Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard for this.
https://litablog.org/2020/04/core-is-approved/comment-page-1/#comment-45098
I'm saddened but not surprised; I think this is an honest and responsible reaction to a correct analysis. I'm sure this was a difficult post to write and I respect all of you for your transparenc...
Finley. If you work in a public library and have an idea for a column to share, please check out this LITA blog post with details on how to submit your
For more than a dozen years, I've been happily a part of the Library Society of the World as they've migrated from place to place (a chat room, FriendFeed, Discourse, and now Mokum). It's very we...
Thank you for writing this. I agree with you, clear action is necessary as well as an explanation for the actions ALA was reported as having taken at the time which were... strange. The Code of C...
In reply to Candace Lebel. Glad to hear I'm not the on...
student Riko Fluchel was featured on the LITA Blog. Fluchel, one of this year’s ALA Spectrum Scholarship recipients, is interested in how
What sort of shortcomings did this platform have?
https://litablog.org/2018/11/tutorial-magic/comment-page-1/#comment-33701
Technology Association (LITA) recently published a comprehensive list of tools and tips on how and where to find OA works online—including unpaywalled articles, preprints, and materials contai...
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-33281
In reply to Jennie. Thanks for reading, Jennie. What kind of space is your Form2 in? What do your pat...
https://litablog.org/2018/10/mitigatingfffdangers/comment-page-1/#comment-32810
Thanks for this post - it was fun to read, and informative. Also timely, as I have just finished 2 hours of mandated training in order to keep our Formlabs Form2 Resin printer running. I have onl...
https://litablog.org/2018/10/mitigatingfffdangers/comment-page-1/#comment-32684
In reply to Don. Thank you! Feel free to reblog or let me know how I can engage. I...
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-32267
I have earned a Doctorate in Business Administration, now retired and have long wished for free access to do research. Thank you for this information.
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-32182
I love your article. I want to encourage you to re-blog this for http://Opensource.com.
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-32089
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-32078
Nice post! Can add Paperity to the list: http://paperity.org/ - close to 2M open-access papers from 5K journals, searchable and accessible in full text right on the website, all academic discipli...
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-31963
And let's not forget Highwire Press.
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-31953
Interesting and helptul article. Thank you!
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-31952
LITA Blog – Ashley Farley – This guide is meant to help individuals, of any background, search more easily for open access artic….
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-31948
In reply to Pam Sieving. Yes! Thank you - this is a fantastic addition. I also app...
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-31931
I'm surprised that PubMed Central, which houses both papers resulting from NIH-funded research (now required, within a year of publication) and decades--and longer!--runs of journals for which th...
https://litablog.org/2018/08/finding-open-access-articles-tools-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-31867
I am beyond pleased to see this issue discussed. Twenty-one years of thinking about EX in my library without having a term to identify it.
Thank you for the article. From a public library perspective, social media is an important aspect that most likely does not have an adequate amount of resources assigned to it, and as a Systems L...
Congratulations to Dr. Moulaison Sandy! This award is well-deserved!
1. Emily Morton-Owens Elected LITA President
https://litablog.org/2018/04/2018-lita-election-results/comment-page-1/#comment-26789
Learn More About Dr. Smiraglia and the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information …
Thank you. I've quit SRRT over their conservative, dinosauric views on this matter...maybe LITA is a future home for me.
From a LITA Blog Post by Division President, Andromeda Yelton:
part of ALA and LITA, and working at (almost) every level of the division, I was asked and accepted the nomination to run for the position of Vice President/President-Elect for the Library & Inf...
See the LITA Blog for complete information, and the link to apply: http://litablog.org/2017/09/lita-forum-2017-call-for-library-school-student-volunteers/
LITA AvramCamp. This was the first LITA event I’ve attended, with the exception of happy hour at Midwinter 2017. It was also the first time LITA’s done AvramCamp, which was a day-long unconf...
https://litablog.org/2017/05/lita-avramcamp-an-ala-annual-precon/comment-page-1/#comment-17774
Originally written and published on LITA Blog, http://litablog.org/2017/04/designing-for-ourselves/
https://litablog.org/2017/04/designing-for-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-14876
Exploring virtual reality within the academic setting
Read More: LITA: Are You For Real? Exploring Virtual Reality Within The Academic Setting
Thank you both! I really like the interactivity these tools bring to static content.
https://litablog.org/2016/07/demonstrating-value-visually/comment-page-1/#comment-2424
Have you looked into RiseVision as a content creator and content distributor? It's free - some add ons and widgets cost money - and we use it to run our digital signage in our Studio. The unit wa...
https://litablog.org/2016/07/digital-displays-on-a-budget-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-2240
This post was originally published on Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) Blog
https://litablog.org/2016/07/digital-displays-on-a-budget-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-2237
Hi, I shared this to ACRL's Library Marketing and Outreach Interest Group. Thanks for writing it! I have used Visme and Piktochare, but I haven't ever tried Venngage before. Over at LMaO, Canva r...
