Investing in The Future: Automation Marketplace 2009 By Marshall Breeding - 04/01/2009
In a year where the general economy presented enormous challenges, libraries continued to make investments in automation, especially in products that help improve what and how they deliver to their end users. Access to electronic content remains a key driver. In response to anticipated needs for new approaches to library automation, many companies have invested to expand their development capac... More
ALA Conference 2009: Authors & Celebrities Expected in Chicago Bette-Lee Fox - 07/02/2009
A selection of authors and celebrities expected to appear at the American Library Association's (ALA) annual conference from Saturday, July 11 through Tuesday, July 14, including Junot Díaz, Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris, Gregory Maguire, and Lisa Scottoline....
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ALA Conference 2009: Panel To Address Academic Library “Hard Times” Norman Oder - 06/25/2009
As libraries at even some of the wealthiest academic institutions experience budget contractions, SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will sponsor a timely forum at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago: “Rough waters: Navigating hard times in the scholarly communication marketplace.”...
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E-Views Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University July 3, 2009 Another Bing Convert
I’ve been playing with Bing (Microsoft’s new search service) ever since l... 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.