Dr. James Cortada, historian and senior research fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute, explores the history of information in his forthcoming book. By examining how information has been created, organized, and used over time, Cortada reveals patterns that continue to shape modern librarianship and knowledge management.
Setting professional development goals may feel overwhelming, but with the right framework and mindset, it can be a rewarding and empowering process.
Due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), information professionals must evolve their teaching and training approaches as technology reshapes the information landscape, because AI has transformed what it means to be information literate.
Becky Givens is a Technical Services Librarian featured in the book Careers in Library and Information Services, which includes a section on careers in special libraries where librarians describe the work they do in various settings. My interview with Becky is below.
Alexandra Wieland and Corinne Rogers co-edited Archival Science in Interdisciplinary Theory and Practice. My interview with them is below.
Predatory publishing is a concern in all areas of librarianship. In special libraries, librarians work with experts in various fields. It is vital that special librarians understand the sector-relevant publishing landscape, and which publications maintain academic integrity.
In an age of misinformation and an exorbitant amount of new information created daily, we must consider how to teach others to evaluate content specifically.
The value placed on the skill of critical thinking is immeasurable. Unfortunately, it can seem elusive to teach.
Librarians’ unique position at the intersection of information, technology, and academia makes them valuable contributors to AI policy development.
Emily Leachman and Garrison Libby are the authors of A Complete Guide to Training Library Staff available later this year from Bloomsbury Press.
Resources to help you think about intellectual property when you use AI, plus links to repositories of AI-generated images from a library expert.
17 actionable methods for marketing libraries of all types, sizes, and budgets from a library expert and instructor
Ilaria Scaglia and Valeria Vanesio argue that emotions matter both to people whose histories are documented by archives and to archivists/librarians
