March 30, 2011 (New York, NY) — Stuck in a climate still recovering from the worst recession since World War II, library and information science professionals continue to face jeopardized job security and unanticipated layoffs. Coping with the professional and psychological implications of job loss can be devastating, but with Recovery, Reframing and Renewal: Surviving an Information Science Career Crisis in a Time of Change, to be released by Neal-Schuman Publishers on April 30, 2011, readers will receive valuable advice on recovering and gaining the skills necessary for restarting their careers.

Oliver Cutshaw, currently Head Librarian for the Chicago School of Professional Psychology campuses of Southern California, uses his personal experiences with recovering from a career crisis as a basis for the practical guidance he offers in this book. Following the mantra, “You can not only survive but thrive in these times of change,” he describes his journey, citing his failures along with his successes, so readers can learn from these lessons. He then suggests different ways career crises come about, before taking readers through the first step of grieving a job loss. Next, Cutshaw looks at the stages necessary for rebuilding a career. He discusses re-envisioning a career, taking a fresh look at oneself and his or her skills to focus the job hunt, before explaining how to reframe skills to prepare for the job search, covering essentials like the résumé, the cover letter, references, and applications. He then describes psychological preparation necessary for the difficult road ahead. Cutshaw also looks at what to do after receiving a job offer, considering logistics like pay, location, and environment, as well as what professional organizations and graduate schools can do to create a better professional support system. In his conclusion, he explains the basis for his advice and offers some final support to his readers.

Any LIS professional re-evaluating his or her career or facing a career crisis will benefit from the helpful guidance from someone who has gone through the same experience in Recovery, Reframing and Renewal: Surviving an Information Science Career Crisis in a Time of Change. People in other fields may also benefit from the general career advice in the book as well.

Recovery, Reframing and Renewal: Surviving an Information Science Career Crisis in a Time of Change

ISBN 978-1-84334-632-6.
2011. 6 x 9. 152 pp. $ 80.00.

About the Author

Oliver Cutshaw is Head Librarian for the Chicago School of Professional Psychology campuses of Southern California. He previously worked as Binding Librarian at Harvard University’s Widener Library.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers and Chandos Publishing

Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK. Neal-Schuman is a leading publisher of professional and academic titles in all areas of library and information studies. Since June 2009, Neal-Schuman has also been the exclusive North American distributor for titles from the United Kingdom’s Chandos Publishing, a division of Woodhead Publishing Limited.  Chandos books are a leading, highly practical source of authoritative information for professionals and researchers worldwide.

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March 15, 2011—THE TECH SET®, created and edited by Ellyssa Kroski and co-published by Neal-Schuman Publishers and the Library Information Technology Association (LITA), is the winner of the 2011 Greenwood Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in Library Literature, the American Library Association announced yesterday. The Award committee praised the “creative, innovate approach” of this ten-volume primer that shows librarians how to employ new technologies to create, deliver, and market new user services.

The committee further lauded the series for “covering a wide variety of timely topics, providing a way to keep the topics updated and interactive, and for being written in an easy-to-understand manner for readers both at the beginning of their quest for information and those more advanced who want an overview and updated information online.”

THE TECH SET® includes ten printed books, ten wikis, and ten podcasts that cover topics such as social networking, mobile technologies, blogging, webcasts, gaming, and other current technologies that aid and improve libraries. Each of the ten authors is a recognized expert in their field and their expertise in THE TECH SET® has met widespread acclaim. Library Journal wrote, “These books will become well-thumbed, dog-eared references for anyone charged with determining or implementing the next generation of patron services” (June 2010).

Contributing authors include Marshall Breeding (Next-Gen Library Catalogs),  Jason Griffey (Mobile Technology and Libraries), Robin M. Hastings (Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries), Thomas Sean Casserley Robinson (Library Videos and Webcasts), Lauren Pressley (Wikis for Libraries), Sarah Houghton-Jan (Technology Training in Libraries), Cliff Landis (A Social Networking Primer for Librarians), Steve Lawson (Library Camps and Unconferences), Kelly Nicole Czarnecki (Gaming in Libraries) and Connie Crosby (Effective Blogging for Libraries).

Ellyssa Kroski

Kroski is the Emerging Technologies and Web Services Librarian at Barnard College as well as a writer, educator, international conference speaker, and blogger. She is an adjunct faculty member teaching emerging technologies at Long Island University, Pratt Institute, and San Jose University.

