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| August 24, 2017 |  GPO Requests Recommendations to Update Federal Deposit Library Rules By Lisa Peet U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) director Davita Vance-Cooks has asked the Depository Library Council (DLC) to recommend changes to Chapter 19 of Title 44 of the U.S. Code, a request that has some members of the government information community concerned and others encouraged. Chapter 19 codifies GPO’s Federal Deposit Library Program (FDLP) into law. |
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 Library Leaders Need to Get Humor Right | Leading from the Library By Steven Bell Library leaders have their share of celebratory and difficult moments. Sometimes it seems like the bad news outweighs the good, and that’s when leaders may use humor to cope with organizational stress. Those who do humor well know how to get it right. |
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| SPONSORED BY SAGE PUBLISHING |
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 IU Professor’s Archives Inspire Cross-Discipline Projects By Julia Lee Barclay-Morton Carrie Schwier, outreach and public services archivist at the Indiana University (IU) Archives, Bloomington, decided to reach beyond her “avid partners” such as the history department “to departments such as fine arts, folklore, media studies, theater.” |
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| SPONSORED BY EMERALD PUBLISHING |
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| “I don’t think there’s anything inherently bad in looking at statutory language that governs the programs that we cherish…and I think that that’s a reason for librarians in particular to be particularly engaged.” | | |
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 What's Next | Office Hours By Michael Stephens At the Next Library 2017 conference in Aarhus, Denmark, mistakes were encouraged and celebrated. |
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| SPONSORED BY PROQUEST  Dunkirk: The Stories Behind the Drama Based on the incredible defense and evacuation of Allied forces in northern France in the early days of World War II, Dunkirk, the celebrated summer blockbuster, explores the conflict from a trio of perspectives – those of fictionalized characters from land, the sea and in the air. The facts – even more fascinating than the film. Read More››› |
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 Revisiting the Vietnam War | Wyatt’s World By Neal Wyatt On September 17, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick will launch a ten-part PBS film documentary series T he Vietnam War, providing plenty of ideas for what to reach for in the collection, such as Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, The Sympathizer, and Nothing Ever Dies. |
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 360° Advocacy: Engage Stakeholders in What Libraries Really Deliver | Editorial By Rebecca T. Miller As the 2018 federal budget, with its dark promise to shut down the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as well as other key federal bodies, makes its way through the House and Senate, advocates have been moving the needle, with waves of activity intended to compel the right decision-makers at the right time. |
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From the Annoyed Librarian ... |
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1. Hamilton: The Revolution
Miranda, Lin-Manuel
Little, Brown
2016. ISBN 9781408709238. $39.87
2. Machine Art in the Twentieth Century
Broeckmann, Andreas
MIT Press
2016. ISBN 9780262035064. $45 3. Love for Sale: Pop Music in America
Hajdu, David
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
2016. ISBN 9780374170530. $27 |
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From the Pages of infoDOCKET ... |
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 Library Journal’s Design Institute Heads to Washington! On Friday, October 20, in partnership with Fort Vancouver Regional Library—at its award-winning Vancouver Community Library (WA)—the newest installment of Library Journal’s building and design event will provide ideas and inspiration for renovating, retrofitting, or re-building your library, no matter your budget! |
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 Job Zone utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. Log on today and check out our newest features, including automated job and candidate matches, and email alerts. JOB OF THE WEEK New Jersey Institute of Technology seeks an Associate University Librarian for Digital Services |
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