Top 200 Most Fantastic Library and Information Science Articles and News Every Librarian Must See.
Library and Information Science Articles and News is an initiative of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog to showcase the latest LIS news, articles, events, and updates for librarians, catalogers, metadata, archives, and knowledge professionals. It is an attempt to make a representative compilation of the most popular news and stories for libraries and librarians.
Contents
- Top 5 Recently Shared LIS Articles and News
- Background
- Librarianship Studies Categories (Labels)
- Library and Information Science Articles and News
TOP 5 RECENTLY SHARED ARTICLES AND NEWS
- Metadata management in times of uncertainty
- Congratulations to Dr. Jian Qin, winner of the 2020 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award
- Ex Libris Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Innovative
- Ebook Embargo on Libraries is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
- This woman turned her tree stump into a Little Free Library fit for magical elves. It went viral.
BACKGROUND
I always wanted to keep myself updated with the latest news and updates in Library and Information Science. I do this by reading various authoritative sources in the library and information science. Then I share it with the readers of the Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog. So an idea came to my mind to create a blog article with a compilation of top-quality news on Library and Information Science. For easy reference, the contents are divided into the following categories.
LIBRARIANSHIP STUDIES CATEGORIES (LABELS)
Librarianship Studies & Information Technology is divided into the following broad categories. Categories are listed on the top left side of the blog. These categories or labels group blog posts on a specific topic of Library & Information Science.
ACQUISITIONS & E-RESOURCES
SCOPE: On acquisitions or books, serials, e-resources, etc. in libraries in information centers. Collection Development--Books, Serials, Non-book Materials--Selection, Acquisition, Maintenance; ISBN, ISSN, Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP), E-documents, E-books, E-journals, Etc.
CATALOGING & METADATA
SCOPE: On cataloging and metadata. Library Cataloguing Codes--RDA and AACR-II. Library Cataloguing--Cannons and Principles. Bibliographic Records--International Standards--ISBD, MARC21, BIBFRAME, and CCF. Etc. Indexing--Pre-coordinate,Post-coordinate.
CLASSIFICATION & SHELFLISTING
SCOPE: Theory and practice of library classification and shelflisting. Classification schemes like Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Library of Congress Classification (LCC), Universal Decimal Classification (UDC), and Colon Classification (CC). Organization of knowledge/Information. Modes of formation of subjects. Library Classification--Cannon and Principles.
LIBRARIAN'S REFERENCE DIRECTORY
SCOPE: Librarian's Reference Directory (or Librarians Reference Sources Directory) is a web directory of Library and Information Science reference sources on the World Wide Web.
LIBRARIANS & LIBRARIANSHIP
SCOPE: Biography of famous librarians and history, practice, and techniques of librarianship. Description of library and information science. Library and Information Profession.
LIBRARIES & ASSOCIATIONS
SCOPE: Famous and beautiful libraries the Library of Congress of Washington D.C., the British Library of London, and the Bodleian Library of Oxford. Library associations such as IFLA, ALA, and CILIP. Types of Libraries--National, Public, Academic, and Special (Objectives, structures, and functions).
LIBRARIES & SOCIETY
SCOPE: Impact of libraries on society. Role of Information in Planning, Management, Socio-Economic Development, Technology transfer. Etc.
LIBRARY & DIGITAL MARKETING
SCOPE: Library and digital marketing techniques and case studies. Includes social media marketing and search engine optimization.
LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION
SCOPE Study programs of top-ranked library schools or i-schools. Tutorial by noted professors of library and information science.
LIBRARY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SCOPE: Use of technology in libraries. Databases--Search Strategies, Boolean Operators. Information Technology--Components; Impact of IT on Society. Computers--Hardware, Software, Storage Devices, Input/Output Devices. Networking--Concepts, Topologies, Types--LAN, MAN, WAN. Library Automation--Areas of automation, Planning, Hardware, and Software Selection, OPAC. Integrated Library Systems, Digital Libraries, Virtual Libraries, Etc.
