Kami Garcia, an American writer, has said in her book (Beautiful Creatures) that "Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future”. Considering this quote, I thought deeply about the ...

Great discussion around the "Eroding Library Role?" article from 4/7. One area that I'd like to engage the library community is around librarians and course development. 1) Learning design skills can ...

A new report from Ithaka S+R explores the multi-faceted role of the library in higher education. Every three years, the research and consulting firm's US Faculty Survey tracks faculty views on ...

Mindy Moran* planned on a career as an academic librarian. Since graduating with her MLS in 2016, however, she has not found a permanent position in a university or college library. She also has ...

“If you’re a writer and you have the impulse to put down on paper something that will survive you, you are inextricably connected to what a library means.” —Susan Orlean Practically every modern ...

Gloria Vela, fresh from receiving her MLIS and earning her Texas school librarian certification, did all the right things when she applied for school librarian jobs. She set up a tidy workspace ...

I don’t claim to be an expert in much, but when it comes to securing a library job I’ve got hard-won advice worth sharing. For much of my career I suffered from a kind of librarian wanderlust, ...

In a meeting, New York Public Library President, Anthony Marx, discusses library's role. In a meeting, New York Public Library President, Anthony Marx, discusses library's role. Frederick Wiseman's ...

If libraries do not seriously rethink their role in the lives of researchers, they could come to be seen more as resource purchasers than as research collaborators, according to a report released ...