Special Reports
New Public Library Technology Survey report details digital equity roles
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Nearly half of libraries now lend internet hotspots; 95% offer digital literacy training CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) today published the 2023 Public Library Technology Survey report. The national survey updates emerging trends around...
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New ƵReport Maps Increasingly Complex Digital Public Library Ecosystem
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With a 34 percent increase in digital book borrowing since 2019, the size and scope of the digital content ecosystem for public libraries and patrons have made transparency more important than ever, according to a new report released today by the Ƶ (ALA).
JSTOR and Choice jointly publish research presenting new insights on teaching with digital primary sources
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Middletown, CT - JSTOR, a nonprofit service of ITHAKA, and Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), have partnered to publish a new research report, Teaching and Learning with Digital Primary Sources: Nine...
New Ƶreport: Gen Z & Millennials are visiting the library & prefer print books
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Gen Z and Millennials are using public libraries, both in person and digitally, at higher rates compared to older generations, according to a new report released today by the Ƶ (ALA).
Core Releases Library Binding Survey Report
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The Core Preservation Administration Interest Group (PAIG) has released the 2022 Core Library Binding Survey: A Report of Findings to highlight national library binding practices. After the 2022 PAIG Symposium on the Future of Library Binding, the Core...
Ƶand Knology explore disability and accessibility in “Accessibility in Libraries: A Landscape Report”
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CHICAGO — The Ƶ (ALA), in collaboration with the non-profit research organization Knology, has published a review of the literature and best practices around libraries and accessibility. The free report, “Accessibility in...
ƵEditions Special Report explores Black and African American students’ experiences in libraries
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CHICAGO — Librarianship is still a predominantly white profession. It is essential that current practitioners as well as those about to enter the field take an unflinching look at the profession’s legacy of racial discrimination, including the ways in...
PLA releases first Staff and Diversity Survey report
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(CHICAGO) - The Public Library Association (PLA) today published the 2021 Public Library Staff and Diversity Survey report. The national survey updates information on beginning librarian and library director salaries; documents traditional and emerging...
ƵEditions Special Report explores cultural humility as a component of DEI efforts
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CHICAGO — Cultural humility is emerging as a preferred approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within librarianship. At a time when library workers are critically examining their professional practices, cultural humility offers a...
ƵEditions Special Report examines Black and African Americans’ experiences in libraries
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CHICAGO — Still a predominantly white profession, librarianship has a legacy of racial discrimination, and it is essential that we face the ways that race impacts how we meet the needs of diverse user communities. Identifying and acknowledging implicit...
New Federated Authentication Resources from Core
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Core has published two new resources to help librarians and library workers better understand federated authentication, which lets library users access remote sites by logging in to a campus sign-on service. Federated Authentication Acronyms and...
Large majorities of voters oppose book bans and have confidence in libraries
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First survey of its kind confirms national bipartisan support for the freedom to read CHICAGO—Amid the recent proliferation of efforts to ban books in every state across the country, a new national poll commissioned by the Ƶ...
Learn Best Practices for Academic Interviews with New Core Report
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The library profession has seen radical change in people’s thinking about all aspects of work and life, due in part to the sudden and prolonged shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing calls for social justice and antiracism in our...
Save 50% on more than 450 products during the ƵStore Moving Sale
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CHICAGO — Spring has sprung and Ƶwould like to put a spring in your step with savings on a wide range of materials as we prepare for our move to a new warehouse in June. Now through April 30, head to the ƵStore and save 50% on more than 450 products...
Tribal libraries, partners leverage federal E-rate to deliver high-speed connections to six pueblos, new Ƶcase study shows
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Washington, DC – Built by E-Rate: A Case Study of Two Tribally-Owned Fiber Networks and the Role of Libraries in Making It Happen ( Full report; Executive summary), published today by the Ƶ (ALA), details tribal libraries’ role...
Choice publishes white paper exploring academic library support for changing research workflows
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MIDDLETOWN, CT - Choice announces the publication of the sixth in a series of white papers designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. Despite the fact that the paper, “ Supporting Scholarly...
New publications detail public library responses to the opioid crisis
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CHICAGO —The Public Library Association (PLA) and OCLC have released two new publications that demonstrate how public libraries are responding to the opioid crisis in their communities. In September 2018, the two organizations launched a collaborative...
State of America’s Libraries 2019 report affirms Libraries = Strong Communities
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CHICAGO – Today the Ƶ (ALA) released its State of America’s Libraries 2019 report, an annual summary of library trends released during National Library Week, April 7 – 13, that outlines statistics and issues affecting all types...
PLA opens Public Library Data Service survey for Fiscal 2018
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CHICAGO — All public libraries in the U.S. and Canada are invited to complete an important survey, which collects important information on public libraries' finances, resources, service usage and technology from Fiscal Year 2018. A summary of the survey...
Public Library Association joins with OCLC to help public libraries, partners respond to opioid epidemic
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CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) announced today that it will collaborate with OCLC on new project to collect and share knowledge and resources to support public libraries and their community partners in addressing the opioid crisis. OCLC...