Publications
Barbara has been published in newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and books and book chapters. Some of her publications include Progressive Magazine, Library Journal, Public Libraries Magazine, American Libraries Magazine, Northwest Indiana Business Magazine, EveryLibrary Institute, Illinois Libraries Matter, Continuance Magazine, and Libraries: Culture, History, and Society.
Scroll down for her book publications.
She has also authored chapters in the following books:
Books
The Library’s Guide to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information (ALA Editions, 2024)
“At a time when the ability to access accurate, current information about sexual and reproductive health is increasingly difficult, libraries have become even more important as a trusted community resource. Alvarez, a doctoral candidate and library-school instructor, has created a guide to help public librarians provide this vital information in a way that is safe and comfortable for their patrons ... This is a very useful and abundant guide for public and consumer health librarians.”— Booklist
EMBEDDED BUSINESS LIBRARIANSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARIAN (ALA EDITIONS, 2016)
“This is the type of guide we all need when attempting to offer a new service; it is succinct, practical and applicable. For anyone considering embedded relationships or those wishing to improve services to the business community. Highly recommended.” — Starred review in Library Journal
“This resource is highly recommended for business librarians in public libraries, but those from academic and special libraries should benefit from this as well. Students of library and information science should also find this book very informative.” — American Reference Books Annual
Community engagement for libraries: Strategies AND approaches(Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited.)
Coming in 2027.