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The article discusses strategic initiative on leadership focusing on collaboration and good library instruction for the student and profession's success in the U.S. It states that good library instruction is the main factor in creating sustained collaborative opportunities for student success by revitalizing attitudes, skills, and practices in library instruction. It mentions the importance of fostering collaborative relationships by being open to opportunities to build relationships.

The article reports on the launch of the Fun Palaces open source comics tool by the State Library of Queensland. Particular focus is given to the availability of its code on GitHub, a digital repository. According to Matt Finch of the State Library of Queensland, comics is a good place for individuals interested in trying new things. Also mentioned are an analog version of the comic maker and the partnership with Griffith University.

The article discusses the library of the Deusto University in Bilbao, Spain, across from the Guggenheim Museum. The current library was designed by Spanish architect José Rafael Moneo on behalf of the local Jesuits, based on the architecture of a convent in Leuven, Belgium. The article discusses the design, the influences, collaborations, and other aspects of the building of the library which glows in the dark.

Looks at the literary investments by university libraries in the United States. Reasons behind a library's preference for dealing with dead authors than with living writers; Evidence that technology may kill the manuscript trade; Effect of the increasing prices and tighter university budgets on the literary investments by libraries; Lessons learned from the experiences of universities that have retreated from the manuscript marketplace.

The article reports how books written by Oxfordians are in major numbers in public and university libraries around the world including the scholarship to students, teachers and others at no charges, "Contested Will" which is shelved in 1590 libraries and "The Shakespeare Guide to Italy" in 450 libraries.

The article relates the path of a higher education academic librarian into becoming a fully embedded liaison librarian. Topics covered include providing students with access to interconnected knowledge, keeping abreast with digital technologies as systems librarian and liaising for the departments of Mathematics and Statistics and the College of Engineering and Computing. Also cited are work in facilitating book requests of the faculty, connections and pedagogic tools for online instructions.

Unless you have been fortunate enough to have had a philanthropist bestow upon you the monies to build an art gallery or you are at a large state university with tons of funds, you are probably like me: You have little to no art at your college. And so, we rely on our library to be the center of all things art. If you've read my series Leadership is an Art, you know I love art and what it can teach on many levels ( see Nov. 2014, Feb. 2015, and June 2015 issues). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the initiative of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Illinois to officially submit its bid to house the Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum within its campus. Paula Allen-Meares, UIC chancellor, states the factors that reflect the U.S. President Barack Obama's achievements and the UIC's research and public services which include health care reform, education reform, and the use of advanced technology.

The article discusses an information literacy outreach program at Columbus State Community College's (CSCC's) Campus Learning Center in Delaware, Ohio, in which fourth graders from Laura Woodward Elementary School experienced a day at college on May 25, 2012. The choice of Bigfoot as the topic of a library project to get the students' attention and library coordinator, Dana Knott's, and reference and instruction librarian, Kristine Szabo's, project design are discussed.

The article focuses on the implementation of the centralised terminal management system in the University of Macedonia Library & Information Center with the use of the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) version 5 software suite. The maintenance and administration time of the user terminals has been significantly reduced after the intial and time-consuming server setup and configuration process. The system's usage and performance is fast and effective, also, it obliterates viruses.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Print on the Margins," by Rick Anderson, published in the June 15, 2011 issue of "Library Journal," discussing that the University of California in San Diego Library is changing from print collections to more electronic acquisitions.

The article reports that the Macomb County Library, near Detroit, Michigan, will be taken over by Wayne State University (WSU). Under WSU, the library will continue to offer most services previously maintained. The article mentions that WSU sees this as an opportunity to expand its presence in the area, and intends for the library to be a resource for WSU students as well as residents of Macomb County.

The article highlights the construction of an information commons at Indiana University-Bloomington. In February, Indiana University-Bloomington unveiled its second information commons, IC2: 9600 square feet, 68 computer workstations, and seating for more than 100 laptop users. The difference from Indiana's first information commons? IC2 aims to be a quiet space.

