Rhodarian

Gerry McKiernan’s Green Library blog has posted a list of 100 Ways to Make Your Library a Little Greener. There’s a variety of recommendations, many of which can be implemented at little or no cost. Check out the list and make your library a little greener, and help lead your community into a greater awareness […]

The Association of Cooperative and Specialized Agencies (ASCLA) announces the winner of the ASCLA/KLAS/NOD award: Libraries and Autims: We’re Connected. This is a project developed by Margaret Kolaya and Daniel Weiss, both directors of New Jersey libraries. The project website contains numerous citations to print and non-print materials, websites, and organizations concerned with the autism […]

American Libraries has posted an article about the deep cuts academic libraries nationwide are facing. A survey of the recent ACRL conference participants indicates that "funding constraints, budget cutbacks, and declining support for and increasing costs of academic/research libraries are the most challenging issues." Read the full article in American Libraries Direct.
Donna DiM

Washington, DC-President Obama has requested $265,556,000 for fiscal year 2010 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The request, which was transmitted to Congress today, represents an increase of $1,453,000 over the FY 2009 enacted level for the Institute’s programs and administration. The proposed budget will support museums […]

On April 23, 2009, OCLC announced ‘Quick Start’, the first web-scale cooperative library management service.  This is a new version of WorldCat Local that will include functions typically performed by a locally installed integrated library system.
The development of the Quick Start project is led by OCLC Executive Director for Networked Library Services Andrew […]