Dr. Patricia Franks is the author of Records and Information Management, now with an upcoming third edition to be published by ALA Neal-Shuman in the spring of 2025. My interview with her follows.
Think Clearly Blog
Think Clearly Blog
Announcing SydneyDigital!
Lucidea announces SydneyDigital, stellar special library automation for a digital-first world
AI Policies in Libraries
Key questions that inform development of AI policies in special libraries
Interview with Tom Rink about SLA’s Information Outlook
Interview about the rebirth of SLA’s Information Outlook as a quarterly online publication with interview with librarian Tom Rink
Interview with Shannon Jones, MLA President
Discussion of the Medical Library Association’s goals and initiatives with the 2023 President of the MLA, Shannon Jones.
Interview with Jaeger, Lazar, Gorham, and Greene Taylor on Information Law
The book Foundations of Information Law makes the law relevant, understandable, and knowable to current and future librarians
Interview with SLA’s President 2023, Seema Rampersad
I recently enjoyed a conversation with Seema Rampersad, the current President of the Special Libraries Association. Our interview is below.
Interview with the author: Paul A. Thomas, Inside Wikipedia
Thomas’ book Inside Wikipedia is his attempt to present a succinct, readable, and thorough introduction to Wikipedia, aimed squarely at “wiki-neophytes”
Interview with the editors: Hickerson, Lippincott, and Crema on Designing Libraries
Interview with editors of Designing Libraries for the 21st Century; focused on academic libraries, but relevant and applicable to special libraries
Interview with the editors: Shiri and Woolcott on Discoverability in Digital Repositories
Interview with editors of a book that examines how discoverability occurs in digital repositories, focusing on both systems and user perspectives
Interview with the authors: Kipps and Jones on Collection Management in the Cloud
Collection Management in the Cloud is a “how-to” book exploring cloud-based technologies for managing everyday library collection management workflows
Interview with the authors: Mathuews and Spellman on Staff-led Strategic Plans
Staff-led strategic planning is an inclusive approach that engages and empowers staff to develop a strategic plan for their library collaboratively.
Interview with the author: Cortada on the Information Revolution
Interview with author of history of how information increased in quantity and variety during past 200 years, how that happened, why, and impact today