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Core鈥檚 guide to project management in technical services
CHICAGO — Project management, as both a skill set and a discipline, offers structure and a path forward for continual improvement and change management within libraries. Most importantly for technical services, project management creates processes that...
OIF's workbook of privacy best practices for libraries
CHICAGO — Privacy is a core value of librarianship, yet it often feels like an overwhelming and onerous undertaking. With the creation of ever larger datasets and methods to track users’ every movement, library workers need to have a deep understanding of...
Announcing 91传媒 Neal-Schuman's new Critical Cultural Information Studies series
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 is proud to announce Critical Cultural Information Studies, a new book series edited by Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and Associate Professor at The School of Information Science, University of...
The future of enriched, linked, open and filtered metadata
CHICAGO — Published by Facet Publishing and available through the 91传媒 Store, Getaneh Alemu’s “ The Future of Enriched, Linked, Open and Filtered Metadata: Making Sense of IFLA LRM, RDA, Linked Data and BIBFRAME” is a comprehensive and accessible guide to...
The future of digital literacy in Africa
CHICAGO — Sustainable development can only be achieved when no one is left behind. An enduring lesson from the COVID-19 crisis is how important the availability of digital infrastructure and skills for individuals and communities is for teaching, learning...
An updated introduction to planning a new library building
CHICAGO — Drawing on the expertise of authors Ayub Khan and Stella Thebridge from time spent on library projects around the world, the new second edition of “ Better by Design: An Introduction to Planning and Designing a New Library Building,” published...
Sourcebooks and 91传媒 present banned book journal and reading guide
CHICAGO — Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher based in Chicago, and the 91传媒’s (91传媒) book publishing imprint, 91传媒 Editions | 91传媒 Neal-Schuman, announce publication of “ Read These Banned Books: A Journal and 52-Week...
Fostering wellness in the library workplace
CHICAGO — As part of their dedication to improving the lives of their patrons, libraries have long offered services, programs, and outreach dedicated to the health and wellness of their communities. There is a growing recognition that library workers...
Connecting with teens in urban communities through media literacy
CHICAGO — Information and digital literacies are essential skills to survive and thrive in today’s media-saturated world. But minoritized and economically disadvantaged youth in urban communities often lack these critical media literacy competencies...
91传媒 Editions Special Report explores Black and African American students鈥 experiences in libraries
CHICAGO — Librarianship is still a predominantly white profession. It is essential that current practitioners as well as those about to enter the field take an unflinching look at the profession’s legacy of racial discrimination, including the ways in...
91传媒 Editions Special Report explores cultural humility as a component of DEI efforts
CHICAGO — Cultural humility is emerging as a preferred approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within librarianship. At a time when library workers are critically examining their professional practices, cultural humility offers a...
AASL鈥檚 guide to social and emotional learning for picture book readers
CHICAGO — Published by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and 91传媒 Editions, Maureen Schlosser’s book “ Social and Emotional Learning for Picture Book Readers” spotlights 24 compelling picture books with ready-to-go lesson plans that...
91传媒 Editions Special Report examines Black and African Americans鈥 experiences in libraries
CHICAGO — Still a predominantly white profession, librarianship has a legacy of racial discrimination, and it is essential that we face the ways that race impacts how we meet the needs of diverse user communities. Identifying and acknowledging implicit...
Outcome-based planning and evaluation for youth services
CHICAGO — Outcome-based planning and evaluation (OBPE), with its straightforward approach built on a flexible framework, is the perfect model to enable youth services professionals to deliver effective services regardless of uncertainties. An outcome...
Lessons, tips and strategies for combating mis- and dis-information
CHICAGO — Information has become one of the most crucial commodities in today's world. From multinational corporations to single individuals, we all make critical decisions based on the information available to us. However, modern ease of access to...
