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Cultivating kindness and wellbeing in libraries

RCHRISTOPHER — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:02:58 +0000

Cultivating kindness and wellbeing in libraries

CHICAGO — Information professionals work in dynamically changing environments with a diverse range of patrons, which can sometimes present stressful situations. “The Kind Librarian: Cultivating a Culture of Kindness and Wellbeing in Libraries,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the ��ƵStore, seeks to aid readers in navigating these challenges by demonstrating how to promote a more supportive and understanding work environment. The strategies presented in this book offer approaches for promoting the sustained mental health and satisfaction of both staff and the patrons they serve, underlining a human-centered approach to library management and community service. Helen Rimmer explores the practical implementation of policies that support a kind work environment, including steps for nurturing collaboration, open communication, and mutual respect among staff and patrons.

Rimmer is founder and owner of The Kind Brave Leader, where she specializes in systemic team coaching and culture-building, demonstrating her innovative approach to leadership. Helen has extensive experience within the library, university, and education sectors and was previously Head of Library and Archives Service at the University of Westminster, UK, where she oversaw a monumental shift from a rigid culture to a collaborative one, impacting a team of 90 across various sites. She has also held positions at Royal Holloway University of London and Cass Business School.

Facet Publishing, the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, is the leading publisher of books for library and information professionals worldwide. ��ƵStore purchases fund advocacy, awareness and accreditation programs for library and information professionals worldwide. ��ƵEditions | ��ƵNeal-Schuman publishes resources used by library and information professionals, scholars, students, and educators to improve programs and services, build on best practices, enhance pedagogy, share research, develop leadership, and promote advocacy. ��Ƶauthors and developers are leaders in their fields, and their content is published in a variety of print and electronic formats. Contact ��ƵEditions | ��ƵNeal-Schuman at editionsmarketing@ala.org.

RCHRISTOPHER Tue, 09/03/2024 - 14:02

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Practical approaches to inclusive cataloging

RCHRISTOPHER — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:01:23 +0000

Practical approaches to inclusive cataloging

CHICAGO — As part of the profession's ongoing EDISJ efforts to redress librarianship’s problematic past, practitioners from across the field are questioning long-held library authorities and standards. They’re undertaking a critical and rigorous re-examination of what have been considered “best practices” and the decisionmakers behind them, pointing out heretofore unscrutinized injustices within our library systems of organization and making concrete steps towards progressive change. “Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches,” published by ��ƵEditions in collaboration with Core Publishing, details the efforts of some of the many librarians who are working to improve our systems and collections, in the process inspiring those who have yet to enact change by demonstrating that this work is scalable, possible, and necessary. From this book, edited by Amber Billey, Elizabeth Nelson, and Rebecca Uhl, readers will:

gain an understanding of the theoretical underpinning for the actions that create our history and be challenged to reconsider their perspectives;
learn about the important role of the library catalog in real-world EDISJ initiatives through examples ranging from accessibility metadata and gendered information to inclusive comics cataloging and revising LC call numbers for Black people and Indigenous people;
discover more than a dozen case studies drawn from a variety of contexts including archives, academic and public libraries, and research institutions; and
see ways to incorporate these ideas into their own work, with a variety of sample policies, “how to” documents, and other helpful tools provided in the text.

Billey served as the Chair of the Leadership Team for the Core Metadata & Collection Section and Co-Chair of the Core Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is a member of the PCC Advisory Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and was Chair of the PCC Ad Hoc Task Group on Gender in Name Authority Records. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Digital Transgender Archive, and the editorial board for the Homosaurus – a linked data thesaurus for the LGBTQ+ community. Previously, she was the Associate Director for Bibliographic Services at Bard College. Nelson is the Cataloging and Collection Development Librarian and Library Department Chair at McHenry County College, where she has worked since 2008. She is also the current editor of Library Leadership & Management. Uhl has over 30 years’ experience as a catalog and authority control librarian at Arizona State University. Currently serving as the Principal on the Acquisitions and Metadata Services team, she has experience as a manager, supervisor and department head, in addition to copy and original cataloging in all formats.

The former Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), the Library Information Technology Association (LITA), and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) are now Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, a new division of ALA. Its mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning.

RCHRISTOPHER Thu, 07/11/2024 - 10:01

Diversity

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��ƵStore at 2024 ��ƵAnnual Conference & Exhibition

RCHRISTOPHER — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:06:02 +0000

��ƵStore at 2024 ��ƵAnnual Conference & Exhibition

Located in Lobby E near Registration, the ��ƵStore will offer a wide range of posters, bookmarks, clothing, gift books, professional development resources and more during the 2024 ��ƵAnnual Conference & Exhibition. Store hours are:

Friday, June 28: 12:00pm – 5:30pm
Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Monday, July 1: 8:30am– 2:00pm

Hot off the press is the new Maya Hawke and Ethan Hawke READ poster. Other new posters and bookmarks include Camp Snoopy READ, Cornbread and Poppy, My Book and Me, and Freed Between the Lines—the 2024 theme for Banned Books Week. The Store will feature a new seasonal Free People Read Freely™ t-shirt in retro royal heather. For attendees who pre-purchased a conference t-shirt with registration, stop by the Store with your ticket to pick up your shirt. There will be a limited number of extra conference shirts available for sale, so come early for the best selection.

