Book description
Urban Teens in the Library is the perfect solution for the concerns and
uncertainty many librarians face when supporting this group of patrons
and students. From a team of experts who have researched the information
habits and preferences of urban teens to build better and more effective
school and public library programs, this book will show readers The
importance of moving beyond stereotypes and revamping library services
The value of street lit and social networking How a library website can
meet the information needs of teens This groundbreaking book is relevant
to all librarians working with urban teens and looking for ways to reach
out to them. "This work does much to explain who urban teens are
and what they need from their libraries. The authors examine the
existing research-some of which they have performed-that provides a
wealth of data for public and school libraries." Denise E.
Agosto, Ph. D., is an associate professor in the College of Information
Science & Technology at Drexel University. Her research interests
include public libraries, diversity issues in youth library services,
youth information behavior, and gender and information behavior. Dr.
Agosto has published more than 60 articles and book chapters in these
areas, and she frequently speaks about her research at state and
national conferences. She has received numerous awards for her research
and teaching, including the 2007 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback
Distinguished Teaching Award, the Drexel University 2007 Outstanding
Contribution to Online Learning Award, and a number of funded research
grants and fellowships. She is the Chair of the American Library
Association's Library Research Round Table (LRRT), a member of the
Lubuto Library Project's Lubuto Collections and Programs Advisory
Council, and serves on the editorial boards of Library & Information
Science Research, Children's Literature in Education, and The Journal of
Information Technology Education (JITE). Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Ph. D.,
is an Associate Professor and Director of the School Library Media
Program in the School of Information and Library Science at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her 25-year career she
has been an elementary school teacher, a school library media
specialist, and director of the Philadelphia Library Power Project. In
her current research she focuses on social justice issues in youth
library services and the role of school library media specialists in
education reform. Dr. Hughes-Hassell has experience as both an editor
and author. Her most recent edited volume, School Reform and the School
Library Media Specialist: Principles and Practices (with Violet H.
Harada, Libraries Unlimited, 2007) was named the most important school
library book of 2007 by Teacher Librarian. Recent journal publications
include articles in Library & Information Science Research, School
Library Media Research, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and
Knowledge Quest. She teaches courses related to materials and services
to children and youth, and school library media programs.
