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"It's not your grandmother's crafting projects! Instead, hip librarians as well as their teen patrons can engage in the hottest new DIY way of life, recycling everything from discarded books to Altoids tins. Getting hands-on and making the coolest crafts can be a way to encourage teens' individuality and growing sense of self. Whether projects are used for teen programs, to decorate the library's public teen space, or for a personal style statement, these are cutting-edge, must-do celebrations of creativity and innovation from two book- and library-loving crafters."

"These Latin American celebrations?rich in cultural significance and Latin history?present opportunities throughout the calendar year to reach out to all populations with engaging programs and activities. The easy-to-organize projects in this book are organized around important Latino holidays and are inspired by artesenías (Latino folk art) traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. And, because each project is tied to literature, kids get the reading bug early!"

"In difficult economic times, people turn to their local library for help seeking new work. "Crisis in Employment" offers the tools you need to support this growing group of patrons. Based on interviews with librarians across the country, as well as research from "ALA's Office for Research and Statistics", this "ALA Editions Special Report" offers advice and methods for providing appropriate training and education to job seekers with: tips for maximizing your library's physical resources; key reference resources useful to job seekers; and, advice on building partnerships with key community organizations. "Crisis in Employment" will help you meet the needs of patrons seeking new work, making career changes, or starting their own businesses in a comprehensive way that suits your local community's conditions."

"The cloud can be a powerful tool for conducting and managing research. The Librarian’s Guide to Academic Research in the Cloud is a practical guide to using cloud services from a librarian’s point of view. As well as discussing how to use various cloud-based services, the title considers the various privacy and data portability issues associated with web-based services. This book helps readers make the most of cloud computing, including how to fold mobile devices into the cloud-based research management equation. The book is divided into several chapters, each considering a key aspect of academic research in the cloud, including, defining the cloud, capturing information, capturing and managing scholarly information, storing files, staying organized, communicating; and sharing. The book ends by considering the future of the cloud, examining what readers can expect from cloud services in the next few years, and how research might be changed as a result."