[Libs-Or] New books available to check out from the State Library

[Katie Anderson]

The following new titles are available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119.  Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos).  Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way.
 
Jones, B.M. (2009). Protecting Intellectual Freedom in Your Academic Library: Scenarios from the Front Lines. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Barbara Jones uses her experience and expertise to offer an intellectual freedom title tailored to the academic library environment. This title presents a number of scenarios in which intellectual freedom is at risk and includes:

Case studies that provide narrative treatment of common situations tailored to your library type

Easy and motivating ways to prepare new hires for handling intellectual freedom issues

Sidebars throughout the book that offer sample policies, definitions of key terms, and analysis of important statutes and decisions

Detailed information on how to handle challenges to materials in your collection




Karle, E.M. (2009). Hosting a Library Mystery: A Programming Guide. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

Hosting a Library Mystery contains five example mystery scripts, each targeted to a different audience, but all original, expertly created, and thoroughly researched. These scripts serve as an excellent starting point for you to acquaint users with a wide variety of your library services as well as library personnel, special collections, and research skills. In addition, this book provides

.Complete instructions for program planning, from how to write clues to organizing the investigation
.Hints for adapting scripts to fit particular situation
.Examples and extras to construct an entertaining event in which all kinds of patrons can engage in active learning

With a one-of-a-kind book filled with creative ways to bring the community into the library and give them an incentive to stay, the only mystery will be why Hosting a Library Mystery wasn't in your collection sooner! 

(Note:   Hosting a Library Mystery is geared towards academic, school, and public libraries.  There are tips for adapting activities for children, teens, and adults, and for using the mysteries in a variety of fun/educational ways. The author has hosted several mysteries at academic libraries, most of the scripts in this book were used at Saint Mary's College.)

Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings.
Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528
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