LIBRARY & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
SCOPE: Theory, practice, and techniques of library and knowledge management. Management--Principles, Functions, School of Thought. Planning, Organization Structure, Decision making. Human Resources Management--Manpower Planning, Job Analysis, Job Description, Selection, Recruitment, Motivation, Training and Development, Staff Manual, Leadership and Performance Evaluation. Financial Management--Resource Generation, Types of Budgeting, Cost and Cost Benefit Analysis. PERT, CPM. Library Buildings and Equipment, Performance Evaluation of Libraries/Information Centers and Services Marketing Information Product and Services, Total Quality Management (TQM).
LIBRARY CIRCULATION
SCOPE: Library circulation and loan activities. Types of Users, User Studies, User Education.
LS & IT MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
SCOPE: Miscellaneous topics in library and information science not covered by other Librarianship Studies blog labels.
REFERENCE SERVICE
SCOPE: Reference service in libraries and information centers. Reference and Information Services, Referral Service. Bibliographic Service, Indexing and Abstracting Service, CAS, SDI, Digest Service, Trend Report Online Services, Translation Services, Reprographic Services Etc.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
SCOPE: On research methodology in the library and information science. Types of Research--Basic, Applied, Interdisciplinary. Research Design. Scientific Method, Hypothesis, Data Collection, Sampling. Methods of Research--Historical, Descriptive, Case Study, Survey, Comparative and Experimental. Statistical Methods, Data Analysis. Report Writing, Bibliometrics. Etc.
SUBJECT CATALOGING
SCOPE: About subject headings and subject indexing. Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), MESH, Sears List of Subject Headings etc. Vocabulary Control--Thesaurus, List of Subject Headings, Etc.
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ARTICLES AND NEWS
Library and Information Science Articles and News organized by broad areas "Categories (Labels)" of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog:
ACQUISITIONS & E-RESOURCES
CATALOGING & METADATA
- Metadata management in times of uncertainty
- Terry Reese Jr. selected for Margaret Mann Citation
- Subject access to OPACs: exploiting the capabilities of FileMaker Pro for designing a novel interface - M.Phil. thesis by Prof. Shabahat Husain. - Loughborough, England: Loughborough University, Department of Information and Library Studies, 1992. vii, 128 pages. Abstract: Ever since the libraries came to being, subject access has had been a problem. More often than not, subject searches result either in no retrievals or too many records, discouraging users to proceed further. Solutions to these problems were found in improving search methods, indexing techniques, developing user-friendly novel interfaces and other methods. "The present work attempts to tackle the problems of subject access using an experimental online catalogue by designing a graphic front end user interface, wherein an enhanced indexing technique that is traditional classification system coupled with improved search method by providing end user thesaurus were incorporated by using Macintosh compatible software package called FileMaker Pro. The system provides subject access by three methods i.e. Class Number Search (CNS), Subject Heading Search (SHS) and Keyword Search (KWS) to cater to the needs of two different levels of users i.e. naive or ordinary level and another for the experienced or advanced level users. A cross section of the searchers were invited to evaluate the interface. On the basis of their reactions, certain recommendations were made for the improvement of the system. In the process the capabilities and limitations of FileMaker Pro were assessed and suggestions were given for its further improvement. Certain points pertaining to the further research on the subject were also recommended.
- Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)
- Resource Description and Access (RDA) - including RDA Frequently Asked Questions
- 3R Project Frequently Asked Questions - The RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign (3R) Project
- RDA Bibliography - Articles, Books, Presentations, Thesis, and Videos on Resource Description and Access (RDA) and Cataloging
- 8 Ways To Become A Library Catalog Power User
- Outsourcing Cataloging Tasks
- Cataloging & Metadata Services Infographics
- Pre-Coordinate Indexing Systems
- Index
- Title-Based Indexing
- Key-Term Alphabetical (KEYTALPHA)
- Keyword in Context (KWIC) Indexing
- Citation Indexing
- Keyword Out of Context (KWOC)
- Chain Indexing
- POPSI (Postulate-Based Permuted Subject Indexing)
- PRECIS (Preserved Context Index System)
CLASSIFICATION & SHELFLISTING
- Library of Congress Classification
- Library of Congress Discontinues NACO Literary Author Number Program (July 1, 2018) - All works by or about an individual literary author are generally classified together in the same number or span of numbers in class P, although multiple numbers or spans of numbers may be established for authors who write in more than one language. To allow for a high level of consistency, the classification number assigned to an author may be recorded in the author’s name authority record. In the past, the Library of Congress has accepted suggestions for literary author numbers from NACO members; those suggestions would be reviewed by LC staff and included in the name authority record as “LC‐verified.” The program by which NACO members could suggest literary author numbers to LC has been discontinued.
