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Practicing Freedom in the Digital Library | Reinventing Libraries 27 Aug 2013 | 02:50 am
Barbara Fister When we were creating our first strategic plan at my library, we held some focus groups with faculty. One of them said something that still resonates with me: “It’s not about technolog...
Balancing Privacy & Innovation | Reinventing Libraries 27 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
By Joseph Janes Joseph Janes When I was a kid, I used to help out in my local public library. I spent a lot of time there, and my mom worked there, so I shelved and read the stacks. Over time they l...
Digital’s Shifting Standards | Reinventing Libraries 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
The digital shift has been upon us all for some time now, and the issues and realities are getting deeper and more complex as library service continues to be transformed by the multifaceted changes al...
Feedback, August 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
“We are raising a generation of kids who think Google and Wikipedia are reliable sources of information. That’s just not right.” Don’t Substitute, Expand The joining of Library Journal and School Li...
Miami-Dade County Will No Longer Close Any Public Libraries But 169 Librarians Would Lose Jobs, Hours Reduced 24 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm
From the Miami Herald: Six weeks after cautioning it could shutter 22 public libraries, Miami-Dade County has found a way to keep all 49 facilities open at least some of the time, offering stripped-d...
NovoEd Introduces Entrepreneurship MOOCs 23 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
NovoEd, a privately held Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform, has announced a new entrepreneurship curriculum in partnership with several institutions, including Stanford University, where Novo...
Columbus Metropolitan Library Announces New Position To Work With Area Schools 23 Aug 2013 | 04:09 am
An impressive commitment from CEO Pat Losinski and the entire team at CML. Kudos! From 10TV.com: On the same day the state released school report card data, the Columbus Metropolitan Libraries annou...
Collection Bashing & Trashing | Office Hours 22 Aug 2013 | 10:02 pm
A few months ago in “Holding Us Back” (LJ 4/15/13, p. 42), I suggested that one of the things preventing librarians from working at web scale might be “a lingering emphasis on collections over users.”...
In Philadelphia, School Librarians Still In Flux 22 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
Already hobbled, Philadelphia schools are facing their first day with fewer school librarians—continuing a trend in the metropolitan school district and the state of Pennsylvania as well. Of the appro...
This Week in Libraries: Erik Boekesteijn and Jaap van de Geer, founders of TWIL 22 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
Note: LJ is pleased to continue its partnership with Erik Boekesteijn and Jaap van de Geer to bring you monthly highlights from their video interview series, This Week in Libraries (TWIL). For more o...
