The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) recently commissioned Ithaka S+R to examine how academic research libraries in Canada and the United States help their institutions achieve strategic priorities, what can be done to advance this work, and how university leaders gauge expectations of their libraries.
Lauren Comito, cofounder and former board chair of grassroots advocacy organization Urban Librarians Unite (ULU), stepped into the role of Executive Director on May 20. LJ caught up with her to hear more about what the move entails, plans for ULU, and how to get involved.
At the University of Surrey, an innovative Student Curator program built on the Ex Libris Leganto course reading list solution has positioned the library as a leading campus voice in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
John Bracken, Micah May, and Shaneé Yvette Willis discussed DPLA's new partnerships, recent projects, and the new Palace Project ebook platform during the “Digital Public Library of America: A Look Ahead” session at the American Library Association’s 2022 Annual Conference.
Call for Information: Completed library renovation or construction projects
Library Journal is collecting information about recently completed library construction/renovation projects for our annual Year in Architecture feature. If your institution completed a library construction or renovation project between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, please tell us about it! The links below will direct you to download a pdf of the form before filling out your responses online.
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As library system leaders plan for the future, they have a unique opportunity to leverage federal pandemic relief aid and build on the changes they made during the global pandemic to more effectively serve their patrons’ needs going forward.
Library Journal will honor one library staffer or a library team with its sixth annual Marketer of the Year award in its October 2022 issue. The award, sponsored by Library Ideas, comes with a $2,000 cash prize. The award recognizes the importance of innovative approaches to marketing of library services, the role of marketing in building library engagement, and the value of quality marketing collateral to help build a vibrant sense of the library and define its relevance in the community. Collateral should reflect the diversity of the community and staff in imagery and reflect cultural competency in its language and message.
"Librarians have a tendency to sometimes think, ‘They would appreciate us if only they understood what we’re doing.’ This report helps to understand that it’s not [leaders’] business to understand the inner workings of a traditional library anymore—it is the business of the library to evolve to better serve the mission and approaches of the university."
The merger of two major Taiwanese universities was the perfect opportunity to upgrade from siloed systems to a single, shared network with the cloud-based Ex Libris platform.
The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda leads holds this week. Barry Windsor-Smith’s Monsters wins the 2022 Eisner for Best New Graphic Novel. Three LibraryReads and three Indie Next picks publish this week. Longlists for the Polari Book Prizes are announced. People’s book of the week is Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings by Chrysta Bilton.
Mick Herron's Slough House wins the Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year award. The Lambda Fellows & Scholarship Recipients of the 2022 Emerging Writer’s Retreat for LGBTQ Voices are announced. Booklists arrive for Disability Pride Month, along with reviews for cold war books and interviews with Jamil Jan Kochai, Sir Mark Lowcock, and Margo Jefferson.
Zoe Sivak's debut novel Mademoiselle Revolution is a starred fiction title. "A richly imagined work of historical women’s fiction incorporating themes of diversity and equality very relevant today, this thrilling debut will give book clubs much to discuss." Birds of Maine, by Michael DeForge, is a starred graphic novel. "DeForge’s often hilarious, sometimes cutting satire is made more impactful by the sense he’s driven less by anger than compassion for those trapped in absurd, faltering systems. Not to be missed." Also in fiction, Cai Emmons' starred title, Unleashed, "reveals how people react under high levels of stress, capturing the reader’s imagination as [Emmons] moves in an unexpected direction. Excellent for book discussion groups." And Celeste Ng's Our Missing Hearts is another starred fiction selection. "Ng’s beautiful yet chilling tale will resonate with readers who enjoyed Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Jessamine Chan’s more recent School for Good Mothers. As with her previous novels, her storytelling will not disappoint."
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At the University of Surrey, an innovative Student Curator program built on the Ex Libris Leganto course reading list solution has positioned the library as a leading campus voice in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
