Category: libraries
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From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies Myrsini Mamoli, Georgia Institute of Technology Here in Atlanta, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has been part of my daily life for years. Parks and trails surrounding the center connect my neighborhood to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical…
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5 premium online research tools all Philly students can use for free
5 premium online research tools all Philly students can use for free Joyce Valenza, Rutgers University Years ago, as a high school librarian in suburban Philadelphia, I hosted a group of honors students from a high school just across the nearby city border. With the support of their alumni association, the city students planned to…
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Printed Matter: books as art objects
Printed Matter: books as art objects Zoe Sadokierski, University of Technology Sydney This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. As a book designer, I’m often asked whether I think printed books have a future. Short answer: yes, but it’s complicated. https://www.youtube.com/embed/SKVcQnyEIT8?wmode=transparent&start=0 Ohkamp’s animation The Joy of Books imagines the secret night…
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As libraries go digital, paper books still have a lot to offer us
As libraries go digital, paper books still have a lot to offer us Ksenya Kiebuzinski, University of Toronto This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. In Simon Weckert’s Google Maps Hacks, a performance art work, a man pulls a little red wagon filled with 99 cell phones through Berlin. Drawing on…
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Hard Evidence: how many people actually use libraries?
Hard Evidence: how many people actually use libraries? Frankie Wilson, University of Oxford This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. There’s no doubt that people in the UK value libraries. They are seen as an asset to communities, offering a calm, quiet, neutral space, where anyone can access information for work…
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The libraries of the future will be made of DNA
The libraries of the future will be made of DNA Jerome de Groot, University of Manchester This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. There are 6,000 tweets sent a second. In the time you have read this sentence, 42,000 tweets will have been sent. At an average of 34 characters per…
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Copyright exceptions in Canadian education aren’t a loophole, they’re essential
Copyright exceptions in Canadian education aren’t a loophole, they’re essential Stephanie Savage, University of British Columbia and Jennifer Zerkee, Simon Fraser University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Recent op-eds about Canadian copyright law call on the Canadian government to stop allowing uncompensated copying in education. At the end of…
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Friday essay: the library – humanist ideal, social glue and now, tourism hotspot
Friday essay: the library – humanist ideal, social glue and now, tourism hotspot Stuart Kells, La Trobe University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Last year two Danish librarians – Christian Lauersen and Marie Eiriksson – founded Library Planet: a worldwide, crowdsourced, online library travel guide. According to them, Library…
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143,518 US public library workers are keeping their communities informed, connected and engaged – but their jobs may be at risk
143,518 US public library workers are keeping their communities informed, connected and engaged – but their jobs may be at risk Rachel D. Williams, Simmons University; Christine D’Arpa, Wayne State University, and Noah Lenstra, University of North Carolina – Greensboro This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. America’s public library workers…
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