A History of the Library as Seen Through Notable Researchers The New York Public Library’s Beaux-Arts Stephen A. Schwarzman Building celebrates its 100th anniversary this month on May 23. The Centennial offers a wonderful opportunity to reflect on Library use from the past 100 and uncover stories that can serve as inspiration for another century. One unique way to trace the history of the Library is through call slips. In order to use books in the research collection, patrons request specific titles by filling out a call slip, which includes the following information: author, title, and call number. Not all call slips have been saved over the years, but some have been preserved for posterity. Max Eastman and Aristophanes March 22, 1920. In March 1920, President Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic Party were losing favor. If there was a spirit of change in the air, Max Eastman was all too familiar with it. Lewis Mumford and Moby-Dick August 2, 1928. Imagine his excitement then, when L. New York of the Roaring 1920s is an iconic time. R. Who is R.
Public Media Center Library 21c provides a collection of resources dedicated to the public production of multimedia, the development of multimedia skills, and public exhibition and performance. These aspects of Library 21c are comprised of a video production center and studio, an audio booth, audio and video editing stations, classroom facilities, a portable video story booth, traditional and multimedia exhibit space, and a large performance venue with professional sound, lighting, and presentation capability. Video Production and Editing PPLD has operated a Video Production Center for more than twenty years, producing award winning programs for broadcast, archival, and community involvement purposes. The Video Center and editing bays at Library 21c allow PPLD to expand the scope of producing, directing, and editing digital video to encompass the general public. Use of the center’s state of the art equipment and software is facilitated by staff and accompanied by hands-on training and virtual tutorials.
UNC Libraries > About Us > Employment in the Libraries Faculty Openings Instructional Services Librarian Classified Staff Openings Please see the University of Northern Colorado listings on the Colorado State Government Job Announcements web site. Student Employment UNC Libraries Student Employee Application Form (Google Chrome users see note below) Student employees are vital in meeting the Libraries' goals and objectives to provide a wide variety of services to the University Community and beyond. Any student interested in employment with the University Libraries should click on the Student Employee Application Form link above, complete the application; save it on their desktop, and then send to diana.algiene@unco.edu as an attachment.
A library is many things Early-1971, in an effort to attract as many youngsters to the premises as possible, Marguerite Hart — children's librarian at the newly-opened public library in Troy, Michigan — wrote to a number of notable people with a request: to reply with a congratulatory letter, addressed to the children of Troy, in which the benefits of visiting such a library were explained. Below are five of the wonderful responses she received, from the following people: Neil Armstrong; Isaac Asimov; Hardie Gramatky; Dr Seuss; and E. B. White. Transcripts follow. (Source:Troy Public Library; Image: Oberlausitz Library, Germany, via.) Transcript NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONAPR 13 1971The Young Citizens of Troy, Michigan c/o/ Mrs. 16 March 1971Dear Boys and Girls,Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. Dr. E.
The Library of the Century | Design4Impact HIGH TECH Computer training lab (l.) and children’s Promethean ActivTable (r.) at Pikes Peak Library 21c, the Pikes Peak Library District’s (PPLD) latest addition, is a centralized education and experimentation hub. The new two-story Colorado Springs library is the biggest building in the district, the second-largest in Colorado, supporting about 620,000 residents. Last year, the district had 3.6 million visitors. What makes this new library unique is the wide variety of opportunities under the same roof, according to Dee Sabol, PPLD community engagement and outreach officer, and Carolyn Coulter, information technology and virtual services officer. In addition to the collection, the first floor houses a cyberclinic for patron tech support, automated self-check machines, and DVD dispensers; a large children’s section with a new Promethean ActivTable; and meeting and study spaces for teens. A new 400-seat theater for presentations and performances accompanies additional gallery space.
