In yesterday’s Real Time session with Matt Finch the topics of freelancers and consultants came up. In times of crisis and economic downturn we worry about our paid staff. However, the library ecosystem also relies on experts such as consultants and freelancers to move our libraries forward. These folks can be helpful in professional development, […]
Category: Pointers
A Question on Book Handling
Greetings all, in the vein or “we’re making this up as we go” our partner PL203 received a question from someone looking for other libraries experience. So, if you have any replies or insight to the following question, please use the comments below. We’ll bundle up the answers and send the info onward. Also, if […]
COVID-19 Resources for Medical Librarians & Other Health Information Professionals
Dr. Feili Tu-Keefner points to the great resources put together by the Medical Library Association: https://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1712
Free Webinars and Trainings for Academic Library Workers (COVID-19)
A Google Doc with a large list of training materials compiled by Jessica Dai, jessica.dai@mail.wvu.edu http://bit.ly/FreeLibraryWebinars
Suggested Resources: Susan Rathbun-Grubb
The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services provides free access to a vast collection of past webinars and e-forums with topics relating to collection management, acquisitions, licensing and e-resources, cataloging and metadata, LSPs, workflows, and other technical services functions in libraries. Webinars: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/past/webinar e-forums: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/past/e-forum Lifelong learning, reflection, and interactivity form the foundation of […]
NEW LIBRARIANSHIP MASTER CLASS/MOOC ARCHIVE
Libraries have existed for millennia, but today the library field is searching for solid footing in an increasingly fragmented (and increasingly digital) information environment. What is librarianship when it is unmoored from cataloging, books, buildings, and committees? The vision for a new librarianship must go beyond finding library-related uses for information technology and the Internet; […]