Complementing their presence at the ��ƵStore, ��ƵEditions | ��ƵNeal-Schuman staff will also be at Booth #1821 to provide information on new and noteworthy titles, share copies to browse, and distribute swag, including snacks, magnets, and bookmarks. Be sure to stop by to enter our daily raffle drawings for prizes, including high-demand books.

Prices at the ��ƵStore automatically reflect the ��ƵMember discount, so there’s no need to dig out your member number. And remember that every dollar you spend at the ��ƵStore helps provide resources that support library and information professionals as they transform their communities through essential programs and services!

RCHRISTOPHER Fri, 06/21/2024 - 08:06

Annual Conference

Committees and Task Forces

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Strengthening library ecosystems using One Voice

RCHRISTOPHER — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:36:02 +0000

Strengthening library ecosystems using One Voice

CHICAGO — A patron of one library is the potential patron of any other library at a different time of life or location. And though each library serves its own unique community, when different kinds of libraries speak together with one voice, the entire library ecosystem is stronger. Distilling the work of ALA's Ecosystem Task Force, the new book “Strengthening Library Ecosystems: Collaborate for Advocacy and Impact,” published by ��ƵEditions, will guide library organizations in assessing and extending the strength of their ecosystems by identifying priorities for advocacy and legislation. Written by Dorcas Hand, Sara Kelly Johns, Michelle Robertson, and Eryn Duffee, its flexible framework can apply to the library ecosystem at any level and can accommodate all types of libraries and library organizations, including Friends groups and trustees, vendors, and literacy groups. In this book, readers will:

learn what constitutes a library ecosystem and how diverse libraries can unite around common goals and values;
see the ways in which various library types (school, public, and academic) overlap in mission, share the same core values, and can better view each another as essential allies;
be introduced to the elements of ecosystem thinking, including components such as effective leadership, communication, collaboration, and sustainability for advocacy success;
come to understand how to apply ecosystem ideas to bolster legislative advocacy and combat censorship attempts;
grasp the contrasts between “going it alone,” which can devolve into fragmented messaging and unfocused action at cross-purposes with other libraries, and speaking together with One Voice, as illustrated through real-world examples and case studies; and
get an assortment of practical tip sheets, discussion questions, points to consider, and other helpful prompts and guideposts for setting out on their own ecosystem journey.

Hand, MLS, is a retired school librarian from Houston, Texas and a co-chair of Students Need Libraries in Houston ISD, a grassroots advocacy effort. She chaired the ��ƵEcosystem Initiative Task Force to write the Ecosystem Toolkit and Continuum and remains a member of ALA’s COLA Ecosystem Subcommittee, presenting on ecosystem topics often. Johns, an online instructor at the Syracuse University iSchool and a long-time school librarian, is a past president of AASL, the New York Library Association (NYLA), and the Section of School Librarians of NYLA. She received the NYLA Lifetime Achievement Award and the first AASL Social Media Superstar Advocacy Ambassador Award. Active in ��ƵCouncil and ��Ƶcommittees, Johns was a member of the Implementation Task Force for the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries. She is co-author of "Elevating the School Library: Building Positive Perceptions through Brand Behavior" and has written articles for several school library publications and contributed chapters for various books. Robertson, MLIS, PhD, is currently the program coordinator and assistant professor for library media in education at the University of Central Oklahoma. She is a member of ALA’s Ecosystem Subcommittee as well as ALA’s Public Awareness Committee. She has worked for several years to build the library ecosystem in Oklahoma. Duffee, MLIS, is a teacher librarian near Seattle, Washington, who has led advocacy committees and who founded the Tennessee Library Ecosystem Coalition. Eryn’s work earned Tennessee the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Award. She was recognized with the Library Journal Movers & Shakers Award in 2023.