- Library of Congress Classification training materials in OCLC WebJunction Course Catalog - the presently available courses and webinars are listed below:
- Library of Congress Classification (LCC): Intermediate (Webinar - Self enrollment) - This session will focus on the selection and construction of LC Classification (LCC) call numbers for literature, maps and atlases, and moving images, including the construction of cutters for literary works and juvenile belle lettres.
- Library of Congress Classification (LCC): Introduction (Webinar - Self enrollment) - This session will briefly introduce the history of LC Classification (LCC) and the general principles of classification. Participants will be introduced to the Classification and Shelflisting Manual and learn how to make use of Classification Web, Authorities.loc.gov and the freely-available LCC schedules to select classification numbers. There will be special focus on the use of the LC Cutter table and when to use it.
- Shelving with Library of Congress Classification (Self-paced Course - Self enrollment) - This course provides a great introduction for any library staff, assistants or volunteer needing to learn how to shelve items by the classification system used by the Library of Congress (LC). One of the most time-consuming tasks for library staff is training assistants and volunteers about classification systems and how to properly shelve materials. Few tasks are more vital for shelf maintenance and patron access. This lesson provides online training that will help new staff members and volunteers become productive as quickly as possible with a minimum of time investment by the professional librarian. After completing this training, the learner will be able to accurately read shelves and properly file materials according to Library of Congress (LC) standards.
- Knowledge Organisation and Contemporary Art: Cataloguing Practices in two Libraries in Sweden, Umeå universitetsbibliotek and Konstbiblioteket - This master thesis aims to examine the use of universal classification systems and other forms of controlled vocabulary, such as thesauri and subject headings, in the field of the visual arts, with a special focus on contemporary art.
LIBRARIAN'S REFERENCE DIRECTORY
LIBRARIANS & LIBRARIANSHIP
- Congratulations to Dr. Jian Qin, winner of the 2020 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award
- Library and Information Science - Top 10 LIS Tweets - Top 10 LIS Infographics
- Librarianship Studies & Information Technology Awarded Top 50 Library Librarian Blog on the web
- Five Laws of Library Science
- Reordering Ranganathan: Shifting User Behaviors, Shifting Priorities
- A library without librarians is a just a shed full of books
- America’s Librarian - Carla Hayden plans to continue her career-long focus on access and technology as Librarian of Congress
- Carla Hayden Takes Charge of the World's Largest Library
- Will Librarians Be The Overseers Of The Information Age? - Julie Todaro, President of the American Library Association, ALA and Eleni Miltsakaki, founder and CEO of Choosito! sat down with Rod Berger to discuss the role of librarians in today's schools. Contrary to the widely held notion that the role of the librarian is shrinking, both Todaro and Miltsakaki make strong arguments for the increased importance of librarians as overseers of an endless stream of Internet data. Todaro and Miltsakaki agree that students, more than ever, need the guidance of librarians in their educational lives.
- The Librarian Who Guarded the Manhattan Project’s Secrets - While dodging accusations of communism, Charlotte Serber made the nuclear bomb possible.
- 50 thought-provoking quotes about libraries and librarians
LIBRARIES & ASSOCIATIONS
- Libraries of Famous Men
- The library of the future? It's digital
- PEDALING TOWARD THE FUTURE Texas A&M libraries install bike desks to keep with changing times
- This Is the Future of Libraries in the Digital Age - With the cyberage in full swing, this is how smart design is keeping demand for the printed word alive.
