MORE 'LIBRARIES' POSTS
via E-Mail From Dr. Jennifer Steele (Louisiana St. University): Are you a librarian at an academic library who would be willing to share about your library’s accessibility efforts? Consider completing the following survey. The survey is being conducted by Dr. Jennifer Steele with the School of Library and Information Studies. Dr. Steele can be reached […]
Library of Congress: “Collaging with the Library’s Digital Collections”
| Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
From a LC Blog Post by Brian Foo: In 2018, the Library launched the very popular Free To Use and Reuse Sets, where staff curate thematic sets of items from our digital collections that are either in the public domain, have no known copyright restrictions or have been cleared by the copyright owner for public use. The public is not only free to enjoy and […]
From The Michigan Daily: The University of Michigan Libraries Territorial Acknowledgment Working Group hosted an event Thursday afternoon centered around the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries’ Maawn Doobiigeng System, a system that aims to align library cataloging methods with traditional Anishinaabe values. The event, “Creating Maawn Doobiigeng: Developing An Anishinaabe Classification System for a Tribal Library,” was attended by […]
New Collaboration: Exploring Workplace Experiences of BIPOC First-Generation Professionals in Library and Information Science
| Associations and Organizations, Jobs, Libraries, News, Open Access
From an Ithaka S+R Post by Melissa Blankstein and Elmira Jangjou: We’re excited to announce that the Department of Information Science at the University at Buffalo (UB) and Ithaka S+R are collaborating on an IMLS-funded research project to investigate the workplace experiences of first-generation BIPOC professionals in the library and information science (LIS) field. This three-year […]
From Kyodo News: Some public libraries in Japan will trial sales of new books from fiscal 2025 to fill the void caused by a nationwide decline in the number of physical bookstores, industry officials said. The program is aimed at increasing opportunities for people to buy books, particularly the elderly who may be unfamiliar with […]
Journal Article: “An Analysis of RBMS News Blog Job Advertisements, 2013–2021”
| Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
The article linked below was recently published by RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage. Title An Analysis of RBMS News Blog Job Advertisements, 2013–2021 Authors Ikumi Crocoll UCLA Kelli Hansen Cornell University Source RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage Vol 25, No 2 (2024) DOI: 10.5860/rbm.25.2.115. Abstract […]
New Research Report From Library Futures: OER in Public Libraries
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
From Library Futures: Library Futures surveyed public librarians about their use and awareness of OER via the Public Library Association (PLA) mailing list from January – March 2024 and received 107 usable responses. Our flagship survey revealed that public librarians are very interested in OER, but many lack the resources, education, or support to bring […]
Libraries: Anchoring The Future of Software Preservation (Interview with Julien Roche, President of Liber)
| Academic Libraries, Data Files, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, News, Preservation, Profiles
From Software Heritage: Imagine the Tower of Babel, but instead of chaos and confusion, it stands as a symbol of collaboration and understanding. This seemingly paradoxical image perfectly encapsulates the mission of the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche (Liber). The association brings together over 400 national, specialized, and university libraries from 40 countries. In […]
Report From Texas: “In A New Information Age, News Outlets Are Partnering With Public Libraries”
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
From The Texas Standard: Our media landscape has changed dramatically in the last few decades. With the ubiquity of the internet and social media, where and how people get their information has shifted – and news outlets spend a lot of time thinking about how to connect with users effectively. It can be a tricky […]
Alabama: Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Moves Books Out of Children’s Section; Washington: ‘A Brutal Hit’: Everett Library Cuts Will Lead To Reduced Hours, Staffing; & More Headlines
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Alabama Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Moves Books Out of Children’s Section (via WAAY) CRKN: Canadian Research Knowledge Network Six New Collections Coming to Canadiana through the Call for Canadiana Collection Development Projects Internet New Research, Book Sets out How to Make Free Internet Access a Human right (via U. of Birmingham) Max Planck Digital Library […]
