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A LITA guide to responsive Web design
Rob Christopher Marketing Coordinator rchristopher@ala.org CHICAGO — Tablets, desktops, smartphones, laptops, minis: we live in a world of screens, all of different sizes. Library websites need to work on all of them, but maintaining separate sites or content management systems is resource
04/14/2014 - 16:47
AASL announces 2015 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
Jennifer Habley Manager, Web Communications jhabley@ala.org CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2015 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in San Francisco. The annual list honors 25 Internet
07/07/2015 - 12:58
AASL announces 2016 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
Jennifer Habley Manager, Web Communications jhabley@ala.org CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2016 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Orlando. The annual list honors 25 websites that
06/25/2016 - 17:48
AASL announces 2017 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
Jennifer Habley Manager, Web Communications jhabley@ala.org CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2017 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. The annual list honors 25 websites that
06/27/2017 - 16:28
New photography service offered during ALA Annual Conference
Beatrice Calvin Program Officer bcalvin@ala.org CHICAGO — An exciting new service is coming to the ALA JobLIST Placement Center during the ALA 2014 Annual Conference in Las Vegas. The Placement Center will be offering all attendees the opportunity to have a “headshot” photo package created. Any
04/15/2014 - 13:21
American Libraries relaunches website in responsive design
Laurie D. Borman Editor and Publisher lborman@ala.org CHICAGO- American Libraries, the flagship publication of the American Library Association, proudly announces the launch of its responsive design website at AmericanLibraries.org. Visitors will be able to easily view this new site on their
03/03/2015 - 10:23
'Socialize' AASL’s 2012 Fall Forum and win!
Jennifer R Habley Manager, Web Communications jhabley@ala.org CHICAGO — Attendees of the American Association of School Librarian’s (AASL) 2012 Fall Forum are invited to pin, tweet and post their way into a drawing for an autographed copy of keynote speaker Henry Jenkins’ book “Convergence Culture
05/03/2013 - 10:01
Resources on how to fight bullying, volunteer opportunities for teens and Toni Morrison's thoughts on libraries featured on @ your library.org website
Mark Gould CHICAGO- An article about the scourge of bullying and how you can fight it, volunteer opportunities for teens at libraries and video featuring Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, author of “ Beloved,” are featured at www.atyourlibrary.org this week. The website provides information and
12/27/2012 - 13:42
@ your library website highlights article on how you can extend the joy of reading by noted author Emma Walton Hamilton
Mark Gould (Chicago) An article by noted author Emma Walton Hamilton on using enrichment activities to extend the joy of reading is highlighted on the @ your library website this week. The www.atyourlibrary.org website provides information and recommended resources that everyone can take
12/27/2012 - 13:45
@ your library website features new content on how Twitter has given its massive archive to the Library of Congress and much more
Mark Gould CHICAGO- New content on how Twitter has given its archive of millions of tweets to the Library of Congress, movie producer-director Roger Corman, who has been described as the King of the B movie and a clever ghostly viral marketing effort that has raised public awareness about
12/27/2012 - 13:45
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Information Resource Description: Creating and Managing Metadata
Information Resource Description: Creating and Managing Metadata Philip Hider This book serves as a primer on information and knowledge organization, with particular reference to metadata practices in the digital environment. Employing the unifying mecha ...
HDAVIES - 09/19/2012 - 11:23 - Libraries Transform
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Web Service APIs and Libraries
Web Service APIs and Libraries Jason Paul Michel This book shows how to enhance an institution's presence on the Web with tools that integrate a variety of handy, popular programs. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are software tools that he ...
HDAVIES - 09/19/2012 - 11:11 - Libraries Transform
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Digital Libraries and Information Access: Research Perspectives
Digital Libraries and Information Access: Research Perspectives Edited by G.G. Chowdhury and Schubert Foo An authoritative and truly global exploration of current research in digital libraries. Internationally-renowned academics discuss what has been achi ...
HDAVIES - 09/19/2012 - 11:13 - Libraries Transform
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Risk and Entrepreneurship in Libraries: Seizing Opportunities for Change
Risk and Entrepreneurship in Libraries: Seizing Opportunities for Change Pamela Bluh, Cindy Hepfer (ALCTS) The authors represented in this book skillfully illustrate how ambitious, energetic librarians can transform their organizations, re-envision librar ...
HDAVIES - 09/19/2012 - 11:26 - Libraries Transform
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The Quality Library
The Quality Library: A Guide to Self-Improvement, Better Efficiency, and Happier Customers Sara Laughlin and Ray W. Wilson In an environment of budget cuts and freezes, libraries must keep a tight rein on costs and inefficiencies. The efficiency of system ...
HDAVIES - 09/19/2012 - 11:16 - Libraries Transform
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A Social Networking Primer for Librarians
A Social Networking Primer for Librarians (THE TECH SET® #7) Cliff Landis Social networking is rapidly infiltrating the information environment, and it is essential that librarians understand how best to use these sites and tools with their work to bet ...
RGERBER - 10/12/2012 - 12:46 - Libraries Transform
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Cloud Computing For Librarians
Cloud Computing For Librarians: An Introduction ALA TechSource Workshop Krista Godfrey A 90-minute workshop, Wednesday, November 7, 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific The computer world is constantly talking about cloud computi ...
RGERBER - 10/12/2012 - 13:25 - Libraries Transform
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Open Access and Your Publications
Open Access and Your Publications: What's Copyright Got to Do with It? (ALA Editions Workshop) Kenneth D. Crews A 90-minute workshop, Wednesday, October 24, 2:30pm Eastern/1:30 Central/12:30 Mountain/11:30am Pacific For librarians, researchers, an ...
RGERBER - 10/12/2012 - 13:18 - Libraries Transform
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Working in the Virtual Stacks
Working in the Virtual Stacks: The New Library and Information Science Edited by Laura Townsend Kane Thanks in part to technology, the boundaries of library positions are dissolving. It is no longer practical to discuss the profession in terms of tradit ...
HDAVIES - 09/19/2012 - 12:35 - Libraries Transform
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The Transformed Library: E-books, Expertise, and Evolution
The Transformed Library: E-books, Expertise, and Evolution Jeannette Woodward This wide-ranging survey takes stock of our institutions' strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, analyzing how libraries and the very concept of librarianship ...
RGERBER - 09/19/2012 - 12:37 - Libraries Transform