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The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels

By: Francisca Goldsmith

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The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels

By: Francisca Goldsmith

Graphic novels have found a place on library shelves but many librarians struggle to move this expanding body of intellectual, aesthetic, and entertaining literature into the mainstream of library materials.

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American Library Association

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0838910084

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9780838910085

Crash Course in Contemporary Reference

By: Francisca Goldsmith

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Crash Course in Contemporary Reference

By: Francisca Goldsmith

A fresh, detailed, and thoughtful examination of reference services in the context of evolving community information needs and habits, a changing technological landscape, and new search strategies. Professional practices in the field of library reference services have changed dramatically in the past decade in response to shrinking print reference collections and evolving technology, search strategies, and user needs and interests. This new guide explains all the basics of reference services, covering resource types and awareness of their appropriate uses, collection development and maintenance techniques that support reference service work, the latest online searching techniques, and best practices for service interactions through various platforms, including email, chat, text, phone, and face to face. Additionally, it addresses reference service ethics; communication and conducting reference interviews; important policies related to reference service development, provision, and maintenance; alternative reference service delivery points now in use; and professional service provider networking. Both experienced reference librarians and those new to reference service will benefit from in-depth coverage of recent changes in online reference resources and print-based resources, guidelines for authoritative evaluation of web-based resources, explanations of online catalog searching skills, and tips for reference web page construction. The book also contains an expanded section on making digitized collections accessible and relevant; information on the growing need of members of the general population for help with various federal government access programs ranging from Veterans Affairs and Social Security to health care access, income tax regulation fulfillment, and immigrant documentation; and explanations of copyright in the digital sphere of resource use and transfer.

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196

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440844828

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9781440844829

Crash Course in Weeding Library Collections

By: Francisca Goldsmith

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Crash Course in Weeding Library Collections

By: Francisca Goldsmith

Weeding is a perennial challenge for librarians. This book will help you rise to the task by offering you basic instructions, including information on new formats and digital collections. Weeding is often difficult—who can easily decide to discard books and other materials that someone may someday want to borrow? But weeding is essential to keeping your collection healthy and relevant. Perfect for all types of libraries and for both paraprofessionals and librarians unfamiliar with modern weeding methods, this practical guide offers clear guidance that can help you cope with the sometimes-paralytic fear and distaste that can accompany a must-do task. Each of the book's chapters treats a specific concern—for example, weeding electronic collections. Practical matters related to collection maintenance through material and online resource weeding are addressed, as are policy and procedure documentation and communication planning and best practices. You'll read about weeding ethics, using vendor-provided weeding tools, and floating collections. The book also shares advice on training volunteers as weeding assistants and on communicating with library stakeholders about collection maintenance. By showing you how to make weeding a normal part of your library's routine, this book will help you provide your community with a healthier, better circulating, and more valuable collection.

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142

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216067351

Libraries and the Affordable Care Act

Helping the Community Understand Health-care Options

By: Francisca Goldsmith

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Libraries and the Affordable Care Act

Helping the Community Understand Health-care Options

By: Francisca Goldsmith

Ever since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, public library staff throughout the country have been working hard to provide access to information about the law while educating their communities about how implementation affects them. But defining the expectations and limitations of libraries’ roles regarding support of the new law remains a challenge. This important guide, the first written specifically for library staff, offers best practices, advice, and examples of library responses from the first open enrollment period (October 2013-March 2014). Offering clear and explicit guidance related to the ethical and legal aspects of Affordable Care Act policy support through local library services, this resource Analyzes the nearly 20 different state-level marketplace regulatory ecosystems to find common ground, then pathfinds the quickest routes to state-level information for each stateAddresses the diverse needs of public library communities in both urban and rural settings, while examining staff capacities at various librariesEncourages a pragmatic approach through the inclusion of “to do” lists at the end of each chapterProvides strategies and tools for building community healthcare awarenessPublished in advance of the second open enrollment period, this invaluable guide will encourage broader and more assured community support during this period of major policy changes to healthcare access and availability.

