Source: AALL: From the Desk of James E. Duggan, December 18, 2008. Some welcome news is today’s tough economy, U.S. News and & World Report last week named librarianship as a “Best Career 2009.” The overview dispels the image of librarians as “mousy bookworms,” reporting that librarians have become “high-tech…
From: New York State Archives – Region 1 Newsletter, December 2008 The New York State Archives is pleased to announce the release of its email policy development guidelines. These guidelines are intended as a starting point for state agencies and local governments to use for writing policies and procedures that…
According to libraryjournal.com, a libraries taskforce has been formed to investigate the recent OCLC policy changes regarding the use and transfer of WorldCat records. According to libraryjournal.com: “Taking a step likely to be welcomed by many in the cataloging community, the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) and the Association…
According to an NBC report on MSNBC, use of library has gone “way up” during the present economic downturn; circulation is “skyrocketing”. All of this at a time when the budgets of many of these libraries are being cut.. When you go to the above link, be patient, You will…
“GPO’s Authentication initiative focuses on the primary objective of assuring users that the information made available by GPO is official and authentic and that trust relationships exist between all participants in electronic transactions. In furthering GPO’s mission to provide permanent public access to authentic U.S. Government publications, GPO is working…
QUESTION: What are libraries with existing Thomson West Library Maintenance Agreements (LMAs) planning to do when those Agreements come up for renewal? Responses, arranged by type of library are quite varied. All names have been removed to protect privacy but we are especially grateful to the person who both submitted…
BY: Emmy Gordon Case Manager National Pardon Center of Canada Many fantastic careers await today’s law students upon graduation. There are the typical directions down the criminal justice road that many will take such as working as a public defender, a pardon attorney, a probation officer, or working in an…
An e-Newsletter of the American Library Association. December 10, 2008 Libraries nix dissed Christmas displays In separate incidents, the holiday-spirit sensibilities of library patrons have trumped tradition at the Oberlin (Ohio) Public Library and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: The first library heeded public comment by removing…
Week ending December 5, 2008 Top Ten Stories Law Firms Reed Smith Cuts 115 Support Staff, 11 Associates Dec 3, 2008, 05:19 pm CST Criminal Justice Reports: Murdered NYC Lawyer Victim of Jealous Stalker Dec 4, 2008, 10:34 am CST Careers Law Grad with LLM Lands Just One Job Interview…
The following are among the financial planning documents which have been submitted to the U.S. Congress by automakers Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors as requested: FORD: Ford Motor Company Business Plan as Submitted to the Senate Banking Committee on December 2, 2008 Ford Motor Company Business Plan Appendix as Submitted…