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Thursday, April 7th, 2011LYRASIS 2011 Excellence Award The LYRASIS 2011 Excellence Award will honor one individual who has made a significant and exceptional contribution in areas central to LYRASIS’ vision of strengthening libraries through collaboration, creative solutions, and leadership for libraries. The 2011 winner will receive a $1500 cash award. Nominate an individual for the LYRASIS Excellence award. […]
School Libraries Essential to STEM Learning
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011Studies suggest that interactive resources like models, videos, images, data sets and manipulatives, many of which are freely available to school libraries as open content through the web are important for learning science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts. Florida State University, School of Library & Information Studies is using an IMLS grant to explore […]
Archives in a public library? Join a community!
Monday, April 4th, 2011Here is an important community for any public libraries that hold archives and/or special collections The Public Library Archives/Special Collections Forum (PLASC) became officially active in February of 2010. A Roundtable of the Society of American Archivists*, the PLASC serves to encourage advocacy for and education about archival, manuscript, local history, genealogy, and other historic […]
How Blind People See the Internet
Monday, April 4th, 2011Technolog on MSNBC has posted an informative, easy to read article on how a person who is blind “sees” the internet. The internet and web design has evolved considerably and the plethora of new devices further complicates the task of making websites accessible. New tools provide new opportunities for the blind to access the internet, […]
Mango your way to ALA!
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Mango is looking for 8 teams of Mango fanatics and will sponsor their way to ALA! Just send a video telling Mango about your team, why you love Mango, and why they should pick you. If you’re chosen, Mango will not only help you get there, they’ll give you a chance to compete in exciting […]
Three RI institutions awarded preservation grants
Thursday, March 24th, 2011Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today 54 awards totaling $152,112 for American Heritage Preservation grants. IMLS received 146 applications requesting $412,952 in funds. “We are proud to be partners with the Bank of America Foundation in making these awards. American Heritage Preservation Grants enrich communities’ sense of place and identity,” […]
Mango adds 7 languages
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010On Nov 15 Mango added 9 new languages (see Mango, AskRI Updates). On Dec 10 they added another 7: Czech Dutch Tamil Slovak Ukrainian Croatian Indonesian So now whether you’re going to Prague, Amsterdam or Jakarta, you can go armed with the ability to communicate with the natives. If you’re going to ALA Midwinter, make […]
What librarians make
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010If you have not yet read What librarians make. A response to Dr. Bernstein and an homage to Taylor Mali by Joyce Valenza in the School Library Journal blog, put aside a few moments to read a fantastic testimony to the role of school librarians. And all librarians. It is inspirational. My favorite quote: Library […]
LJ Survey on Public Library Referenda
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010Library Journal is compiling its annual public library referenda report. Please help create a full picture of how voting for library support went in 2010. If your library held a public referendum between December 1, 2009 and November 30, 2010 for a capital campaign or additional library funds, please submit this information to Library Journal. […]
Sandra Mundy Celebrates 40 Years at BUR
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010Congratulations to Sandra Mundy, who was recently honored for her 40 years of service at the Jesse M. Smith Library in Burrillville. Sandra started working at the library while working on her master’s degree in library science at the University of Rhode Island. During her long tenure as director, the library has expanded from a […]
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