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Old vs. New

Our library recently renovated the first and second floors and decided to discontinue a large portion of journals that we were receiving in microfiche. In part this decision was based on the lower usage statistics for microfiche.  However, we also decided to order a new microfiche/microfilm reader.  We went with the ScanPro and are now […]

Lifecycle Librarianship in Academic Libraries

A friend recently shared this article with me, Lifecycle Librarianship: Giving up the information illusion will keep librarians and libraries relevant for a lifetime, By Bill Crowley — Library Journal, 4/1/2008.In the article, Crowley argues that the library field’s emphasis on the provision of “information” has been misguided.  Information technology jobs are being outsourced overseas, […]

David Silver’s September Project

I learned from the Librarian in Black that OKACRL’s very own 2007 conference speaker, David Silver, has announced his annual September Project: Connecting the world one library at a time.

5th Annual September Project
From the wonderful David Silver at the University of San Francisco, the following announcement:
Welcome to the 5th annual September Project! The September Project […]