Bøger af Catherine Sheldrick Ross

This updated and expanded version of the training guide Booklist called "one of the most valuable professional publications to come off the presses in a long time" is completely revised with new sections outlining the opportunities offered by contemporary communication media. This third edition incorporates updated and expanded references with more resource information on cross-cultural communication, including new applications of communication principles and the latest research-based material on communication in general. Ross, together with new co-author Nilsen, has maintained and updated sections on Mastering individual skills Sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, and linguistic issues Communicating with current technology using presentation software Practical tips and skills training exercises, examples of common library situations, interesting research facts, a special section on support staff, and references to other sources are listed throughout this practical guide.

Drawing on scholarly research findings, this book presents a cogent case that librarians can use to work towards prioritization of reading in libraries and in schools. Reading is more important than it has ever been-recent research on reading, such as PEW reports and Scholastic's "Kids and Family Reading Report," proves that fact.

Based on years of ground-breaking research, this book supplies a look at the unique relationship between each text and the individual reader that results in a satisfying, pleasurable, and even life-changing reading experience.

The authors assert that the library plays a vital role in the life of a reader from early childhood to adulthood, and provides a cogent case for making reading a priority in the library. It also offers powerful evidence supporting the importance of libraries' fiction and other pleasure-reading collections, and readers' advisory services.