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RUSA Offers eCourse on Instructional Design for Librarians
CHICAGO—Beginning September 12, 2016, the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) will offer a six week course on using the instructional design process and how to apply it effectively in the library. Taught by Carla James, PhD Candidate for...
ACRL issues policy statement on open access to scholarship by academic librarians
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce its new Policy Statement on Open Access to Scholarship by Academic Librarians, which reads: Scholarship by academic librarians advances the fields of library and...
The ultimate guide to mining, finding, evaluating, and using government resources
CHICAGO — Government data and resources are uniquely useful to researchers and other library users. But without a roadmap, sifting through the sheer quantity of information to find the right answers is foolhardy. Already well established as an essential...
The innovative school librarian
CHICAGO — Raising important questions about the functions of the school librarian, the new second edition of “ The Innovative School Librarian,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the 91´«Ã½ Store, takes a strategic approach to the...
Burkhardt decodes ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
CHICAGO — The six threshold concepts outlined in the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education are not simply a revision of ACRL's previous Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. They are instead an altogether new...
Rick Anderson on libraries, leadership, and scholarly communication
CHICAGO — A creative thinker on topics related to library collections and scholarly publishing, Rick Anderson does not back away from controversy. “Whenever we, as members of an organization like a library, are forced to choose between good things, we may...
Christopher Murphy named Publisher for 91´«Ã½ Editions
Christopher Murphy has joined 91´«Ã½ as the Publisher for 91´«Ã½ Editions. Chris will be responsible for managing the acquisitions, production, marketing and sales functions of the book publishing imprint of 91´«Ã½’s Publishing Department. 91´«Ã½ Editions includes...
Marshall Breeding’s library technology buying strategies
CHICAGO — The prospect of a new automation system can be daunting. When do the benefits of moving to something new surpass the deficits of keeping the status quo? Can the products on the market deliver what libraries need to survive and prosper? Are those...
Library improvement through data analytics
CHICAGO — More than ever, funding agencies are looking for cost effectiveness. Sound data analytics is the foundation for making an evidence-based case for library programs, in addition to guiding myriad organizational decisions, from optimizing...
Products hot off the press, special events at the 91´«Ã½ Store in Orlando
Located just inside the Shuttle Bus Entrance at the Orange County Convention Center, the 91´«Ã½ Store offers products that meet the widest range of your promotional and continuing education/professional development needs—as well as fun gift items. Make sure...
Engaging babies in the public library
CHICAGO — Public libraries across the nation continue to transform themselves into learning centers for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. There are many resources available to help librarians create baby-friendly play spaces and enhanced storytimes...
Share a cuento through storytimes in English and Spanish
CHICAGO— It is imperative that library programs reflect the rich diversity of the entire community. That includes Spanish-speaking children, who need opportunities to hear their home and school languages spoken, and to see their lives validated through...
The purposeful change at the heart of librarianship
CHICAGO— Adaptation to change that’s based on thoughtful planning and grounded in the mission of libraries: it’s a model that respected LIS thinker and educator Michael Stephens terms “hyperlinked librarianship.” And the result, for librarians in...
Forging the future of special collections
CHICAGO— Once treated as exclusive spaces for valuable but hidden and under-utilized material, over the past few decades special collections departments have been transformed by increased digitization and educational outreach efforts into unique and...
