Many of us have seen EPIC 2014, a futuristic vision of the information world in which mega-information companies are the new media conglomerates. This video struck a chord with the library profession because it is a wake-up call to a world in which libraries could be obsolete – or at least one vision of that [...]

Academic librarians have no lack of suggestions for ways in which ACRL could improve, and ACRL wants to hear what its members have to say. To facilitate the process of learning from its members, ACRL occasionally organizes member focus groups. The latest round of focus groups was held in Baltimore at the ACRL 13th National [...]

Wow. About time.
Those were my two immediate reactions upon seeing the announcment for “The First International m-libraries Conference” that “aims to explore and share work carried out in libraries around the world to deliver services and resources to users ‘on the move,’ via a growing plethora of mobile and hand-held devices … bring together [...]

Editor’s Note: Here is the fourth post in a series from Scott Walter, ex-ACRLog blog team member, in which he shares his learning experiences as a candidate for ACRL office.
There are two basic questions that one addresses on the campaign trail: what are we doing wrong, and its companion, what can we do better? Over [...]

Michael Gorman is blogging (ahem) for Britannica (cough, cough) on the subject of what’s wrong with web 2.0. In two parts, he raises the usual issues: information online is too inclusive, playful, and … digital. Printed texts have authenticity and fixity, whereas texts that are digital may not be what they appear. I’m guessing Gorman [...]