Library Stuff http://www.librarystuff.net The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:02:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Mellon Grant Advances Library Digitization Efforts http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/21/mellon-grant-advances-library-digitization-efforts/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/21/mellon-grant-advances-library-digitization-efforts/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:02:33 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15519 “The Washington University Libraries have been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will allow the Libraries to implement Hydra, a powerful open-source software system used by research institutions around the world to provide access to their digital content. Equally important, Hydra facilitates collaboration among institutions that want to share their digital collections and link them to related materials held elsewhere. Over a period of two years, the grant will cover costs for technical skill-building among staff, expanded technological infrastructure, and internal and external outreach as well as interaction with the wider community of Hydra users and developers. Such efforts expand on technical resources already in place at the Libraries. This is essential as more and more materials are being delivered online and as the number of faculty-driven humanities projects grows.” (via Washington University)

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Hint of Scandal Embroils Queens Library’s Leaders http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/21/hint-of-scandal-embroils-queens-librarys-leaders/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/21/hint-of-scandal-embroils-queens-librarys-leaders/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:14:58 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15517 “There it is atop the Queens Public Library’s headquarters: The roof deck at the heart of an inquiry into misused money, where some say the president of the library, Thomas W. Galante, likes to take cigarette breaks. Four wrought-iron chairs and some low tables are jammed onto a 16-by-14-foot space one flight up from Merrick Boulevard. The shrubs surrounding it are dying. Air-conditioning units rumble behind flimsy latticework erected as a buffer. The view is of the blank exteriors of buildings on either side. “It’s not opulent,” Joanne King, a spokeswoman for the library, said during a tour last week.” (via NYTimes.com)

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Gardeners on Alert as Pennsylvania Targets Risks of Seed Exchanges http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/21/gardeners-on-alert-as-pennsylvania-targets-risks-of-seed-exchanges/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/21/gardeners-on-alert-as-pennsylvania-targets-risks-of-seed-exchanges/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:00:28 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15515 “A crackdown by Pennsylvania regulators on a seed exchange at a small library has put gardeners and advocates of locally grown organic food on alert across the country. In June, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture told a public library in Mechanicsburg, Pa., that it couldn’t distribute homegrown seeds. The agency said a planned seed-exchange program would run afoul of a 2004 state law requiring anyone who distributes seeds to conduct certain quality tests, adhere to labeling and storage rules and acquire a license.” (via WSJ)

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Panel OKs State Librarian Despite Initial Concerns http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/21/panel-oks-state-librarian-despite-initial-concerns/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/21/panel-oks-state-librarian-despite-initial-concerns/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:31:45 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15513 “The son of a former California Supreme Court justice won approval Wednesday from a state Senate panel as the new state librarian after initial concerns that he had never worked in the field and had no formal training as a librarian when he was nominated. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown named Greg Lucas of Sacramento to the $143,000-a-year post in March. State law requires the appointee to be a technically trained librarian, and Lucas said he began taking an online master’s degree library science class this month from San Jose State University.” (via AP)

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What the ‘death of the library’ means for the future of books http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/20/what-the-death-of-the-library-means-for-the-future-of-books/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/20/what-the-death-of-the-library-means-for-the-future-of-books/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:59:33 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15511 “Forbes contributor Tim Worstall wants us to close public libraries and buy everyone an Amazon Kindle with an unlimited subscription. “Why wouldn’t we simply junk the physical libraries and purchase an Amazon Kindle Unlimited subscription for the entire country?” he asks. Worstall points to substantial savings on public funds, arguing that people would have access to a much larger collection of books through a Kindle Unlimited subscription than they could get through any public library and that the government would spend far less on a bulk subscription for all residents than it ever would on funding libraries. Is he right? Are libraries obsolete? He might be correct — but only if libraries were just about books, which they are not. Libraries are actually an invaluable public and social resource that provide so much more than simple shelves of books (or, for those in rural areas, a Bookmobile like the one this author grew up with). A world without public libraries is a grim one indeed, and the assault on public libraries should be viewed as alarming.” (via The Week)

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Understanding a turbulent world to develop library policy agenda http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/understanding-a-turbulent-world-to-develop-library-policy-agenda/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/understanding-a-turbulent-world-to-develop-library-policy-agenda/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:29:24 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15509 “Today, the American Library Association (ALA) releases the draft “Trends Report: Snapshots of a Turbulent World” (with Appendix I (pdf) and Appendix II (pdf)) to stimulate discussion about and ultimately inform a national policy agenda for the U.S. library community. A draft policy agenda will be developed for public comment through the Policy Revolution! initiative led by the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) with guidance from its Library Advisory Committee (LAC). “The speed of change related to technology and the linked policy dimensions is breathtaking. Similarly, library roles and demands are evolving, and so the library community’s national policy priorities need to be critically reviewed and realigned accordingly,” said OITP Advisory Committee Chair and LAC Ex Officio Member Dan Lee (via Direct Dispatch)

