Libraries of all types are currently undergoing changes that most agree are transformative in nature.
But what do we mean when we talk about “transforming” libraries? We mean that we are not just dealing with quantitative
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Keith Michael Fiels
1 week 1 day ago
June 6 - ALA Virtual Membership Meeting 2013
CHICAGO - ALA President Maureen Sullivan, Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels, and the Committee on Membership Meetings (COMM) invite all ALA
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We visited C2E2, the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, on April 26–28, and found spacemen, superheroes, film and TV actors, comic book artists, authors, library advocates, and more who love American Libraries!
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By Phil Morehart
1 week 6 days ago
Caroline Kennedy has been a lifelong advocate for reading, literacy, and libraries. Her career has included work with the New York City Department of Education and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Most recently, she spoke at the
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The increasingly digital context brings challenges and opportunities for librarians, library staff, archivists, and museum professionals. New roles and the competencies required to perform them are evolving. One overriding role for all of
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By Maureen Sullivan
2 weeks 17 hours ago
Circulation Librarian Jane Ishibashi of Fullerton (Calif.)College Library read to some of the nearly 1,500 kindergartners, parents, and teachers on April 26 for KinderCaminata, an annual event that began at the library in 1994. (Caminata
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The May ebook price report from Douglas County (Colo) Libraries draws upon the USA Today 25 bestsellers list, which includes a nice mix of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s titles. Overall, 12 of the 25 titles are available to
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Two decades after the advent of electronic journals and databases, librarians are still grappling with ways to best manage e-resources. These times of economic austerity are also creating budgetary pressures at many institutions of higher
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By Jill Emery and Graham Stone
2 weeks 2 days ago
After a two-year pilot phase, Hachette Book Group is expanding its ebook offerings to include it full catalog and a variety of ebook services including OverDrive, 3M, and Baker & Taylor. As ALA noted, having access to more front-
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A message from Maureen Sullivan, ALA President; Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director; and James Neal, ALA Treasurer:
Over the last two weeks, the ALA Executive Board and BARC have met to review the status of the Fiscal Year 2013 ALA
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Maureen Sullivan, Keith Michael Fiels, and James Neal
2 weeks 6 days ago
More than 50 adults and 30 children attend the March 27 launch of Harford County (Md.) Public Library’s newest early literacy initiative, known as Little Leapers. The initiative—geared toward children ages birth to 5 years
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The American Library Association (ALA) welcomed today’s announcement from Hachette Book Group that it will begin offering its full catalog of ebooks immediately for lending in US public and school libraries. ALA President Maureen
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