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Expedition Bound! Clever Passport Program Ups Library Visits, Engagement
No full textQ: What builds support for libraries, engages stakeholders, delights users, boosts staff pride, and brings business to local communities?A: A library expedition!What’s a library expedition? At Upper Hudson Library System (UHLS) in Albany, New York, it’s a robust, self-guided library tour for users that’s wildly popular with families and adults, fun for staff, and engaging for stakeholders
Dovey Undaunted: The Social and Cultural Practices of Literacy in Tonya Bolden’s Book
No full textBiographies and memoirs, which are the recorded experiences of others, can play a crucial role in formal literacy learning by offering a platform to develop the skills and literacies necessary to build legacies of self-empowerment. By showcasing key events, cultural objects, and social markers in individuals’ lives, biographies become mirrors or windows for building character and shaping lives. They can also serve as a lamp illuminating paths for readers to be guided by others
Rural Resource: The Role of Distance and Community for Families with Toddlers in Rural Areas
No full textLibraries have been a longstanding feature of diverse communities across the United States, including rural ones. Libraries serve an important role, offering books for loan, connections to resources, and programs for children and families across the lifespan. Additionally, in rural areas, libraries provide patrons with reliable internet.These offerings may be particularly valuable for families with young children who have not yet entered school, since many promote parenting practices that support children’s literacy and children’s own skills. This study aims to explore the ways rural families use libraries, if these uses vary based upon how far away families live, and potential associations between library use during toddlerhood and child and family outcomes two years later
Couples who Collaborate: Tony and Angela DiTerlizzi
No full textIf you are feeling a bit cranky, the best antidote might be reading Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi’s hilarious picture book, A Very Cranky Book (Quill Tree, 2023). The first official collaboration from this mega-creative couple, this is a comedic look at a book feeling just a bit “cranky.” Inspirational, funny, and creative, Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi are just getting started with their book collaborations.Tony DiTerlizzi is the creator of the Caldecott Honor-winning The Spider and the Fly (2002), as well as the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles, created with Holly Black, to name just a couple highlights of his successful career. Tony began creating art for Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons Dragons, eventually achieving his dream of becoming a children’s book creator with his first book, Jimmy Zangwow’s Out-of-This-World Moon Pie Adventure (2000)
Editor’s Corner
No full textAs I write my final editorial for Documents to the People, I am filled with nostalgia, gratitude, and hope for the future. Over the years, this journal has been a beacon for those who believe in the power of information to shape our democracy. It has been a privilege to serve as its editor, guiding discussions and sharing insights that have strengthened our community and our collective mission
2024 GODORT Annual Meeting Summaries
No full textGovernment Information for Children (GIC)LegislationMembershipRare and Endangered Government Publications CommitteeFederal Information Interest Group (FIIG)International Documents Task Force (IDTF)State Loca
The Merger of Government Documents and Reference at a Mid-Size University: A 24-Year Retrospective
No full textThe University of Louisville (UofL) Libraries consists of the main library, Ekstrom Library, along with five branches. The Libraries are a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and possess approximately 2.2 million items. UofL has served as a Federal FDL Program. As of 2023, the University of Louisville Libraries’ Government Documents Department and the Reference Department have been merged for 24 years, beginning in 1999
Visualizing the International Government Information Collection at University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign
No full textThe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has been a Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Library since 1907. Over the course of time, the Library has amassed one of the largest collections of government information with materials covering areas of agriculture, education, the environment, health, natural resources, and transportation.1 In addition to federal and state publications in the United States, the Library also possesses an impressive collection of international government publications. The University Library became a United Nations depository in 1946 and Canadian depository in 1927, along with an extensive collection of British government resources.2 The collection not only serves as a preservation of original documents from international agencies and governments for research, but also represents the diversity of the library collection and history at UIUC. While there have been many efforts to promote and focus on the federal information collection, the international government collection can be explored more to enhance visibility and usage of the materials
Two Decades of Readers’ Advisory in RUSQ: A Content Analysis of the Readers’ Advisory Column Published in Reference & User Services Quarterly from 2000 to 2019
No full textThis paper presents a content analysis of all the 63 articles published under the Readers’ Advisory (RA) column of the journal Reference User Services Quarterly (RUSQ). The analysis aimed to study the topics discussed in the articles; learn the trends by analyzing the article-related statistics such as themes, types, and length; and find the patterns by analyzing the author-related statistics such as collaboration, geographic base, affiliation, and frequency (multiple contributions to the column). Findings showed that the RA column published fairly regularly (81.9%). Thematically, maximum articles centered on depicting the variety of RA practices (31.7%); and guidance about numerous RA tools available in print and online (15.9%) for all types of librarians to help provide better RA service. Most articles were sole-authored (88.9%), maximum authors were from the United States (81%), and most were affiliated with the public library sector (47.6%). The column editors were actively involved in the column. This paper is the first to attempt the content analysis of the complete RA column since its commencement. This in-depth analysis shows the journey of RA service during the first two decades of the 21st century by denoting the common themes as well as unique topics discussed in the column
Developing Open Access Resource Management Principles in a Consortial Environment: A University of California Model
No full textIn the summer of 2021, the University of California (UC) migrated to a new integrated library system, called the Systemwide Integrated Library System project (SILS), which for the first time brought all ten UC campuses, two regional storage facilities, and the California Digital Library (CDL) together into one shared library system. With new potential for increased collaboration and cooperation, SILS leadership groups identified consortial open access (OA) resource management as a key opportunity in the new system, in alignment with UC’s priorities around discovery and access to library collections, as well as UC’s commitment to open access and transforming the scholarly communication landscape. This article discusses the formation of the UC Open Access Resource Management Task Force (OARMTF), a group charged to investigate what it would mean to consortially manage OA resources. Specifically, this article focuses on the OARMTF’s work setting out principles for OA resource management, which the authors hope may serve as a useful case study for other institutions or consortia interested in developing principles around OA resource management, as well as encourage more discussion and research into best practices for consortial management of OA resources