Castles Against Ignorance:
How to make libraries great educational environments

by
Edmund A. Rossman 
M.A., M.L.I.S.

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- Do we share the same reading material? Here are 40+ books I cite in Castles. 

A Castle Bookshelf
(I use over 200 books, articles and web sites in the book. These are just a few of the books used and recommended! )



Eberhart  George M. ed. The Whole Library Handbook 4: Current Data, Professional Advice, And Curiosa About Libraries And Library Services (Whole Library Handbook). 4th ed. Chicago, IL: American Library Association,  2006



Bender, Mark. Operation Excellence : Succeeding In Business and Life, the U.S. military way.  New York, NY: AMACOM Books, 2004



Robbins, Anthony. Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1986



Fast, Julius. Body Language. New York, NY: M. Evans, 1970



Hemphill, Barbara. Taming the Office Tiger : The Complete Guide to Getting Organized at Work. New York, NY: Times Business Books, 1996


Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Buildings & Equipment, Checklist of Library Building Design Considerations 4th ed. William W. Sannwald, ed. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2001



Glass, Lillian. Toxic People : 10 Ways of Dealing With People Who Make Your Life Miserable.  New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin, 1997



Office for Intellectual Freedom. Intellectual Freedom Manual. 7th ed. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2005



Aronson, Elliot. Nobody Left to Hate: Teaching Compassion After Columbine. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Co., 2000



Sheaffer, Robert.  Resentment Against Achievement: Understanding the Assault Upon Ability. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1988



Cohen, Herb. You Can Negotiate Anything. Secaucus, NJ: L. Stuart, 1980



Katz, Alice J. It's Not Personal! : A Guide to Anger Management. Westport, CT: AJK Publishing, 1996



The Awakened Warrior: Living With Courage, Compassion and Discipline. Rick Fields, ed. New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994



Montgomery, Jack G., Eleanor I. Cook, Patricia Jean Wagner and Glenda T. Hubbard. Conflict Management for Libraries: Strategies for a Positive, Productive Workplace. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2005



Willis Mark R. Dealing With Difficult People in the Library. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1999



Davis, Robin Works. Toddle On Over: Developing Infant and Toddler Literature Programs. Fort Atkinson, WI: Alleyside Press, 1998



Association for Library Services To Children, Cerny, Rosanne, Penny Markey, and Amanda Williams. Outstanding Library Service to Children: Putting the Core Competencies to Work. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2006



Dresang Eliza T. Dynamic Youth Services Through Outcome-Based Planning and Evaluation. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2006



Reid, Rob. Cool Story Programs For The School-age Crowd. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2004



Ryan, Jenny and Steph Capra. Information Literacy Toolkit: Grades Kindergarten-6. American Library Association, Bk&CD-Rom edition 2001



Sullivan, Michael. Fundamentals of Children's Services.  Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2005



Harper, Stephen C. The Forward-focused Organization : Visionary Thinking and Breakthrough Leadership to Create Your Company's Future. New York, NY: AMACOM, 2001



Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End.  New York, NY : Crown Business, 2004



Baumbach, Donna J. and Linda L. Miller. Less Is More: A Practical Guide to Weeding School Library Collections. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2006



Hernon, Peter and John R. Whitman. Delivering Satisfaction and Service Quality: A Customer-Based Approach for Libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2001



Rubin, Rhea Joyce. Demonstrating Results: Using Outcome Measurement in Your Library. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2005



Adamec, Christine A.  How to Live With a Mentally Ill Person : A Handbook of Day-To-Day Strategies. New York, NY: John Wiley, 1996


Gordon, Rachel Singer. The Nextgen Librarian's Survival Guide. Medford, N.J. :Information Today, 2006



Marcinko, Richard. Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior: A Commando's Guide to Success. New York, NY: Pocket Guides, 1996



Gee, Jeff and Val Gee. Super Service: Seven Keys to Delivering Great Customer Service Even When You Don't Feel Like It; Even When They Don?t Deserve It. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1999



Covey, Stephen R. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992



Fisher, Patricia H., Marseille M. Pride and Ellen G. Miller. Blueprint For Your Library Marketing Plan: A Guide To Help You Survive And Thrive. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2005



Thenell, Jan. The Library's Crisis Communications Planner: A PR Guide for Handling Every Emergency. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2004


Elliott, A. Larry and Richard Joseph Schroth.  How Companies Lie : Why Enron Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg. New York, NY : Crown Business, 2002


Mandino, Og. The Greatest Salesman in the World. New York, NY: F. Fell 1968


Durrance, Joan C., Karen E. Fisher and Marian Bouch Hinton. How Libraries And Librarians Help: A Guide To Identifying User-Centered Outcomes. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2004


Dolnick, Sandy. The Essential Friends Of Libraries: Fast Facts, Forms And Tips. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, Book & CD edition 2004


Axelrod, Alan. Patton On Leadership : Strategic Lessons For Corporate Warfare. Paramus, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1999



Senge, Peter, et al. Schools that Learn : a Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education.  New York, NY: Doubleday, 2000


Skellon, Nick. Corporate Combat : The Art of Market Warfare on the Business Battlefield.  Naperville, IL : Nicholas Brealey Pub., 2000


Bolan, Kimberly and Robert Cullin. Technology Made Simple: An Improvement Guide for Small and Medium Libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2006



Norlin, Elaina and CM! Winters. Usability Testing for Library Websites: A Hands-On Guide. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2001



Crawford,  Walt and Michael Gorman. Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness, and Reality. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1995



Wolf, Thomas. Managing a Nonprofit Organization in the Twenty-First Century.  New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 1999



Reider, Rob. Improving the Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of Not-For-Profits: Conducting Operational Reviews.  New York, NY: John Wiley, 2001


Siess, Judith A. The Visible Librarian: Asserting Your Value With Marketing and Advocacy.  Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2003



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Castles Against Ignorance: How to make libraries great educational environments
By Edmund A. Rossman
Copyright © 2006 Edmund A. Rossman
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ISBN:  1-4196-4097-6

Last update January 25, 2008
 

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