A Conference Wherever You Are | LJ Feature Story
The package from Amigos Library Services, Dallas, arrived in my mail one week before I was scheduled to deliver the closing keynote talk for the Amigos Member Conference 2011 last May. Why would I be getting a package for a virtual conference? What w...
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Back in June 2010, John Warner of the Morning News took on the moniker “Biblioracle” and invited people to write to him with the titles of the last five books they had read so he could “predict” their next read. He was so overwhelmed with responses t...
Libraries, Ebooks, and Competition
Libraries, Ebooks, and Competition
Ebooks and the Retailization of Research
Ebook Sanity
E-Texts for All (Even Lucy)
People keep writing articles about how valuable libraries are, even with ebooks and the Internet and all. Well, doh. Of course...
BackTalk: We Need Big Tent Librarianship
In politics, there is a term known as the “big tent.” It is used to represent a diversity of groups that are united under one political party. Though these groups often differ in their stances on certain issues, they have enough in common to be drawn t...
Editorial: Not Yet Equal
If I had my way, we'd adopt the Greek definition of the prefix para-'at or to one side of, beside, side by side';-to describe the role of the non-MLIS librarian in libraries today, rather than the English definition. In English, says the dictionary, para ...
Pimp My Bookcart Contest Winners Announced
The comic strip Unshelved's 2008 Pimp my Bookcart contest, sponsored by Smith System, drew nearly 100entries, includingbookcarts turned into food carts, a fire truck, and a bookmobile.
First Prize went to Food for Thought, created by student employees of ...
In New Letter, Library Associations Voice Strong Opposition to Anti-NIH Bill
Ten organizations craft initial response to H.R. 801Letter sets tone for new battleLaw is bad for economy, transparencyGo back to the
Academic Newswire for more storiesA coalition of major library organizations, public advocates, and research...
Digital Libraries: Three Hard Things
A few years ago, I wrote a column called 'Five Easy Pieces'; (LJ 11/15/04, p. 25) to help answer the question, 'Are you focused on the right tasks, solving the right problems?'; I suggested the following strategies: 1) be a first-time user; 2) search like...
In Europe, a Library Erotica Hotline
In the New World, this would never pass muster, but in Europe—Vienna, Austria, to be specific—the link between a library and erotica is apparently nothing to be ashamed of. Last month, city leaders devised a novel library fundraising idea. For...
New Wrinkles as Bill Banning NIH-Like Public Access Resurfaces
Bill counter to Obama's pledge for openness in government?IP subcomittee abolishedNIH without public access advocate ZerhouniGo back to the
Academic Newswire for more storiesAs library officials expected, the Fair Copyright in Research Works ...