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Being challenged can keep some librarians from finding their voice and sharing it. A question or a comment could be intended as an attack or it might just be a benign desire to learn more. Knowing how to respond can make a difference.
To say “times have changed” is an understatement. The advent of a blizzard of digital resources means that we simply don’t have the people or means to evaluate sources as we once did.
Sandi Hilal brings a powerful and radically inclusive perspective to the definition of public space.
Leaders spend considerable time in meetings. They need strategies to make sure they maximize that time for organizational productivity and progress. Strategies for productive individual and group meetings should be in the leader’s toolbox.
If your institution accepts transfer students, particularly if it accepts a large number of them, you know they can fall through the cracks when it comes to getting the same level of attention as freshmen. Now that transfers are getting more attention nationally, academic librarians may want to follow suit.
Too much time watching MSNBC has almost convinced me that the United States is headed for social and political disaster in a maelstrom of tribal hatred, institutional destruction, fascist government, and xenophobic isolationism.
MORE POWER TO THE LIBRARY STAFF in Hurricane, UT, who have sparked an important conversation in response to a ban on displays about LGBTQ topics. They have been fighting this decision, which contravenes the Library Bill of Rights and departs from widespread practice around raising awareness of resources for underserved or historically marginalized populations.
Letters to the editor, web comments, and other feedback from readers from our August, 2018 issue
Those of us working at a college or university have a considerably different perspective on higher education than our fellow citizens who learn about it from the media. How might higher education deliver a better message?
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