“We congratulate Ellyssa and the ten TECH SET® authors on this much-deserved recognition.   There’s no question that the expert guidance in these books is helping librarians across the country use technology to develop new services that strengthen both their library and their community,” said Neal-Schuman Director of Publishing, Charles Harmon.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers

Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK. Neal-Schuman is a leading publisher of professional and academic titles in all areas of library and information studies.

About LITA

As the center of expertise about information technology, the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) leads in exploring and enabling new technologies to empower libraries.

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March 10, 2011 (New York, NY) — E-books have emerged as one of the most revolutionary and widely used publishing platforms, yet there is little published material on the subject. On April 30, 2011, Neal-Schuman will release E-Books in Libraries: A Practical Guide, a landmark title that will answer all of librarians’ questions on practices, trends, and other information surrounding the e-book phenomenon.

Editors Kate Price and Virginia Havergal have assembled contributions from experts in a wide range of fields, including information technology, academia, publishing, digital resources, and information services. Contributing authors begin with a history of e-books, before describing how e-books come to be and are sold and produced. Next, contributors look at managing e-texts in public libraries, further education, and higher education. They then delve into the practicalities of delivering e-books to readers, encompassing a range of issues like cataloguing, technical issues, training, and support. They also explore reader engagement. Finally, contributors examine the future of e-books, looking into how they will become more universally used, and what the e-book landscape might look like. The editors and authors include plenty of Web links and references for further information.

Librarians developing an e-book collection from scratch or maintaining an existing one will find all the tools they need in E-Books in Libraries: A Practical Guide, one of the first books of its kind.

E-Books in Libraries: A Practical Guide

ISBN 978-1-85604-572-8.
2011. 6 x 9. 327 pp.  $95.00.

About the Authors

Virginia Havergal is a Learning Centers and e-Resources Manager for Petroc, a further education college in Devon, U.K.

Kate Price is Head of E-Strategy and Resources at the University of Surrey, U.K.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers and Facet Publishing

Facet Publishing titles are exclusively available in the United States through Neal-Schuman Publishers, a leading provider of library management, Internet, and information technology resources. Facet is the imprint of the prestigious Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (formerly the Library Association). Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, U.K.

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February 20, 2011 (New York, NY) — A long-contested measure of higher education quality, student feedback, is now regarded as one of the best ways to enhance both teaching and learning. Student Feedback: The Cornerstone to an Effective Quality Assurance System in Higher Education, to be released in North America by Neal-Schuman Publishers on March 30, 2011, discusses the use of student feedback as it expands worldwide, and highlights the unique facets of its role in academic development.

Editors Chenicheri Sid Nair and Patricie Mertova bring together contributions from a diverse group of international authorities on quality in academics from respected institutions like Cambridge College in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. In the first part of the book, contributors provide an overview of student feedback, focusing on the role of feedback on teaching and learning performance. In the second part, they offer international perspectives, looking at student feedback in four countries, including the U.S. In the third part, they focus on tools and administration. They explore concepts like Web vs. paper-based surveys, inclusive practice in student feedback systems, the feedback cycle, and using insights from feedback to promote better performance. Throughout the text, the editors and contributors offer many practical applications of feedback.NICE PARAGRAPH

Student Feedback: The Cornerstone to an Effective Quality Assurance System offers unique and diverse perspectives of student feedback, an integral part of the higher education system. Instructors and academic librarians will greatly benefit from the candid discussions about a fundamental and growing contribution to the teaching and learning process.

Student Feedback: The Cornerstone to an Effective Quality Assurance System in Higher Education

Chandos Publishing

ISBN 978-1-84334-573-2.
2011. 6 x 9. 162 pp.  $80.00.

About the Editors

Chnicheri Sid Nair is Professor of Higher Education Development with the Centre for Advancement of Teaching and Learning at the University of Western Australia (UWA). He has extensive expertise in the area of quality development and evaluation, and is an international consultant in a number of countries in the areas of quality and stakeholder feedback.

Patricie Mertova is a Research Fellow in the Department of Education, University of Oxford, England. She has research expertise in the areas of higher education and higher education quality.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers and Chandos Publishing

Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK. Neal-Schuman is a leading publisher of professional and academic titles in all areas of library and information studies. Since June 2009, Neal-Schuman has also been the exclusive North American distributor for titles from the United Kingdom’s Chandos Publishing, a division of Woodhead Publishing Limited.  Chandos books are a leading, highly practical source of authoritative information for professionals and researchers worldwide.

