Privacy checklists for libraries.

Jane Caro: In this new ‘Age of Anxiety’, where the world’s future appears unprecedentedly bleak and volatile, historical parallels between our times and the Protestant Reformation can draw some comfort – and some alarm.

Growing market for computer skills By Angie Landsverk Barbara Haase planned to work in criminal justice or psychology but found a career in computer science instead. “It’s never boring,” she said of her work as a senior business analyst and software developer at Waupaca Foundry. As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Haase had little interest in computers. She did data entry as she worked her way through college and graduated from UW-Platteville in December 1996. Haase pursued an entry-level position in psychology and within two years, decided to switch careers. She did so out of consideration for her […]

Contrarian view of libraries on social media.

Web-based courses are a practical way to engage in meaningful discussions with learners from a diverse set of communities. By gathering online to learn about a topic, learners can form communities that transcend geographic and political boundaries. This paper aims to investigate a partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) and Wisconsin Library Services, which brought open access online learning to thousands of lifelong learners around the state of Wisconsin. “Changing Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region”, a massive open online course the UW-Madison launched in 2015, paired a regional focus with face-to-face discussions at 21 public libraries to deepen learners’ personal connections to the subject matter. Through strategic partnership, targeted course development and marketing of events, intimate local discussion sessions and statewide events provided fora in which Wisconsin residents would explore changing weather and climate with university faculty, staff and students.,This paper uses a case study approach and firsthand interview feedback from librarians, library staff and university faculty and staff who were leading the effort.,This paper explores the lessons learned and practical implications from the project and offers insight into libraries and universities looking to engage specific communities in non-credit online learning projects into the future.,This effort was a first of its kind partnership for the University and the State of Wisconsin.

Concern about the prevalence of fake or sensationally biased news sources has escalated in the days following the presidential election, with many citing it as a factor (some even the primary cause)...

CJEU says it only applies to one copy at a time; must be obtained legally.

Library hires a writer-in-residence to help out local writers.

Shortly after we posted our initial coverage of the bizarre arrests of Steven Woolfolk and Jeremy Roshe-Kushel at the Kansas City Public Library, the Kansas City Star ran their own coverage of the debacle by Ian Cummings, and a couple of interesting developments came to light.

Digital curation is being recognized as a new domain that demands its own skills and expertise. The perceived or occurring professionalization of digi…

With the link between frequent library use and higher grades confirmed, Jack Grove asks if it is time for more universities to start measuring how long students spend in the stacks

A conversation.