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Survivor: The Library Edition By Susan Carol Curzon - 04/01/2009
Six years ago, I shared some strategies on managing a cutback ("Budget Shortfalls," LJ 5/15/03, p. 34–35). Now, here we are in an even more severe economic downturn. We must have viable libraries through these tough times, so we need to keep adding to our portfolio of ways to manage cutbacks. More
The Future of Reading By Tom Peters - 11/01/2009
The future of reading is very much in doubt. In this century, reading could soar to new heights or crash and burn. Some educators and librarians fear that sustained reading for learning, for work, and for pleasure may be slowly dying out as a widespread social practice. Only at living history farms will we see people reading.
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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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E-Views Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University November 7, 2009 That Song is in My Head and I Like It
So I recently discovered that Pink Martini has had TWO albums out since the last one ... More
E-Views Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University November 7, 2009 MLA Signs with Summon
The Modern Language Association (MLA) just signed an agreement with Serials Solutions... More
E-Views Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University November 5, 2009 Having a Bad Week?
Here's a quick way to get perspective: take a look at these satellite images taken by... More
Design Institute 2007 December 11, 2007 at Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center:Design Institute 2007
Learning Gardens New York's GreenBranches program links the library to the street.
Green Picks: LBD May 2007 Want to reduce your library's carbon footprint? Join the Cradle-to-Cradle revolution. Helen Milling shares the green products her firm is using.
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