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February 20, 2011 (New York, NY) — Text-messaging reference was just the tip of the iceberg. Organizations of all kinds are creating iPhone aps, so why not libraries? Librarians and information professionals ready to take that leap will find welcome guidance in iPhone Application Development: Strategies for Efficient Mobile Design and Delivery, to be released in North America by Neal-Schuman Publishers on March 30, 2011. LIS and emerging technologies expert Jim Hahn’s practical book offers principles and practices that readers can apply to a range of handheld devices and software. He begins by describing the overarching concepts of the book, before focusing on specific types of applications. In each chapter, he offers detailed instructions and plenty of diagrams. He covers categories like transmitting an RSS feed to an iPhone, creading a podcast application, video tour application, custom template, utility application, Xcode module, and using PhoneGap framework within Xcode. Hahn also includes appendices with a safety framework for mobile computing and an iPhone orientation.

Any librarian whose patrons use mobile computing devices, or other information specialists who rely on these tools, will find invaluable advice in iPhone Application Development.

iPhone Application Development: Strategies for Efficient Mobile Design and Delivery

Chandos Publishing

ISBN 978-1-84334-582-4.
2011. 6 x 9. 158 pp.  $75.00.

About the Author

Jim Hahn is Orientation Services Librarian and Assistant Professor of Library Administration at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is also the Vice-Chair of Emerging Technologies Interest Group of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers and Chandos Publishing

Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK. Neal-Schuman is a leading publisher of professional and academic titles in all areas of library and information studies. Since June 2009, Neal-Schuman has also been the exclusive North American distributor for titles from the United Kingdom’s Chandos Publishing, a division of Woodhead Publishing Limited.  Chandos books are a leading, highly practical source of authoritative information for professionals and researchers worldwide.

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February 18, 2011 (New York, NY) — From public librarians helping users apply for government benefits to law librarians assisting patrons with accessing government cases, legislation, and regulations, finding government information is an integral part of librarians’ work. Fundamentals of Government Information: Mining, Finding, Evaluating, and Using Government Resources, to be published by Neal-Schuman Publishers on May 30, 2011, is the first new government information text for the 21^st century, and details essential background knowledge and tools needed to use government documents.

Editors Eric J. Forte, Cassandra J. Hartnett, and Andrea L. Sevetson, along with numerous noteworthy contributors, use their extensive experience researching, teaching, and presenting government information to create a thorough text filled with insights, background, and strategies for navigating government information expertly. In the first part, they offer an overview of key government information resources. They present a history of government information and explain why people should and do have access to these documents. They also offer general tools and strategies, before exploring literature surrounding Congress, regulations, the law, and the president. In the second part, they take a closer look at the specifics of government information. In individual chapters, they look at the executive branch, statistical information, health information, education, scientific and technical information, environment and energy information, business, economic, and consumer information, census, and historical and archival information. The editors include more than fifty chapter exercises and offer models and techniques throughout the books. They also provide two complete indices arranged separately by subject and agency for easy reference.

Practical and easy-to-use, Fundamentals of Government Information: Mining, Finding, Evaluating, and Using Government Resources is much-needed resource for librarians, library and information sciences students, and information seekers of all kinds.

Fundamentals of Government Information: Mining, Finding, Evaluating, and Using Government Resources

ISBN: 978-1-55570-737-8.
2011 | 6 x 9 | 450 pp. | $75.00

About the Editors

Eric J. Forte is a Member Services Consultant with OCLC. He has worked as a librarian with government information at the University of Illinois, Western State College of Colorado, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and Boise State University. He has taught, presented, and written about government information in various venues.

Cassandra J. Hartnett is U.S. Documents Librarian, University of Washington Libraries. She has worked at the University of Michigan Library, the University of Michigan School of Information, and Detroit Public Library. She served as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Washington Information School. She is a co-founder of the Northwest Government Information Network (NGIN) and was 2008-2009 chair of the American Library Association’s Government Documents Round Table.

Andrea L. Sevetson is a trainer with ProQuest. She has worked as a government documents librarian at the University of California, Berkeley, the U.S. Census Bureau, and LexisNexis. She served as the chair of the American Library Association’s Government Documents Round Table, and was appointed to the U.S. Depository Library Council to the Public Printer and served as its chair. She is the recipient of several prestigious government documents librarianship awards.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers

Neal-Schuman Publishers is a leading publisher of professional books for librarians, archivists and knowledge managers. Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City, with offices in London, UK.

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