ALA Annual 2011: Louisiana Deep-Fried Angst
Fried okra and Coca-Cola made me ill at ALA Annual in New Orleans last week, and no amount of extra-strength TUMS or meditation in the Press Room was enough to settle my roiling stomach. Come to think...
View ArticleLJ Q&A: Carl Lennertz on World Book Night—Plus the 30 Books You Need To...
LJ‘s Manager of Special Projects, Barbara Genco, sat down with Carl Lennertz, the mastermind behind the American Booksellers Association’s (ABA) Indie Bound Program, to talk about his newest project to...
View ArticleThe American Library Association Announces the Shortlist for the Andrew...
The American Library Association announced its shortlist for the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. Cosponsored by Booklist and the Reference and User Services...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading Special Edition: ALA Attendees | ALA Annual 2014
We’re mixing things up this week for What We’re Reading, giving the LJ/School Library Journal staff a break and asking ALA attendees for their input. What follows is a thoroughly random report from...
View ArticlePlaying it Safe: Author Steve Albrecht Tackles Security Measures for Libraries
Dr. Steve Albrecht, author of Library Security (American Libraries Assn. [ALA]; see review, LJ 10/15/15), is retired from the San Diego police department and manages a training, coaching, and...
View ArticleAltmetrics, Tech-Buying Strategies, Digital Collections, Funding Sources |...
Altmetrics: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Academics. Facet. Jun. 2016. 224p. ed. by Andy Tattersall. index. ISBN 9781783300105. pap. $95. PRO MEDIA Tattersall (librarian, Univ. of...
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