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The Academic Book of the Future http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/the-academic-book-of-the-future/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/the-academic-book-of-the-future/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:15:40 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15506 “The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the British Library are launching a two-year research project which will explore the future of the academic books in the context of open access publishing and continuing digital change. Dr Samantha Rayner, Director of the Centre for Publishing at the University College London (UCL) will lead the project ‘Communities of Practice: The Academic Book of the Future’. Alongside colleagues Simon Tanner and Professor Marilyn Deegan from King’s College London and Nick Canty from UCL this multi-disciplinary team will engage with the publishing and academic community to better understand the current landscape of academic publishing. A combination of large scale scoping work and more focussed mini-projects will ensure that opinions, approaches and ideas are included from the UK and beyond.” (British Library – Press and Policy Centre)

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Halifax looks forward to the opening of its very own library of the future http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/halifax-looks-forward-to-the-opening-of-its-very-own-library-of-the-future/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/halifax-looks-forward-to-the-opening-of-its-very-own-library-of-the-future/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:01:58 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15504 “It is being billed as the “city’s living room.” Its rooftop patio offers stunning views of Halifax harbour. There is a 300-seat theatre, two cafes, gaming stations, two music studios, dedicated space for adult literacy, a First Nations reading circle and boardrooms for local entrepreneurs.Halifax’s new $57.6-million gleaming glass library of the future is to open later this fall – a 129,000-square-foot building in the city’s downtown with a unique cantilevered rectangular glass box on the top, suggesting a stack of books. Fully accessible, culturally sensitive, environmentally sustainable and architecturally stunning, with elegant angles and lines, it is the first piece of modern architecture to be built in Halifax in decades, and the first major central library to be built in Canada in several years.” (via The Globe and Mail)

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Mesa libraries pilot innovative technologies, programs http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/mesa-libraries-pilot-innovative-technologies-programs/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/mesa-libraries-pilot-innovative-technologies-programs/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:33:44 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15502 “Picture a library. If the first thing that comes to mind is a card catalog, “you’re long overdue for a visit,” according to Public Library Association President Larry Neal. For years, libraries have been on the leading edge when it comes to piloting new technologies, Neal said. They were some of the first places to offer access to desktop computers, the Internet and e-readers. But as libraries’ offerings have evolved, their marketing and branding efforts haven’t necessarily kept pace. And while surveys show the majority of Americans still believe in the importance of libraries, the discrepancy has left more tech-savvy generations wondering why they would ever need to visit one.” (via AZ Central)

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Visually impaired teen makes impact at Southside digital library http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/visually-impaired-teen-makes-impact-at-southside-digital-library/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/visually-impaired-teen-makes-impact-at-southside-digital-library/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:29:13 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15500 “When Christian Sanchez reported to the Bexar County BiblioTech as an intern in June, he immediately made his mark. Within days, the 16-year-old had learned every facet of all-digital library located at 3505 Pleasanton Road. The tech savvy teen’s duties ranged from working the circulation desk to one-on-one sessions with visually impaired patrons. While Sanchez is particularly adept at helping visually impaired patrons — he’s blind himself — he readily assisted all patrons, answering tech questions and providing information.” (via San Antonio Express-News)

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Public library engagement in the United States http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/public-library-engagement-in-the-united-states/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/public-library-engagement-in-the-united-states/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/public-library-engagement-in-the-united-states/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/public-library-engagement-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 NJ State Library to deliver high school diploma program http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/nj-state-library-to-deliver-high-school-diploma-program/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/nj-state-library-to-deliver-high-school-diploma-program/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:12:36 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15496 “The New Jersey State Library (NJSL), an affiliate of Thomas Edison State College, announced today the launch of its Online High School Completion Program, which will allow NJ residents to earn an accredited high school diploma and credentialed career certificate at their local library. The groundbreaking program is designed to reengage adults in the education system and prepare them for entry into post-secondary education or the workforce.” (via APP)

