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Registration is now open for the Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Conference, to be held June 27-30 at Indiana University Bloomington. The conference [...]

With its new position statement, released March 12, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) upholds its view that a learner has the right to access resources freely and without [...]

On a winter Chicago afternoon, near the end of her life, renowned social worker and activist Jane Addams started to burn her personal papers in her fireplace. Lucy Biddle Lewis, [...]

The National Library of Israel and the British Library have signed an agreement providing for the digitization of at least 860 Hebrew manuscripts from the British Library's collection, in addition [...]

Public Libraries and Their Communities By Kay Ann Cassell Before a library can offer services and build collections for diverse patrons, it is important that it understands the makeup of [...]

As of September 1, ALA student members may join SustainRT for free. To qualify for a free membership, students must be currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS program. SustainRT is [...]

Foundations of Intellectual Freedom By Emily J. M. Knox This text is a practical introduction to intellectual freedom in librarianship. It provides a broad overview, including historical perspectives, key US [...]

SirsiDynix has partnered with EnvisionWare to launch OneStop, a self-service station that combines self-checkout; fine payment; and PC reservation, patron registration, and print management. Compatible with both bar-coded and RFID [...]

An excerpt from the book "Embracing Culturally Responsive Practice in School Libraries" by Elisabeth Kennedy is presented.

The article reports on efforts by the U.S. Library of Congress to make more of its collections available online. It mentions the crowdsourcing for the transcription of letters to and from President Abraham Lincoln and other collections, the creation of Story Maps to present an immersive method of presenting history, and other digital projects.

A University College London librarian has discovered the only known original manuscript of a poem by English poet Lord Byron inside a book in the library's Strong Room Collections. Rare [...]

ALA's ORS has assumed a five-year responsibility as the National Information Standards Organization's (NISO) Maintenance Agency for the Information Services and Use: Metrics and Statistics for Libraries and Information Providers--Data [...]

In the wake of France's call for European nations to make their library collections available on the internet to counter a perceived English-language dominance, six European leaders have offered a [...]

To celebrate National Library Week, April 10-16, Ebrary began offering free one-year access to its 55-title library science collection, which is integrated with American Libraries magazine's members-only digital archive (http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ala/). […]

How do you use the Ryze Tello drones? The Ryze Tello drones are part of our equipment and gadgets collection, a set of nontraditional library items that cardholders can borrow. [...]

A consortium of public, national, and academic libraries has launched the pilot phase of a free online reference service that quickly puts researchers in touch with a library that can [...]

The National Library Board of Singapore and the British Library have selected for digitization more than 1,000 items relating to Singapore's multilingual, multiethnic, and cosmopolitan history. The maps, photographs, newspaper [...]

Libraries have always been spaces for discovery. But in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been tasked with transforming themselves into places that allow users to physically distance while [...]

The 2018 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans afforded attendees with opportunities to network with some of the 17,599 individuals who share their interest in libraries. The geography [...]

This isn't the column I wanted to write. Inquiries from the field in the days following the June 17 church shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, changed my direction and sent [...]

To add to the resources mentioned in 'Music in the Air' (Nov., p. 34-36), I call your attention to the San Ramon Library Jazz Collection in San Ramon, California. A [...]

Discusses a trend in United States librarianship toward collecting, preserving and making so-called zine publications available for researchers. A definition of zines; The `Factsheet Five' collection at the New York State Library, which was donated by former editor Mike Gunderloy; Other libraries at which zines collections are available, including DePaul University, Bowling Green State University and Michigan State University; The value of zines

A LIBRARY TURNS TO TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A COMMUNITY'S HERITAGE AVAILABLE TO NEW GENERATIONS Does your library have collections of newspapers, photographs, manuscripts, and historical artifacts stored in a vault [...]

The article discusses the findings of the Lilead Project survey, which researched the conditions facing U.S. school libraries. Topics discussed include the lack of resources available to district school library supervisors, the professional development, technology support, and collection development responsibilities held by school library supervisors, and the stress experienced by school library supervisors. Charts and graphs illustrating the findings of the survey are also provided.

Some 20 people gathered October 28 outside the Waco, Texas, office of Planned Parenthood to protest a year-old arrangement that has made the nonprofit's publications available systemwide at the four-branch [...]

Technologies that focus on supporting traditional library services no longer meet the needs of libraries that wish to strengthen their involvement in new service areas. Academic libraries are looking beyond [...]

Building the collection is a core activity in any library. A school library collection is built to support the curriculum and provide for voluntary reading; an academic library collection is [...]

