by Anne C. Osterman We have all been there a thousand times – the decision to deal with something quickly to meet the immediate need versus the decision to take the longer, more difficult route. Technology and its associated capture and exchange of information have...
By Courtney McAllister Assessment is not a new aspect of librarianship. Libraries and information centers of all types have been evaluating patron satisfaction, collections usage, circulation statistics, door counter info, and other data points for many years....
By Courtney McAllister Eric Frierson’s insightful comments on the growing importance of data science skills for both librarians and vendors made me think a bit harder about limning the boundaries of LIS and imagining where new pathways and bridges might lead...
By Courtney McAllister Although stereotypical depictions of libraries might cast them as bastions of tradition or realms ruled by archaic practices, there’s actually quite a bit of adaptability and responsiveness embedded in the work many libraries, archives, and...
By Courtney McAllister During the Charleston Conference this year, I had an opportunity to participate in a lively ATG Trendspotting discussion, led by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe. The session covered a wide range of provocative and timely topics that are weighing on the...
By Courtney McAllister For many college students in the U.S., final exams are in full swing. Winter break is a tantalizing mirage, hovering on the other side of a comprehensive exam or massive research paper. At my library, finals are an especially anxious time for...
By Erin Gallagher Happy May, everyone. As our various semesters and purchasing cycles wind down, this is that “magical” time when we delve into summer projects. I tend to be over-ambitious and think that I’ll accomplish multiple projects from beginning to end, when...
Happy Friday, everyone! Are your libraries teeming with stressed students as they sprint toward their final exams or graduation? Are you finding a particularly interesting array of food waste items and areas that look suspiciously like campsites in your libraries? ...
NORTH Dean of the Library - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Digital Content Management Archivist for Institutional Collections - Harvard University Scholarly Communication Librarian I/II, Falvey Library, Villanova University, Villanova, PA Public Services...
NORTH Dean of the Library - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Digital Content Management Archivist for Institutional Collections - Harvard University Scholarly Communication Librarian I/II, Falvey Library, Villanova University, Villanova, PA Public Services...
CCC Releases a Study of How Knowledge Workers Handle Information CCC is unveiling key findings from “Information Seeking and Consumption Study,” which is based on data gathered by Outsell. They include the following: [P]otential instances of unlicensed sharing per...
Library of Congress Opens New Web Archive Collection Documenting Protests Against Racism & Learn About LC’s Black History Month Programs Citing the Library of Congress Newsroom, infoDOCKET reports "A new web archive collection from the Library of Congress...
MORE LIBRARY AND PUBLISHING NEWS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES arXiv announces new policy on ChatGPT and similar tools According to the arXiv.org blog "The recent release of AI technology that generates new text has raised serious questions among the research community....