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Orland Park Public Library  keeps Internet access policy http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/orland-park-public-library-keeps-internet-access-policy/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/orland-park-public-library-keeps-internet-access-policy/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:10:14 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15494 “Orland Park Public Library trustees on Monday night voted to continue to allow patrons 18 and older unfiltered Internet access, reaffirming a vote taken earlier this year. Before the 4-2 vote, some patrons asked the board to install a filter to prevent people from being able to view pornographic material while online, and two library trustees said they supported the use of filters.” (via Southtown Star)

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Missouri libraries struggle to stay open http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/missouri-libraries-struggle-to-stay-open/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/19/missouri-libraries-struggle-to-stay-open/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:08:22 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15492 “Could public libraries be a thing of the past in Missouri?    Lawmakers are battling whether or not to with hold more than $6 million from the public library budget, and local libraries are already seeing an impact. Canton Library officials say roughly 60 people come into the library every day, mostly for the free internet access.  Because of state cuts, internet costs rose almost 600 percent for the Canton library, which is forcing the library to consider all its options.” (via WGEM)

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HarperCollins UK, now on Scribd http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/14/harpercollins-uk-now-on-scribd/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/14/harpercollins-uk-now-on-scribd/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:08:32 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15490 “Hail, Britannia! We’re excited to welcome HarperCollins UK to Scribd. Our UK readers now have access to some of our all-time favorites, including Fahrenheit 451, Play It As It Lays, and The Devil Wears Prada, along with more than 3,000 others, all ready to read right now. Here’s what Charlie Redmayne, CEO of HarperCollins Publishers UK, has to say: “We are delighted to be part of this new route to market for our backlist titles. This new business model offers excellent value for book lovers, while allowing HarperCollins authors to enjoy extended reach, increased discovery and improved royalty streams.” (via The Scribd Blog)

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Mayoral donor spared the ax in Queens library scandal http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/14/mayoral-donor-spared-the-ax-in-queens-library-scandal/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/14/mayoral-donor-spared-the-ax-in-queens-library-scandal/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:15:02 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15488 “Mayor de Blasio and Borough President Melinda Katz spared only one Thomas Galante backer when they axed eight other trustees who had supported the disgraced Queens Public Library honcho — and it turns out that lucky survivor has ties to both pols. De Blasio and Katz didn’t lay a finger on Mary Ann Mattone, 66, who happens to be the wife of developer Joseph Mattone, and whose family has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic races, including those of Katz and Hizzoner. Mattone’s son, Carl, 55, even headlined a Katz fund-raiser in Douglaston, Queens, this summer.” (via New York Post)

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Even wired tribal libraries are lagging behind on tech http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/14/even-wired-tribal-libraries-are-lagging-behind-on-tech/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/14/even-wired-tribal-libraries-are-lagging-behind-on-tech/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:12:31 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15486 “As much as some places in the United States have struggled to get good, affordable, accessible Internet connectivity, one type of spot on the map has struggled even more than most: tribal lands. Broadband deployment in the whole of the U.S. stands at about 65 percent, the Federal Communications Commission found a few years ago, but on tribal lands the official rate is just 10 percent, with “anecdotal evidence suggest[ing] that actual usage rates may be as low as 5 to 8 percent.” (via The Washington Post)

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Google Wants to Save Our Schools—And Hook a New Generation of Users http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/13/google-wants-to-save-our-schools-and-hook-a-new-generation-of-users/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/13/google-wants-to-save-our-schools-and-hook-a-new-generation-of-users/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:26:53 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15484 “The old “dog ate my homework excuse” is about to become a thing of the past. And kids will have Google to thank. The search giant has just released Classroom, a free tool that allows teachers to do everything from assigning projects to collecting and grading assignments, all online. Classroom uses Google’s own products such as Docs and Drive to manage and organize the often chaotic classroom workflow.” (via WIRED)

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Queens Library carrying out expensive probe of leaks about director Thomas Galante’s salary, spending http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/12/queens-library-carrying-out-expensive-probe-of-leaks-about-director-thomas-galantes-salary-spending/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/12/queens-library-carrying-out-expensive-probe-of-leaks-about-director-thomas-galantes-salary-spending/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:39:34 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15482 “The Queens Library is spending big bucks to investigate leaks of confidential information about board meetings to the Daily News. Lawyers for six former trustees suing to get their positions back after they were kicked out by Mayor de Blasio and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz revealed in court papers the library has retained a high-powered former federal judge to probe leaks that led to a series of stories in The News about library director Thomas Galante’s $392,000 salary and his free-spending ways. Brooklyn Federal Judge Roslynn Mauskopf recused herself Monday from presiding over the suit because she is a close personal friend of the former federal judge, Barbara Jones, who served on the bench in the Southern District of New York for 16 years before leaving to become a partner at a white shoe law firm.” (via NY Daily News)