https://litablog.org/2016/07/demonstrating-value-visually/comment-page-1/#comment-1985
Great article Cinthya; I agree; Visual content at least I find helps to drive engagement with the audience be it educational or promotional. Avid user of Visme myself; love the fact that I can ma...
https://litablog.org/2016/07/demonstrating-value-visually/comment-page-1/#comment-1869
(Library Information Technology Association) Blog had posted about gender in library IT. “Let’s look at gender in library IT” sums up what you probably already know, but it also points o...
https://litablog.org/2016/06/lets-look-at-gender-in-library-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1699
TripIt! It can hold all your flight, hotel, etc. plans in one place, and you can forward itinerary emails to it directly. It knows your confirmation numbers and the gate you'll be taking off from...
https://litablog.org/2016/05/travel-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1404
With ALA’s annual conference in Orlando just around the corner, travel is in the plans for many librarians and staff. Fortunately, as I live in Florida, I don’t have that far to go. But if y...
https://litablog.org/2016/05/travel-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-1402
It seems here that this is a question of intentionality. The tools you selected were designed for children's exploration, so your colleague's, "Why?" question makes sense. Most academic makerspac...
https://litablog.org/2016/05/the-frivolity-of-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1400
Related Article: http://litablog.org/2016/05/the-frivolity-of-making/
https://litablog.org/2016/05/the-frivolity-of-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1399
Makerspaces are popular in public libraries, but are they "serious" enough to have a place in academic ones?https://t.co/NYltHrwoWh
https://litablog.org/2016/05/the-frivolity-of-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1397
As mentioned in my last post, Mackellar and Gerding, authors of ALA grant funding monographs, stress the importance of conducting a needs assessment as the first step in approaching a grant prop...
https://litablog.org/2016/05/grant2/comment-page-1/#comment-1387
LITA Preconference on Digital Privacy
https://litablog.org/2016/04/lita-ala-annual-precon-digital-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-1378
LITA Preconference on Digital Privacy
https://litablog.org/2016/04/lita-ala-annual-precon-digital-privacy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1392
This is going to be GREAT.
https://litablog.org/2016/04/lita-ala-annual-precon-digital-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-1377
This is going to be GREAT.
https://litablog.org/2016/04/lita-ala-annual-precon-digital-privacy-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1391
In reply to Richard James (@DElibrarian). Hi, Richard. My focus...
https://litablog.org/2016/03/2016-lita-forum-call-for-proposals/comment-page-1/#comment-1373
I’m a Librarian. Of tech, not books. “Looking back, I wonder what would I have wanted to know before going into Systems, and most importantly, would it have changed my decision to do so, or ...
https://litablog.org/2016/02/im-a-librarian-of-tech-not-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1372
In reply to Mandi Kaye. Most definitely, the more resources we have about what it is and t...
https://litablog.org/2016/02/im-a-librarian-of-tech-not-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1371
In reply to Nic Mullings. Glad you enjoyed it. -Whitni
https://litablog.org/2016/02/im-a-librarian-of-tech-not-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1370
Great post! Linked to it on The Modern MLIS Facebook Group and here: https://infophile.ca/2016/03/02/im-a-librarian-of-tech-not-books-lita-blog-mlis-librarianship-careers-librarians/
https://litablog.org/2016/02/im-a-librarian-of-tech-not-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1369
The only drawback to Cardboard is that everyone participating needs a high end smart phone. Certainly an issue in some communities. I didn't know about libraries doing photo spheres! So interesti...
https://litablog.org/2016/02/google-cardboard/comment-page-1/#comment-1366
Do you have patrons download the apps themselves and use their own phones?
https://litablog.org/2016/02/google-cardboard/comment-page-1/#comment-1364
Hey! That's my systems librarian guide! I had to put it together for one of my LIS courses that year. Thanks for linking to it!
https://litablog.org/2016/02/im-a-librarian-of-tech-not-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1368
From LITA Blog: How to start using Google Cardboard in your library.
https://litablog.org/2016/02/google-cardboard/comment-page-1/#comment-1363
From LITA Blog: How to start using Google Cardboard in your library.
https://litablog.org/2016/02/google-cardboard/comment-page-1/#comment-1362
Google Cardboard
https://litablog.org/2016/02/google-cardboard/comment-page-1/#comment-1361
Ten iPhone tricks every librarian should know
Great "share". Hand to new LIS students, not just the recent grads. ?
https://litablog.org/2016/02/things-to-tell-my-newbie-self/comment-page-1/#comment-1354
Good article. Should be handed out to all young grads. Networking is all important in this life. One of my teachers said you don’t have to KNOW all the answers, just know where to find them.
https://litablog.org/2016/02/things-to-tell-my-newbie-self/comment-page-1/#comment-1353
From the public library perspective: It will take you at least six months to get comfortable with weeding any section you are given. You will weed stuff you later regret weeding, and have altruis...
https://litablog.org/2016/02/things-to-tell-my-newbie-self/comment-page-1/#comment-1352
I love that term- authorpreneurs. It's true- in order to be a successful self-published author you must think like an entrepreneur and treat it as a business venture.
https://litablog.org/2016/02/selfpublishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1340
No time, no money, no problem! Getting your research data services program off the ground
Level up – gamification for promotion in the academic library
You could do any and all of these things, or you could follow the evidence, of which there is none: "Jonna Koivisto, a researcher at the University of Tampere Game Research Lab in Finland, noted ...
