Writing To Remember: A 20th-Century Tragedy Inspires a Debut Novel
Photo by Raffi Hadidian I was only a child when my great-grandmother Elizabeth first told me about her past. She was only four when in 1915 the Ottoman empire, on the verge of collapse, issued a pogrom...
View ArticleLiving Libraries: Green that gives back | Editorial
We talk a lot about resilience when we discuss library sustainability. It is one of the trends identified by Miguel Figueroa, an LJ 2005 Mover & Shaker, in the recent “Forecasting the Future of...
View ArticleRoom to Grow | Office Hours
A FEW YEARS AGO at the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual conference in Anaheim, CA, I had dinner with librarians from three large universities. The conversation turned to something they had...
View ArticleA Thriving Print Scene | Best Magazines 2014
Even as the digital shift continues, print magazines remain a vital part of a multilayered, interconnected media marketplace. The new magazines launched in 2014 display publishers’ appreciation of,...
View ArticleAutomated Materials Handling | Product Spotlight
Automated materials handling (AMH) refers to any automation that reduces or eliminates the need for staff or patrons to check in, check out, or sort material, or to move bins containing library...
View ArticleWhole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On | Periodicals Price Survey 2015
Like the ground in the Ring of Fire that surrounds the Pacific Ocean, the serials world is in almost constant motion, responding simultaneously to pressures both large and small. As in seismology, some...
View ArticleLibrary People News: Hires, Promotions, Retirements, and Obituaries
Maria Collins, Head of Acquisitions and Discovery at North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, received the 2015 Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award from the Continuing Resources Section of...
View ArticleNews Briefs for April 15, 2015
Four South Dakota libraries selected The Library Corporation’s Library•Solution integrated library system: Brookings Public Library, Lake Area Technical Institute Library, Watertown High School...
View ArticleFeedback: Letters to LJ, April 15, 2015 Issue
“Sometimes it is not so much about money as it is a matter of passion and dedication for a worthy cause”. A matter of passion Hosea Tokwe is the quintessence of what passion and dedication can do to...
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