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Outreach for Librarians: Bibliography
21st Century Outreach for Innovative Librarians
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Adult Coloring
“Color between the Lines.” Healthy Years, vol. 12, no. 10, Oct. 2015, p. 4. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=109513545&site=eds-live.
ELMORE, LEIGH. “Add Some Color to Your Life!” Women in Business, vol. 68, no. 1, Summer 2016, pp. 18–19. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=116754295&site=eds-live.
SILBER, EMILY. “What’s the Deal with Adult Coloring Books?” Psychology Today, vol. 49, no. 5, Sept. 2016, p. 20. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=117640184&site=eds-live.
Adulting 101
CURRIE, LACY K., et al. “Life-Skills as a Predictor of Academic Success: An Exploratory Study.” Psychological Reports, vol. 111, no. 1, Aug. 2012, pp. 157–164. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2466/11.04.17.PR0.111.4.157-164.
Muir, Trevor. "Stop Calling Them Soft Skills; They’re Essential Skills." TREVOR MUIR, trevormuir.com/2019/02/07/soft-skills/.
Supiano, Beckie. “For Students, the New Kind of Literacy Is Financial College Offer Programs in Managing Money. (Cover Story).” Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 55, no. 2, 5 Sept. 2008, pp. A1–A38. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.libaccess.hccs.edu/log
Books at HCC
Burhanna, Kenneth J., editor. Informed transitions : libraries supporting the high school to college transition. Santa Barbara, Libraries Unlimited, 2013.
Dempsey, Kathy. The Accidental Library Marketer. Information Today, Inc, 2009. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.libaccess.hccs.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=390141&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Dowd, Nancy, et al. Bite-Sized Marketing : Realistic Solutions for the Overworked Librarian. ALA Editions, 2010. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.libaccess.hccs.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=308778&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Hooper, Brad. The Librarian’s Guide to Book Programs and Author Events. ALA Editions, 2016. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.libaccess.hccs.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1402371&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Kroski, Ellyssa. Escape Rooms and Other Immersive Experiences in the Library. ALA Editions, 2019. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.libaccess.hccs.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2085845&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Molaro, Anthony, and White, Leah L. The Library Innovation Toolkit : Ideas, Strategies, and Programs. ALA Editions, 2015. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.libaccess.hccs.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1003080&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Smallwood, Carol. Librarians As Community Partners : An Outreach Handbook. ALA Editions, 2010. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.libaccess.hccs.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=308781&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Smallwood, Carol, et al., editors. Marketing your library : tips and tools that work. McFarland & Company, Inc., 2012.
Gaming
Alvarez, Vivian. “Engaging Students in the Library through Tabletop Gaming.” Knowledge Quest, vol. 45, no. 4, Jan. 2017, pp. 40–49. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1136315&site=eds-live.
“Broadening Gaming Services in Libraries.” Library Technology Reports, vol. 44, no. 3, Apr. 2008, pp. 24–34. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tfh&AN=31692373&site=eds-live.
Kroski, Ellyssa. Escape Rooms and Other Immersive Experiences in the Library. ALA Editions, 2019. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2085845&site=eds-live.
Mayer, Brian, and Harris, Christopher. Libraries Got Game : Aligned Learning Through Modern Board Games. ALA Editions, 2010. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e900xww&AN=308784&site=eds-live.
Neiburger, Eli. Gamers-- in the Library?! : The Why, What, and How of Videogame Tournaments for All Ages. ALA Editions of the American Library Association, 2007. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=269616&site=eds-live.
Nicholson, Scott. Everyone Plays at the Library : Creating Great Gaming Experiences for All Ages. Information Today, Inc, 2010. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e900xww&AN=390138&site=eds-live.
Nicholson, Scott. “Playing in the Past: A History of Games, Toys, and Puzzles in North American Libraries.” Library Quarterly, vol. 83, no. 4, Oct. 2013, pp. 341–361. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1086/671913.
Slobuski, Teresa, et al. “Arranging the Pieces: A Survey of Library Practices Related to a Tabletop Game Collection.” Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, vol. 12, no. 1, Mar. 2017, pp. 2–17. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=t
Swiatek, Cécile, and Gorsse, Myriam. “Playing Games at the Library: Seriously?” Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries, vol. 26, no. 2, Aug. 2016, pp. 83–101. EBSCOhost, doi:10.18352/lq.10161.
Libraries Matter
Oliveira, Silas M. “Retention Matters: Academic Libraries Leading the Way.” New Review of Academic Librarianship, vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 35–47. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/13614533.2017.1365003.
Spencer-Thomas, Sally. “Top 10 Strategies for Bolstering Students’ Mental Resilience.” Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 55, no. 36, 15 May 2009, p. A26. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.libaccess.hccs.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=40829441&site=e
Willingham, Daniel. “Making Students More CURIOUS.” Knowledge Quest, vol. 42, no. 5, May 2014, pp. 32–35. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=95795517&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Library Outreach and Marketing
Carter, Toni M., and Priscilla Seaman. “The Management and Support of Outreach in Academic Libraries.” Reference & User Services Quarterly, vol. 51, no. 2, Winter 2011, pp. 163–171. EBSCOhost, doi:10.5860/rusq.51n2.163.
Make 'N Takes
Bieraugel, Mark, and Stern Neil. “Ascending Bloom’s Pyramid: Fostering Student Creativity and Innovation in Academic Library Spaces.” College & Research Libraries, vol. 78, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 35–52. EBSCOhost, doi:10.5860/crl.78.1.35.
Collier, Ann Futterman, and Heidi A. Wayment. “Psychological Benefits of the ‘Maker’ or Do-It-Yourself Movement in Young Adults: A Pathway Towards Subjective Well-Being.” Journal of Happiness Studies, vol. 19, no. 4, Apr. 2018, pp. 1217–1239. EBSCOhost, d
Puzzles
"7 surprising benefits of doing jigsaw puzzles." UWIRE Text, 22 Aug. 2018, p. 1. Gale Academic OneFile Select, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A551205398/EAIM?u=txshracd2512&sid=EAIM&xid=811df1ea. Accessed 26 Apr. 2021.
Fissler, Patrick, et al. “Jigsaw Puzzling Taps Multiple Cognitive Abilities and Is a Potential Protective Factor for Cognitive Aging.” Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, vol. 10, Oct. 2018. EBSCOhost, doi:10.3389/fnagi.2018.00299.
Hartston, William. "Relaxing in another dimension; A new style of jigsaw may be a refuge from daily stress, says William Hartston." Independent [London, England], 1 Mar. 1997, p. 2. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A67876947/ITOF?u=txshracd251
Watson, Kathleen. "Jigsaw Puzzles Benefits the Brain." Virginia Beach Examiner (VA), sec. Virginia Beach Elder Care Examiner, 18 Mar. 2010. NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=new
Student Groups
Hu, Shouping. “Reconsidering the Relationship Between Student Engagement and Persistence in College.” Innovative Higher Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Apr. 2011, pp. 97–106. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s10755-010-9158-4.
Kuh, George D., et al. “Unmasking the Effects of Student Engagement on First-Year College Grades and Persistence.” Journal of Higher Education, vol. 79, no. 5, Sept. 2008, pp. 540–563. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/00221546.2008.11772116.
Spencer-Thomas, Sally. “Top 10 Strategies for Bolstering Students’ Mental Resilience.” Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 55, no. 36, 15 May 2009, p. A26. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com.libaccess.hccs.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=40829441&site=e
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