Drawing First-Year Students By Michelle Boulé - 11/01/2009
Each new school year, academic librarians are given a fresh crop of students and faculty to entice through the doors, both physical and virtual. Librarians create clever marketing that appeals to their students' intelligence. They devise games to highlight services. They foster a sense of ownership, offer exemplary service that makes their users' lives easier, lend devices their users crave, a...
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Redefining RA: The Ideal Tool By Neal Wyatt - 10/15/2009
Libraries are not so unlike market giants Netflix, Amazon, and Pandora. That is, they all thrive when librarians succeed at helping users make the next choice. Despite our significantly different business models and missions, we share an interest in facilitating the search for information, including what to read, view, and listen to next.
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The Library of Congress Talks Digital Initiatives Josh Hadro - 09/01/2009
Recently, LJ Academic Newswire columnist Ellyssa Kroski interviewed Michelle Springer, a project manager of digital initiatives within the Library of Congress Office of Strategic Initiatives. They covered the library's recent forays into social media, including a blog, a Facebook Page, YouTube and iTunes channels, and a Twitter account, as well as its participation in Flickr Commons.
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ALA Annual Conference: LJ's Pick of Monday's Top Tweets Rebecca Miller - 07/14/2009
Monday’s tweets had ALA attendees sharing anecdotes, insights, and observations as the conference neared its close. Here, LJ selects the #ALA2009 hashtag tweets best illustrating the day's surreal mood….
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ALA Conference 2009: LJ's Pick of Sunday's Top Tweets Rebecca Miller - 07/13/2009
The Twitter-fest continued through Sunday, sharing news, tips, and lessons from sessions. Following the #ALA2009 hashtag, LJ watched for the tweets that best shared the scene....
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ALA Conference 2009: Ubiquity of Mobiles Greatly To Affect Libraries Norman Oder - 07/13/2009
According to an ALA panel titled "Libraries and Mobile Devices: Public Policy Considerations," libraries must adapt their services and address issues of licensing, privacy, and accessibility....
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In the Bookroom Raya Kuzyk, Media Editor, Library Journal July 31, 2008 Meet Megan Winget('s Avatar)
You’ve read about Megan Winget, the University of Texas School of Information a... More
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