A medical librarian asserts the importance of good metadata, and shares the process of implementing a discovery system to make accessing siloed information easier.
Having spent time in a homeless hostel, this guest post from Aspiring Librarian answers questions on how to engage with homeless communities and addresses some stereotypes and assumptions about homelessness.
A Finnish book recommendation service that allows users to also browse shelves virtually. An algorithm analyses anonymised loan data to make recommendations for customers and provide information on collection data for staff.
A retired librarian from Open University of Sri Lanka and Jaffna University reflects on how reading can help heal war-torn communities, as well as a 30-year career that saw the advent of digitization and online access.
Stories of six American library staff who have risen to the challenge and created new, innovative resources that targeted particular needs of patrons during the pandemic.
Overview of a project to ensure continuity of library services during and after lockdown. Remote Meetings Space provides a range of services including a virtual meeting place where children connect with artists, folk artists, writers and other creatives.
An overview of how new discovery citation indexes have evolved over the past 5 years, plus an in-depth look at whether any of the newcomers could rival Google Scholar or Web of Science/Scopus.
Whether teaching remotely or socially distanced, this article considers how school librarians can support and educate teachers on which tech is best for keeping students engaged.
College & Research Libraries News, Vol 81, No 10 (2020).
Cynthia Hudson-Vitale and Rebecca Miller Waltz
This report looks at straightforward and easy-to-implement strategies that library leaders can use to support the well-being of staff whose working patterns have drastically changed since Covid-19 hit.
A report that builds on published literature, looking at opportunities for research libraries to engage with emerging technologies.
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