|
||||
|
The Diane Rehm show today, Wednesday, January 7, 2009, is “The Role of Libraries in Economic Hard Times.” Libraries today have become multimedia centers, offering not only books but DVDs, e-books and Internet access. They can also be an especially important community resource during times of economic hardship. A look at the future of libraries in a slowing economy. Diane’s guests today . . . → Read More: The Role of Libraries in Economic Hard Times Our State Law Librarian and vice-chair of the Utah State Library Board of Trustees, Jessica Van Buren, has launched a new blog titled “Utah State Law Library” available at http://www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/blog/. With the economy in the toilet, and technology producing many options for getting together without getting together, are face to face meetings (a staple of the library world) doomed? Especially the long distance ones? Are these meetings productive, with the networking, eating, drinking, touring, attending workshops, drinking, eating, touring, etc. A couple . . . → Read More: Are Face to Face Meetings Passe? |
||||
|
Copyright © 2012 Utah Libraries - All Rights Reserved |
||||
Librarian Shortage? Not So Much.
For years the American Library Association has touted the imminent shortage of librarians. This hasn’t really proven to be the case, but the hard economic times make it more unlikely. A recent post on ACRLog provides good context for this issue in the academic community. There’s a backlog of library graduates and a group of graying . . . → Read More: Librarian Shortage? Not So Much.