Dan Savage, author of the syndicated column “Savage Love” and the editorial director of Seattle’s weekly newspaper The Stranger, described the rapid evolution of the “It Gets...
LearnRT’s “TEDx, Boot Camps, and Unconferences: Innovative and Low-Cost Staff Development Events” offered insights on using nontraditional methods to help library staff gain...
No fewer than seven librarians gave a whirlwind tour of map sources and mapping tools during the Map and Geography Round Table (MAGERT) sponsored session, generously supported by SimplyMap.
Paige Mano and Casey Schacher from Team I of the 2011 class of Emerging Leaders talk about their final project: “The Seven Deadliest Sins of Library Websites.”
Team I consists ...
On Sunday, the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy will host two programs on e-rate, a critical funding source for libraries that supports their connectivity needs.
Congress has a long to-do list for the end of this year and into 2012. The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and appropriations for FY2012 are just a few of the...
A core function of libraries of all types is to promote literacy. As information resources are found increasingly online, literacy has expanded beyond print to encompass information literacy...
Mike Blasenstein and Mike Iacovone have been named recipients of the John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, presented by the American Library Association (ALA) Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT).
Jill Nishi of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation kicked off a panel discussion of “Recovery along the Gulf Coast” by saying it was hard for her to believe that it has been five years...
Friday night’s ALA Play event offered a ton of fun. Organized by ALA’s Gaming in Libraries Member Interest Group and Graphic Novels in Libraries Member Interest Group (GN MIG), the...
Check out all of the great products you can find from ALA Graphics and ALA Editions at the ALA Store in New Orleans! This fun and informative video takes you on a 3 minute tour of the new ALA Store...
One of the new task forces to emerge from the 2015 strategic plan is the Transforming Collections Task Force, which met Friday to discuss its initial report to the ALCTS board.
Since 2007, the Emerging Leaders program has enabled newer librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure...
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