"Updated to cover the changes introduced by the latest edition of the DDC, the 22nd edition of this trusted guide is an essential purchase for technical services departments in all libraries. Mona L. Scott provides an in-depth review of how DDC is updated and gives detailed lists of changes in each table and class. It is an invaluable study manual and reference source for the application of Dewey, as well as a comprehensive course text for students."--Jacket....

"This collection of thought-provoking essays by visionary and innovative library practitioners covers theory, research, and best practices in collection development, examining how it has evolved, identifying how some librarians are creatively responding to these changes, and predicting what is coming next"--

The reunited Mystery, Inc. team return to their hometown of Coolsville as heroes where the local criminology museum offers an exhibition of the many ghostly disguises used by villains they've subdued over the years. Their warm welcome is short lived when a mean-spirited reporter airs a series of stories calling the teams abilities into question. To make matters worse, a number of the weird creature costumes are coming to life and wrecking havoc on...

"A major new history of how, between 1965 and 1985, African nations sought the restitution of works of art stolen during the colonial period, written by the most important and influential figure in the field"--Provided by publisher. For decades, African nations have fought for the return of countless works of art stolen during the colonial era and placed in Western museums. In 'Africa's Struggle for Its Art', Bénédicte Savoy brings to light this...

This interdisciplinary and international collection of essays illuminates the importance and effects of Indigenous perspectives for museums. The contributors challenge and complicate the traditionally close colonialist connections between museums and nation-states and urge more activist and energized roles for museums in the decades ahead.