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 Independent Media/Games Ratings

This site has links to organizations which provide independent ratings for not only movies, but also video games, TV, music videos, and Internet sites. It also lists a summary of the rating criteria that each organization uses. Details

Laptops Anytime

LaptopsAnytime's innovative Laptop Lending/Vending System helps provide "controlled" but "untethered" wireless laptop access for short-term (5+ minutes to 5+ hours) PC use in public spaces while security
is ensured via swipe card authorization and remote monitoring tools.. More

Working With Older Patrons

As part of the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) initiative, we have developed some new social networking sites, in addition to our website, to serve as a resource for librarians and others working with older adults, ages 50+.

Resources

Books, Bytes & Beyond

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LibraryWorks

In Focus

E-Resource Collection Development: A Survey of Current Practices in Academic Libraries

As the amount of money spent on electronic resources increases, it seems fitting that as librarians we examine the process we use for selecting such materials. Collection development policies for print collections and ordering processes for such materials have become commonplace at many, if not all, academic libraries. As the transfer from paper to electronic resources occurs, especially in the acquisition of serial titles, we felt it necessary to examine the process we and other academic libraries use to select electronic resources. Read on...

Relief for Haiti's Libraries

The massive earthquake near the capital of Port-au-Prince in Haiti on January 12 and the loss and upheaval of life has touched everyone around the world. Unfortunately, natural disasters do not spare cultural institutions such as libraries and archives, or their staff.

Reports of destroyed and damaged libraries and archives are beginning to filter in, and in an effort to help our Haitian colleagues, ALA has created the “Haiti Library Relief Fund” to collect monetary tax deductible donations.

Libraries and other cultural institutions are critical resources for the recovery of people around the world in the aftermath of a humanitarian crisis.

This website provides information on how you can donate to help libraries and archives recover, as well as reports on damage to cultural institutions in Haiti, how to volunteer you expertise, and additional efforts of ALA and other organizations

Thank you for your generous support! 

By the Numbers

ARL Statistics 2007–2008 is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries; the remaining 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. ARL member libraries are the largest research libraries in North America, representing 16 Canadian and 107 US research institutions. The academic libraries, which comprise about 92% of the membership, include 14 Canadian and 99 US libraries.  Read on... 

Grants & Funding

12 grant opportunities. Browse grants...

Featured Library

Read how New Canaan Public Library boosted online database enrollment. Read on...

Knowledge Center

Learn what and how libraries around the country are doing to improve patron services and operate more efficiently in challenging economic times.

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Collection Development

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Your Career

The Library Resources Group, publisher of INFOcus, has partnered with Library Associates Companies (LAC) to power the Library Career Center for LibraryWorks.com. The Career Center features more than 9,000 library jobs and is designed to meet the needs of INFOcus and other LRG subscribers and Web site users, from students to seasoned library and information science professionals. Browse library jobs

On a Lighter Note

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