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Sacred Cattle

Robert Balliot wrote 4 days ago: Best of PubLib Featured Article The PubLib listserve members pored over this question from Andrea Ta … more →

Tags: Current Topics, Technical Services, Public Services, administration, library profession, aquistions, Cataloging, Book Selection, Media Selection

Citation Index: Journal Citation Report, Scopus, the like

khuenoway wrote 1 week ago: I still don’t know much about the citation impact factor and the whole intricacies of citation … more →

Tags: Articles/websites/blogs, etc., Physics, citation factor, Impact, prestige

If you had to cancel a health database today? Evidence-based decision-making vs. Hobbesian elbowing

gossypiboma wrote 1 week ago: Trying to decide on a database cancellation can be fraught with uncertainty.  Evidence-based criteri … more →

Tags: Resources, Libraries, PubMed

To weed or not to weed?

islmablog wrote 1 week ago: I am the librarian at a middle school in Central Illinois. My school district is changing library au … more →

Tags: Books

This Week in Best of PubLib 11.08.09

Robert Balliot wrote 2 weeks ago: Best of Publib Current Topics and Archives This week  in  Best of Publib covers the week of November … more →

Tags: administration, Cataloging, Circulation, Current Topics, Databases, Employment, ethics, Friends Groups, Humor

Brick and Click rough notes session 2

Kirsten wrote 2 weeks ago: Serials Evaluation/Advanced Excel “magic” -They’ll post a sample spreadsheet to the blog that will h … more →

Tags: Conferences, Electronic resources, Serials

Are You Lost or Missing?

Terry Darr wrote 2 weeks ago: Today, I reviewed the inventory done a few months ago and see that we have over 600 items missing or … more →

Tags: Library Books, Library Management, school libraries, library inventory, Old library books

How Many Linear Feet of Shelving Should We Plan For?

jdondoyle wrote 2 weeks ago: Below is a compilation of responses:  Thanks, Colleagues!!! Hi Jacque, At FIU we’ve got 3,300 linear … more →

Tags: Physical Plant, Shelving

This Week in Best of PubLib 11.01.09

Robert Balliot wrote 3 weeks ago: Best of Publib Current Topics and Archives This week  in  Best of Publib covers the week of October … more →

Tags: administration, Book Lists, Buildings & Grounds, Children, Collection Management, Current Topics, departments, Employment, ethics

Now a minor motion picture1 comment

leavesamark wrote 3 weeks ago: Way back in July, I asked for help in putting together a presentation on dealing with collection dev … more →

Tags: UNYOC, Tips, Presentation

Collection Access Granted!1 comment

Anna wrote 3 weeks ago: Since I arrived at my library nearly 6 months ago, I have been engaged in the struggle to weed, upda … more →

Tags: weeding

This Week in Best of PubLib

Robert Balliot wrote 4 weeks ago: Best of Publib Current Topics and Archives This week  in  Best of Publib covers the week of October … more →

Tags: Current Topics, Public Services, administration, library profession, technology, aquistions, Cataloging, Media Selection, Circulation

7 reasons NOT to create a Blue-Ray collection in your #library2 comments

pcsweeney wrote 1 month ago: Blue-Ray formatted discs are cool and many of the patrons in our libraries are asking for them. But … more →

Tags: Library, librarian, Libraries, Blue-Ray, DVD, COLLECTIONS

Collection Development

RR wrote 1 month ago: I had an interesting question today from a colleague, who just got a job as a director of a small ac … more →

(Data)base! How low can you go?2 comments

Leigh Anne Vrabel wrote 1 month ago: Still waiting to hear from the state what’s going on with POWER library.  My sources tell me i … more →

Tags: Access, Databases, Innovation, leadership, Management

Public Libraries and their Communities - The Collection Conundrum

mbschell27 wrote 1 month ago: Two “news” items caught my eye this evening (as I was seeking inspiration for this eveni … more →

Tags: Resources Management

This Week in Best of Publib

Robert Balliot wrote 1 month ago: Best of Publib Current Topics and Archives This week  in  Best of Publib covers the weeks of Septemb … more →

Tags: Public Services, administration, library profession, technology, Book Selection, Media Selection, Circulation, outreach, readers' advisory

More New Resources!

dohertylibrary wrote 1 month ago: The following databases have been added to the library web site: • Bio Med (Central) provides access … more →

Tags: Featured Resources, library databases

Graphic Novel Guide

youthadvocate wrote 1 month ago: NEWS For Immediate Release October 5, 2009 Pioneering guide to graphic novels CHICAGO – ALA Editions … more →

Tags: children's materials, Booklists, readers' advisory, Graphic Novels


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