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Reaching the Wikipedia Generation: Reference Roundtable Tackles Trends and Thorny Issues

By Henrietta Thornton-Verma on April 18, 2012

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Reaching the Wikipedia Generation: Reference Roundtable Tackles Trends and Thorny Issues

Filed Under: ALA Conferences and Meetings, Reference Tagged With: ABC-CLIO, Academic Libraries, ALA Conferences and Meetings, Alexander Street Press, Credo, Discovery, EBSCO, ERIAL, Future of Libraries, Gale Cengage, Huntington Public Library, Industry News, Oakland Public Library, Oxford University Press, Patron-driven acquisition, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Wright State University, PDA, public libraries, Reference, SAGE, Vendor marketing, Wikipedia, Wiley-Blackwell

Exquisite Informational Immersion: Fusing the Visions of Readers’ Advisory and Technologist Librarians | PLA 2012

By Heather McCormack on March 19, 2012

Exquisite Informational Immersion: Fusing the Visions of Readers’ Advisory and Technologist Librarians | PLA 2012

Filed Under: Collection Development, In the Bookroom, Readers' Advisory Tagged With: Book Country, Digital Public Library of America, ebooks, PLA 2012, public libraries, RA, readers' advisory

Professional Media Reviews, March 1, 2012

By LJ Reviews on March 4, 2012

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Professional Media Reviews, March 1, 2012

Filed Under: Social Sciences Tagged With: public libraries

A Most Optimistic Unconference: Publishers, Libraries, and Independent Bookstores at Digital Book World 2012

By Heather McCormack on January 29, 2012

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A Most Optimistic Unconference: Publishers, Libraries, and Independent Bookstores at Digital Book World 2012

Filed Under: Op-Ed, Publishing Tagged With: Amazon, Big Six, Digital Book World 2012, ebooks, independent bookstores, Kindle Owners' Lending Library, Patron Profiles, public libraries, random house

Beyond the Blockbuster Model: Why Small Press Representation Is Important

By Heather McCormack on July 6, 2011

Beyond the Blockbuster Model: Why Small Press Representation Is Important

Filed Under: Collection Development, Guest Posts, Op-Ed, Readers' Advisory Tagged With: Big Six, public libraries, self-published authors, Small Press Distribution, small presses, university presses

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