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Thomas P. Mackey and Trudi E. Jacobson: metaliteracy is the perfect approach for combating a post-truth world
Posted by Rob Christopher on 12/31/2018As outlined by Thomas P. Mackey and Trudi E. Jacobson, the concept of metaliteracy expands the scope of traditional information skills (determine, access, locate, understand, produce, and use information) to include the collaborative production and sharing of information in participatory digital environments (collaborate, produce, and share) prevalent in today's world.
RA experts Neal Wyatt and Joyce G. Saricks discuss the new Resources for Readers pamphlets
Posted by Rob Christopher on 12/07/2018Someone is asking if you might suggest a good suspense novel with a strong female point of view. Oh, they also like to read horror stories now and then — but they'd prefer to avoid books of the blood-and-guts variety. Armed with one of the Psychological Suspense Resources for Readers pamphlets, you quickly suggest Black-Eyed Susans, by Julia Heaberlin and The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson. And guess what? You're an RA hero!
Erin Berman talks about taking tech to the streets
Posted by Rob Christopher on 11/16/2018In her new book Your Technology Outreach Adventure: Tools for Human-Centered Problem Solving, Erin Berman dives into how to use design thinking skills to undertake technology-based outreach. Based on her team's experiences at San José Public Library, which ranged from videomaking in a skate park to e-readers for seniors, she simplifies the process by showing ways that libraries can try out ideas quickly and learn from missteps.
Interview: Catherine Hakala-Ausperk discusses her new Leadership Planner series and how to future-proof your team
Posted by Rob Christopher on 10/25/2018Author of bestsellers such as Be A Great Boss: One Year to Success and Renew Yourself: A Six-Step Plan for More Meaningful Work, Catherine Hakala-Ausperk should already be familiar to many readers. Her newest book though represents an even more focused, hands-on approach to library leadership.
Ellyssa Kroski on why escape rooms and other immersive experiences make for great library programs
Posted by Rob Christopher on 10/18/2018Who would like to volunteer to be locked in a room with a bunch of your friends, an untold number of hidden clues, and a ticking clock? The answer, it seems, is a whole lot of us. According to the database at Room Escape Artist, in 2014 there were only 22 escape rooms in the U.S. But by the summer of 2017, the figure had skyrocketed to nearly 2,000.
The nuts and bolts of building digital libraries: an interview with Kyle Banerjee and Terry Reese, Jr.
Posted by Rob Christopher on 10/02/2018The new second edition of Building Digital Libraries takes readers step by step through the conceptual and technical challenges of constructing a digital library. With several decades of experience between them, authors Kyle Banerjee and Terry Reese, Jr. are the ideal tour guides for navigating this complex landscape.
Norman A. Mooradian on records and information management ethics
Posted by Rob Christopher on 09/26/2018Acutely aware that RIM professionals require a professional ethics to guide them in their daily practice and to form a basis for organizational policies, Norman A. Mooradian did the logical thing: he wrote a book on the subject. His new text Ethics for Records and Information Management offers a rigorous principles/rules based work as vital to current professionals as it is to students.
Gauri Manglik and Sadaf Siddique: positive stories about Muslims can foster multicultural understanding
Posted by Rob Christopher on 09/19/2018An annual poll by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) found that 61% of Muslim Americans report having experienced religiously based discrimination in the past year more than once. And according to separate findings by Pew Research, half of Muslim Americans say it has become harder to be Muslim in the US in recent years.
Interview: Patricia C. Franks surveys the RIM landscape
Posted by Rob Christopher on 09/11/2018As a writer and teacher, Patricia C. Franks has the great gift of making complicated and often abstract concepts like "information" and "records" easy to grasp. So it's no wonder that her book Records and Information Management was an immediate bestseller, a hit with both students and practitioners. Now, after several years of work, the revised and updated second edition has just been published and promises to be every bit as successful.