How-to-do-it manuals for librarians

A step-by-step guide for librarians to aid in serving children with disabilities and their families.

Describes a four-step process for creating a comprehensive information literacy plan for libraries, outlining the preliminary steps, offering advice on how to prepare the writing group for its task, discussing the key points of the document, and covering assessment, maintenance, and promotion. Includes support material, model plans, and a CD-ROM.

Examines the important relationship between children and fathers and explores the link between families, reading, and libraries, offering librarians suggestions on how to encourage fathers to become more involved in their children's education and reading experience.

A guide to writing resumes for librarians and information professionals, focusing on the creation of a flexible resume that can be customized to meet changing needs; presented in the form of a series of exercises, from the compilation of personal data to the final product.

Provides an introduction to using PowerPoint in libraries, discussing installation, editing, creating and showing presentations, customizing, saving, printing, and other topics.

Offers librarians tips and instructions for setting up library programs geared towards young adults.

A practical guide to wireless networking for librarians that explains the benefits of creating a wireless network in the library and offers step-by-step instructions for creating and maintaining a network.

Librarian's guide to using the Internet, featuring a history of the Internet, discussing how reference and collection development librarians can use Internet fundamentals to better serve their patrons.

A guide to creating and running a summer library reading program that includes practical applications, promotional materials, sample programs, and evaluation techniques.

Guides working librarians, teachers, and trainers through the process of teaching others how to access and use electronic information resources, discussing how to introduce new users to Internet culture, how to design effective written guides, and how to coordinate a successful workshop.