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Chapter 4. Custom Options
No full textSome companies offer customized services or broader marketing services that can be unique to each library. Chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 58, no. 1), “Custom Options,” dives into those offerings and describes what each service provides
Chapter 6. Video Accessibility Tools
No full textChapter 6, “Video Accessibility Tools,” of Library Technology Reports (vol. 57, no. 3) offers descriptions of common tools used to create and display accessible videos. With a focus on free and affordable tools, it offers suggestions of the advantages and limitations of commonly used accessibility tools that can improve access to video content. The tools cover a variety of stages in the process, including hosting video content and creating captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions
Chapter 4. Sources
No full textChapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 57, no. 6), “Sources,” explains that metadata application profile (MAP) creators gather MAP components from already existing sources. These sources include ontologies, schemas, vocabulary encoding schemes, and syntax encoding schemes, representing a shift in sources following the increasing adoption of linked-data practices
Chapter 2. Captions
No full textChapter 2, “Captions,” of Library Technology Reports (vol. 57, no. 3) introduces the concept of captions, including the history of their development. It explains the difference between closed captions and open captions. The chapter also introduces the key audiences for captions in different settings and how they use captions. It details the key considerations in deciding how to create captions. It also offers best practices for creating effective captions that will provide meaningful access for users
Couples Who Collaborate: Sarah and Ian Hoffman
No full textCalifornia couple Sarah and Ian Hoffman are the authors of Jacob’s New Dress (2014), Jacob’s Room to Choose (2019), and Jacob’s School Play (2021). The duo, who live in San Francisco with their two children, were inspired to write these books based on their experience raising their gender nonconforming son. They are passionate about making sure children see themselves in literature and represent their experiences in sensitive, informative ways.Sarah is a developer and Ian, an architect. By day, they renovate old homes together. Both have written and illustrated an array of articles and books in their other careers. The “Jacob” books, however, are their labor of love as a couple. Passionate about the issues they write about in their books, Sarah and Ian are a delight to talk with, and an inspirational couple
Book Review: Sudden Selector’s Guide to Geography and GIS
No full textAs stated in the foreword, “The ongoing purpose of the sudden selector’s series is to provide current information on selection in specific subject areas in order to assist selectors in creating a manageable process in unfamiliar subject territories” (vii). This new entry in the series does just that; it provides new geography and geographic information systems (GIS) selectors with a baseline knowledge of the field. It accomplishes this by introducing the subject and a broad review of valuable tools and resources
Editorial
No full textThis past week marked the one-year anniversary of my staff and me working from home. When we packed up our cubicles and offices in March 2020, no one expected to be working remotely from home for long. We honestly expected to return in a few weeks or at least by the end of April. In the meantime, the university kept extending our work-from-home agreements. During the past year, we have acquired new skills and ways of working. For example, we have mastered how to use WebEx and Zoom for meetings and have realized that this technology can make our meetings more effective. Although some people complain of Zoom fatigue, we have found that our meetings are shorter, and no one lingers afterward. We may start meetings with small talk, but when we are done, people are ready to sign off. Participants who may have difficulty speaking up can choose to use the chat box, and entering terms like “stack” in the chat box helps to ensure that everyone gets a chance to speak and in a predetermined order. It avoids having everyone try to speak at once and ensures all have a chance to speak
Women Who Led the Way! Notable Picture Book Biographies
No full textWhen I was a child, I loved math and science, and I wanted to learn more about the people working in these fields. Were they like me? What were their interests as kids? Did they have an a-ha moment in making their discoveries or did it take years of hard work?Off I went to my public library to find biographies about the life and accomplishments of these amazing people. One problem—there was only one kids’ book about a woman scientist—Marie Curie. As an eight-year-old, I thought, “Did this mean that girls couldn’t grow up to be scientists?
From Off-Screen and Online: Hybrid Programming for Any Situation
No full textPrior to the pandemic, play was synonymous with our library. As Fred Rogers said, “It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.”As a Family Place Library, we focus on the importance of building connections among caregivers, children, and our community, particularly through play-based experiences. Some programs adapted quickly to virtual (like storytimes), while others took more thought
The Velcro Effect: Increase Reading Comprehension, Motivation, and Pleasure with Knowledge
No full textChildren’s librarians are not reading teachers. But supporting children’s reading is pretty much number one in our portfolio of professional goals, so it makes sense to learn a little bit more about how humans go about learning how to read.One surprising thing to realize, when digging into recent cognitive science and education research about reading, is that there are really two aspects of reading that get mixed up in confusing ways