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Chapter 4. Challenges for Library IT
No full textCrises often pose specific challenges for IT departments. Chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 57, no. 7), “Challenges for Library IT,” describes some of those challenges and strategies for confronting them
Chapter 3. Designing a Repository in the Cloud
No full textThere are numerous considerations to take into account when designing a repository. It can be valuable to choose the appropriate cloud service provider, implement project management strategies, understand the requirements of all stakeholders, and assess available resources before starting development of the project. It is also helpful to have some understanding as to the technical solutions that cloud service providers offer
Librarians as Media Advocates: Public Library Website Advice for Parents
No full textWith the proliferation of technology and technological resources, there has been much debate about screen time and how the use of electronic media might affect children. Parents are often left without clear ideas of how best to guide their children’s use of these tools
EDI Task Force: Expanding Representation: ALSC’s Equity Fellows Program
No full textThe Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) within ALSC Implementation task force exists to heighten visibility, increase opportunities, and eliminate challenges to participation within ALSC for BIPOC library workers.The task force supports ALSC’s charge to implement EDI practices while diversifying membership and future leadership. It aims to mitigate the impacts to participation associated with costs, perceived accessibility, and lack of diversity, while developing pathways to ALSC membership and leadership opportunities. Through the task force’s work, one of the main initiatives to increase BIPOC representation within the organization was realized through the development of the Equity Fellows program
Chapter 5. Library Engagement Platforms’ End Goal
No full textChapter 5 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 58, no. 1), “Library Engagement Platforms’ End Goal,” focuses on the end results. David Lee King describes scenarios where these services and engagement platforms succeed and what that might look like to the customer
Becoming Mindful: Collaborating to Empower Students and Peacefully Resolve Problems
No full textAs the expectations in schools increase, especially during the COVID pandemic, and more pressure is placed on younger students, more students are experiencing high levels of stress. According to a national survey, “approximately one in every four to five youth in the U.S. meets the criteria for a mental disorder.” Anxiety was found to be the most commonly occurring mental disorder, with approximately thirty-two percent of adolescents meeting the criteria for the disorder. While not all youth may struggle with mental disorders, every student faces daily stress both in and out of school
Editor's Note: Redefining Normal
No full textI f there’s one phrase that sticks out for me about the pandemic, it’s “the new normal.” What exactly is that? Is it trying to come to terms with the way our lives have changed over the last year—for better or worse? Or, as it more likely should be, redefining what normal should be
Move, Play, Read!
No full textWhen the pandemic shut down many libraries in spring 2020, children’s librarians had to be creative to fill the void when most in-person programming stopped. In this collection of articles, librarians used everything from outside activities (like storywalks) to motion and movement programs to engage children. See how they helped students move, play, and read!—Edito