Leadership and Management: Are You Happy?
Submitted by Nancy Tannery, Chair, Leadership and Management SectionJohn Helliwell, University of British Columbia economist, writes about happiness and well-being. His research has examined the…
“Born Digital”: A Tale of New and Developing Health Sciences Libraries
Submitted by Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando, and Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP, School of Medicine Library, Western Michigan University–Kalamazoo Editor’s…
What Did You Do for National Medical Librarians Month?
“When you need to be right, ask your medical librarian.” That was the theme of this year’s National Medical Librarians Month, a month designed for…
Leadership and Management: How Do We Lead?
Submitted by Nancy Tannery, Chair, Leadership and Management Section Wikipedia defines leadership as the “ability…to lead” or “guide.” Many think of the term leadership in…
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Submitted by Donald Welch The Ongoing Threat of Disappearing Libraries One of the latest to sound the alarm that libraries are disappearing (if you haven’t…
Leadership and Management: Advice for Career Mobility
Submitted by Deborah L. Lauseng, Chair, Leadership and Management Section As each of us considers our career directions and what leadership opportunities to pursue, we…
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Submitted by Donald Welch What Is Critical Librarianship? A plethora of conferences have already met or will occur in 2015 on critical librarianship. Also known…
The Human Library Comes to the Scott Memorial Library at Thomas Jefferson University
Submitted by Patricia Wynne, Scott Memorial Library, Center for Teaching & Learning, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Last October, the Scott Memorial Library at Thomas…