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Omaha’s proposed budget would cut funding for libraries http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/11/omahas-proposed-budget-would-cut-funding-for-libraries/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/11/omahas-proposed-budget-would-cut-funding-for-libraries/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:37:40 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15480 “If you’ve been patiently waiting for a library copy of a best-seller like “The Fault in Our Stars,” the City of Omaha’s proposed budget for next year might come with some bad news. The plan headed to the City Council for a public hearing Tuesday comes with a cut for the city’s libraries; the department’s $13.1 million budget is down about 5 percent from last year. To avoid cutting staff or library hours, officials have plans to reduce the library’s materials budget — which means fewer opportunities to buy new books, e-books, DVDs and other materials, and longer wait times for some of the most popular titles.” (via Omaha.com)

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Detroit library could be site of another Batman v Superman shoot http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/11/detroit-library-could-be-site-of-another-batman-v-superman-shoot/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/11/detroit-library-could-be-site-of-another-batman-v-superman-shoot/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:35:09 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15478 “Access to parts of the Detroit Library’s main branch was limited Friday because of what library personnel said were preparations for the filming of a scene for a major movie production. The 149-year-old library’s ornate third floor will be the site of more Detroit filming for “Batman v Superman,” security guards told patrons as they turned them away from elevators and staircases Friday.” (via MLive.com)

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Proposed Dallas budget would cut cops, boost streets and libraries http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/11/proposed-dallas-budget-would-cut-cops-boost-streets-and-libraries/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/11/proposed-dallas-budget-would-cut-cops-boost-streets-and-libraries/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:30:58 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15476 “In a rare decision during a nonrecession year, Dallas’ city manager is proposing a slight reduction in the number of police officers next fiscal year. Under the proposed budget unveiled Friday by City Manager A.C. Gonzalez, the Police Department’s sworn ranks would shrink by about 35 through attrition. That modest reduction — the force has more than 3,500 officers — is part of a broader effort to shave the department’s budget and use the savings to pay for other services that have shrunk in recent years, Gonzalez said.” The beneficiaries would include libraries, streets and animal services.” (via Dallas Morning News)

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How Target is Infiltrating Public Schools to Build Customers for Life http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/11/how-target-is-infiltrating-public-schools-to-build-customers-for-life/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/11/how-target-is-infiltrating-public-schools-to-build-customers-for-life/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:29:31 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15474 “I am the teacher-librarian in one of two San Francisco school libraries remodeled by the big-box chain Target, in partnership with the Heart of America Foundation (HOA). HOA, which coordinates corporate volunteer programs focused on literacy, provides a few different options, including the one Target picked: the READesign® Library Makeover Program. On its website, HOA promises to handle all the details for the sponsoring partner, making the experience simple but meaningful: “As soon as we know your desired market, we do the rest.” (via Alternet)

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This Librarian Is Not Impressed With Your Digital, No-Books Library http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/08/this-librarian-is-not-impressed-with-your-digital-no-books-library/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/08/this-librarian-is-not-impressed-with-your-digital-no-books-library/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2014 18:37:26 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15472 “I’m young for a librarian — 34 in a field where the median age is over 50. It should go without saying then that I’m not the least bit afraid of technology. Digital tools make me far more productive at what I do. However, as a member of the only profession dedicated to mastering, or at very least thinking about, the epistemology of all human discourses, I can tell you that books on a shelf arranged by the Dewey Decimal System (or Library of Congress Classification or UDC or Bliss or any other well-developed scheme) are an essential and invaluable architecture of human discovery and understanding.” (via NextCity)

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Unpopular books flying off branch libraries’ shelves http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/08/unpopular-books-flying-off-branch-libraries-shelves/ http://www.librarystuff.net/2014/08/08/unpopular-books-flying-off-branch-libraries-shelves/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2014 18:34:40 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15470 “At the Dudley Branch of the Boston Public Library, clustered volumes fill only half of many long, red shelves; the rest stand empty. In the adult nonfiction section, some shelves are completely barren. The library, in Roxbury, once brimmed with books. But officials have been steadily culling its collection the past few months as part of a push by BPL administrators to dispose of up to 180,000 little-used volumes from shelves and archives of branches citywide by year’s end. Library officials say the reductions help assure that patrons can comfortably sift through a modern selection that serves their needs.” (via Boston Globe)

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