New Books & Articles..for Libraries & Museums May 2011

Reference reborn : breathing new life into public services librarianship
Diane Zabel, ed,Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, c2011. (Hurstville 025.52 REF )

Web 2.0 tools and strategies for archives and local history collections
Kate Theimer,London : Facet, 2010. (Hurstville 027.002 THE)

Museum of Life (DVD)
This fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Londons Natural History Museum tells a story of mysteries, of dinosaurs, of diamonds and of the great discoveries being made every day. As seen on ABC1 (Hurstville DVD Documentary)

If you think any of the following books would be of interest for the professional development collection contact Ann or Sue

Librarians as community partners : an outreach handbook / Carol Smallwood.
Chicago : American Library Association, 2010
Includes 64 focused snapshots of outreach in action, this resource reflects the creative solutions of librarians searching for new and innovative ways to build programs that meet customer needs while expanding the library's scope into the community.

Public libraries going green / Kathryn Miller.
Chicago : American Library Association, 2010.
Going Green is now a national issue, and patrons expect their library to respond in the same way many corporations have. Libraries are going green with logos on their websites, programs for the public, and a host of other initiatives.

Preparing collections for digitization
Anna Bulow,Facet Publishing, 2010
Addresses the growing practice of digitization in libraries,archives and museums.

The Tech Set / Ellyssa Kroski (Ed)
Neal-Schuman , 2010
Ten practical, field guides to today’s hottest new technologies for information professionals- copublished with the prestigious Library and Information Technology Association (LITA, a division of the American Library Association). Find out more about each one of the Tech Set’s 10 titles by clicking the links below:

1. Next Gen Library Catalogs by Marshall Breeding
2. Mobile Technology and Libraries by Jason Griffey
3. Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries by Robin Hastings
4. Library Videos and Webcasts by Sean Robinson
5. Wikis for Libraries by Lauren Pressley
6. Technology Training in Libraries by Sarah Houghton-Jan
7. A Social Networking Primer for Libraries by Cliff Landis
8. Library Camps and Unconferences by Steve Lawson
9. Gaming in Libraries by Kelly Czarnecki
10. Effective Blogging for Libraries, by Connie Crosby

The social work of museums
Lois Silverman,Routledge,2010

Public libraries and the Internet : roles, perspectives, and implications
John Carlo Bertot, Paul T. Jaeger, and Charles R. McClure, editors.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, c2011.

Getting the Word Out: Adventures in Marketing Our Library
Deb Perry / Indiana Libraries, Vol. 29, Number 2 2011

Developing library websites optimised for mobile devices
Brendan Ryan /Reference Librarian Vol 52, Jan 2011 p128-135