The Library Science Shelf

Creating a School Library with Impact
Caroline Roche, Barbara Band, Nick Cavender, Lucy Chambers, Annie Everall, = Ellen Krajewski, and Sarah Pavey
Facet Publishing
https://www.facetpublishing.co.uk
9781783305537 $40.94 pbk / $30.49 Kindle

Synopsis: School libraries are facing numerous challenges in the 21st centu= ry. The number of professionally qualified staff working in schools has fal= len in recent years and, increasingly, new appointments to library position=
s are sorely lacking the skills and knowledge needed to be successful in th= eir roles. While there are a number of resources available detailing how to=
improve your school library once it is up and running there is a dearth of=
books that deal with the absolute basics in a practical manner, looking at=
the role from the first day.

Creating a School Library with Impact: A Beginners Guide is an introductory=
manual for anyone entering or looking to enter the exciting world of schoo=
l librarianship in primary or secondary school settings. It provides reader=
s with everything they need to know and understand from day one from author=
visits, social media, reading schemes, information literacy, evaluating yo=
ur library, the physical layout of your room and much more, providing an in= valuable guide to those first few years in the role.

Critique: Featuring contributions from a wide array of expert authors, Crea= ting a School Library with Impact is an excellent reference and resource es= pecially for professional librarians and educators in primary and secondary=
schools. Individual chapters discuss "Creating a Reading Rich Environment"=
, "Information Literacy and Digital Literacy", "Using Technology to Enhance=
the Library Experience", "Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the School = Library", and much more. Creating a School Library with Impact is highly re= commended as a practical-minded, "must-have" for school librarians and Libr= ary Science collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that=
Creating a School Library with Impact is also available in a Kindle editio=
n ($30.49).

Academic Librarian Faculty Status: CLIPP #47
Edgar Bailey, compiler
Melissa Becher, compiler
Association of College & Research Libraries
c/o American Library Association
225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60601-7616
https://www.ala.org
9780838936641, $52.00, PB, 172pp

https://www.amazon.com/Academic-Librarian-Faculty-Status-Information/dp/083= 8936644

Synopsis: The College Library Information on Policy and Practice (CLIPP) pu= blishing program, under the auspices of the College Libraries Section of th=
e Association of College and Research Libraries, provides college and small=
university libraries analysis and examples of library practices and proced= ures.

Collaboratively compiled by Edgar Bailey and Melissa Becher, "Academic Libr= arian Faculty Status: CLIPP #47" contains a thorough literature review and = bibliography, analysis and discussion of survey results, and sample criteri=
a, policies, and guidelines for appointment, promotion, and tenure for libr= arians with and without faculty status.

No other group of employees in higher education has occupied quite the same=
ambivalent status on campus as librarians. The debate over granting librar= ians the same rights and responsibilities as faculty has generated a substa= ntial body of literature over the years. Most of this research has tended t=
o focus on either a mix of institutional sizes or on large universities, wi=
th a surprising dearth of studies of smaller institutions. The results of t=
he survey reported in CLIPP #47 fills this gap, as well as offering practic=
al information and sample tenure and promotion documents and policies.

Critique: Exceptionally well organized and impressively presented, "Academi=
c Librarian Faculty Status: CLIPP #47" (which is Volume 47 of the College L= ibrary Information on Policy and Practice series) is unreservedly recommend=
ed as an essential, core addition to the Library Science collections of col= lege and university libraries, library systems, as well as an important res= ource for Library Science curriculum studies lists.

Editorial Note #1: Edgar Bailey (https://alastore.ala.org/content/edgar-bai= ley) has a 35 year career that includes five years at Eastern Connecticut S= tate University and thirty years at Providence College where he served as r= eference and instruction librarian and, for ten years, as library director.=
He also served on the committee that established the Center for Teaching a=
nd Learning. He has published on a variety of library and non-library topic=
s including help-seeking behavior, library anxiety, government publications=
, library school curricula, and Ursula K. LeGuin. He currently teaches a co= urse in academic librarianship at the University of Rhode Island library sc= hool.

Editorial Note #2: The Associate Director of Research, Teaching and Learnin=
g at American University Library, Melissa Becher's job responsibilities inc= lude management and supervision, as well as administering platforms that su= pport research assistance such as LibGuides, the Library's FAQ, and a 24/7 = chat service. Over the years she has conducted user testing for the Library=
, other campus offices, the local consortium, and a professional associatio=
n. Melissa's research agenda focuses on how the academic library intersects=
with broader trends in higher education. She has published on instruction = coordinators' use of higher education accreditation documentation, the libr= ary's visibility on college and university websites, and the experiences of=
full-time nontenured library faculty. She maintains a WordPress site on li= brarian status. Melissa is also a member of ALA's Reference & User Services=
Association and recently chaired the RUSA Emerging Technologies Section.

