Cory Doctorow
Thoughtful article on the sinister forces behind the anti-library movement.
UKSG
A call-to-action for libraries to safeguard their data and analytics from commercial enterprises that are exploiting it.
Jane Cowell
Jane considers the vital role of libraries in creating spaces for connection and community in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.
ALIA Sustainable Libraries Group
Actionable ways for libraries to help create sustainable ways of living.
Disruptive Library Technology Jester
Peter Murray explains what we know about the settlement of the lawsuit on the use of WorldCat records and what it might mean for the reuse of library metadata.
Ned Potter
To tweet or not to tweet? Ned considers how libraries can best serve their patrons in the light of recent upheaval at Twitter.
Library and Archives Canada Blog
The Digital Services Access Team takes us through their iterative approach to making services usable, accessible and enjoyable.
The Scholarly Kitchen
A look at how the new Open Discovery Initiative 'conformance statements' are working in practice in academic libraries.
This Liaison Life
A summary of the main points of a discussion around ideas for alternative funding models for library subscriptions.
The Bookseller
News of the next phase of the British Library/ Arts Council England project: a website bringing together UK public libraries.
The Distant Librarian
A new free Windows tool for recording your screen and webcam.
Pacific Library Partnership
Recordings of individual presentations at the The Future of Libraries conference. h/t Information Literacy Weblog
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
An overview of recent evidence, good practices, and methodologies for public access to computers and the internet in libraries.
College & Research Libraries, Vol 83, no.6 (2022), Clarke
A study looking at how the work of academic librarians is not acknowledged when communicating the value of the service to stakeholders.
Ithaka S+R, Nov 2022.
A guide for academic library leaders to help with building collections that reflect a diverse range of perspectives.
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