Audio recorders to zucchini seeds building a library of things /
| Other Authors: | Robison, Mark, Shedd, Lindley, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Santa Barbara, California :
Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2017]
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. History
- A history of things collections : from specialized precursors to present-day diversity / Mark Robison and Lindley Shedd
- Part II. Things collections in public libraries
- Measure twice, cut once : a long-lasting tool lending library in berkeley / Adam Broner
- Book-a- bike : increasing access to physical activity with a library card / James Hill
- The LibraryFarm / Jill Youngs
- Seed libraries : lend a seed, grow a community / R. Tanner and Betsy Goodman
- The real toy story : a toy lending collection / Sue Kirschner
- Create, share, play : Sacramento's library of things / Michelle Alvarado, Justin Azevedo, and Amy Calhoun
- Part III. Things collections in academic libraries
- Technology and small college libraries : trying to be everything to everyone / Brian Burns
- Providing hands-on teacher preparation : collecting and maintaining curriculum materials / Jennifer Harvey and Rochelle Krueger
- Loaning technology and media production equipment / Shelly McCoy
- Faculty/librarian collaboration in the age of media : building a collection of media services to support the integration of video production into the curriculum / Mitchell Shuldman
- Going beyond books : lendable technology, interdisciplinary innovation, and the revitalization of an academic library / Tara Radniecki and Tod Colegrove
- Building game collections in academic libraries : a case study at the University of North Texas / Diane Robson, Sue Parks, and Erin Miller
- Seeing and hearing the world in new ways : VCU's collection of scopes and other instruments / Eric D. M. Johnson
- Part IV. Special libraries
- Things collections, Alaska-style : furs, skulls, mounts / Celia Rozen, Helen Woods, and Ed Kazzimir
- Part V. Best practices
- Best practices: building your own library of things / Lindley Shedd and Mark Robison
- Appendix a. general maintenance of hand and electric tools
- Appendix b. book-a-bike lending agreement
- Appendix c. book-a-bike parental or legal guardian consent
- Appendix D. book-a-bike safety inspection checklist
- Appendix E. seed return form
- Appendix f. draft agreement for housing, maintenance, and circulation of collection of skulls, furs, and bird mounts
- Appendix G. catalog information for furs, mounts, and skulls collection
- Appendix H. furs, mounts, and skulls collection statement of responsibility.