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Michael Panzer Named New Editor-in-Chief of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System
| Data Files, Jobs, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Special Libraries
Michael Panzer has been named the 10th Editor-in-Chief of the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Panzer is also the first Editor-in-Chief from outside of the U.S. He replaces Joan Mitchell who is retiring after 20 years in the position. From an OCLC Announcement: Mr. Panzer joined OCLC in May 2007 as Global Product Manager of Taxonomy […]
EveryLibrary, the political action committee supporting libraries that launched last September, is announcing support for a ballot initiative in Spokane. The initiative (Proposition 3) is for a special library tax levy. The mail-in ballot will be sent in the next two weeks and needs to be returned by February 12th, 2013. John Chrastka, Founder and […]
Video: Finalists For University Librarian at U. of Wisconsin-Madison Discuss Research Libraries
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Lecture, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Special Libraries
During the past six weeks each of the four finalists for the vice provost for libraries and university librarian position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison delivered a lecture about 21st century research libraries and the future. All of the finalists currently have leadership roles in ARL libraries. The four presentations were recorded and are now […]
Updated Bibliography From IFLA: “Impact and Outcome of Libraries” (421 Entries)
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, School Libraries, Special Libraries
A 421 item bibliography is now available on the Statistics and Evaluation Section of the IFLA Website. Compiled by Roswitha Poll. 49 pages; PDF. Citations are organized into the following sections: 1. Projects 2. Bibliographies 3. General 4. Impact on Information Literacy 5. Impact on Academic Success 6. Social Impact 7. Impact of Electronic Services […]
Code Drop: Serials Solutions Announces Second Development Deployment for Intota Library Management
| Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Special Libraries
From Serial Solutions: Serials Solutions today announced its six Development Partners are actively using and providing feedback on the second iteration of Intota, a web-scale collection management solution for academic and special libraries. Integrated with a newly structured knowledgebase, this code drop represents another milestone toward interoperability with other information systems and unified, intelligent workflows. […]
Kate Arnold Elected 2013 SLA President-Elect, Other Winners Announced
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Special Libraries
From the Special Libraries Association: The election for the Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2013 Board of Directors drew to a close on Wednesday, 26 September with 2,108 SLA members casting their votes. The voting resulted in four new members being elected to the association’s governing body: President-Elect: Kate Arnold Treasurer: John DiGilio Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect: […]
Canadian Library Month Begins Today
| Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Special Libraries
From a Canadian Library Association News Release: This year’s theme, Libraries Connect/Bibliothèques Branchées, is a great reminder of just how essential libraries are in the interconnected world in which we live. Libraries are at the centre of Canadian communities, providing a public space for people to meet, learn, connect and grow. From coast to coast […]
OpenTheGovernment.org Releases 2012 Government Secrecy Report
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Special Libraries
Note: Several library/librarian organizations are part of the OpentheGovernment.org coalition including: AALL (American Association of Law Libraries) ALA (American Library Association) ARL (Association of Research Libraries) NCALL (Northern California Association of Law Libraries) SLA (Special Libraries Association) From OpentheGovernment.org: The 2012 Secrecy Report released today by OpenTheGovernment.org — a coalition of more than 80 groups […]
New: The Survey of Library & Museum Archival Equipment & Supplies Purchasing Practices
| Archives and Special Collections, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, Funding, Libraries, News, Preservation, Special Libraries
A new report for Primary Research. The Survey of Library & Museum Archival Equipment & Supplies Purchasing Practices This report looks closely at how academic, public and special libraries, museums and archives purchase archival equipment and supplies. The 170 page report helps these institutions and their suppliers to answer questions such as: how much do […]
Report from SLA: Librarians and Publishers Still Have Problems With E-Books
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Special Libraries
From Research Information: The e-book may be the future but it is not yet working, according to librarians and scholarly publishers speaking to the annual meeting of the Special Libraries Association in Chicago in late July. ‘Where are we? In the Wild West,’ Rebecca Vargha of the University of North Carolina’s Library told the meeting […]
