Library Journal RSS Feed Library Jounral en_us Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls A number of recent announcements have greatly expanded the research bandwidth available to investigate the pool of orphan works in the HathiTrust collections—a fact that could stir discussion on orphan works access, both in and out of academia. On August ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891836-265/hathitrust_orphan_works_project_grows.html.csp Josh Hadro AcademicLibraries 815496@elibraryjournal.com Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:19:27 The University of Michigan (UM) Library will soon begin making digital versions of orphan works in its collection available to the UM community—setting precedent for the fair use of orphan works that could influence policies at other institutions, includi... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891091-265/orphan_works_wager_university_of.html.csp David Rapp AcademicLibraries 789641@elibraryjournal.com Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:19:03 What's the first thing you notice when you step on to a new college campus? A sweeping view of magnificent buildings-or the cracks in the parking lot blacktop? Beautiful landscaping on the idyllic quad--or weeds growing up through the uneven sidewalk? ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891595-265/when_deferred_maintenance_rears_its.html.csp Rebecca Miller AcademicLibraries 806330@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:18:48 Photo by Debora Miller It turns out book publishing isn't crashing and burning after all. A new report out from the Association of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group finds that over the past three years and during the worst recession... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891596-265/unsinkable__peer_to_peer.html.csp Rebecca Miller AcademicLibraries 806363@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:18:48 Every few months I meet with representatives of many academic presses and, a glutton for learning, I come away excited—even feeling more intensely alive—by their offerings for the next season. Yet, as a serious general reader, I have small patience for... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891096-265/university_press_preview_fall_and.html.csp Josh Hadro AcademicLibraries 789937@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:18:05 How do you define an entitled student? Let me try. I started out in academic librarianship as a reference librarian at the Lippincott Library at the University of Pennsylvania. That just happens to be the library that serves the students at the Wharton Sc... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891174-265/entitled_students_are_ruining_higher.html.csp Steven Bell AcademicLibraries 791668@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:17:52 Photo by Debora Miller A few weeks ago, a colleague and I conducted a workshop for a dozen faculty who wanted to think about how what we call information literacy, for want of a better term, fits in their courses, in their majors, and in lifelong learn... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891173-265/more_than_information_more_than.html.csp Barbara Fister AcademicLibraries 791663@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:17:52 Photo by Debora Miller One of our current projects is launching a new look for our library's website, and that always is an occasion for spring cleaning. Open up a root directory, and it's like pulling out that kitchen drawer that always gets stuck bec... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891088-265/looking_backward__peer_to.html.csp Barbara Fister AcademicLibraries 789519@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:17:45 No academic librarian would think twice about the value of designing an information literacy initiative to help students improve their research skills. There's also growing acceptance that academic librarians should play a role in helping campus community... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891086-265/promoting_financial_literacy_for_college.html.csp Steven Bell AcademicLibraries 789475@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:17:45 1) What Technology Wants  Kelly, Kevin  Viking  2010. ISBN 9780670022151. $27.95 2) The Cellphone: The History and Technology of the Gadget That Changed the World  Klemens, Guy  McFarland  2010. ISBN 9780786458677. $35 3) A History of the Internet and the... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891077-265/best_sellers_in_engineeringtechnology.html.csp Bette-Lee Fox AcademicLibraries 788903@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:17:44 In the run up to the American Library Association's annual conference in New Orleans, which begins Thursday, a number of companies have announced product news. In addition to stories reported separately by LJ on EBSCO's Novelist striking a deal with Goodr... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891087-265/as_ala_conference_approaches_companies.html.csp Michael Kelley AcademicLibraries 789495@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:17:44 The state librarian of Kansas, with the backing of state attorney general's office, is planning to terminate the Kansas Digital Library Consortium's contract with ebook vendor OverDrive and is asserting the bold argument that the consortium has purchased,... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891052-265/kansas__state_librarian_argues.html.csp Michael Kelley AcademicLibraries 788216@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:17:44 The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has joined the fray over the right of libraries to engage in international interlibrary loan and document delivery. The ICOLC released a statement today critical of the position staked out on June 8... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891083-265/coalition_of_library_consortia_joins.html.csp Michael Kelley AcademicLibraries 789282@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:17:44 LYRASIS, the largest U.S. regional nonprofit library membership organization, recently announced a new program, LYRASIS Technology Services (LTS), aimed at providing education and training for open source library software. It will also provide member libr... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891045-265/lyrasis_technology_services_program_aims.html.csp David Rapp AcademicLibraries 787914@elibraryjournal.com Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:17:39 Photo by Debora Miller I recently attended my first unconference. I know, unconferences and library camps are not new—they've been around long enough there's even a book that explains how they work—but the concept is still so novel in academia that I g... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891022-265/putting_the_un_in_understanding.html.csp Rebecca Miller AcademicLibraries 787236@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:17:38 Photos by Kevin Henegan Blaise Simqu, president and CEO of SAGE Publications, has had two careers at the company, the first starting out as an editor in 1986. At the time SAGE was still known largely as a social science publisher. Simqu returned to ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/890762-265/sages_blaise_simqu__corner.html.csp Francine Fialkoff AcademicLibraries 777864@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:17:38 However engaging, thought-provoking, and even polarizing the speakers were at the Future of Academic Libraries Symposium presented by McMaster University and Library Journal, they couldn’t match what five McMaster University students had to say. “Hear... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/890764-265/listening_to_student_voices_.html.csp Michael Stephens AcademicLibraries 777894@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:17:38 On the first night of an Academic Librarianship course I used to teach at Drexel, I would routinely share some advice with the students. I told them that much of what we discussed about the world of higher education would quickly be of little use to them ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891021-265/hey_new_academic__librarian.html.csp Rebecca Miller AcademicLibraries 787215@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:17:38 1) Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other  Turkle, Sherry  Basic Books: Perseus  2011. ISBN 9780465010219. $28.95 2) The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom  Morozov, Evgeny  Public Affairs  2011. ISBN 9781... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/890976-265/best_sellers_in_social_sciences.html.csp Bette-Lee Fox AcademicLibraries 785617@elibraryjournal.com Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:17:38 A battle is brewing between research libraries and an association of academic publishers over the right to engage in international interlibrary loans and document delivery, both well-established library practices that are increasingly important to scholar... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/891002-265/research_libraries_publishers_stake_out.html.csp Michael Kelley AcademicLibraries 786322@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:17:36 I had a great lesson in misperception correction not long ago as I was writing a LJ post called "A Rising Tide: The Academic User and the Ebook Experience," which examined academic ebooks from a (critical) user perspective. The inspiration for this articl... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/community/academiclibraries/890917-265/unlocking_hathitrust_inside_the_librarians.html.csp Josh Hadro AcademicLibraries 783776@elibraryjournal.com Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:17:32