September/October 2011
Features
Talk to Teens—They’re Still Listening
By Elaine Meyers and Virginia A. WalterAbout a decade ago, libraries were talking to teens about what would make the public library a cooler place. The...
Main Street Public Library
By Wayne WiegandOne day in the mid-1990s Doug Zweizig and I were having lunch on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, where we...
Leading By Example: 2011 ALA Award Winners
The The individuals and libraries shown here have been singled out by their peers for their extraordinary achievements...
A Century of Philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation of New York
By Karen TherouxIn 1911, Andrew Carnegie created his last and largest philanthropic institution, Carnegie Corporation of New York, to...
Leading By Example: Emerging Leaders
Newcomers to the profession are getting a boost toward leadership, thanks to ALA’s Emerging Leaders program....
Avoiding the Path to Obsolescence
By Steven Smith and Carmelita PickettBlockbuster was much in the news last fall, though not in the favorable light it once enjoyed. The cultural phenomenon...
Departments
Dispatches from the Field: Using Web Analytics Well
By Kate MarekAre your website visitors doing what you expect them to do or what you want them to do? Are they following the path you...
Rousing Reads: The Problem with Sports Novels
Bill OttMost sports novels, especially the kind that follow a team or an individual through a season of play, face a built-in...
In Practice: Open Source, Open Mind
Meredith FarkasI’ve been a big advocate of open source software since I learned about the model of software licensing and...
New from ALA Editions
By Karen MullerWith over 11 million articles and loans moving through the cooperative resource sharing processes of libraries each...
President's Message: The Big Easy Revisited
By Molly RaphaelReturning to New Orleans for the 2011 American Library Association Annual Conference this year was both rewarding and...
Librarian's Library: Manage Best with Best Practices
By Karen MullerThis month we’re examining the library literature for tips on how to manage our libraries better. Improvements...
Youth Matters: The Lowdown on STEM
By Linda W. BraunEach week I have at least one conversation about how schools and libraries are working to support teaching and...
Next Steps: Broadcast Collaboration
by Brian Mathews“Remind me how to pronounce Eyjafjallajökull?” “What music should I play for a piece about polar...
Internet Librarian: What’s Gone Is Gone
Joseph JanesI wasn’t intending to write a “9/11” column, really. The 10th-anniversary rumblings have already...
Will's World: Networking without Pity
Will ManleyI’m working on a new house project. It’s one of the most complicated projects that I’ve ever taken on...
On My Mind: Librarians and the Threat to Free Political Speech
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