Let me tell you the truth- I didn’t begin to play games until my late twenties. In my youth, I resisted the siren call of Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. As an adult, I studiously avoided Pla...
I agree with you on gamify libraries in general but the most important thing, as you say recommending the book "Superbetter" is a actitude change, de lens of gamification to see problems with a d...
Great post! What would I like to see vendors do? Listen. Libraries are not generic in terms of needs, resources and audiences. If you're a savvy Sales rep, you understand how to tweak your produc...
https://litablog.org/2016/02/quid-pro-quo-librarians-and-vendors/comment-page-1/#comment-1349
Librarians and vendors
https://litablog.org/2016/02/quid-pro-quo-librarians-and-vendors/comment-page-1/#comment-1348
Things to tell new librarians
https://litablog.org/2016/02/things-to-tell-my-newbie-self/comment-page-1/#comment-1351
In reply to Kristin Briney. Very cool! I'd never heard of sketchnoting before but I looked it ...
https://litablog.org/2016/01/konmari-in-web-librarianship/comment-page-1/#comment-1337
Just last month my fellow blogger Bill Dueber talked about the importance of negotiating with vendor… Because I work hand in hand with vendors on an almost daily basis there’s a number of t...
Self-publishing, authorpreneurs and libraries
https://litablog.org/2016/02/selfpublishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1339
6 Design Resources for Librarians
https://litablog.org/2016/01/6-design-resources-for-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-1344
Which test for which data – LITA web course
I've gotten a lot of mileage out of The Non-Designer's Design Book (which is exactly what it says on the tin, and does a great job breaking things down into simple, concrete rules for peop...
https://litablog.org/2016/01/6-design-resources-for-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-1343
Express yourshelf
https://litablog.org/2016/01/express-your-shelf/comment-page-1/#comment-1341
Using technology to extend your reach beyond the classroom
Six design resources for librarians
https://litablog.org/2016/01/6-design-resources-for-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-1342
an excellent starting point for this installment of Brave New Workplace, a multi-part LITA blog series on using tech tools to ease your entry into a new position. A CRM is a Customer Relationshi...
https://litablog.org/2015/11/brave-new-workplace-text-mining/comment-page-1/#comment-1327
One solution to the conference notes issue is sketchnoting. My sketchnotes from old conferences do actually bring me happiness and compiling a whole notebook from multiple conferences is really c...
https://litablog.org/2016/01/konmari-in-web-librarianship/comment-page-1/#comment-1336
A linked data journey with Julie Hardesty
KonMari in web librarianship
https://litablog.org/2016/01/konmari-in-web-librarianship/comment-page-1/#comment-1335
LITA bloggers reflect on LITA Forum 2015
https://litablog.org/2015/12/lita-forum-2015/comment-page-1/#comment-1332
Quick, clear, concise: communicating effectively
Good day! I could have sworn I've visited this blog before but after looking at a few of the posts I realized it's new to me. Anyhow, I'm certainly happy I discovered it and I'll be book-marking ...
A linked data journey: interview with Allison Jai O’Dell
Agile development: building an agile culture
can help you adapt and know a new workplace. In our previous two installments I’ve discussed my own techniques and approaches to learning about your coworkers’ needs and common goals. Today ...
https://litablog.org/2015/09/its-a-brave-new-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-1306
In reply to Ryan Shaw. Hi Ryan. Thanks for your comment! I don't think I communicated ...
https://litablog.org/2015/11/linked-data-journey-proof-of-concept/comment-page-1/#comment-1310
Very cool -- personally, I like to consider myself to have an "Agile mindset", but being a one-person shop, sometimes it's difficult to put some of the more concrete elements of Agile development...
“Settling for a job” and “upward mobility”: today’s career path for librarians
"It couldn’t be a very good position if I was doing cataloging and reference, they’d say. The unsolicited advice I was given was “don’t settle for a job." I feel like this is the other si...
Thanks for your post; I think it will be very helpful for people coming to grips with Linked Data. I want to respond to one point you make: The second challenge is that in order to pull in thi...
https://litablog.org/2015/11/linked-data-journey-proof-of-concept/comment-page-1/#comment-1309
It's weird that there's been so much reaction to both of these posts on social media, but folks don't seem to be commenting on the blog itself. Perhaps as a result, I'm not sure the author quite ...