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Interview: Kay Ann Cassell and Uma Hiremath update their benchmark reference text
06/13/2018An integral resource for students and working professionals alike, Reference and Information Services: An Introduction has served a whole generation of reference librarians. But authors Kay Ann Cassell and Uma Hiremath aren't resting on their... -
Fighting fake news: a frank conversation with Nicole A. Cooke
05/30/2018Nicole A. Cooke, a Library Journal Mover & Shaker, believes that the current flood of fake news and dubious information represents a golden opportunity for libraries. Her new ALA Editions Special Report Fake News and Alternative Facts:... -
How can libraries transform and thrive? Dorothy Stoltz and James Kelly on successful collaboration
05/23/2018How does a library amplify the skills and enthusiasm of its staff while also identifying what the community wants? In their new book Transform and Thrive: Ideas to Invigorate Your Library and Your Community, Dorothy Stoltz and her coauthors Gail... -
George Stachokas on ERM issues and trends
05/18/2018"Electronic resources are now the predominant component of academic library collections," says George Stachokas, editor of the new ALCTS monograph Reengineering the Library: Issues in Electronic Resources Management. "Special collections, archives,... -
Merrilee Proffitt on collaboration between Wikipedia and cultural heritage institutions
05/02/2018A senior program officer at OCLC Research, Merrilee Proffitt first started exploring how to develop better relationships between Wikipedia and cultural heritage institutions about seven years ago. Since then she created OCLC’s Wikipedian in...
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