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For many years the newspaper industry served as the cautionary tale for libraries. But as even the biggest brick-and-mortar stores fall, retail may be an even better example for libraries looking for new ways to provide a better experience for community members.
When it comes to what makes a good librarian, the first requirement is experience—whether in the library, working with records, or talking to patrons and students. But sometimes there is no substitute for earning a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree—either to meet the benchmarks necessary to further a career already in progress, or to shift from an (often already successful) path in another profession.
The outgoing Librarian of Congress was a technophobe who refused all gadgets more advanced than a fax machine; he was in charge of the nation’s copyright, and hence its IT policy.
There is absolutely no excuse for you not to master a new skill, expand your knowledge, or eventually boost your career.
ESSA is the first piece of federal legislation in more than 50 years that uses federal funding for effective school library programs.
Three mobile-specific visions of the future of higher education, from a college student.
Jon Cawthorne is the Dean of Libraries at the West Virginia University Libraries. His research work focuses on helping academic libraries imagine the future through scenario planning. Can you share...
Melissa Marshall brings a message to all scientists (from non-scientists): We're fascinated by what you're doing. So tell us about it -- in a way we can understand. In just 4 minutes, she shares powerful tips on presenting complex scientific ideas to a general audience.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (via landscape-photo-graphy)
Join us for The Best Google Apps for Teaching Writing, a 30-minute webinar where we’ll review some of the best tools that both teach writing skills and integrate with Google’s ecosystem.
Registration is now open for the Northern California/Nevada Medical Library Group and the Medical Library Group of Southern California/Arizona Joint Meeting!
Registration is now open for the Northern California/Nevada Medical Library Group and the Medical Library Group of Southern California/Arizona Joint Meeting, In Tune with the Future through Vision, Visibility and Partnership. The meeting takes place January 20-23, 2016, at Stanford University in Palo Alto.
We have an exciting line up of speakers and continuing education, along with plenty of opportunities to interact with colleagues and vendors. Register now to take advantage of early registration prices.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in January!
2016 Joint Meeting Steering Committee
Nicole Chiodo: [email protected]
Michelle Henley: [email protected]
Shannon Meaney: [email protected]
Claire Sharifi: [email protected]
Website: ncnmlg.mlanet.org/joint2016
What is happiness? What makes us happy? Do libraries have the capacity to deliver a happy experience to those who use them? All good questions. The answers are elusive, but thanks to a body of research on happiness accumulated over the past quarter century we are better able to answer those questions. Librarians are increasingly expressing an interest in the design of experiences that improve how community members interact with the full range of service, resources, and staff. Think of it as the “totality” of all that the library has to offer as an experience, not just the usability of the catalog, the cleanliness of the restrooms, or the smiles on staff faces at service points. Each, no doubt, is important to the overall experience. Great library experiences are delivered at every touch point where community members connect with the library.
In August, Harvard Library opened its User Research Center (URC), where library staff can discuss, design, and implement in-person and device-based user experience research. According to Susan Fliss, Associate University Librarian for Research, Teaching, and Learning and Director and Librarian of Monroe C. Gutman Library, this is the next step in a change in focus for Harvard’s library system. “Over the past several years, Harvard librarians and staff have been investing time in developing skills in anthropological survey design and user testing. While we had many people who were undertaking user design projects, the projects were dispersed across libraries and schools.” By creating a centralized Research Center, Fliss hopes that Amy Deschenes, Library User Experience Specialist, and Kris Markman, Online Learning Librarian, can coordinate usability efforts across all of Harvard’s libraries.
The aim of merchandising is to make each library’s collection as effective as possible. Great merchandising forms the bridge between the library and the patron—it helps readers discover books beyond the best sellers on the holds shelf. The challenge for libraries is that merchandising is a specialty in its own right.
As President Obama ponders his choice for the next Librarian of Congress, the first time in nearly three decades that such a nomination will be necessary, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill to put a ten-year term on the position, stripping the job of the lifetime tenure it has carried since 1802.
