Rhodarian

Database of American Libraries before 1876
More than 9,800 records for over 80 types of libraries, searchable on 14 fields. Also view original Unisort data cards. Users may record comments on data. See what you come up with when you perform a query on the name Providence and the state Rhode Island … how about […]

SearchEngineWatch reports that Google News has graduated out of beta. But while Google News is popular with journalists and news junkies because of its depth, it is not the most popular site nor does it have the most sources. Yahoo! News is the most-visited US news site according to Nielsen/NetRatings. And while […]

The Young Adult Library Services Association has launched the new YALSA blog. The mission of the Young Adult Library Services Association is to advocate, promote and strengthen service to young adults as part of the continuum of total library service, and to support those who provide service to this population.

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, presented local author Kimberly Newton Fusco, who is active in the RI Center for the Book, an award for her book Tending to Grace (Middle School). The Schneider Family Book Award is an award donated by Katherine Schneider, Ph.D. that […]

I found this editorial from Library Journal to be thought-provoking. Of course, we all should read the OCLC study and we do believe in reading and literacy, don’t we?

A good article on web users mentioned in LJ Tech Blog. is A Report From Nature on a study that shows that the brain can make flash judgements almost as fast as the eye can take in the information.

ALA has created a helpful web resource where library advocates can find help online. Categories include “Getting Started” where it states: You Can Make a Difference; Your voice is crucial in making the case for libraries. You, the library patron, the library Friend, the library lover, are the heart and soul of […]

Meet the RI library Sweetheart of the Year!

If you’re going to ALA Midwinter, check out the Radical Reference Wiki entry for San antonio.

If you are interested in offering web-based programs: book discussions, training sessions, and more for your readers or training for your librarians, you should plan to attend an OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries) Organizational meeting. If you want to
check out what’s going on at OPAL, visit the website at http://www.opal-online.org Illinois talking books libraries […]