This summer has been fantastic for library news, blogs posts, and articles. If you’re just getting caught up, here’s a list of library-related stories that will keep you busy!
via 35 Library Stories You May Have Missed in July | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org.
With the Great Recession still affecting public service budgets nationwide, libraries continue to pursue new funding avenues. The latest foray into fiscal triage, undertaken by at least two libraries—Toronto (Ont.) Reference Public Library and the Port Chester –Rye Brook (N.Y.) Library—is to allow commercial enterprises to advertise their products and services in the library.
In both cases, the libraries have accepted a quid pro quo from ad placement companies. The firms provide a product for free to the library. In exchange, the company keeps whatever revenue comes from selling the ads displayed on that free product.
See the full article: Libraries Weigh Accepting Paid Ads to Keep Afloat | American Libraries Magazine.
eBooks are a constant topic in library news today. If you’re just getting caught up or striving to keep current, here are 68 resources that will put you in-the-know and help you make an informed decision about implementing eBooks in your library.
via 68 essential resources for eBooks in libraries by Ellyssa Kroski | No Shelf Required.
Just like our lives can often be divided into chapters, there are also different books that can define each decade.
via Summer Reads: Best Books For Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s And 60s | HuffPost Books.
The University of Iowa library has more than 4,000 miniature books in its collection. The smallest one of all, though, manages to stand out from the rest by measuring in at an itty-bitty 0.138 inches square and 0.04 inches thick. And as The Atlantic uncovered, researchers have only just found out what text this tiny tome is holding, thanks to a new microscope.
via How a Librarian Figured Out What Was Written in This Microscopic Book | Gizmodo.
I love post-apocalyptic fiction in the form of novels, films, comics, and video games. I have gathered reviews and recommendations for hundreds of titles for my own summer reading list that I thought others might enjoy as well. This post will highlight some of my favorite post-apocalyptic novels, but then also provide resources and lists where you can find over 23,000 more!!
This presentation was given at the School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) conference in 2013. It focusses on what gamification is and how to use game elements to bring fun into the library.
Since the beginning of 2013, four major library vendors have announced the launch of new or expanded streaming services that will enable patrons to view movies and television shows at their library or at home using computers, tablets, smart TVs, or any device equipped with a web browser.
See the full article: More Vendors Help Libraries Stream Video | The Digital Shift.
Quotable: “Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: if you want to be hired as a librarian, get ready to move. Many of you are probably already in a large city or a university town with a library school, plenty of recent graduates, a public library that hasn’t hired anyone since 2008, and academic libraries that are only making part-time appointments. You’re going to need to look nationally, especially to land that first position.”
See the full article: How to Land a Library Job | Brian Kenney | Publishers Weekly
Very useful and to the point advice. Recommended read for new and upcoming MLIS graduates.
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