Taking Sides on the MLIS By John N. Berry III, Editor-at-Large, jberry@reedbusiness.com - 06/15/2009
The police called to tell the library director they were coming to interview the staff. A suspect had told them he was at the library when the crime was committed. Steeped in the policies and pronunciamento of the profession on patron privacy, the director phoned the young woman on duty at the public desk.
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Libraries & the Inspiration Business By Brian Mathews - 06/15/2009
With federal, state, and county budgets drying up as record numbers of users flock to libraries, now is an excellent time for introspection about our profession. What exactly is our line of work? Librarians, keepers of those great cultural storehouses, used to be in the information business, with an emphasis on obtaining records and preserving knowledge.
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Case Study: What's My Motivation? By Michael Rogers - 06/01/2009
"Another one bites the dust," exclaimed Howard Alt, plunking down in his chair. "I just got the axe." "Oh, no," said Marie Tobin, her hand lifting to cover her mouth. "Yep," he said, exhaling a long breath. "And I'm not alone, either. Jenny in the children's room and Abbie in reference. It's not like we need librarians around here, with the public flooding in like a damn burst every day and us ...
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The "Verdict" on Reviews By Francine Fialkoff, Editor-in-Chief - 06/01/2009
For decades, Library Journal reviews have concluded by recommending titles for particular types of libraries or collections, with an occasional nod to a type of reader—the generalist, the student, the fan. Phrases like "highly recommended for larger libraries," "recommended for medium-sized and large fiction collections," and "for academic libraries only" have been standard fare at the en...
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FEMA Fails Again By Francine Fialkoff, Editor-in-Chief, fialkoff@reedbusiness.com - 05/15/2009
Tamara Glise doesn't consider herself a crusader, but FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has turned her into one. To her dismay, Glise, interim director of Cedar Rapids Public Library (CRPL), IA, has found that her library is not entitled to FEMA funds to support services to the city's residents when they need them most—after the 31' flood crest that devastated downtown Cedar ...
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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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