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Now shipping! Presenting a systematic philosophical framework for thinking critically about knowledge, information, and one’s own quest for what matters in life, this book serves as a fun and irreverent guide for sound-decision making in action. https://alastore.ala.org/thnkcrit

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #infolit #informationliteracy #punk #criticalthinking #library

Now shipping! Presenting a systematic philosophical framework for thinking critically about knowledge, information, and one’s own quest for what matters in life, this book serves as a fun and irreverent guide for sound-decision making in action. https://alastore.ala.org/thnkcrit

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #infolit #informationliteracy #punk #criticalthinking #library

Now shipping! Presenting a systematic philosophical framework for thinking critically about knowledge, information, and one’s own quest for what matters in life, this book serves as a fun and irreverent guide for sound-decision making in action. https://alastore.ala.org/thnkcrit

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #infolit #informationliteracy #punk #criticalthinking #library

Now shipping! Presenting a systematic philosophical framework for thinking critically about knowledge, information, and one’s own quest for what matters in life, this book serves as a fun and irreverent guide for sound-decision making in action. https://alastore.ala.org/thnkcrit

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #infolit #informationliteracy #punk #criticalthinking #library

Now shipping! Presenting a systematic philosophical framework for thinking critically about knowledge, information, and one’s own quest for what matters in life, this book serves as a fun and irreverent guide for sound-decision making in action. https://alastore.ala.org/thnkcrit

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #infolit #informationliteracy #punk #criticalthinking #library

When you give to ALA's 150th Anniversary Campaign during #NationalLibraryWeek between now and 4/25, your donation will be matched 2:1, thanks to a matching gift challenge from the Steve and Loree Potash Family Foundation. Your $15 becomes $45 this week only! https://give.ala.org/campaign/763273/donate?c_src=web&c_src2=150th

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library

When you give to ALA's 150th Anniversary Campaign during #NationalLibraryWeek between now and 4/25, your donation will be matched 2:1, thanks to a matching gift challenge from the Steve and Loree Potash Family Foundation. Your $15 becomes $45 this week only! https://give.ala.org/campaign/763273/donate?c_src=web&c_src2=150th

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library

When you give to ALA's 150th Anniversary Campaign during #NationalLibraryWeek between now and 4/25, your donation will be matched 2:1, thanks to a matching gift challenge from the Steve and Loree Potash Family Foundation. Your $15 becomes $45 this week only! https://give.ala.org/campaign/763273/donate?c_src=web&c_src2=150th

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library

When you give to ALA's 150th Anniversary Campaign during #NationalLibraryWeek between now and 4/25, your donation will be matched 2:1, thanks to a matching gift challenge from the Steve and Loree Potash Family Foundation. Your $15 becomes $45 this week only! https://give.ala.org/campaign/763273/donate?c_src=web&c_src2=150th

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library

Look for the ALA Store at #PLA2026 ... Booth 1611! Apparel, bookmarks, posters, totes, and gift and professional development books galore. https://www.placonference.org/

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #publiclibraries #library

Look for the ALA Store at #PLA2026 ... Booth 1611! Apparel, bookmarks, posters, totes, and gift and professional development books galore. https://www.placonference.org/

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #publiclibraries #library

Look for the ALA Store at #PLA2026 ... Booth 1611! Apparel, bookmarks, posters, totes, and gift and professional development books galore. https://www.placonference.org/

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #publiclibraries #library

Look for the ALA Store at #PLA2026 ... Booth 1611! Apparel, bookmarks, posters, totes, and gift and professional development books galore. https://www.placonference.org/

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #publiclibraries #library

Registration is open for our free webinar on Thursday, April 16, "Using Artificial Intelligence to Elevate and Secure a Human Workforce." Wherever you stand on the subject of AI, our panel of author-experts will shine a light on the current landscape while leaving space for what will surely be a robust discussion. https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHxC9eJTQJeqQdKyIsRC4Q#/registration

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #AL #artificialintelligence #library

Registration is open for our free webinar on Thursday, April 16, "Using Artificial Intelligence to Elevate and Secure a Human Workforce." Wherever you stand on the subject of AI, our panel of author-experts will shine a light on the current landscape while leaving space for what will surely be a robust discussion. https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHxC9eJTQJeqQdKyIsRC4Q#/registration

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #AL #artificialintelligence #library

Registration is open for our free webinar on Thursday, April 16, "Using Artificial Intelligence to Elevate and Secure a Human Workforce." Wherever you stand on the subject of AI, our panel of author-experts will shine a light on the current landscape while leaving space for what will surely be a robust discussion. https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHxC9eJTQJeqQdKyIsRC4Q#/registration

