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CHICAGO — Successful libraries are those that continuously learn to listen and respond, prioritizing an organizational approach that encourages library staff to work with each other as well as the community to create opportunities to thrive. That may...
New ALCTS monograph discusses issues in electronic resources management
CHICAGO — In terms of both overall spending and usage, library collections are now primarily electronic. The previously solitary electronic resources librarian has now been joined by other personnel in reorganized technical services departments and units...
ACRL releases Framing Information Literacy six-volume set
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of the six-volume “Framing Information Literacy: Teaching Grounded in Theory, Pedagogy, and Practice,” book number 73 in ACRL’s Publications in Librarianship...
A comprehensive guidebook for library financial management
CHICAGO — Presenting financial management principles and best practices applicable to both public and academic libraries, William W. Sannwald’s “ Financial Management for Libraries,” published by 91´«Ã½ Neal-Schuman, elucidates a broad array of issues...
OCLC Research’s Merrilee Proffitt shows how libraries can leverage Wikipedia
CHICAGO — In “ Leveraging Wikipedia: Connecting Communities of Knowledge,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions, Merrilee Proffitt of OCLC Research shows how libraries can contribute to Wikipedia to improve content quality and make library services more visible. The...
A cataloging and metadata handbook from ALCTS for coding with XML
CHICAGO — Even experienced catalogers and copy catalogers who know their way around the tags and strings of a MARC record need guidance when creating metadata for sharing bibliographic records or digital collections on the web. Likewise, coders or new...
New Issue of the ‘Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy’ Now Available Online
CHICAGO — The new issue of the Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy (JIFP), Vol. 2, No.3-4, is now live and available to subscribers online. Subscribers can view it on the JIFP homepage or on its contents page. Featured content includes: “False...
Teaching and collaborating for change as an academic librarian
CHICAGO — Traditionally, academic librarians have delivered “beck and call” service to educators both in and out of the classroom. However, far from being merely auxiliary to the learning cycle, academic librarians are educators in their own right. If the...
March 2018 ITAL Issue Published
Chicago -- The March issue (volume 37, number 1) of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) is now available. Reviewed Articles and Communications Academic Libraries on Social Media: Finding the Students and the Information They Want (Heather Howard...
M. Kathleen Kern Named Reference and User Services Quarterly Journal Editor
CHICAGO - M. Kathleen Kern has been appointed incoming editor of RUSA's Reference and User Services Quarterly ( RUSQ) journal. Kathleen began as editor-designate in early February and will assume the position of editor on July 1, 2018. “Kathleen is a fine...
A critical analysis of library and information service architecture
CHICAGO — In their new book “ Information Systems: Process and Practice,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the 91´«Ã½ Store, editors Christine Urquhart, Faten Hamad, Dina Tbaishat, and Alison Yeoman argue that library assessment literature...
Charting the course of the future library through sustainable thinking
CHICAGO — How we talk about what we do is just as important as what we do, and in communicating the value of libraries to our society what our profession needs is confidence, determination, and the will to succeed. In her inspiring and pragmatic new book...
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology: Decision-Making in the Age of Open Access, Maker Spaces, and the Ever-Changing Library,” edited by Peter D...
A guide to LGBTQAI+ books for children and teens
CHICAGO — There is a rich and varied body of literature for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, asexual/allied and intersexed young people, and the new book “LGBTQAI+ Books for Children and Teens: Providing a Window for All,” published...
Building kids’ literacy skills through creative writing
CHICAGO — Creative writing encourages imaginations to take flight, and when adults use the right approach, building literacy skills becomes a form of play that gets kids excited to create their own stories. Packed with ready-to-use lesson plans designed...
