New books in January, Part Three

More new books for the NEKLS collection have arrived, covering adult services, young adult services and collections, ethics, and technology:

• Running a small library : a how-to-do-it manual (John Moorman)
• Look, it’s books! : marketing your library with displays and promotions (Gayle Skaggs)
• Connecting young adults and libraries : a how-to-do-it manual (Tricia Suellentrop and Patrick Jones)
• Empowering students with technology (Alan November)
• Ethical standards in the public sector (Patricia Salkin)
• Choosing Web 2.0 tools for learning and teaching in a digital world (Pam Berger and Sally Trexler)
• Programming for adults : a guide for small- and medium-sized libraries (Raymond Ranier)
• A core collection for young adults (Rollie Welch)

Coming in the next three months, as they are published:

• Staff development on a shoestring : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians (Marcia Trotta) (February)
• Without a net : librarians bridging the digital divide (Jessamyn West) (May)
• The atlas of new librarianship (David Lankes) (April)
• Reflective teaching, effective learning : instructional literacy for library educators (Char Booth) (February)
• Workplace learning & leadership: A handbook for library and nonprofit trainers (Paul Signorelli and Lori Reed) (March)
  Note: This book is not yet available in the catalog to place holds on it.

More materials will be added later this year and will be posted to the NEKLS website as they are purchased and become available. If you have a NExpress library card, go ahead and place a hold on any item and we’ll send it to your home library. If the item is on order, go ahead and place a hold on it;. Then, when it is published and processed, you’ll be sent the item you’ve requested. If you don’t have a NExpress library card, contact your local public library if it’s a NExpress member library or contact the NEKLS office to find out how to get one.

If you have any professional collection recommendations, please contact Heather Braum with them.