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ALA: Brad Meltzer Named Honorary Chair of National Library Week
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, National Libraries
From ALA’s Announcement: Best-selling author, television host and library advocate Brad Meltzer has been named the 2012 Honorary Chair of National Library Week. As the author of nine books and the host of the History Channel’s series, “Decoded,” Meltzer credits libraries and librarians as the reason he became a writer. As Honorary Chair, Meltzer appears […]
Laurie D. Borman Named New Editor and Publisher of American Libraries
| Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Publishing
From ALA: Don Chatham, associate executive director for ALA Publishing, has announced that Laurie D. Borman will be the new editor and publisher of American Libraries publications, effective Dec. 5, 2011. Borman has a degree in journalism from Indiana University and brings to the position more than 20 years’ experience in print and online publishing, […]
University of Illinois To Digitize C&RL (College & Research Libraries) Archive (1939-1996)
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation, Publishing
From ARCL News: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library has launched a project to digitize the complete back contents of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) official scholarly research journal College & Research Libraries (C&RL). The volunteer initiative will scan the full contents of C&RL through 1996 and make them freely available […]
Title: Forget the Desk Job: Current Roles and Responsibilities in Entry-Level Reference Job Advertisements Authors: Robert Detmering, Assistant Professor, Teaching and Reference Librarian in the Humanities Ekstrom Library University of Louisville Claudene Sproles, Associate Professor, Government Information Librarian, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville Source: College and Research Libraries (C&RL) Abstract: This study examines the evolving […]
New Issue Now Online (August, 2011) of The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults
| Associations and Organizations, Journal Articles, Libraries, New Issue, Patrons and Users
In this Issue: “Editor’s Message” by Sandra Hughes-Hassell “The Silent Message: Professional Journals’ Failure to Address LGBTQ Issues” by Elizabeth Koehler This paper discusses the pervasiveness of homophobia in our culture and its impact on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) teenagers. It argues that young adult librarians can support LGBTQ teens by collecting […]
"Barbados and Taiwan Join the Campaign for the World’s Libraries"
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Special Libraries
From ALA: The Library Association of Barbados (LAB) and Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) recently became the newest members of the Campaign for the World’s Libraries. The library associations join nearly 40 others that have previously joined the campaign and had the campaign’s @ your library logo translated into their country’s language. The […]
American Library Association E-books Taskforce Continues Open Dialogue With HarperCollins
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Public Libraries, Publishing
Full Text of an ALA Announcement: The American Library Association (ALA) Chair Bonnie Tijerina today released the following statement, thanking HarperCollins for attending the taskforce’s business meeting during ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. The discussion followed HarperCollins’ February announcement of its current policy under which new titles licensed from library e-book vendors are restricted to […]
New Report: "Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2010-2011"
| Associations and Organizations, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, Maps, Patrons and Users, Profiles, Public Libraries, Reports
The overview and links to the complete report are below. We e want to call your attention to a few useful resources that might be useful but could be overlooked. 1. Statistical Summaries For All 50 States and the District of Columbia are Available HTML (Separate Document For Each State and DC) PDF (One PDF […]
ALA/ALSC Adds Several Sites To Superb "Web Sites for Kids" Collection
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Resources, Scholastic
Here’s a List of ALL Sites just added to the collection. Additions Include: Weather Channel Kids – www.theweatherchannelkids.com/ GoGo News – www.gogonews.com/ My Young Child – http://myyoungchild.org/ Neil Gaiman’s MouseCircus – www.mousecircus.com/ Science of Baseball – www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/index.html Study Jams – http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/index.htm@ From ALA/ALSC (Association of Library Services for Children) Great Web Sites for Kids (GWS) […]
From a News Release: The recently released 2009-10 ALA Annual Report covers the key initiatives of former ALA President Camila Alire under the theme “Libraries: The Heart of All Communities”: Frontline Advocacy and Family Literacy. The report also highlights the increase in library usage and the vital role libraries play during challenging economic times. Frontline Advocacy […]