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159

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American Library Association

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0838912885

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9780838912881

Graphic Novels Now

Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection

By: Francisca Goldsmith

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Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection

By: Francisca Goldsmith

In 1992, Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, won the Pulitzer Prize. The genre has been growing ever since, appealing to the visual-oriented Gen-X and Gen-Y, as well as to reluctant readers, those of all ages seeking alternative viewpoints, and anyone willing to take both image and word into consideration. Graphic Novels Now helps librarians new to the genre with all the key issues related to these unique books. Expert author Francisca Goldsmith shares smart advice, from how to develop a well-rounded collection by finding reviews and reliable publishers and distributors to shelving, catal.

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124

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American Library Association

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0838909043

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9780838909041

The Inquisition of Francisca

A Sixteenth-Century Visionary on Trial

By: Francisca de los Apóstoles

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The Inquisition of Francisca

A Sixteenth-Century Visionary on Trial

By: Francisca de los Apóstoles

Inspired by a series of visions, Francisca de los Apóstoles (1539-after 1578) and her sister Isabella attempted in 1573 to organize a beaterio, a lay community of pious women devoted to the religious life, to offer prayers and penance for the reparation of human sin, especially those of corrupt clerics. But their efforts to minister to the poor of Toledo and to call for general ecclesiastical reform were met with resistance, first from local religious officials and, later, from the Spanish Inquisition. By early 1575, the Inquisitional tribunal in Toledo had received several statements denouncing Francisca from some of the very women she had tried to help, as well as from some of her financial and religious sponsors. Francisca was eventually arrested, imprisoned by the Inquisition, and investigated for religious fraud. This book contains what little is known about Francisca—the several letters she wrote as well as the transcript of her trial—and offers modern readers a perspective on the unique role and status of religious women in sixteenth-century Spain. Chronicling the drama of Francisca's interrogation and her spirited but ultimately unsuccessful defense, The Inquisition of Francisca—transcribed from more than three hundred folios and published for the first time in any language—will be a valuable resource for both specialists and students of the history and religion of Spain in the sixteenth century.

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225

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University of Chicago Press

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0226142256

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9780226142258

Dealings with God

From Blasphemers in Early Modern Zurich to a Cultural History of Religiousness

By: Francisca Loetz

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Dealings with God

From Blasphemers in Early Modern Zurich to a Cultural History of Religiousness

By: Francisca Loetz

Early modern European society took a serious view of blasphemy, and drew upon a wide range of sanctions - including the death penalty - to punish those who cursed, swore and abused God. Whilst such attitudes may appear draconian today, this study makes clear that in the past, blasphemy was regarded as a very real threat to society. Based on a wealth of primary sources, including court records, theological and ecclesiastical writings and official city statutes, Francisca Loetz explores verbal forms of blasphemy and the variety of contexts within which it could occur. Honour conflicts, theological disputation, social and political provocation, and religious self-questioning all proved fertile ground for accusations of blasphemy, and her contention - that blasphemers often meant more than they said - reveals the underlying complexity of an apparently simple concept. This innovative approach interprets cases of verbal blasphemy as 'speech actions' that reflect broader political, social and religious concerns. Cases in Protestant Zurich are compared with the situation in Catholic Lucerne and related to findings in other parts of Europe (Germany, France, England, Italy) to provide a thorough discussion of different historical approaches to blasphemy - ecclesiastical, legal, intellectual, social, and cultural - in the Early Modern period. In so doing the book offers intriguing suggestions about what a cultural history of religiousness could and should be. By linking a broad overview of the issue of blasphemy, with case studies from Zurich and Lucerne, this book provides a fascinating insight into a crucial, but often misunderstood aspect of early-modern society. The conclusions reached not only offer a much fuller understanding of the situation in Zurich, but also have resonance for all historians of Reformation Europe.

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Routledge

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1317154533

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9781317154532

Graphic Novels Now

Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection

By: Francisca Goldsmith

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Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection

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Crash Course in Weeding Library Collections

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440836892

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The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels

Crash Course in Contemporary Reference

Crash Course in Contemporary Reference

Crash Course in Weeding Library Collections

Crash Course in Weeding Library Collections

Libraries and the Affordable Care Act

Libraries and the Affordable Care Act

Graphic Novels Now

Graphic Novels Now

The Inquisition of Francisca

The Inquisition of Francisca

Dealings with God

Dealings with God

Graphic Novels Now

Graphic Novels Now

Crash Course in Weeding Library Collections

Crash Course in Weeding Library Collections

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