Each year, new technology comes about which affects all of us in our daily lives and in our workplaces. 

We all want to find what we want, when we want it and when we need it. We also want the information to be exactly what we were looking for, relevant and correct. We all have high expectations. This is also true for users of libraries, and librarians play a valuable role helping users sift […]

When most people think of a library, they think of a building full of books that you can check out. But many libraries hold more than just books. As part of maintaining relevance and adapting in the digital age, some public libraries have taken to lending all manner of weird and wonderful items from knitting […]

About a year ago this time in August 2014, the University of Maryland College of Information Studies’ iSchool and the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) launched the Re-Envisioning the MLS initiative.

These days, with budget cuts and constantly updating ways to access to information, the future of library operations is more uncertain than ever. Over the last decade, many libraries have either been eliminated or downsized. If downsizing is the case for your library, it may be a good time to re-evaluate and determine what is […]