: Crafting Student-Centered Policies, Programs, and Environments with a Student Advisory Council / Claire Veach -- Chapter 31. Stirring Up Magic with Personal Librarians / Brian T. Sullivan, Trevor Riley, and Eva Sclippa -- Chapter 32. Research Parties: Consultations for a Crowd / Jennifer Hunter and Christina Riehman-Murphy -- Chapter 33. Bringing the Wildlife Senior's Research Poster Session to the Library / Katia G. Karadjova -- Chapter 34. Developing a Research Certificate Program for Your Library / Jeff Graveline -- Chapter 35. Reaching First-Generation College Students through Storytelling / Emily Bush and Colette Strassburg -- Chapter 36. Adding Leaves to Trees: Connecting African American Patrons to Their Roots / Nancy Richey -- Chapter 37. Outreach for Student Athletes / Jennifer Natale -- Chapter 38. Library Success for Students with Disabilities / Kaela Casey and Janet Pinkley -- Faculty -- Chapter 39. Using Information Literacy Mini-Grants for Faculty Outreach / Larissa Gordon -- Chapter 40. Faculty Lightning Talks: Bite-Sized Research Insights / Steve Bahnaman, Elizabeth Dobbins, and Brooke Taxakis -- Chapter 41. Promoting Faculty Scholarship through a Library Exhibit and Reception / Ilona MacNamara -- Chapter 42. Breakfast and a Book / Kelly Heider -- Chapter 43. Selling Altmetrics / Jen Bonnet, Marisa Méndez-Brady, and Brad Beauregard -- Chapter 44. Inspiring Business Faculty with Comic Books and Styrofoam / Bettina Peacemaker, Yuki Hibben, and Pattie Sobczak -- Staff -- Chapter 45. Beating the "Blahs" / Susan Bloom -- Chapter 46. Wait, I Don't Have to Pay for That? Library Instruction for Staff / Beth Daniel Lindsay -- Chapter 47. Library Olympics for Student Employees / Melissa Correll and Emily Moran -- Broad Campus Community -- Chapter 48. Greeting Your Patrons with Welcome Messages / Kristen R. Moore -- Chapter 49. Instant InstaMeet: Creating Community in the Library / Amanda Woodward -- Chapter 50. Pop-Up Library / Sarah Dauterive -- Chapter 51. Weeding Party: Deselection with a Twist / Sarah Dockray -- Chapter 52. A Multidisciplinary Film Discussion Series / Nell Chenault and Martha Roseberry -- Chapter 53. Student Concerts in the Library / Taylor Greene -- Chapter 54. You're on the Air! Radio Show Outreach at Your University / Deborah Mole -- Chapter 55. Using Smore to Promote New Books / Lindsay Davis -- Chapter 56. That's What She Said: A Display for Women's History Month / Jennifer Harmonson -- Chapter 57. A Self-Guided Library Tour using an Augmented Reality App / Dorothy Ryan -- Chapter 58. Library Outreach with Augmented Reality / Rachel A. Koenig and Cori WilhelmSection 3: Community-Focused Outreach -- K-12 Schools -- Chapter 59. Getting Started with K-12 Outreach / Ariel Birdoff and Jordan Graham -- Chapter 60. Elementary Students Learning in Academic Libraries / Leeanne Morrow -- Chapter 61. Working with Middle and High Schools / Anne M. Jung-Matthews -- Chapter 62. Model UN for High School Students / Kathryn Yelinek -- Chapter 63. Opening Doors to an Academic Library Workshop Series for School Librarians / M. Delores Carlito -- Local Professionals -- Chapter 64. How to Chai Wai: International Engagement Involving Local Experts / Mara Thacker -- Chapter 65. Speed Networking / Sabrina Wong -- Chapter 66. Preparing Students for Job Interviews / Natalie Lopez -- Chapter 67. Conducting Financial Literacy Events / Tensy Marcos-Bodker --Chapter 68. Outreach to Nursing Learning Communities in Remote Area Hospitals / Tia Esposito -- Chapter 69. Providing Scholar Visitor Access to Your Library / Beth Daniel Lindsay -- Middle-Aged and Older Adults -- Chapter 70. Book Discussions that Go Beyond Just the Book / Norma Vélez-Vendrell and Amanda Gorrell -- Chapter 71. More than Just Books: Responding to the Needs of Older Adults in Small Communities / Johnna Schultz -- Chapter 72. Aiding Meals on Wheels Programs in Your Area / Gina Seymour -- Veterans -- Chapter 73. Opportunities for Working with Veterans / Jennifer Hadley -- General Community -- Chapter 74. Canned Food Drives / Rebecca Conkle and Mary Ann Venner -- Chapter 75. Libraries Supporting the Needs of the Bereaved / Gina SeymourSection 4: General Programming Activities and Events -- Library Orientation -- Chapter 76. Picture the Perfect Library Conversation Starters / Theresa McDevitt -- Food -- Chapter 77. Bring Patrons to the Library with "Build Your Own Food" / Gary Maixner, Mari Kermit-Canfield, and David Scott -- Chapter 78. Cooking Out for Campus Safety and Health / Zachary Elder -- Chapter 79. Hosting an Edible Book Contest / Alena Principato and Rebecca Vargha -- Stress Relief -- Chapter 80. Build a Chalkboard Mandala Table for Patron Engagement and Endless Adult Coloring Fun / Mari Kermit-Canfield, Gary Maixner, and David Scott -- Chapter 81. Origami, Puzzles, and Coloring: "Unstudy Spots" on a Shoestring Budget / Heather Buchansky, Jesse Carliner, and Vincci Lui -- Chapter 82. Impossibly Easy Window Graffiti / Britt McGowan, Kellie Sparks, and Amanda Ziegler --Chapter 83. Cookies, Croquet, Coloring, and Collections / Christal A. Young and Karen Howell -- Chapter 84. International Games Day in the Library / Patricia Hernandez and Jennifer Anderson -- Therapy Dog Programs -- Chapter 85. Regular Visits with a Cataloged Therapy Dog / Sami Lange -- Chapter 86. How a Therapy Dog Outreach Program Can Catalyze Success for University Students and Libraries / Kiriakis Newman and Jody Bailey -- Exercise -- Chapter 87. Literary Trail Mix: The Library Hike / Rebecca Seipp -- Chapter 88. DISCover Your Library: Hosting an Indoor Disc Golf Tournament / David Scott, Gary Maixner, and Mari Kermit-Canfield -- Chapter 89. Flipping a Student Rave into a Library-Sponsored Event / Stephanie J. Graves and Sarah LeMire -- Multicultural Events -- Chapter 90. Film Screenings and Discussions / Alyssa Martin and Christopher Shaffer -- Chapter 91. Bring Your Campus Together with a Taste of Languages / Sarah J. Hammill, Sally Zamudio, and Eric Feldman -- Chapter 92. Spice It Up With World Languages / Shauntee Burns-Simpson, Emily Drew, and Thomas Knowlton -- Human Libraries -- Chapter 93. Connecting Communities and Celebrating Diversity through Living Library Events / Tarida Anantachai and Abby Kasowitz-Scheer -- Chapter 94. Open Up a Different Conversation with the Human Library / Philip Poggiali and Steven Feyl -- Chapter 95. Recording Oral History: A Five-Star Outreach Experience / Holly Hendrigan and Kay Cahill -- Making -- Chapter 96. Utilizing Weeded Materials to Decorate Furniture / Olivia Piepmeier and Anna Pinks --- Chapter 97. Creating Fantastic Gardening Kits -- Kristen Mastel and Renoir Gaither -- Chapter 98. DIY Terrarium Workshop / Autumn Sinai -- Themed Events -- Chapter 99. A Marathon Reading of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / Stephanie Diaz -- Chapter 100. Fish Fingers and Custard: A Doctor Who Event / Mary Francis -- Chapter 101. Banned Books Buffet / Amanda Melilli and Rosan Mitola -- Chapter 102. Theater and Costume Design in the Library's Banned Books Celebration / Patricia Hernandez and Jennifer Anderson -- Chapter 103. Haunting Halloween Library Tour / Krista Ivy -- Chapter 104. Creating a "Poet-Tree" Event for Poetry Month / Sami Lange -- Chapter 105. Paint Chip Poetry -- Dawn "Nikki" Cannon-Rech -- Chapter 106. Arts à la Carte / Marianne Swierenga, Susan Steuer, and Michael Duffy -- Chapter 107. A Curated Collection of Cookery / Julie Shen and Natalie Lopez --Chapter 108. Popcorn and Pictures: Outdoor Movies / Terra Rogerson -- End of Semester -- Chapter 109. Bringing Magic to Exams with the College Finals Fairy / Kylie Bailin, Ben Jahre, and Sarah Morris -- Chapter 110. Graduation Photo Booth / Rebecca Metzger and Karen Lindell.The Library Outreach Cookbook collects 110 recipes full of activities, strategies, plans, and tips designed for librarians of all stripes working within a variety of institutions, budgets, and needs. You can use the ideas as written, adjust them to match your own situation, or mix and match a variety of these concepts to come up with something entirely new. The Library Outreach Cookbook provides different approaches, formats, and solutions that lead to successful outreach. Included are: Campus-Focused Outreach, Community-Focused Outreach, and General Programming Activities and Events as well as Getting Started with Outreach. Topics covered include marketing, planning, logos, slogans, spaces, mobile, visual media, newsletters, swag, displays, and assessment. The ideas and strategies here will work in almost any context.
Subjects: Libraries; Libraries;
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