- The Future of Libraries (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- North Carolina State University, James B. Hunt Jr. Library : A new state-of-the-art library gives a campus a heart - When administrators at North Carolina State University (NC State) decided to build the James B. Hunt Jr. Library at their Centennial Campus in Raleigh—a unique research park that encourages collaboration between the university, government agencies, and some of the world’s most innovative companies—they wanted to create a building that would strongly position the campus as a place of the future. To see evidence of this intent, look no further than the bookBot, a robotic system that delivers in less than five minutes any of two million books that students can select from a virtual catalog. The system, which stores the books in 18,000 bins, has allowed the university to shift their focus from storing books to accommodating the diverse needs of students and faculty.
- Cambridge University Library -- Tall Tales: Secrets of the Tower - Now, the treasures of Cambridge University Library’s fabled 17-storey Tower Collection, chosen from nearly a million volumes, will go on public display together for the first time in a free exhibition. Tall Tales: Secrets of the Tower opens to the public from May 2-October 28. More than 90 percent of the objects have never before been on public display. University Librarian Jess Gardner said: “Now regarded as an archive of global importance, the Tower’s irreplaceable contents tell the story of our national life through the printed word. “For the first time, we are giving people the chance to explore both the remarkable collections and to glimpse inside this most visible yet mysterious of the city’s landmarks.”
- Library of Congress Book Conveyor Tunnel - A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute - In the age of the Industrial Revolution, libraries at the cutting edge experimented with an array of pneumatic and mechanical devices that had books flying around, over, and under their technologically delighted patrons. There was no greater example of this steampunk marvel than the Library of Congress, which once connected with the U.S. Capitol Building with a single-purpose book conveyor tunnel.
- Library of Congress LABS - a place to encourage innovation with Library of Congress digital collections.
- Library of Congress New Online: A Redesigned Portal for Librarians and Archivists
- The Library of Congress opened its catalogs to the world. Here’s why it matters - Imagine you wanted to find books or journal articles on a particular subject. Or find manuscripts by a particular author. Or locate serials, music or maps. You would use a library catalog that includes facts – like title, author, publication date, subject headings, and genre.
- Behold! The Library of Congress's audacious plan to digitize and share the nation's treasures - The Library of Congress has published its latest digital strategy, laying out a bold plan to "exponentially grow" its collections through digital acquisitions; "maximize the use of content" by providing machine-readable rights data and using interoperable formats and better search; to support data-driven research with giant bulk-downloadable corpuses of materials and metadata; to improve its website; to syndicate Library assets to other websites; to crowdsource the acquisition of new materials; to experiment with new tools and techniques; and to preserve digital assets with the same assiduousness that the Library has shown with its physical collection for centuries.
- Former National Library of France reopens after a decade of renovation work - the former site of france’s national library has reopened after years of renovation work by architects bruno gaudin and virginie brégal. located at rue de richelieu in paris, the historic complex houses the collections and reading rooms of the manuscripts department, the maps and plans branch, the coins, medals and antiques bureau, and the performing arts office. since 1993, the quadrangle has also been home to the french national art history library.
- Spending Bill Includes Big Increases for Libraries (March 23, 2018, United States)
- State of America's Libraries Report 2017 - In the 21st century, libraries of all types are responding to the changing social, economic, and political impacts of living in a digital society. Academic, school, and public libraries provide services that empower people for change. Library workers’ expertise, combined with dynamic collections and digital resources, help individuals develop new skills, communicate with others through new technologies, and help make their communities better places to live. These and other library trends of the past year, including the Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2016, are detailed in the American Library Association’s 2017 State of America’s Libraries report.
- Universities redesign libraries for the 21st century: fewer books, more space - UC Berkeley’s newly remodeled undergraduate library is modern and sleek, with its top two floors featuring low-slung couches, a futuristic nap pod, and meeting spaces with glass walls made to be written on and colorful furniture meant to be moved.
- This woman turned her tree stump into a Little Free Library fit for magical elves. It went viral.
- The library of the future is in an 80-year-old converted train shed - At LocHal, you can learn new food skills, read books, or hold events inside a massive retired locomotive storage warehouse. After spending more than 80 years as a warehouse for locomotive engines, a cavernous industrial building in Tilburg, the Netherlands, began its new life as a local library and events space earlier this year. Designed by the Dutch firm Civic Architects, the building is meant to be a new center for civic life, with its classic industrial steel framing and glass windows providing a nostalgic backdrop to bookshelves, public reading tables, a set of amphitheater-like steps that can seat 1,000 people, and an exhibition space. The colossal 58,000 square-foot space is called the “LocHal,” short for Locomotive Hall.
