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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960409303321

Autore

Braun Linda W

Titolo

Risky business : taking and managing risks in library services for teens / / Linda W. Braun, Hillias Jack Martin, and Connie Urquhart for the Young Adult Library Services Association

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2010

ISBN

0-8389-9038-X

1-283-14799-8

9786613147998

0-8389-9037-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Classificazione

LAN025000

Altri autori (Persone)

MartinHillias J

UrquhartConnie

Disciplina

027.62/6

027.626

Soggetti

Young adults' libraries - United States

Young adult services librarians - United States

Libraries and teenagers - United States

Teenagers - Books and reading - United States

Young adults' libraries - Collection development

Young adults' libraries - Activity programs

Young adults' libraries - Information technology

Risk-taking (Psychology)

Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The what and why of risk taking in teen services -- Risk-worthy collections -- Risk-worthy collections : what authors have to say -- Risks in programming : a necessity -- Technology : a risk worth taking -- Selling risk to administration and colleagues -- Risky career moves -- Teens as risky role models.

Sommario/riassunto

YA service innovators Linda W. Braun, Hillias J. Martin, and Connie Urquhart explain how to be smart about taking risks without shying away from them.