RCHRISTOPHER Wed, 06/12/2024 - 11:36

Advocacy

Governance

Public Awareness

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An updated toolkit for winning grants

RCHRISTOPHER — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:09:51 +0000

An updated toolkit for winning grants

CHICAGO — Newly updated and comprehensive, the third edition of “Winning Grants,” published by ��ƵNeal-Schuman, is a must-have for library directors, grant writers, board members, consultants, and anyone navigating the intricacies of library grant funding. Whether you're starting from scratch and don't know where to begin, or you're an experienced grant writer looking to tap into new funding sources, you’ll find this best-selling book an invaluable resource. A well-respected library grants expert with a keen knowledge of the current state of libraries’ needs and funder priorities, Stephanie K. Gerding:

explains the grant process cycle and outlines a clear path to success;
shares inspiring grant success stories in action from diverse libraries;
presents a Grant Proposal Deconstruction template, new to this edition, that distills the often-complex grant proposal guidelines into a succinct outline that will help you ensure eligibility, track important details, and measure compliance;
offers guidance on gathering knowledge and conducting research, with updated resource lists and a comprehensive list of the various types of library funders;
covers every stage of planning, including how to cultivate community involvement, methods for needs assessment, advice on organizing the grant team, and exercises to help you write realistic goals and objectives;
provides insightful tips for proposal writing, such as where to find the best statistics and census data to support your statement of needs;
features ready-to-use tools such as grant project and needs statement worksheets, budget templates, a decision matrix, and grant partnership documents;
advises how to announce a successful grant to the community, and other first steps of implementation, including the basic principles of project management; and
provides guidance on what to do when you're turned down and how to conduct an effective evaluation that keeps the process moving forward.

Gerding (she/her), MLIS, is a sought-out library grant expert with success as a grant writer, reviewer, funder, evaluation and needs assessment methodologist, and project manager. Her career includes grant roles with State Libraries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, library schools, university, corporate, and public libraries, and consulting with organizations including ALA, COSLA, PLA, ARSL, TechSoup, and CALL Academy. She has been awarded national grants and has been a program coordinator and evaluator for many grant-funded projects. She manages the Library Grants Blog and has authored over 40 articles on library grants and fundraising. Her other books include “The Accidental Technology Trainer.”

RCHRISTOPHER Fri, 06/07/2024 - 09:09

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A workbook for navigating intellectual freedom challenges

RCHRISTOPHER — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:38:25 +0000

A workbook for navigating intellectual freedom challenges

CHICAGO — Whether a book challenge is upon you, on the horizon, in your rearview mirror, or not yet in sight, now is the time to start envisioning what a challenge-ready team looks like in your organization. “Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: A Workbook for Navigating Intellectual Freedom Challenges Together,” published by ��ƵEditions, will help library directors and managers at all types of libraries ensure that all members of their staff understand the essential role they have to play when challenges arise. Simultaneously, it will guide you towards managing the stress of the circumstances with lessened impact on team well-being and organizational reputation. Solo librarians will also find resources for coalition-building in the absence of library colleagues within their institution. This workbook from Becky Calzada, Val Edwards, and Maegan Coffin Heindel:

surveys the national intellectual freedom landscape, then guides you through a review of your current circumstances, structures, and team member strengths;
provides considerations for developing strong policies and procedures on which your action plan rests;
shares recommendations for gathering team input and building team capacity at every step of the way;
includes planning templates, strategies, checklists, and suggested scripts to assist in co-constructing a unified approach with your team;
identifies methods for developing deep knowledge of your organization’s selection policy in your team members;
uses a conflict mediation perspective to show how to de-escalate tense conversations involving patrons, members of the community, and team members;
outlines best practices for communication and capacity-building in the face of all manner of challenges, helping you stay clear and intentional in your interactions with stakeholders; and
includes numerous real-world examples of different book challenges, showing how this approach to team preparedness can be applied.

Calzada is the district library coordinator of the Leander (TX) Independent School District. She is also a cofounding member of Texas #FReadom Fighters and is the president-elect of the AASL for 2024–25. She was selected for ALA’s fourth Policy Corps cohort, works as a member of the Policy Corps’ cadre for Proactive Advocacy on Book Banning, and is a member of ALA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee. Becky was honored by People magazine in their 2023 Women Changing the World portfolio. Edwards is the library team leader in the Madison (WI) Metropolitan School District. Val has trained as a conflict mediator and published articles in both library/education and business publications. She has served on several ALA/AASL/ Core committees, was the AASL division councilor, and a past chair of the Core Library Consulting Interest Group, and currently serves on the AASL’s Bylaws & Organization Committee. Heindel is the library services coordinator for the Madison (WI) Metropolitan School District. She is an alum of ALA’s Emerging Leader program and served as the AASL’s Learning4Life coordinator for Wisconsin. A frequent conference presenter, Maegan has held multiple positions in the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association and the CCBC’s Friends Board. Maegan is currently a member of the CCBC’s Charlotte Zolotow Award Committee.