The article reports on libraries in the U.S. hosting antiques appraisal events. Topics discussed include highlights of the Wilkes County Public Library's (WCPL) annual antique appraisals hosted by the Wilkes Friends of the Library (WFL) in North Carolina, information on the antiques appraisals event hosted by Hinsdale Public Library (HPL) in Illinois in May 2022, and description on a virtual antiques appraisal hosted by Dover Public Library (DPL) in North Hampshire in March 2021.

The article highlights the announcement of the 12 U.S. universities that constitute the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) that they will join the Google Books Library Project, making up to 10 million volumes from their collections available for digitization and access through Google's search engine. Items chosen for digitization are expected to come largely from the schools' distinctive collections, such as Northwestern's Africana holdings, the University of Chicago's South Asia materials and Indiana's folklore holdings.

Presents news briefs related to libraries in Europe as of June 2006. Political leaders who supported France's call for the creation of a digital library; Response of French National Library President Jean-Noël Jeanneney to the announcement of Google that it would make books from the collections of major research libraries available online.

The library technology industry has entered a new phase: business consolidation and technology innovation. Development of products and services to support the increasingly complex work of libraries remains in an [...]

To libraries, wine is so much more than a bunch of grapes. It's about preserving and presenting a record of painstaking winemaking traditions and personal histories, the ephemera of labels [...]

The living voice is that which sways the soul," wrote Roman author Pliny the Younger in the 1st century CE. Indeed, the audible voice is an essential component of an [...]

Among the winners of the Digital Freedom Network's Foil the Filters Contest announced September 28 was Jim Kuhn, an intern on ALA's Intellectual Freedom Committee. Kuhn received a 'Poetic Justice [...]

Traditional attitudes toward self-published books are changing. While long decried as the worst-written dregs at the bottom of the publishing barrel, self-publishing has started to attract reputable titles to its [...]

The article focuses on the age of COVID-19 has architects merge future facing innovations with present-day needs. Topics include light of the COVID-19 pandemic have been tasked with transforming themselves into places that allow users to physically distance being more digitally connected than ever, the institutions emerge from months of shutdowns, and design experts seek to meet health, and the safety challenges as well as safeguard these community spaces against an uncertain future.

Collection Management Basics, 7th edition By Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro and G. Edward Evans Collection Management Basics sheds light on many facets of collection management. When it was first published in [...]

Discusses the financial difficulties facing libraries when they try to acquire special collections. Variety of formats in which information is available; Need for libraries to acquire originals; Formation of cooperative relationships by educational research centers and the Newberry Joint Acquisition Program at the Newberry Library in Chicago; Joint acquisition and ownership contracts worked out by the University of Illinois and Newberry Libraries.

Over the past few months, an image has been making its way around social media to underscore the value of libraries. It's a checkout receipt from 'your local library' that [...]

Despite gains in the recent elections, those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ)--especially youth--are still targets of bullying, harassment, violence, and discrimination. Because of that fact, this [...]

The article provides updates on issues and trends in the U.S. library industry as of April 2, 2020. Topics covered include the challenges to library materials and programs addressing issues of concern to members of the gay community, the chronic and arbitrary censorship of reading materials and information resources in prisons, and the 2018 Order by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to eliminate network neutrality protections.

Kansas State Librarian Joanne Budler recently terminated the Kansas Digital Library Consortium's contract with ebook vendor OverDrive to become a beta tester of 3M's new Cloud Library ebook lending service. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM (1) A British antiques dealer was charged January 28 with stealing a £3-million ($4.4 million U.S.) first edition of Shakespeare's works from Durham University. Raymond Scott said he [...]

Replies to reader inquiries on library automation. Audio-visual materials and computer programs for training staff in library automation; Regional libraries with collections of microcomputer software available for other libraries; Printers used to accommodate Gaylord non-jamming continuous fan-fed catalog cards.

In the year since the first Gaming in Libraries Symposium brought together 130 librarians from across the country, the handful of libraries offering some type of gaming service to their [...]

Gaming has gained a foothold in libraries, with good reason. It's a popular service, and one that can offer educational, community, and information literacy benefits. Here we present three short [...]

Bestselling author Jenn McKinlay often sets stories in her Library Lover's Mysteries series during "crafternoons," weekly library potluck luncheons that combine crafting and book discussion. It sounds like a wonderful [...]

I am writing this letter to tell you that I am personally very, very satisfied with your services at the Adult Corrections Facility. I am also grateful that I could [...]

The author reports on the companies that offer services to libraries. He mentions the available integrated library systems by various companies, the need for updated user interfaces, and the products available for public, school, and academic libraries.