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Tuesday, November 06, 2018
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Professional Development That Won't Break the Bank
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by Barbie E. Keiser
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Because of declining budgets, many librarians are taking advantage of small, regional, and topic-specific conferences designed for shorter time periods away from the job and with reasonable registration fees due to smaller venues, often college campuses. Innovation and entrepreneurship were themes common to three library conferences this fall whose programs were designed to maximize professional development budgets. ...
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'Harvard Opens Up Its Massive Caselaw Access Project' by Mike Masnick
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Mike Masnick writes that about 3 years ago, Techdirt covered "the launch of an ambitious project by Harvard Law School to scan all federal and state court cases and get them online (for free) in a machine readable format (not just PDFs!), with open APIs for anyone to use. And [now] case.law officially launched, with 6.4 million cases, some going back as far as 1658."
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The Department of Justice Rolls Out Resources on Hate Crimes
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The Department of Justice "released an update on hate crimes and announced the launch of a new comprehensive hate crimes website designed to provide a centralized portal for the Department's hate crimes resources for law enforcement, media, researchers, victims, advocacy groups, and other related organizations and individuals."
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'Recommended Podcasts About Libraries and Librarians' by Romeo Rosales
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At Book Riot, Romeo Rosales rounds up podcasts about librarianship that he enjoys, saying that listening to them "is truly a great way for me to stay up-to-date on current library trends, technology, programming and basically all things libraries."
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'Restricting Books for Prisoners Harms Everyone …' by Holly Genovese
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Holly Genovese writes for Electric Literature, "In September, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced that all free book donations to incarcerated people in Pennsylvania state facilities would be banned. This ban was created alongside stringent mail search policies, in a purported effort to prevent drugs from entering prison."
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'Can Diverse Books Save Us? …' by Kathy Ishizuka
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Kathy Ishizuka writes for School Library Journal, "Finding the right book for the right reader is a constant goal of librarianship, but the import of diverse books is bringing new meaning to that effort."
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10 Experts Talk Library Positivity
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by Brandi Scardilli
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What will info pros be talking about in the future? How will the information industry change? This year, like any, has seen its share of challenges ... but there's a lot to stay positive about these days too. Join a group of librarians and library-related organizations and companies in celebrating the best parts of being involved with libraries.
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If you regularly read blogs, add these to your reader:
ITI Conferences (libconf.com): covering ITI’s library conferences worldwide
ILI365/InfoToday Europe (infotoday.eu): news and ideas for, and by, innovative info pros from around the world, throughout the year
Streaming Media (streamingmedia.com/Articles/Blog): the go-to destination for opinion, analysis, and insights into the entire online video ecosystem
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