Are libraries finished? Five arguments for and against 4 February 2011Last updated at 17:26 By Peter Jackson BBC News A photographer and a businessman explain how libraries helped them With more than 400 public libraries under threat of closure, the campaign to save them is gathering pace. But in an age of downloads, cheap books and easy online shopping, can this great British institution survive? Some of the UK's best-selling authors have joined the fight against "cultural vandalism" by backing a national day of protest read-ins against library closures on Saturday. But no matter how eloquently Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy or author Colin Dexter extol their virtues, the fact is library visitor numbers - like their budgets - are falling. Campaigners say they are irreplaceable doors to learning more relevant now than ever before, but for others the speed and breadth of the web has rendered them obsolete dinosaurs. 1. "It's amazing what you can find online and also amazing what nobody managed to produce yet," he says. New chapter for UK libraries
Showing, Not Telling: Prezi & Omeka [This is a guest post by Caro Pinto, the John Hay Whitney Family Papers Processing Archivist at Yale University Library. Follow her on Twitter at @caropinto.--@jbj]An Archivist Walks into a Classroom… Many archivists spend their professional lives working in basements preparing diaries, letters, and photographs for use by students and faculty. And why not? Since finishing graduate school with a degree in library science and and a powerful aversion to PowerPoint, I’ve hunted for an alternative demonstration tool and found it with Prezi. In the past, to familiarize students with the range of sources they could deploy when writing research papers, I have challenged them to pair a type of resource (scholarly, popular media, trade publication) with a paragraph of text taken from each representative resource. Teaching students about primary sources is a hallmark of history instruction. How has–or how might–library instruction become more dynamic on your campus? Return to Top
Christian Zabriskie: How To Protest Library Cuts The libraries in New York City have been getting hammered in the budget fight over the last couple of years. In the 2010 budget, the Mayor's executive budget proposed $75 million in cuts to the three public libraries that serve the city. In 2011 it was worse, with $90 million on the table. These doomsday scenarios, if enacted, would have lead to massive layoffs and library closures (40 in 2010 and 28 in 2011.) As part of this effort over the last two years Urban Librarians Unite began the Save NYC Libraries Campaign. We didn't start the group with activism in mind and we hope that eventually these annual budget wars can be thing of the past. Urban Librarians Unite started as a way to get librarians from all three systems to exchange ideas and quickly spread to include academic librarians, corporate librarians, and library school students. Over time we've cultivated an effective mix of Social Media and old fashioned advocacy. We worked it into our logo and give out real ulus as awards.
On Denton ISD In-Service “Getting Techy” session | lillylibrarian's Blog My handout from today “Technology Teasers” Robot Handout PDF includes some tools discussed by Greg and I to facilitate discussion for or today’s In-Service day for Denton ISD librarians . Elementary and Secondary School librarians went to each table to share their ideas. in what Donna called “speedgeeking” ; ) I brought along “Comment Robot” so people could put in suggestions on slips of paper as well. Tweets:#di4ll @lillylibrarian @ghardin DentonISD popular suggestions during #di4ll “speedgeeking” session: Glogster, Photo Story (mac/windows xp) Aurasma, Windows Moviemaker, Animoto, & befriend your ITS! The ITS (Instructional Technology Specialist) was used interchangeably with CTS (Computer Technology Specialist) and it sounded like activities performed differed. I’ve hyper-linked ideas (in image below) suggested by the librarians (some of which were new to me and I can’t wait to play with!) Denton ISD school librarian tech ideas Like this: Like Loading...
THE HARM OF BOOKLESSNESS - The Ubiquitous Librarian The future of libraries… actually looks like an Info Commons from 10 years ago? You’ve probably seen the press about BiblioTech, the first bookless public library system in the country. It is being hailed as a “big success” and “the future of libraries.” While I can appreciate the marketing tactic they are using, I actually think they are doing more harm than good. My primary concern is that this might (or already has?) I could actually see this playing out like the UVA situation; people losing their jobs because they are not moving fast enough toward an all-digital environment. Bookless (not counting eBooks of course) Bookless? This also raises some old questions about what is a book? I don’t mean to be sour toward this library.
10 vintage library infographics from the 30s and 40s (pictures) Libraries are doing extremely well in using infographics to promote their services to communities, and reading in general. The infographics shown in this post are not “vintage-style”, like the one we created to analyze love in famous classic novels. They are truly vintage. They prove that libraries were doing very well in the area of visual communication already 80 years ago. Designed by Peabody Visual Aids in the 30s and 40s of the XX century, they were found by Char Booth in a throw-away pile at her library school in 2003. As Book Patrol reports, these infographic-like posters were produced under the supervision of a respected librarian Ruby Ethel Cundiff. Click on the images below to enlarge them. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Check out more library infographics collected on Ebook Friendly: About Ola Kowalczyk Collecting bits and pieces about books, libraries, and reading in digital age. PostsTwitterFacebook Leave a comment Get free updates via email Powered by MailChimp Featured products