Government Information Essentials

Government Information Essentials

Author: Susanne Caro

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2017-09-14

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0838916082

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With more government publications becoming freely available, this volume fills an important need, presenting concrete guidance that will help librarians flourish in this crucial field.


Government Information Essentials

Government Information Essentials

Author: Susanne Caro

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2018-12-13

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0838915973

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Government documents, both physical and electronic, constitute a rich and varied resource that calls for special attention. And because government information is useful and pervasive in nearly every kind of library, more and more librarians of all types need to know how to work effectively with federal, state, and international resources. This contributed volume gathers the expertise of experienced government information librarians from across the country. Providing real-world insight into the work, collections, and interests of this discipline, this book surveys the wide variety of government information and the people who use it;discusses what it’s like to be a government documents librarian, from the first day on the job through taking on a management role;addresses networking, training, and other essential tools for collaboration and learning;covers space planning, streamlining, disaster preparedness and response, the increasing prevalence of digital information, and other key collection issues;offers best practices for connecting library users with government information;looks at research guides, workshops, and other teaching and training topics; andexplores advocating for transparency and access to information, promoting government documents to library users, and using exhibits as community outreach. With more government publications becoming freely available, this volume fills an important need, presenting concrete guidance that will help librarians flourish in this crucial field.


Digitizing Your Collection

Digitizing Your Collection

Author: Susanne Caro

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2015-12-11

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0838914012

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Many libraries across the country have found ways to create wonderful digital collections, and this book shows you how you can too.


Essentials of Managing Public Health Organizations

Essentials of Managing Public Health Organizations

Author: James A. Johnson

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1284207064

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Written for undergraduate students in public health, community health, and a range of other health disciplines, as well as beginning managers and supervisors working in public health, Essentials of Managing Public Health Organizations is a concise, yet comprehensive text that uniquely focuses on managing public health organizations by addressing key management topics, processes, and emerging issues. Beginning with an overview of public health and key public health organizations, the text moves onto explain public health management fundamentals and functions– from planning and decision making, organizing and managing change, to staffing, leading, budgeting, ethics, and more. By the end of the text, the reader will not only better understand public health organizations, but the skills and functions needed to effectively manage them.