Heald, Gregory
April 9, 2012The University of Northern Colorado Libraries in Greeley has named Gregory T. Heald coordinator of Library and Technology and Assessment.
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Bumgardner, Sandy
April 9, 2012March 30 Sandy Bumgardner retired as director of Upshur County (W.V.) Public Library
Herrera, Luis; Jefferson, Karen L.; Thorin, Suzanne E.
April 4, 2012President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate two librarians to the National Museum and Library Services Board: Luis Herrera, city librarian at San Francisco Public Library; and Suzanne E. Thorin, dean of libraries and university library at Syracuse (N.Y.) University. The President has also nominated Karen L. Jefferson, records manager at Atlanta University Center’s … Continue reading Herrera, Luis; Jefferson, Karen L.; Thorin, Suzanne E.
Dawes, Trevor
April 4, 2012Trevor Dawes, director, Circulation Services Division, Princeton (N.J.) University is the 2012 Distinguished Service Award recipient from the New Jersey Library Association’s College and University Section/Association of College and Research Libraries New Jersey Chapter.
Dawson, Alma
April 4, 2012Alma Dawson, professor at Louisiana State University’s School of Library and Information Science in Baton Rouge, received the Louisiana Library Association’s Meritorious Service Award. She recently served as director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services–funded Project Recovery, a collaboration between LSU’s SLIS and its partner libraries and organizations. Under the project, 30 new librarians … Continue reading Dawson, Alma
Let’s Put an End to Socialized Intellectual Property
April 1, 2012Ed. note: The following is the text of a speech given April 1 by retired United States Rep S. Douglas Maynard before the 4th Annual Restore Intellectual Property Protection for Economic Recovery Summit and Retreat. First of all, to the members of Restore Intellectual Property Protection for Economic Recovery, I wish to extend my sincere … Continue reading Let’s Put an End to Socialized Intellectual Property
Just Whom Do We Serve?
March 28, 2012Chances are, your library is chock-full of people. Some are staff and there may be the occasional vendor. But the vast majority—those who visit libraries—are part of a group that library workers have had significant trouble defining. How library workers view library patrons reflects our philosophical worldview. Much has been written on how patrons perceive … Continue reading Just Whom Do We Serve?
To Catch a Library Thief: Black Belt Security
March 21, 2012Graham peppered his talk with anecdotes as he described how to create and maintain safer libraries. He should know. He’s a frequent presenter on security at ALA and the author of the 2006 classic Black Belt Librarians: Every Librarian’s Real World Guide to a Safer Workplace (now published as The Black Belt Librarian: Real-World Safety and … Continue reading To Catch a Library Thief: Black Belt Security
An Interview with Jeanette Winterson
March 13, 2012Born in Manchester in 1959 but raised in the bleak working-class north England industrial town of Accrington, Winterson and her adoptive family had no phones, no cars, no indoor toilets, and lived in a community where few if any had job security. Her mother was an evangelical Pentecostal who was “apocalyptic by nature” and kept … Continue reading An Interview with Jeanette Winterson
Emphasis on Ebooks Stirs Community Outcry in Illinois
January 18, 2012Protesters, who included the local chapter of the NAACP, held a news conference at the main library on January 13 to voice their opposition, stating that the increasing shift toward digital media will leave behind traditional users and those without money or access to new technology. Members of the community-based initiative Save Our Library (SOL) … Continue reading Emphasis on Ebooks Stirs Community Outcry in Illinois
RDA: Food for a Cataloger’s Soul
December 7, 2011Like many catalogers, I have been dragged to RDA. But, the other day, I had an epiphany. My mind drew a connection between RDA—at least in the way I code the beast (|erda)—and goat cheese. Just bear with me while I explain. I first tasted goat cheese in the ’90s, while I was the guest … Continue reading RDA: Food for a Cataloger’s Soul
Steve Jobs, 1955 – –
October 10, 2011Here I sit, minding my own business (OK, working a crossword puzzle and catching my breath after an exhilarating class session with our new graduate students about the future of the book and how libraries will respond to whatever is happening) when an email pings with a request to write an “extra” column for American … Continue reading Steve Jobs, 1955 – –