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Presentation: Teens and Libraries by Lee Rainie, Jan 23, 2013 at Young Adult Library Services Association. “7 takeaways from our research: Teens live in a different information ecosystem Teens live in a different learning ecosystem Teens reading levels match/exceed adult levels Teens use libraries and librarians more than others, but dont necessarily love libraries as …
Library Services in the Digital Age – Patrons embrace new technologies and would welcome more. But many still want printed books to hold their central place, by Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie and Kristen Purcell “The internet has already had a major impact on how people find and access information, and now the rising popularity …
Public Libraries in the United States Survey: Fiscal Year 2010. January 2013: “The Public Libraries in the United States Survey report analyzes data supplied annually by over 98% of public libraries across the country. This years report features nine performance indicators and examines differences in library service at the locality levels (city, suburb, town, rural …
Via OCLC – SO 16363:2012. Space Data and Information Transfer Systems (see authors link) Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories outlines actions a repository can take to be considered trustworthy, but research examining whether the repositorys designated community of users associates such actions with trustworthiness has been limited. Drawing from this ISO document and …
News release: “In terms of speed and the breadth of material now accessible to anyone in the world, this is really revolutionary,” says audio curator Greg Budney, describing a major milestone just achieved by the Macaulay Library archive at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. All archived analog recordings in the collection, going back to 1929, …
American Association of University Professors: Joint Statement on Faculty Status of College and University Librarians, January 11, 2013 “Librarians perform a multifaceted role within the academy. It includes not only teaching credit courses but also providing access to information, whether by individual and group instruction, selecting and purchasing resources, digitizing collections, or organizing information. In …
Via LLRX.com: Conclusions from the National Inventory of Legal Materials – Hays Butler and Emily Feltren document the process and successful implementation of dynamic, extensive project conducted over the past three years by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) working with law librarian volunteers around the country to build the first-ever National Inventory of …
Internet Archives Blog: “Today we updated the Wayback Machine with much more data and some code improvements. Now we cover from late 1996 to December 9, 2012 so you can surf the web as it was up until a month ago. Also, we have gone from having 150,000,000,000 URLs to having 240,000,000,000 URLs, a total …
Branches of Opportunity, January 2013, Center for an Urban Future – “As more and more New Yorkers turn to digital books, Wikipedia and other online tools for information and entertainment, there is a growing sense that the age of the public library is over. But, in reality, New York Citys public libraries are more essential …
Digital Licenses Replace Print Prices as Accurate Reflection of Real Journal Costs by Paula Gantz, Association of American Publishers – Scholarly Publishing Division, Volume 11, No. 3, Summer/Fall 2012 “Instead of purchasing subscriptions to individual journals, librarians are pursuing licensing agreements that provide perpetual digital access to a body of content. For major institutions with …
Via LLRX.com – Googles powerful Nexus 10 Android tablet as a library patrons delight: The hardware and the apps that shine on it – David H. Rothman reviews the Android Nexus 10, which he considers a standout from among the well known group of available e-book readers. David documents key reasons to choose this e-reading …
Karen Ann Cullotta, New York Times: “As librarians across the nation struggle with the task of redefining their roles and responsibilities in a digital age, many public libraries are seeing an opportunity to fill the void created by the loss of traditional bookstores. They are increasingly adapting their collections and services based on the demands …