The Data Literacy Cookbook
Kelly Getz, editor
Meryl Brodsky, editor
ACRL Books Association of College & Research Libraries
c/o American Library Association
225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60601-7616
https://www.ala.org
9780838939253, $82.00, PB, 264pp

https://www.amazon.com/Data-Literacy-Cookbook-Kelly-Getz/dp/0838939252

Synopsis: Today's students and library patrons create and are confronted wi=
th many kinds of data in multiple formats. Data literacy enables students a=
nd researchers to access, interpret, critically assess, manage, handle, and=
ethically use data.

Collaboratively compiled and co-edited by Kelly Getz and Meryl Brodsky, "Th=
e Data Literacy Cookbook" includes a variety of approaches to and lesson pl= ans for teaching data literacy, from simple activities to self-paced learni=
ng modules to for-credit and discipline-specific courses.

Sixty-five recipes are organized into nine sections based on learning outco= mes: Interpreting Polls and Surveys; Finding and Evaluating Data; Data Mani= pulation and Transformation; Data Visualization; Data Management and Sharin=
g; Geospatial Data; Data in the Disciplines; Data Literacy Outreach and Eng= agement; Data Literacy Programs and Curricula.

Many sections have overlapping learning outcomes, so you can combine recipe=
s from multiple sections to whip up a scaffolded curriculum. "The Data Lite= racy Cookbook" provides librarians with lesson plans, strategies, and activ= ities to help guide students as both consumers and producers in the data li=
fe cycle.

Critique: Exceptionally well organized and presented, "The Data Literacy Co= okbook" is an ideal and highly recommended textbook for in-service and/or a= cademic library science curriculum training programs -- as well as a core a=
nd essential addition to personal, professional, community, and academic li= brary Library Management/Information Science collections.

Editorial Note #1: Kelly Getz (https://guides.emich.edu/prf.php?account_id= =3D111877) is an Associate Professor and S.T.E.M. Librarian at Eastern Mich= igan University. She holds a BA in Chemistry from Michigan State University=
, and both a Master of Science of Information and a Master of Science in Bi= oinformatics from the University of Michigan. Prior to becoming an academic=
librarian in 2013, she was a high school chemistry and environmental scien=
ce teacher. Her teaching philosophy, in brief, is: do things to foster curi= osity and no things to harm it. Kelly's research interests include informat= ion and data literacy in secondary and post-secondary education, inclusive = design in libraries, and many other sciencey rabbit holes.

Editorial Note #2: Meryl Brodsky (https://www.lib.utexas.edu/about/director= y/meryl-brodsky) is the liaison librarian for the School of Information and=
the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas - Austin. Sh=
e has a Master of Library Science from Southern Connecticut State Universit=
y and an MBA from Cornell University. Her research interests include data l= iteracy, data management, and data curation. She has spent half her career = working as a corporate librarian and half as an academic librarian. It was = her work in the corporate sector that sparked her interest in data literacy=
.. She witnessed her co-workers doing terrible things to data and returned t=
o the academic sector to become involved in data literacy education.

Designing Libraries for the 21st Century
H. Thomas Hickerson, editor
Joan K. Lippincott, editor
Leonora Crema, editor
ACRL Books Association of College & Research Libraries
c/o American Library Association
225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60601-7616
https://www.ala.org
9780838939222, $150.00, PB, 462pp

https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Libraries-Century-Thomas-Hickerson/dp/0838= 939228

Synopsis: The 21st century has seen a transformational shift in the design =
of college and research libraries, one focused more on user experience and = engagement than on collections. Dramatic changes in library design have bee=
n driven by changes in the core functions of universities and colleges: the=
reliance on digital tools and content, integration of technologies into pe= dagogy and research, and emphasis on the active and social aspects of learn= ing, inclusion, and community engagement. Planning for these vibrant spaces=
needs to incorporate new program and staffing strategies, robust technical=
infrastructure, human-centered design, and flexibility to enable ongoing c= hange.

The collaborative work of co-editors H. Thomas Hickerson, Joan K. Lippincot=
t, and Leonora Crema, "Designing Libraries for the 21st Century" explores t= hese trends and identifies promising strategies for new or renovated librar=
y space. This outstanding volume features an impressive array of contributi= ons by authors drawn largely from the conference of the same name, providin=
g guidance, principles, and a wealth of creative ideas for spaces, technolo= gy, programs, and partnerships.

Twenty-nine chapters packed with full color images and illustrations explor=
e the themes of: 21st-Century Academic Libraries in an Evolving Environment=
; Aligning with the Institutional Vision; Working with Architects, Designer=
s, and Planners; Key Issues in Planning; Collaborations and Convergence; Le= adership, Organizational Change, and New Staff Roles; Programming for Resea= rch, Learning, and Community; and Looking Ahead.

Often major building projects focus primarily on the physical facility, but=
"Designing Libraries for the 21st Century" makes the case for designing li= braries in a much more holistic fashion. Today all types of libraries are e= ngaged in reimagining their roles and the spatial design through which this=
new vision will be realized.

