BlogJunction
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This season of giving is a good time to reflect on inclusion, particularly how libraries reach out to underserved communities with their services. For libraries, outreach is about reaching out to those who don’t know how awesome the library is—to non-users and people with special needs that could be addressed by library services. In a [...]
Library staff across the country are establishing strong partnerships with their local workforce agencies in order to meet the needs of their communities. At the federal level, these partnerships are proving just as strong. Last week, the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) briefed Washington policy makers about their partnership with the U.S. Department [...]
A guest post by Donci Bardash Montana State Library and the BTOP project are excited to be able to offer WebJunction Montana. What is WebJunction Montana? WebJunction is a learning community designed exclusively for libraries. Through WebJunction, Montana library staff will have direct access to technology training offered by the Montana State Library. Due to [...]
The challenge to increase broadband connections and adoption is an action call to the entire nation. It has been likened to other large scale projects—the electrification project of the 1920s or President Kennedy’s quest to send a man to the moon in the 1960s. In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama urged [...]
Are you heading to the PLA conference later this month? As you plan your schedule, please note that the Edge coalition will host an update session on the development of public access technology benchmarks to help libraries improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of computer and Internet services (read our December post to learn more [...]
“the newspaper is 4% success rate to land a job, if that is all they want to use, they are killing themselves on more opportunity” —webinar chat comment When Twitter first appeared on the virtual scene in 2006, I thought it was utterly frivolous and inanely obsessed with what someone ate for breakfast. It turned [...]
Two things stood out from today’s webinar on E-Reader Policies and Procedures for Libraries: The practical details of e-readers and e-books in libraries are multitudinous, generating an unprecedented number of granular questions from the audience; A crowd (nearly 700) of library staff are their own best resource and have answers to a multitude of questions [...]
In conjunction with this week’s webinar, Developing and Maintaining E-Reader Policies and Procedures for Libraries, we asked Robyn Truslow, Public Relations Coordinator at the Calvert Library in Prince Frederick, Maryland, to share a post with their approach to managing policies and procedures for circulating e-readers, including keeping up with changes and needed revisions to the [...]
Perhaps it was the initial threat of cancellation that made my ALA Midwinter experience so endearing. Regardless, it brought about a renewed love for libraries and for all the amazing work of librarians, ALA members and staff, and for the organizations that support and sustain that work. Wearing more “hats” than ever, I traveled through [...]
I admit it. I’m not the most patient person in the world. I want to be. I would have made it my New Year’s resolution but that would have meant waiting 12 months to see if I could pull it off. One of the ways my impatience manifests itself is that I get… well, impatient [...]
Tuesday’s webinar on Organizational Storytelling for Librarians answered two burning questions about the topic: why the library should use storytelling and what makes a good story. [Photo: Pawnee Story Bundle, courtesy of Kansas Historical Society] First, the why. “If you don’t tell your story first, someone else will.” When you write your own story, you [...]
It’s hard to believe we’re packing for travel to Dallas next week! We hope to see you at some of these Midwinter events where you’re sure to find WebJunctioneers: OCLC Americas Regional Council Annual Member Meeting and Symposium Friday, January 20, 12:00-5:00 pm Omni Dallas Hotel, Dallas Ballroom EFG Open to all! Join your OCLC [...]
The days are getting noticeably longer in the Northwest, a welcome return of the light after a long period of leaving for and returning from work in the dark. It is also the time when a year’s worth of data comes to light as a reflection of what was accomplished in the previous twelve months. [...]