Librarians in Action
You can own your very own librarian action figure, with a real "shushing" action.
Library Organizations
Impact of Libraries
Research shows that libraries have a positive impact on individuals and communities. Libraries impact the economy, community development, literacy, and education. To read about the benefits libraries provide, access the websites and journal articles linked below. You may be prompted to log in with your Daytona State College student ID # and your PIN (last four digits of your SS#)
- A Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name? Investigating the Relationship between Public Libraries and Social CapitalThis article focuses on a study that investigated the relationship between public libraries and social capital.
- Faculty-Librarian Collaboration and the Development of Critical Skills through Dynamic Purposeful LearningThis article summarizes the benefits of partnerships between librarians and faculty members.
- This Changes Everything: Transforming the Academic LibraryThis article discusses the transformation of an academic library in order to meet changed expectations due to networked technologies, powerful search engines available to all, social technologies and the digitization of everything.
- Who Let the Librarians Out?The article focuses on the use of embedded librarians, particularly in academic libraries.
Books in Our Library
These books are available through the Daytona State College library. They may be on display in the lobby during the month of April, but you may still check them out!
The Library as Place by Call Number: Z716.4 .L485 2007ISBN: 1591583829Publication Date: 2006-12-01"This collection of 14 original papers covers library spaces old and new, real and imagined, large and small, public and private. Contributions range from a consideration of the Garrison library in the British Empire, to the Carnegie library as a social institution, to the imagined library in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The result is a look at the library as a physical, social, and intellectual place within the hearts and minds of its clientele and the public at large."--BOOK JACKET.
This Book Is Overdue! by Call Number: Z674.7 .J63 2010ISBN: 9780061431609Publication Date: 2010-02-02This Book Is Overdue! is a romp through the ranks of information professionals and a revelation for readers burned out on the clichés and stereotyping of librarians. Blunt and obscenely funny bloggers spill their stories in these pages, as do a tattooed, hard-partying children's librarian; a fresh-scrubbed Catholic couple who teach missionaries to use computers; a blue-haired radical who uses her smartphone to help guide street protestors; a plethora of voluptuous avatars and cybrarians; the quiet, law-abiding librarians gagged by the FBI; and a boxing archivist. These are just a few of the visionaries Johnson captures here, pragmatic idealists who fuse the tools of the digital age with their love for the written word and the enduring values of free speech, open access, and scout-badge-quality assistance to anyone in need.
Recommended E-Books and Videos
These electronic resources can be read online or downloaded to an e-reader, depending on format.
To view these resources, you will be prompted to log in with your Daytona State College Student ID number and the last four digits of your Social Security number.
The Librarian's Book of Lists (ePDF) by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780838990834Publication Date: 2010-01-01The mixture of serious topics, tongue-in-cheek items, and outright silliness provides something to please everyone familiar with libraries, making a fun read and a wonderful gift.
You Don't Look Like a Librarian by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781573873666Publication Date: 2009-03-01"Librarian stereotypes have persisted for generations, yet their practical impact has rarely been studied. How pervasive are such stereotypes in the digital era, how are they changing, and how do they affect our daily work, our careers, and the future success of the profession? What can we do to defeat tired old perceptions and create positive new images? After exploring these questions for almost 10 years, librarian/blogger/pop culture maven Ruth Kneale offers insight and analysis in You Don't Look Like a Librarian. In addition to presenting the results of a 1,000+-respondent survey and interviews with opinionated librarians across the spectrum, Kneale draws on published literature and lively discussions from her website. The result is a unique, entertaining, and eye-opening look at librarian stereotypes and their real-world consequences in the Internet Age."
