Books by Linda S Katz

This vital book reaffirms librarians’enthusiasm for books and readers in the midst of the evolution of libraries-from reading centers to information centers where librarians are now Web masters, information scientists, and media experts. Readers, Reading, and Librarians explores the future of the book as a medium. With nearly two hundred open-ended interviews with readers who read for pleasure, this book looks at how and why they choose or reject certain books.Readers, Reading, and Librarians examines: reasons for the current decline in pleasure reading the need for librarians to sponsor book groups the current focus on “electronic wonders” balancing the missions of acting as an advisory service for readers and maintaining your library''s technological services and much more!

Provides librarians with the knowledge and skills they need to manage an effective reference service, and also provides an inside look at Oregon State University's Valley Library's new management model.

Offers profiles, methods, and processes for acquisitions in specialized subject areas, such as local and regional poetry, oceanography, educational information in electronic formats, popular fiction, regional and ethnic materials, and more. Examines issues surrounding the acquisition of new reference tools.

The most proactive source for business reference librarian information on the market, Business Reference Services and Sources: How End Users and Librarians Work Together shows you that the librarian-customer relationship is as synergistic as ever. It gives you timely facts about how librarians and users work together and how those partnerships are built. In it, you'll encounter group projects done by faculty, students, external users, and non-librarian supervisors and discover an enlightening spirit of collaboration lacking in most research literature today.

Considers the process of evaluating acquisitions and collection management programmes and discusses the reasons evaluation is held in such high regard by administrators. The text describes a variety of evaluation activities that cover both qualitative and quantitative approaches.

Digital versus Non-Digital Reference chronicles the experiences and interactions of librarians with digital reference, including case studies, how-to guides, and philosophical essays.

This volume addresses the need for reference librarians to work together to keep the system running smoothly. The text explores the various means of developing social professionalism, collaborating on projects, and combining forces with other libraries to remain on the cutting edge of information services.

A valuable resource for anyone selecting and acquiring library materials, maintaining a library collection, or building a collection development policy.