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  • Ilmumisaeg: 07-Jan-2013
  • Kirjastus: Linworth Publishing, Incorporated
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  • ISBN-13: 9781586835286
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 148 pages, 1 Paperback / softback
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  • ISBN-10: 1586835289
  • ISBN-13: 9781586835286
This book is a user-friendly guide for K12 librarians, teachers, and school library media specialists that covers all major areas in reference, from the reference interview to encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Like the previous editions of this successful title, Reference Skills for the School Librarian: Tools and Tips, Third Edition provides essential information on reference in the school library, now updated to accommodate the quickly evolving technologies within the field.





Written specifically for K12 librarians and teachers, the authors present helpful tools and easily applied strategies for every major area in reference, from the reference interview to encyclopedias and dictionaries. This textbook teaches basic reference processes, sources, services, and skills; and provides authentic, real-world school library media reference scenarios as well as exercises for reflection and guided application in today's reference world.

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"This essential resource addresses a broad range of topics. . . . Regardless of how many years you have been a school librarian, this is an invaluable resource that should be on every school librarians shelf." - Library Media Connection "Well organized, cleanly written, and thorough, this manual is well worth the cost." - VOYA

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For years, school librarians and teachers have relied on this invaluable textbook regarding reference. It's ideal for students in pursuit of a degree in school library media; it features usable, real-life examples; and it provides complete coverage of terminology, techniques, research processes and models, and evaluation and selection strategies.
Part 1 What is Reference All About?
1(26)
Chapter 1 Reference and the School Library: An Overview
3(14)
Introduction
3(1)
Information Inquiry and Reference Services
3(3)
The Reference Process
6(1)
Reference, Information Literacy, and Information Inquiry
7(2)
Information Inquiry, Standards for the 21st-century Learner, and the Common Core Curriculum Standards
9(1)
Research Problem-Solving Processes and Models
10(3)
The Information-Seeking Process and Developmental Issues
13(1)
Reference and the Technology Connection
14(1)
Conclusion
15(1)
Useful Web Sites
15(2)
Chapter 2 Selection, Evaluation, and Maintenance of the Reference Collection
17(10)
Introduction
17(1)
What Do You Need?---The Selection Process
18(3)
How Do You Know If It's Good?---The Evaluation Process
21(1)
Content Scope
22(1)
Accuracy, Authority, and Bias
22(1)
Arrangement and Presentation
22(1)
Relation to Similar Works
22(1)
Timeliness and Permanence
22(1)
Accessibility / Diversity
23(1)
Cost
23(1)
Collection Organization and Maintenance
23(2)
Conclusion
25(2)
Part 2 Nuts and Bolts
27(70)
Chapter 3 Bibliographies
29(8)
Introduction
29(2)
Evaluation and Selection
31(1)
Basic Sources
32(2)
Webliography
34(3)
Chapter 4 Directories, Almanacs, Yearbooks, and Handbooks
37(14)
Introduction
37(2)
Evaluation and Selection
39(2)
Basic Sources
41(1)
Factbooks
41(1)
Directories
42(1)
Almanacs
43(1)
Yearbooks
44(1)
Handbooks
44(1)
Webliography
45(6)
Chapter 5 Biographical Sources
51(10)
Introduction
51(1)
Types of Biographical Sources
51(1)
Evaluation and Selection
52(2)
Basic Sources
54(1)
Current Biographical Dictionaries
55(1)
Native American Biography Sources and Literary Criticism
56(1)
Retrospective Biographical Dictionaries
57(1)
Conclusion
57(1)
Webliography and Additional Examples of Online Biographical Resources
58(3)
Chapter 6 Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
61(18)
Dictionaries
61(1)
Introduction
61(1)
Evaluation and Selection
62(2)
Basic Sources
64(1)
English Language Dictionaries
64(1)
Foreign Language Dictionaries
65(1)
Historical Dictionaries
66(1)
Slang and Dialect Dictionaries
66(1)
Thesauri
66(1)
Specialty Dictionaries
67(1)
Webliography
68(3)
Encyclopedias
71(1)
Introduction
71(1)
Evaluation and Selection
72(2)
Basic Sources
74(1)
General Encyclopedias
74(2)
Single Volume Encyclopedias
76(1)
Subject Encyclopedias
76(1)
Useful Web Sites
77(2)
Chapter 7 Geographical Sources
79(10)
Introduction
79(1)
Evaluation and Selection
80(2)
Basic Sources
82(1)
Current World Atlases
82(1)
Historical Atlases
83(1)
Thematic Atlases
83(1)
Maps
83(1)
Gazetteers and Other Geographical Sources
84(1)
Additional Online Geographical Resources
85(2)
Webliography
87(2)
Chapter 8 Electronic Indexes and Abstracts; Periodical and Specialized Databases
89(8)
Introduction
89(1)
Evaluation and Selection
90(2)
Basic Sources
92(1)
Online Periodical Indexes
92(1)
Specialized Indexes and Databases
93(2)
Webliography
95(2)
Part 3 The Art of Questioning
97(10)
Chapter 9 The Reference Interview
99(8)
Introduction
99(1)
The Patron---The Student
100(1)
The Setting
101(1)
You---The School Library Media Specialist
102(1)
Questions and Questioning
103(1)
Types of Reference Interviews
104(1)
Conclusion
105(2)
Part 4 Reference and the Web
107(16)
Chapter 10 The Web in Today's Reference Services
109(14)
Introduction
109(1)
Search Engines
110(3)
Electronic Resources, Searching Strategies, and Tips
113(1)
Evaluating Electronic Resources
113(2)
School Library Reference Services in the Digital Age
115(3)
Balancing Print and Electronic Reference Resources
118(1)
Changing the Size and Focus of the Media Center Reference Collection
118(1)
Transforming the Reference Shelf into a 21st-Century Exploratorium
119(1)
Useful Web sites
120(3)
Part 5 Scenarios and Exercises for School Librarians
123(10)
Introduction
124(1)
Special Notes for Instructors
125(2)
Chapter 11 Scenarios and Exercises
127(6)
Scenario (Elementary School): Famous First Facts
127(1)
Exercise (Elementary School): Planning a Search
128(1)
Scenario (Middle School): Evaluation of Electronic Information
129(1)
Exercise (Middle School): Online Database
130(1)
Exercise (High School): Research Skills
131(1)
Exercise (High School): Bogus Web Sites
132(1)
Appendix: Publisher Information 133(4)
Glossary 137(4)
Works Cited 141(2)
Index 143
Ann M. Riedling, MEd, MLS, PhD, is associate professor at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.





Loretta Shake, EdD, is library media specialist and school technology coordinator for North Oldham Middle School in Goshen, KY.





Cynthia Houston, PhD, is associate professor in the Library Media Education program at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.