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Use of Open-Source Software to Enhance the Institution's Service
Choosing the right Integrated Library Management Systems (ILMS) software is the most important step in the library automation process. To choose the right software librarians, need to analyze features in the module of each software and choose the…
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Uncovering Hidden Stories in Photographs from the Carleton-in-China Program, 1936-1939
From 1937 to 1939 Paul Clifford Domke was one of two “Carleton-in-China” representatives appointed by Carleton College, in accordance with an arrangement with The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) dating from 1922, to teach…
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Tips and Challenges of Virtual Multicultural and Multilingual Programs
Queens is one of the most linguistically and ethnically diverse county in the nation. 48% of its residents were born outside of the US, and more than 100 languages are spoken at home in Queens. Queens Public Library at Flushing has the collection of…
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Opening CALASYS to All Members
Since the Chinese American Librarians Association’s Academic Resources and Repository System (CALASYS, https://ir.cala-web.org/) was initiated in 2013, its collections have grown gradually by way of the Committee’s curation and entries with…
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Libraries as Catalysts for Serving Diverse Communities
What do you know about race, art, civil rights, and the socio-political forces that guided the hip-hop generation? Have you heard of the Building a Pipeline of Community Connection that helps to build a staffing model that fosters diversity, equity…
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Knowledge Management Initiatives at Illinois State Fire Academy Library
The Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a state statutory fire academy that provides training, education, information, and research to firefighters. The IFSI Library provides fire and emergency library and…
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IFLA LibPub SIG and the Library Publishing Database
Library publishing activities are growing worldwide. In 2018, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Library Publishing Special Interest Group (LibPub SIG) was established aiming to create a global library…
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Free Tools for Data Wrangling, Analysis, and Visualization
From internal assessment for data driven decision making to external support for faculty and student research, librarians need tools to prepare, analyze, and present data. Often times, tools are associated with a license cost or a deep learning…
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Embedded Librarian Practice: Transparency in Teaching Threshold Information Literacy Concepts to Social Work Students
Embedded librarianship has been one of the core practices of the library profession that academic librarians have successfully used to develop and strengthen collaborative relationships within their subject areas. This approach has proven to be…
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Changing Nature of Cataloguing Librarians in Academic Libraries
The shifting research and scholarly landscape, the transformation in higher education, and advances in technology have been reshaping the profession of cataloguing librarianship in academic settings.
There has been a trend in the cataloguing…
There has been a trend in the cataloguing…
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Counterstorytelling and Collaboration: Developing the CALA/YALSA Booklist Taskforce
In early 2021, CALA and YALSA developed a taskforce that, in collaboration with ALSC, will create youth booklists highlighting Chinese American…