Report: “How Ukraine’s Librarians Mobilised to Fight the Russian Culture War”
From The Scotsman: Within days, libraries across the country had set up initiatives to supply books to citizens sheltering in underground Metro stations, had created centres for refugees displaced within Ukraine in library buildings and diversified to set up to act as hubs to supply military equipment and essentials to [...]
Recently Released: Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, FY 2021
Direct to Full Text Report 50 pages; PDF Direct to Full Text Report 50 pages; PDF.
Not Real News: An Associated Press Roundup of Untrue Stories Shared Widely on Social Media This Week
From the Associated Press: A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts… Direct to Full Text See [...]
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Research Tools: “Triumph and Frustration: Database Documents the History of Canadian Women Film Directors”
From The University of Toronto: Women filmmakers in Canada have often grappled with low budgets, employment scarcity and a lack of recognition. Yet they’ve also built a powerful canon of work and inspired an emerging group of artists who are now taking their rightful place on the world stage. Until recently, few resources existed to […]
Alaska: New Head Librarian Declines to Take Job at Embattled Anchorage Library; US Library Defunded After Refusing to Censor LGBTQ Authors: ‘We Will Not Ban the Books’; and More News Headlines
Alaska: New Head Librarian Declines to Take Job at Embattled Anchorage Library (via Anchorage Daily News) & Mayor’s Pick for Top Anchorage Librarian Declines Job, Leaving Controversial Deputy Director in Charge (via Alaska Public Radio) US Library Defunded After Refusing to Censor LGBTQ Authors: ‘We Will Not Ban the Books’ (via The Guardian) & Michigan […]
Biden Chooses Colleen Shogan for National Archivist Post
From ExecutiveGov: Colleen Shogan, a nearly 15-year federal service veteran and currently an executive at the White House Historical Association, has been nominated to serve as the U.S.’ archivist, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. Colleen Shogan, a nearly 15-year federal service veteran and currently an executive at the White House Historical Association, has been nominated […]
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University of Louisville: Libraries Archivist Joins Effort to Clean Flood-Damaged Materials at Appalshop in Whitesburg, KY
From the University of Louisville Libraries: University of Louisville Libraries Archivist Heather Fox is traveling to Whitesburg, KY to assist in cleaning and preserving damaged archives at Appalshop, an arts and education center focused on Appalachian culture. The organization’s building and contents were badly damaged during recent flooding in Eastern Kentucky where rainfall swelled the […]
Report: “Augmented Reality Could Be the Future of Paper Books, According to New Research”
From the University of Surrey: Augmented reality might allow printed books to make a comeback against the e-book trend, according to researchers from the University of Surrey. Surrey has introduced the third generation (3G) version of its Next Generation Paper (NGP) project, allowing the reader to consume information on the printed paper and screen side […]
Journal Article: “Twitter and Endorsed (Fake) News: The Influence of Endorsement by Strong Ties, Celebrities, and a User Majority on Credibility of Fake News During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
The article linked below was recently published by International Journal of Communication. Title Twitter and Endorsed (Fake) News: The Influence of Endorsement by Strong Ties, Celebrities, and a User Majority on Credibility of Fake News During the COVID-19 Pandemic Authors Inyoung ShinYale University Luxuan Wang Rutgers University Yi-Ta LuMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Source […]
A New Issue (36.2) of Library Leadership & Management (LL&M) is Now Available Online
Library Leadership & Management (LL&M) Vol. 36 No. 2 (2022), a journal of ALA CORE: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, is now available online. In This Issue: Editor’s Message by Elizabeth Nelson Peer Reviewed Using Popular Culture Resources to Build Affective Leadership Skills by Jon Jeffrye Meeting a Need: Piloting a Mentoring Program for History Librarians by […]
