Vol 55, No 4 (2016)

Summer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.55n4

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Table of Contents

Columns

From the President: Building Your Professional Toolkit
Anne M. Houston
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258-260
For Your Enrichment: Librarian Attitudes toward Classroom Humor
Robert Perret
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261-266
Management: Besting the Workplace Bully
Marianne Ryan
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267-269
Readers' Advisory: Do You Remember that Moment You, You Know, Became a Reader?
Laura Tarulli
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270-272
Information Literacy and Instruction: Embedding Information Literacy in an MFA Novel Workshop
John Glover
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273-276
Amplify Your Impact: Attracting Users in a Special Library: A Personalized Approach to a Standard Library Initiative
Vanessa Eyer
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277-282

Features

Don’t Panic! Managing Library Anxiety with a Library Survival Guide
Elizabeth DiPrince, Amber Wilson, Chrissy Karafit, Amanda Bryant, Chris Springer
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283-292
Poor Information Literacy Skills and Practices as Barriers to Academic Performance: A Mixed Methods Study of the University of Dar es Salaam
Tina Klomsri, Matti Tedre
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293-305

From Committees of RUSA

From Committees of RUSA: Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States
STARS Codes, Guidelines, and Technical Standards Committee
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306-307
From Committees of RUSA: Notable Books 2016
RUSA Notable Books Council
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308-309
From Committees of RUSA: The Reading List 2016
RUSA Reading List Council
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310-312
From Committees of RUSA: The 2016 Listen List
Outstanding Audiobook Narration Council
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313-315
From Committees of RUSA: Outstanding Reference Sources 2016
Outstanding Reference Sources Selection Committee
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316

Sources: Professional Materials

Book Review: Becoming an Embedded Librarian: Making Connections in the Classroom
Donna Church
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317
Book Review: Counting Down to Kindergarten: A Complete Guide to Creating a School Readiness Program for Your Community
Lauren Bridges
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317-318
Book Review: Handbook for Storytime Programs
Jenny Foster Stenis
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318
Book Review: Leading Libraries: How to Create a Service Culture
Jennifer Tatum
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318-319
Book Review: Local History Reference Collections for Public Libraries
Janet A. Tillotson
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319
Book Review: Modern Pathfinders: Creating Better Research Guides
Allison Embry
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319-320
Book Review: Reviewing the Academic Library: A Guide to Self-Study and External Review
Hector Escobar
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320
Book Review: A Year of Programs for Millennials
Melanie Wachsmann
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320-321

Sources: Reference Books

Book Review: The 100 Greatest Bands of All Times: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World
Valerie Mittenberg
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322-323
Book Review: The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History
Evan Davis
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323
Book Review: American Indian Culture: From Counting Coup to Wampum
Madeline Veitch
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323-324
Book Review: America’s First Ladies: A Historical Encyclopedia and Primary Document Collection of the Remarkable Women of the White House
Amy Wainwright
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324
Book Review: Crips and Bloods: A Guide to an American Subculture
Lisa Presley
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324-325
Book Review: Governments Around the World: From Democracies to Theocracies
Shannon Pritting
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325
Book Review: Real-World Decision Making: an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics
Stacey Marien
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325-326
Book Review: Reconstruction: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic
Matthew Laudicina
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326-327
Book Review: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues
Rachel Wexelbaum
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327
Book Review: The Tim Burton Encyclopedia
Jasmine L. Jefferson
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327-328
Book Review: The Voodoo Encyclopedia: Magic, Ritual, and Religion
Anita Slack
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328