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#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 18/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They are #teachers who work with students, researchers, reporters, & board members, evangelizing the use of #primarysources across curricula and needs.
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 16/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They engage in #planning, short term and long term, working to ensure sustainable access to collections.
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 15/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They develop collections, through purchases, donations, and sleuthing through book fairs & auction.
New Journal Article: The State of Cost Sharing and Collaborative Collection Development at AACSB-Accredited Universities https://www.infodocket.com/2025/04/13/journal-article-the-state-of-cost-sharing-and-collaborative-collection-development-at-aacsb-accredited-universities/ #libraries #collaboration #businessschools #collectiondevelopment
Boston Globe: BPL will use AI to expand digital collection. “With help from the Institutional Data initiative at Harvard Law School Library, the Boston Library is using AI technology to make the materials available online and in the form of public domain data collections, which can be used to train future or existing AI models.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/20/boston-globe-bpl-will-use-ai-to-expand-digital-collection/
I asked my li-berry to order this book.
They did, within twenty four hours.
They did not order my requests for Woodward's "War," or Chris Hayes' "The Sirens' Song," or "We'll Prescribe You A Cat."
Cinthia Vallet got their attention!!!
It's not about the money it's about controlling access to what libraries offer
Hi #medlibs, book recommendation:
Disposable: America's contempt for the underclass
Here's an excerpt - watch out, it is heartbreaking as well as insightful
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/sarah-jones-disposable-book-excerpt-right-covid-vaccines.html
#CollectionDevelopment #colldev
Fascinating article about Hoopla library platform--filling up w/ AI slop. . .
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-slop-is-already-in-your-public-library-3/
Only now discovered this article, good info about #libraries #collectiondevelopment #ebooks and #overdrive
And DVDs have *no commercials* hooray (once you get thru the previews)!
I hope libraries are aware of people returning to DVDs instead of paid streaming subscriptions. . . I've been concerned they would stop ordering DVDs.
I'm not a "cat lady" but I'm finding some healthy escapism with cats lately. . . the Chrome extension, and book "We'll Prescribe You a Cat."
For some reason my local library doesn't think we need this book. I think they're wrong!
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read, and this year, that freedom continues to be challenged in communities across the country and around the world.
At LibraryPass, we believe in the power of libraries, and we believe in the power of comics. We stand with librarians in the ongoing battle against book challenges — not just for one week each year, but for whenever and wherever such challenges arise.
#BannedBooksWeek #FreedBetweenTheLines #libraries #CollectionDevelopment #ReadAllTheComics
https://librarypass.com/2024/09/20/freed-between-the-lines-banned-books-week-2024/
A New Guide From Ithaka S+R: Governance and Business Models for Collaborative Collection Development https://www.infodocket.com/2024/08/01/a-new-guide-from-ithaka-sr-governance-and-business-models-for-collaborative-collection-development/ #libraries #collectiondevelopment #collaboration
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Whoa, that is excellent! Wonder what library?
I've suggested two books at my local #Ohio library & didn't even get a reply.
Wow, it's been years since Edgar Sawtelle, excited to read David Wroblewski's new book Familiaris.
Seems like my local library hasn't ordered it . . . .