Archive for June, 2012
Libraries, patrons, and e-books
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project just released a report on Libraries, patrons, and e-books. The report addresses issues surrounding libraries and e-books and how this new media has changed American’s reading habits and library habits. Book-borrowing habits are changing, library holdings are changing, and librarians roles are changing. Check out this […]
Spanish for librarians
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012This past week at ALA, Mango announced the latest addition to its stable of languages (joining the religious and scholarly languages they added earlier this month) – Spanish for librarians! Allow Mango to introduce you to its latest resource: Awesome librarian, meet Libby. Libby, meet awesome librarian. Now that you’ve met, we know that you […]
RICH Fall 2012 Grant Cycle
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012RICH Fall 2012 Grant Cycle The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICH) is offering free workshops to support potential Fall 2012 grant applicants. RICH Grants Director, SueEllen Kroll, will offer workshops that provide a general overview of the RICH funding opportunities available to non-profits and independent researchers for public humanities projects. The hour-long workshop […]
State of RI Historian Laureate
Friday, June 8th, 2012Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis issued a call for applications to all those interested in applying for the position of Historian Laureate for the State of Rhode Island. This position was created by legislation that was signed into law by Governor Lincoln Chafee on April 27, 2012. Qualifications cited from the legislation: The historian […]
What is more important- content or format?
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012Many librarians like to claim that the format in which information comes (ebook, audiobook, print book) doesn’t matter, as long as the content is there. However, have you considered the issue of access? If something is available online and the library must distribute access to individuals, does that indeed make that particular information accessible? A […]
PLA Advocacy Training
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012Turning the Page 2.0 is a unique opportunity for free, in-depth, interactive, online education in public library advocacy. Participants in this six week course get one-on-one attention from professional facilitators as they build a customized Advocacy Work Plan for their library. The session begins with a free, optional program at the ALA 2012 Annual Conference […]
Mango for Android Phones
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012Mango Languages now has an app for android phones, so you can take Mango with you wherever you go. And if you haven’t already put Mango Mobile on your iPhone, what are you waiting for? With 35 languages to learn and 15 ESL languages, there’s plenty of Mango to choose from. And now you can […]
Are Libraries Obsolete?
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012Check out this article about libraries “making the rounds online.”
Need to know how to plan for a disaster?
Monday, June 4th, 2012Create a disaster plan with RI.dPlan (It’s free and easy to do!) Tuesday, June 05 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. West Warwick Public Library REGISTER RI.dPlan is a FREE online template that guides you through the steps to a customized, comprehensive disaster plan for your collections and building(s). RI.dPlan can serve the needs of organizations […]
Digital Directions Conference
Monday, June 4th, 2012New Foundations: Creation, Curation, Use June 13-15, 2012 Back Bay Events Center Boston, MA A few seats still available – Register today! Experience an unmatched educational exploration of all aspects of digital collections care, from bit depth to bandwidth and beyond. CONFERENCE UPDATES are now available – meet the faculty, view session abstracts, find Boston […]