The article reports on the winners of the 2005 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. The 2005 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, sponsored by Blackwell's Book Services and the Association of College and Research Libraries, go to the Pierce College Library Pierce College Library in the community college category; Mount Holyoke College Library in the college library category; and University of Virginia Library in the university library category. In 1996, Mount Holyoke became one of the first undergraduate institutions to merge its library and computing services.

The author discusses the One Book/One Community (OBOC) partnership of the Bridgewater Public Library (BPL) in Massachusetts. Some of its partners in the program include the Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District and Friends of BPL. The committee started the program with Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America" and followed it with Jodi Picoult's "My Sister's Keeper."

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's learning experiences while completing the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) practicum, particularly on the cultural differences on how lending library operates in Latin America and the U.S.

The article profiles the Student Library Advisory Committee (SLAC) at the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library at Loyola University-New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. The author discusses various aspects of the SLAC, including the history of the body at the university, its contribution to library polices and procedures, and its function as a focus group within the library and university environment. The author also provides specific, step-by-step advice on how to start a committee at one's own university.

The article provides information about accepting formal piano lessons for four-year-olds and looking for references about piano teachers, piano educators and educational composers. It provides that in teaching for four-year-old children, teachers should be prepared to adapt a learning style and materials that suit their level. Research shows that musical training does affects the brain development of the preschoolers and that keyboard students performed better on spatial-temporal ability test than those who had computer training for singing lessons. While famous educational composers or teachers are sometimes featured in music periodicals like Clavier, Internet and colleges and universities libraries may also give such sources of information.

This section offers news briefs related to library grants and acquisitions in the U.S. as of June 2014. Topics reported includ Penn Libraries's reception of two Endowment of the Humanities funding grants, the University of California-San Diego Library's acquisition of a digital archive, and Michael Erlewine's donation of astrology journals to the state of Illinois.

The article reports that French government signed the Istex convention which implies the creation of a digital library including scientific archives which would be available in all French universities

Highlights from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) January 21-23, 2012 Board of Directors' meeting is presented. Topics addressed include a demonstration grant for academic libraries to show their impact on institutional success, an endorsement of a document on the role of academic libraries in student learning, and the creation of the ACRL Task Force on the Structure for Core Organizational Values.

The article focuses on the construction of the University of Hawaii West Oahu campus in Kapolei, Hawaii. It informs that 112-million U.S. dollars first phase construction will include buildings for laboratories, classrooms and library/resource center which can accommodate nearly 3,700 students. It also mentions that the campus will help to improve the economic condition of the region.

The article discusses the work of Paulita Aguilar, the curator of the University of New Mexico's Indigenous Nations Library Program, which was developed to increase research skills and information literacy among the university's tribal students. A discussion of the history and goals of the Indigenous Nations Library Program, which was established in 2004, is presented.

The article features the transformation of Ontario Digital Library by the Government of Ontario. The government has partnered with the province's schools, public and university libraries. This resulted to the success of the Knowledge Ontario programs and services aimed at maximizing accessible digital resources, creating a more integrated library system, offering excellent materials to students and teachers, and equipped Ontarians with knowledge to build healthier and stronger communities.

Reports on the increase of the median total library expenditures of the Association of Research Libraries in the U.S. Comparison between the average rate rise of material, salary and operating expenditures; Directions of the expenditure trends; Challenges facing research libraries for the forcible future.

A profile is presented of the café and library built by the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie college in Karlsruhe, Germany, called the TheaBib&Bar, in the foyer of the Karlsruhe Staatstheater theater, discussing the space's use a place of study during college examinations.

The article presents information on the construction project of the new Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno, California. The $95-million project is expected to be complete in late 2008. According to John D. Welty, Fresno State's president, Fresno State has earned a position of trust by serving the educational needs of the culturally and economically diverse central San Joaquin Valley for nearly a century.