Critique: Exceptional in organization and presentation that is inspirationa=
l, asperationaly, and yet 'real world' practical, "Designing Libraries for = the 21st Century" is essential reading for librarians, architects, planners=
, academic leaders, and anyone interested in the future of libraries. Unres= ervedly recommended as a textbook for Library Science curriculum studies li= sts, it should be noted that "Designing Libraries for the 21st Century" is = also available as an open access edition at https://bit.ly/DesigningLibrari=
es

Editorial Note #1: H. Thomas Hickerson (https://alastore.ala.org/content/h-= thomas-hickerson) guided the Cornell University Library's archives and rare=
book programs, serving as President of the Society of American Archivists = (SAA) and on the International Council on Archives Executive Board. In 2006=
, Tom became Vice Provost at the University of Calgary with a mandate to le=
ad the design of a new model for university libraries. The $205M project to=
build the Taylor Family Digital Library led to broad recognition and to hi=
s founding role in the Designing Libraries for the 21st Century Conference = series. His professional leadership includes serving on the Board of the As= sociation of Research Libraries and as President of the Canadian Associatio=
n of Research Libraries. He is also a Cornell University Librarian Emeritus=
whose recognitions include being named an SAA Fellow and Computerworld Hon= ors Program Laureate for "the use of information technologies for the benef=
it of society".

Editorial Note #2: Joan K. Lippincott (https://www.cni.org/about-cni/staff/= joan-k-lippincott) is Associate Executive Director Emerita of the Coalition=
for Networked Information (CNI), a joint program of the Association of Res= earch Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE. At CNI, Joan provided leadership for pr= ograms in learning spaces, teaching and learning, digital scholarship, ETDs=
, and assessment. She also served on the boards of the Networked Digital Li= brary of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), the New Media Consortium (NMC) a=
nd on the advisory board for the Horizon Report and served as a member of t=
he ACRL task force that produced the Framework for Information Literacy for=
Higher Education. Joan has consulted with many academic libraries on their=
space renovation projects and has been on the planning committee for the D= esigning Libraries for the 21st Century conference since its inception.

Editorial Note #3: Leonora Crema (BA, MA, MLS) is a Librarian Emerita at th=
e University of British Columbia. She has exercised a leading role in the d= esign of two new buildings on the UBC campus, the Walter C. Koerner Library=
and Library PARC, as well as numerous space renovations. Leonora's roles a=
t UBC have included serving as Associate University Librarian for Client Se= rvices, AUL for Planning and Community Relations, and Director of External = Relations for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Active in professional = associations, including as a past President of the British Columbia Library=
Association, she speaks regularly on topics such as service innovation and=
library space design. Her career recognitions include a national award for=
innovation from the Canadian Association of University Business Officers, = and a Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries award for outstan= ding contributions to the consortium. (https://scholcomm.ubc.ca/professiona= l-profile-leonora-crema)

The Academic Library in the United States: Historical Perspectives
Mark L. McCallon, editor
John Mark Tucker, editor
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
https://mcfarlandbooks.com
9780786495870, $75.00, PB, 294pp

https://www.amazon.com/Academic-Library-United-States-Perspectives/dp/07864= 95871

Synopsis: Collaboratively compiled and co-edited by Mark L. McCallon and Jo=
hn Mark Tucker, the articles comprising "The Academic Library in the United=
States: Historical Perspectives" collectively advance the belief that the = library (more than any other cultural institution) collects, curates and di= stributes the results of human thought.

This collection of essays broaden the debate about academic libraries beyon=
d only professional circles, promoting the library as a vital resource for = the whole of higher education. Topics range from library histories to explo= rations of changing media. Essayists connect modern libraries to the remark= able dream of Alexandria's ancient library -- facilitating groundbreaking r= esearch in every imaginable field of human interest, past, present and futu= re.

Academic librarians who are most familiar with historical traditions are be=
st qualified to promote the library as an important aspect of teaching and = learning, as well as to develop resources that will enlighten future genera= tions of readers. The intellectual tools for compelling, constructive conve= rsation come from the narrative of the library in its many iterations, from=
the largest research university to the smallest liberal arts or community = college.

Critique: An impressively informative compendium of an Introduction followe=
d by fifteen erudite and thought-provoking essays, "The Academic Library in=
the United States: Historical Perspectives" is unreservedly recommended fo=
r the personal, professional, college, and university Library Science & His= tory collections. Exceptional in organization and presentation, it should b=
e noted that "The Academic Library in the United States: Historical Perspec= tives" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $33.99).

Editorial Note #1: Mark L. McCallon (https://acu.edu/faculty/mark-mccallon)=
is a professor and associate dean for library information services at Abil= ene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. His interests include electroni=
c resources management, the history and biography of reading and librarians= hip.

Editorial Note #2: John Mark Tucker (https://prabook.com/web/john_mark.tuck= er/49998) is Professor Emeritus from Purdue University, served as Humanitie=
s, Social Science, and Education Librarian at Purdue and, later, as dean of=
library and information resources at Abilene Christian University in Abile= ne, Texas.

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