It was a great surprise this week to receive our library's copy of The Connected Library: A handbook for engaging users by Suzette Boyd ISBN 0-646-46138-9Price A$60.00 Published by Utopia Press. PO Box 6120 Hawthorn West Vic 3122 © 2006 Utopia Press: email: utopia.press@yahoo.com.au
I had only read about it on OZTL_NET in late January and have looked forward to receiving Suzette's book since then.
As a distinguished school library leader in Australia, Suzette is currently Head of Library and Information Services at Scotch College in Melbourne.
As John Marsden says in the introduction, it is a 'flight manual' for librarians.
This book is an outstanding and inspiring read for teacher-librarians about best practice and everday concerns for school library staff in a Web 2.0/Library 2.0 age. Even the publication presentation and format is novel, so readable and refreshing. There are eye-catching vignettes on every page, invitations for self-reflection and summary in every chapter with a 'tips and tactics' at each end-section. The attractive layouts of of exemplary ideas and practice as well as strategic thinking throughout makes it a book that is hard-to-put-down!
Looking forward to your responses?
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