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How many times have you had a patron come into your library or resource center and ask for help on a project, report, class assignment, or presentation? How often do […]

THE FAILURES AND SUCCESSES OF REFERENCE REFORM The reference-reform movement began in these pages exactly 15 years ago. The publication of a single article in American Libraries (May 1984, p. [...]

'What new technologies will have a significant impact on libraries?' is a common question at a time when all information professionals focus on planning wisely and adopting the 'right' new […]

In this month's issue you'll be reading a lot about new OPACs and other library systems, and not a minute too soon. There's no denying that our current systems have […]

Every few decades, audio formats change, and libraries rebuild their music collections. We've gone from 78s to LPs, then from LPs to CDs. While CDs stand to be produced for [...]

We are new librarians. In our first year, after coming up against bureaucratic brick walls and resistance to new ideas for libraries, we were almost convinced that the field of [...]

The World Wide Web may be a morass of information, but a library is making a value judgment when it identifies and selects sites it considers important and links to [...]

As is true for many states, the kindest way to describe the technological environment of Colorado's rural libraries is to call it uneven. While the state government is planning to [...]

Despite some closures, public libraries in New York provide crucial access; libraries nationwide respond with resources The deadliest act of terrorism in the history of the United States left no [...]

Library and Information Science News: www.lisnews.com Blake Carver, the majordomo at LISNews.com, has an MLS degree, but works for a dot-com he won't name. For Carver, LISNews.com is a side [...]

On a day when I have cleared a paper jam from the printer for the 15th time, I wonder if technology hasn't brought more complications than solutions to this profession. […]

Authentication, authorization, and proxy are the keys to success At Vanderbilt--as I'm sure it is at other libraries--we focus much of our attention on finding ways to provide remote services […]

Innodata Corp. has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Bell & Howell Information and Learning to provide XML digital-content services for its ProQuest Historical Newspapers project (http://www.bellhowell.infolearning.com). […]

Whenever librarians hear about how the new 'information economy' is making our jobs obsolete, we should keep one thing in mind: There is a deep political divide between the egalitarian [...]

FOR MOST AMERICANS, buying a home is the biggest investment they will ever make. It is also one of the most nerve-wracking times, particularly for first-time buyers. This stress can [...]

MCB University Press has announced its Library and Information Services Internet Research Register. If you are working on some research or a project and would like to tell your colleagues […]

SUCCESSES IN OHIO, THREE NORTH-CENTRAL STATES, AND CALIFORNIA EXCEED ALL EXPECTATIONS Library patrons are like customers everywhere: They want their product delivered directly to them-and quickly, and at minimum cost. [...]

LITA's Top Technology Trends Committee has developed a streamlined guide to the best tools when searching for information on the Web. It can be found at www.lita.org/committe/toptech/toolkit.htm. It offers constantly [...]

The Association for Library Service to Children continues to work with various partners to improve and ensure the future of the nation through exemplary library service to children, their families, [...]

Internet-based bibliographic tool adds inventory from five publishers Baker & Taylor (B&T) has enhanced its Internet-based bibliographic tool Title Source II with the addition of inventory information from five wholesalers. [...]

With the wide-scale adoption of the Internet, some question what the librarian's role will become in the digital age. Some predict the demise of the profession, that the Internet and […]

OCLC has announced that it is inviting libraries to participate in and contribute to the development of the OCLC Cooperative Online Resource Catalog (CORC), an international effort to organize and […]

One of only two library systems to offer free access will study future The Nassau County Library System, on suburban Long Island, NY, is questioning an unusual and experimental program: [...]

Now that the long, wonderful days of June have arrived, our minds are undoubtedly filled with thoughts of summer ... vacations, special projects, and a relaxed pace. But for many […]

Reuters and factiva have announced an expanded relationship that will increase customer access to factiva's content through Reuters' products. Under the 3-year agreement, selected Factiva content will be embedded in […]

Much of the mainstream media coverage concerning libraries these days is focused on the challenges they face, escalating budget cuts, and questions about their relevance in today's world. Library resource […]

AS AMAZING AS technological progress in libraries has been in the last decade, more dramatic opportunities await. One such opportunity, under the prosaic name 'Web Services,' would knit together software [...]

In 1998, Tom Michalak, executive director of the Baker Library at the Harvard Business School (HBS), received a call from an HBS alumni inquiring as to whether online access to […]

Joyce Valenza, librarian at Springfield Township High School in Erdenheim, PA, knows how high school students do research projects, sometimes with unfortunate results. 'They just use the Internet,' she says. [...]

EBSCO Subscription Services and ISI have announced a linking agreement that provides researchers another avenue of access to scholarly information. Users can link from the ISI Web of Science to […]