May/June 2011
Features
Professional Growth through Learning Communities
By Paul Signorelli and Lori ReedWhen we library staff members are struggling to respond to incoming phone calls, email, text/instant messages, tweets,...
Fanbase to the Rescue: A Massachusetts Tale
By Eric T. PoulinWhile much has been written recently about using Facebook as a promotional tool for libraries and librarians, opinions...
Refresh Your View of E-rate
By Marijke VisserSuffering from the after-school network grinding-to-a-halt syndrome? Have a flat or declining budget with little state...
Keeping Our Message Simple
By James LaRueA couple of years ago, our library lost two elections in a row. I was so surprised (for reasons I’ll get to below...
Magical Meals
By Kathy CannataAfter Hurricane Katrina, some people wondered if New Orleans was worth rebuilding and said, “Sure the food is...
Facebook for Libraries
By David Lee KingToday, I spent part of the day connecting with people. I complained about a silly election video, chatted with a...
The Best in Library Branding
By Judith GibbonsThe John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award (JCD) turned 65 years old this year and celebrated this milestone...
Reading for Life: Oprah Winfrey
By Leonard Kniffel“I don’t believe in failure,” Oprah Winfrey has said, and when you talk about celebrities who...
Renewing Our Mission in New Orleans
By Pamela A. GoodesLibrarians, library support staff, vendors, and guests will once again bring their economic and muscle power to assist...
Keeping Library Digitization Legal
By Bobby GlushkoThe ability to digitize hard copies, the proliferation of born-digital content, and increased access to online...
Library Advocacy: One Message, One Voice
By Richard M. DoughertyWe are all too familiar with stories about reductions in library hours, library closures, staff layoffs, canceled...
Departments
Dispatches from the Field: WordPress as a Library CMS
By Kyle M. L. Jones and Polly-Alida FarringtonEngaging with library users on the web is no longer restricted to simply putting a static HTML file on a server and...
Librarian's Library: New from ALA
by Mary Ellen QuinnHowever much one learns while studying for that MSLS degree, some skills are learned on the job—perhaps with the...
Rousing Reads: The Ancient World
Bill OttEvery year, in late March and early April, I’m consumed with putting together Booklist’s annual Mystery...
Librarian's Library: Volumes of Vernacular
By Mary Ellen QuinnLibrarian's Library: The Road to New Librarianship
By Mary Ellen QuinnLibrarian's Library: A Compendium of Communication
By Mary Ellen QuinnYouth Matters: A Facility Forever Young
Jennifer Burek PierceWhat do young people want?
Executive Director's Message: The Digital Revolution and the Transformation of Libraries
by Keith Michael FielsTwo major topics dominated discussions during the ALA Executive Board Spring Meeting April 22–24 at the...
Next Steps: We Never Close
by Brian MathewsImagine that your library building is open 24/7 with no overnight staff or security gates. What if trusting patrons...
President's Message: Wrapping Up a Busy Year
By Roberta A. StevensFor my last message as ALA president, I’d like to update members and others on the initiatives that were kicked...
Will's World: My Professional Heroes
Will ManleyWhen I hear the term “movers and shakers,” I think of Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, Sarah Palin, and Hillary...
In Practice: Too Much Information?
by Meredith FarkasI have many friends who use the mobile location-based networking site Foursquare to broadcast exactly where they are at...
On My Mind: Reviving the Spirit of Andrew Carnegie
By Mark HerringSurely, readers old enough to remember Andrew Carnegie may stare in wonderment at this title: Revive the spirit of...
Another Story: A Numbers Game: The Life of an E-book
By Joseph Janes26 is a peculiar number. Mathematically speaking, it’s not that interesting; the Penguin Dictionary of Curious...
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