- Innovative libraries delivering good design - The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has today announced the five winners of its inaugural Library Design Awards 2017
- 14 Epic Libraries Around the World
- 37 modern libraries from around the world
- The 8 most beautiful new libraries in the world
- The most beautiful library in every major US city
- 10 of the Most Beautiful Libraries in the World
- The Oldest Treasures From 12 Great Libraries
LIBRARIES & SOCIETY
- Does the digital world need libraries?
- 7 Reasons Libraries Are Essential, Now More Than Ever
- Should a public library be more community focused? – Interview with Jan Holmquist
- 4 important things users want from a library (and how to offer them)
- What Part Do Libraries Play In The Future Of Learning?
- Florida shooting: Librarian who saved 55 'knew what to do because her friend survived Sandy Hook'
LIBRARY & DIGITAL MARKETING
LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION
- Most Affordable Online Master’s Degrees in Library Science in 2021
- Online Master of Library Science (MLS)
- Librarians - Occupational Outlook Handbook - Bureau of Labor Statistics - United States Department of Labor
- 2018 Top Online Library Science and Master's in Library Science Degrees
- UBC’s iSchool ranked number one in Canada for library and information studies, and fourth in the world - 2018
- QS World University Rankings Library and Information Management - 2018
- Best Library and Information Studies Programs Ranked in 2017
LIBRARY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Stanford Libraries awarded $4 Million grant to implement linked data metadata environment
- Ex Libris Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Innovative
- Librarians - Occupational Outlook Handbook - Bureau of Labor Statistics - United States Department of Labor
- Owens book "The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation" wins ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
- The story of Koha, the first open source library management system
- Z39.50
- Timothy Cole Wins 2017 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award - Timothy Cole, Head of the Mathematics Library and Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology.
- Top Library Automation Software Products
- Adding Apps - Technology in Focus - As smartphones become ubiquitous, libraries and vendors are responding with new apps, features, and mobile-friendly websites
- How Mobile Technology Changes the Library Experience - The library experience of today is greatly different from that of even 15 years ago, and mobile technology is the leading contributor to these changes. In response, public and college libraries are using mobile technology to increasingly enhance the user experience. By embracing the many growing capabilities of mobile technologies, libraries provide better service to their users in many different ways. Here are just some of those ways.
- University Libraries Collaborate on Web Discoverability Project - Stanford and Cornell are leading library efforts to help machines understand bibliographic information so it will be searchable on the Web.
- Top Library Tech Trends - Tech leaders recommend the tools and resources your library can adopt now and in the near future. From virtual reality to gamification to security techniques, libraries are using the latest technology to engage patrons, increase privacy, and help staffers do their jobs. American Libraries spoke to library tech leaders—members of the Library and Information Technology Association’s popular Top Tech Trends panel from the 2017 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits—to get the apps, devices, software, and best practices that you can adopt for your library right now and in the near future.
- Library Systems Report 2017: Competing visions for technology, openness, and workflow - The library technology industry has entered a new phase: business consolidation and technology innovation. Development of products and services to support the increasingly complex work of libraries remains in an ever-decreasing number of hands. Not only have technology-focused companies consolidated themselves, they have become subsumed within higher-level organizations with broad portfolios of diverse business activities. The survivors of this transformed industry now bear responsibility to deliver innovation from their amassed capacity. Modern web-based systems delivering traditional library automation and discovery capabilities are now merely table stakes. Real progress depends on building out these platforms to support the new areas of service emerging within each type of library.
- Online Teaching Skills for Library Workers - Design for Learning: 21st Century Online Teaching and Learning Skills for Library Workers (D4L) is a training program designed to enable library workers to transfer their in-person teaching skills to the online environment.
LS & IT MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
SUBJECT CATALOGING
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- Last Updated: 2020-06-16
- Written: 2017-04-22
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