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #AL #artificialintelligence #library

Registration is open for our free webinar on Thursday, April 16, "Using Artificial Intelligence to Elevate and Secure a Human Workforce." Wherever you stand on the subject of AI, our panel of author-experts will shine a light on the current landscape while leaving space for what will surely be a robust discussion. https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHxC9eJTQJeqQdKyIsRC4Q#/registration

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #AL #artificialintelligence #library

Registration is open for our free webinar on Thursday, April 16, "Using Artificial Intelligence to Elevate and Secure a Human Workforce." Wherever you stand on the subject of AI, our panel of author-experts will shine a light on the current landscape while leaving space for what will surely be a robust discussion. https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHxC9eJTQJeqQdKyIsRC4Q#/registration

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #AL #artificialintelligence #library

Lead with courage, compassion, and clarity using the professional development resources in our new digital catalog! https://alastore.ala.org/SS26catalog

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #alaeditions

Lead with courage, compassion, and clarity using the professional development resources in our new digital catalog! https://alastore.ala.org/SS26catalog

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #alaeditions

Lead with courage, compassion, and clarity using the professional development resources in our new digital catalog! https://alastore.ala.org/SS26catalog

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #alaeditions

Lead with courage, compassion, and clarity using the professional development resources in our new digital catalog! https://alastore.ala.org/SS26catalog

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #alaeditions

Now shipping! Designed as a real-world reference, the newest edition of OIF's "Intellectual Freedom Manual" offers clear, up-to-date insights on protecting intellectual freedom, fighting censorship, safeguarding privacy, and many other key IF topics. https://alastore.ala.org/ifm11

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #intellectualfreedom #censorship #bookbans

Now shipping! Designed as a real-world reference, the newest edition of OIF's "Intellectual Freedom Manual" offers clear, up-to-date insights on protecting intellectual freedom, fighting censorship, safeguarding privacy, and many other key IF topics. https://alastore.ala.org/ifm11

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #intellectualfreedom #censorship #bookbans

Now shipping! Designed as a real-world reference, the newest edition of OIF's "Intellectual Freedom Manual" offers clear, up-to-date insights on protecting intellectual freedom, fighting censorship, safeguarding privacy, and many other key IF topics. https://alastore.ala.org/ifm11

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #intellectualfreedom #censorship #bookbans

Now shipping! Designed as a real-world reference, the newest edition of OIF's "Intellectual Freedom Manual" offers clear, up-to-date insights on protecting intellectual freedom, fighting censorship, safeguarding privacy, and many other key IF topics. https://alastore.ala.org/ifm11

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #intellectualfreedom #censorship #bookbans

Now shipping! Designed as a real-world reference, the newest edition of OIF's "Intellectual Freedom Manual" offers clear, up-to-date insights on protecting intellectual freedom, fighting censorship, safeguarding privacy, and many other key IF topics. https://alastore.ala.org/ifm11

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #intellectualfreedom #censorship #bookbans

UC Berkeley: ‘What makes it matter’: Oral history project captures heart and resilience of UC Berkeley’s libraries. “In her newly released oral history project, [Ann] Glusker’s passion and curiosity take flight. For ‘Librarians Navigating Change,’ she interviewed 15 retired and current UC Berkeley librarians, amassing nearly 400 pages of transcripts. The interviews chronicle four […]

Spanning H. G. Wells’s "The Time Machine" to Marvel’s Loki, "The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination" engages archivists and devotees of science fiction alike by exploring common tropes within the genre—and common assumptions in the archival profession—and providing context. Read an excerpt from the book now: https://alastore.ala.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/9798892552776_sample.pdf
#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #scifi #sciencefiction #doctorwho #archives

Spanning H. G. Wells’s "The Time Machine" to Marvel’s Loki, "The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination" engages archivists and devotees of science fiction alike by exploring common tropes within the genre—and common assumptions in the archival profession—and providing context. Read an excerpt from the book now: https://alastore.ala.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/9798892552776_sample.pdf
#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #scifi #sciencefiction #doctorwho #archives

Spanning H. G. Wells’s "The Time Machine" to Marvel’s Loki, "The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination" engages archivists and devotees of science fiction alike by exploring common tropes within the genre—and common assumptions in the archival profession—and providing context. Read an excerpt from the book now: https://alastore.ala.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/9798892552776_sample.pdf
#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #scifi #sciencefiction #doctorwho #archives

