Father’s Day: History in the Making
Yesterday, the United States observed Father’s Day. This celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society is observed […]
Does Digital Increase Reading?
The debate on whether reading “real” books, i.e. paper, is better than digital versions continues. This interesting topic came to our attention from New Republic […]
What’s On Your Summer Reading List?
It’s that time of year again: summer reading! Last year I wrote about how librarians catalog, search, provide readers advice and come up with book […]
Spell What?
A colleague and I were discussing spelling bees at lunch just today. As a long time fan and childhood participant, I enjoy watching them, […]
Expanding Access
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have reached an expanded distribution agreement allowing EBSCO to sell […]
April: America’s Newest Sweetheart
Who is April?
I heard that at a least a dozen times last month from friends and colleagues. With more than 1.2 million people logging […]
ORCID is Coming to Canada
ORCID and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) along with support from a working group of 16 Canadian stakeholders who are deeply committed to […]
The Librarian Pioneers
In this era of digital libraries, machine assisted indexing and technological advancements that seem to evolve on a daily basis, it is more than […]
Linguistic Challenges in Foreign Languages
Linguistic traps can be embarrassing and horrific, depending on the guffaw. It could result in more than embarrassment over using the wrong verb when […]