RCHRISTOPHER Wed, 06/05/2024 - 14:38

Advocacy

Intellectual Freedom

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Essential checklist of library building design considerations

RCHRISTOPHER — Mon, 20 May 2024 16:12:25 +0000

Essential checklist of library building design considerations

CHICAGO — With staff time at a premium, and library budgets that leave little room for overages, undertaking a successful library building or renovation project requires precision planning, effective communication, and focused coordination. Using a methodical approach that will ensure that no detail is overlooked, the new seventh edition of William W. Sannwald's classic book “Checklist of Library Building Design Considerations,” published by ��ƵEditions, will help library managers, administrators, and facilities staff stay prepared and organized for every phase of a project from conception through the dedication ceremony. This planner covers crucial considerations like:

the impacts of COVID-19, such as air quality, proper ventilation, CDC recommendations, collaborative spaces, and designing with open space in mind;
how the shift to digital affects library building design, completely new to this edition;
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) factors, structured to match the federal code;
sustainable design features, including sensors that save energy and water, and other “healthy building” topics;
designing makerspaces, digital media labs, or leased library enterprises;
disaster and recovery planning;
creating quiet spaces;
storage requirements for collections and materials-handling efficiency; and
important aspects of virtual services to bear in mind during physical space decisions.

Sannwald is a full-time faculty member in the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University. In 2017 he received the Teaching Excellence Award from his peers and in 2022 he was selected as the first Glazer Outstanding Lecturer Fellow. He also works as a library building and administrative consultant. During his career, he has been involved in the construction of more than fifty library buildings as either a consultant or owner’s representative in the United States, the UK, Angola, Greece, and the United Arab Emirates. He was elected to the International Federation of Library Systems’ Standing Committee for Library Buildings and Equipment for 2007–2011. He has presented at national and international conferences and is the author of numerous books and articles on library architecture and management. The San Diego chapter of the American Institute of Architects presented him with their highest award, the Irving Gill Award, for his contributions to library architecture, and he received the San Diego design community’s Ruocco Award for his contributions to urban architecture.

RCHRISTOPHER Mon, 05/20/2024 - 11:12

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Sourcebooks and ��Ƶpresent 12-month undated planner for book lovers

RCHRISTOPHER — Fri, 17 May 2024 15:13:20 +0000

Sourcebooks and ��Ƶpresent 12-month undated planner for book lovers

CHICAGO — Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher based in Chicago, and the ��Ƶ’s (ALA) book publishing imprint, ��ƵEditions | ��ƵNeal-Schuman, announce publication of The ��Ƶ Recommended Reads and Undated Planner. Available via the ��ƵStore as well as through bookstores nationwide, this 12-month book log organizer will challenge and delight readers of all levels and across genres. Complete with reading logs, planner stickers, habit trackers, and more, this undated planner is perfect for book lovers and as a gift for valued colleagues and volunteers, the BookTok community, or anyone looking to build their reading habits. It features weekly book recommendations drawn from Booklist’s top selections and ��Ƶawards alongside journaling prompts and quotes from the week's pick.

For bulk purchases and other special purchasing arrangements, please contact us at editionsmarketing@ala.org.

Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial company that brings extraordinary authors to readers in the most dynamic, data-driven ways. They create books that transcend categories and defy odds and have been honored with hundreds of national bestsellers and awards. The company is home to enthusiastic, book-loving employees who are dedicated to connecting books to readers in new and innovative ways. Story by story, book by book, Sourcebooks has touched over 100 million lives. Visit www.sourcebooks.com for more information.

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RCHRISTOPHER Fri, 05/17/2024 - 10:13

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Supporting sustainable development goals through information science

RCHRISTOPHER — Wed, 08 May 2024 14:46:06 +0000

Supporting sustainable development goals through information science

CHICAGO — The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 universal goals adopted by the UN in 2015. “Information for Sustainable Development: Technology, People and Society,” published by Facet Publishing and available through the ��ƵStore, provides a global perspective on the current progress of SDGs by comparing regions and examining the challenges each region faces, including data availability and completeness. Offering an information science perspective on measuring performance and assessing progress in achieving these goals, G.G. Chowdhury and Sudatta Chowdhury also explore how, in addition to data and technology, different human and social issues are vital for achieving success in different SDGs. This book’s coverage includes:

the basics of data, information, metadata, and the SDGs;
targets, indicators, and metadata required for measuring achievements and success; and
examples and challenges associated with some metadata.

G. G. Chowdhury is a Professor of Information Science in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. Professor Chowdhury is a world-leading expert in digital libraries, cultural information management and sustainable information systems and services. He has published 16 books and over 160 research papers and has previously served as the European and Global Chair of the iSchools organization. Sudatta Chowdhury is a Research Associate in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. Her research focuses on information-seeking behavior and human-centered challenges for access to information. She has co-authored five books and several journal and conference papers and book chapters.

RCHRISTOPHER Wed, 05/08/2024 - 09:46

Diversity