Spanning H. G. Wells’s "The Time Machine" to Marvel’s Loki, "The Infinite Loop: Archives and Time Travel in the Popular Imagination" engages archivists and devotees of science fiction alike by exploring common tropes within the genre—and common assumptions in the archival profession—and providing context. Read an excerpt from the book now: https://alastore.ala.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/9798892552776_sample.pdf
#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #scifi #sciencefiction #doctorwho #archives

Yesterday's webinar for public library workers is now viewable on YouTube! https://youtu.be/q-uuGdGarn0?si=IZkaaJJcdz9Li0bw

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #publiclibraries

Yesterday's webinar for public library workers is now viewable on YouTube! https://youtu.be/q-uuGdGarn0?si=IZkaaJJcdz9Li0bw

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #publiclibraries

Yesterday's webinar for public library workers is now viewable on YouTube! https://youtu.be/q-uuGdGarn0?si=IZkaaJJcdz9Li0bw

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #publiclibraries

Yesterday's webinar for public library workers is now viewable on YouTube! https://youtu.be/q-uuGdGarn0?si=IZkaaJJcdz9Li0bw

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #publiclibraries

Timeline cleanse: celebrate 150 years of the American Library Association! https://youtu.be/v5L_7MB8G3c?si=Hd4Ww5K4BjUAel7g

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #ala150

Timeline cleanse: celebrate 150 years of the American Library Association! https://youtu.be/v5L_7MB8G3c?si=Hd4Ww5K4BjUAel7g

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #ala150

Timeline cleanse: celebrate 150 years of the American Library Association! https://youtu.be/v5L_7MB8G3c?si=Hd4Ww5K4BjUAel7g

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #ala150

Timeline cleanse: celebrate 150 years of the American Library Association! https://youtu.be/v5L_7MB8G3c?si=Hd4Ww5K4BjUAel7g

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #ala150

Timeline cleanse: celebrate 150 years of the American Library Association! https://youtu.be/v5L_7MB8G3c?si=Hd4Ww5K4BjUAel7g

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #ala150

As 2026 peeks over the horizon, we'd like to take a moment to reflect back on the past year, including the 20+ books we published: http://tinyurl.com/49d8vf8d

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library

As 2026 peeks over the horizon, we'd like to take a moment to reflect back on the past year, including the 20+ books we published: http://tinyurl.com/49d8vf8d

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library

As 2026 peeks over the horizon, we'd like to take a moment to reflect back on the past year, including the 20+ books we published: http://tinyurl.com/49d8vf8d

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library

As 2026 peeks over the horizon, we'd like to take a moment to reflect back on the past year, including the 20+ books we published: http://tinyurl.com/49d8vf8d

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library

Get a discount code for 50% off "The Big Sourcebook of Free and Low-Cost Library Programming" at the ALA Store! It's waiting for you in the December issue of Libraries Rock Worlds, the ALA Editions monthly newsletter that gets you up to speed on the latest publications and happenings from around ALA. https://tinyurl.com/3yxhr2kh

#library #librarianship #americanLibraryAssociation #librarians #librarywork #libraryworkers

🤖✍️ So, the digital humanities finally cracked the code on handwriting recognition? Guess Dan Cohen is now the Indiana Jones of deciphering scribbles from the past. Meanwhile, AI is busy finding articles and artworks, like a glorified librarian that doesn't need coffee breaks ☕📚.
https://newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-writing-is-on-the-wall-for-handwriting-recognition/ #digitalhumanities #handwritingrecognition #DanCohen #AIartifacts #librarianship #HackerNews #ngated

Our new bibliometric study reveals how a tiny typographic error, confusing the German Eszett (ß) with the Greek beta (β), has created hundreds of false positives like ß-catenin and ß-glucuronidase in major databases:

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-08-2025-0222

Even leading journals weren’t immune. The paper highlights how small linguistic mistakes can undermine metadata quality and scientific search precision.

#bioscience #indexing #metadata #librarianship #linguistic

Our new books address such urgent professional issues as AI management, student volunteer empowerment, and trauma-informed service. You’ll also find resources to strengthen digital literacy, improve workplace well-being, and explore critical approaches to information literacy. https://alastore.ala.org/FW26catalog

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #LibraryWork

Our new books address such urgent professional issues as AI management, student volunteer empowerment, and trauma-informed service. You’ll also find resources to strengthen digital literacy, improve workplace well-being, and explore critical approaches to information literacy. https://alastore.ala.org/FW26catalog

#ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #libraries #librarianship #InformationScience #library #LibraryWork