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Book Review: Sudden Selector’s Guide to Mathematics Resources
No full textThe Sudden Selector’s Guide to Mathematics Resources is the tenth and most recent addition to Core’s Sudden Selector’s Guide Series. This detail-oriented guide provides a “solid foundation for librarians engaged in collection development, outreach, and instruction,” as the description promises. The thoroughness of this guide will be beneficial to new and veteran selectors alike. The five chapters provide an overview of the discipline of mathematics, the patrons of the library, the professional resources, popular books and publishers, and journals and other resources
Book Review: Sudden Selector’s Guide to Political Science Resources
No full textSudden Selector’s Guide to Political Science Resources is written by Emily Keller and Laura Wimberley as part of the Core Sudden Selectors Series of Guides. This series of guides was created to assist those librarians who have subject-specific duties in collection development, but the guides are also helpful for those who have liaison duties or are new to either of these areas of librarianship
Chapter 3. Applications of Bibliometrics
No full textChapter 3 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 58, no. 8), “Applications of Bibliometrics,” is intended to inspire ideas for the practical use of the tools discussed in the previous chapter and to help practitioners connect information needs with types of bibliometric analyses that can help them solve these needs
Chapter 4. Getting Feedback
No full textOften information literacy tutorials are self-paced and we are not able to easily get information on what students learned. In chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 58, no. 5), “Getting Feedback,” we take a look at how to easily conduct usability tests and surveys and how they can help us create better tutorials
Not Lost in Translation: Batchelder Gets Noticeable Boost This Year
No full textThis year, ALSC’s Batchelder Award got a bit of a boost—with not just the international author of the winning book, but many representatives all the way from Japan.The 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Award—given to an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States—was awarded to Temple Alley Summer. Originally published in Japanese as Kimyōji Yokochō no Natsu, the book was written by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrated by Miho Satake, translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa and published by Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers. This is Yonder’s first Batchelder Award Book, having previously been awarded an honor title
Ahead of Her Time: Hunt Was Early Pioneer for Children’s Literature
No full textEven before she conferred the first Newbery Medal to Hendrik Willem van Loon for The Story of Mankind in 1922, Clara Whitehill Hunt kept the search for quality children’s literature in the forefront of her mind.During the 1921 American Library Association conference, she made her point—to celebrate Book Week and embrace the quality of children’s literature; it was her support and collaboration with Fredric Melcher that eventually led to the advent of the John Newbery Medal
ALSC Member Profiles
No full textEvery year, ALSC offers a mentoring program. Here’s a look at some of the latest participants
Ordering Take-Out: Establishing Best Practices for Take-Home Crafts and Kits
No full textIn the past, take-home crafts were seen as a bonus service. During the pandemic, they became an expected offering. That’s true even now, when in-person events are becoming possible again.However, there are not many accepted guidelines for creating and distributing take-home crafts. As I’ve worked to provide consistent, high-quality take-home kits, I’ve come up with a list of best practices about what projects to choose and how to execute them. I share them here as a starting place for your own discussion of best practices as take-home kits become a permanent fixture in libraries. These guidelines address general methods for producing successful take-home kits. Specific crafts and skills are outside my scope, but I will recommend sources for these ideas
For the Record
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“If You Ask Me” Op-Ed: Censorship from the Left
No full textAfter many years of encountering censorship from conservative sources on the right, I have concerns about similar efforts from the liberal left. Most of this censorship does not currently affect items in library collections. The major effect to date has been to suppress public speech as well as the publication of materials that could be appropriate purchases for libraries. I will say at the outset that I’m radically opposed to censorship of all kinds and support discourse from all positions within the American political and cultural spectrum, even and especially those that don’t support my personal beliefs