Growing Your Leadership Skills: 7 Tips for Special Librarians
Great library leaders aren’t born—they’re made through learning, self-reflection, and practice. Here are seven strategies to help you grow and lead with impact.
Interview with the Author: Brighid Gonzales on Library Website Design
In her new book, Library Website Design and Development, Brighid M. Gonzales provides a step-by-step guide to help librarians create websites that engage and support their users. In this interview, Brighid shares insights on trends, opportunities, and best practices for building a strong library website.
Recommended AI Literacy Frameworks for Special Librarians
These frameworks provide insights and approaches to help you determine the best ways to address build and promote AI literacy in your specific context.
“Back to School” Edition: Library Outreach Ideas
17 actionable methods for marketing libraries of all types, sizes, and budgets from a library expert and instructor
Interview with the Editors: Archives and Emotions
Ilaria Scaglia and Valeria Vanesio argue that emotions matter both to people whose histories are documented by archives and to archivists/librarians
Interview with Sabine Dantus on Empathy-Driven Marketing for Libraries
An in-depth overview by Sabine Jean Dantus on empathy-driven marketing fundamentals and skills required for librarians
Teaching about AI in the Workplace
Suggestions for special librarians from Claude on how to foster cross-generational AI learning communities in the workplace.
Keeping up with AI…
Resources for staying current on the quickly changing AI landscape from a library expert.
Interview with Lesley Farmer about SLA’s Information Outlook
Interview about the rebirth of SLA’s Information Outlook as a quarterly online publication with interview with Professor Lesley Farmer
Ways I Have Been Using Generative AI
Generative AI can be used in many ways as part of a typical workflow; examples and thoughts about what the future holds
Announcing SydneyDigital!
Lucidea announces SydneyDigital, stellar special library automation for a digital-first world
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 JJ Pionke, MLA’s current Midwest Chapter President
Interview with the MLA’s Midwest Chapter president about the activities and value of the association for health sciences librarians.
Interview with Susannah Barnes about the SLA Data Community
Susannah Barnes is the Co-Lead of the Data Community for the Special Libraries Association. If you work with data in any capacity, this interview will be of interest to you.
Interview with Eugene Giudice, SLA Treasurer
Interview with SLA’s Treasurer about the future of the special library profession and how the Special Libraries Association can benefit librarians
Interview with Cara Marcus on Transportation Librarianship and SLA
Interview with Cara Marcus, the president of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) transportation community about transportation libraries and SLA
Interview with Rachael Resnik of the Art Libraries Society of North America
Interview with the president of the Art Libraries Society of North America about their strategies, goals, membership, and ways to participate
Interview with the Author: Allyson Mower on Authorship
Interview with the author of a book on authorship and copyright policies; tips on establishing fair authorship policies and procedures.
Interview with the Editor: Hannah Crummé on Inclusive Strategies in Practice
A framework for librarians and archivists on how to go back and reconstitute and reconstruct community histories more inclusively.
Interview with the Chair of ALA’s GODORT (Government Documents Roundtable)
Library expert’s interview with Benjamin Aldred, current chair of the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association
Interview with Kian Flynn,
past-Chair of ALA’s Government Documents Round Table
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) past-Chair Kian Flynn describes its usefulness to government information librarians.
Interview with Leslie Steele and John DiGilio about SLA’s Future
Interview with the Executive Director and President of the Special Libraries Association about the future of SLA and its strategic direction.
Interview with Incoming SLA President John DiGilio
Interview with John DiGilio, SLA President 2024, on the current state of special librarianship and the outlook for the Special Libraries Association.
Interview with the author: David Stuart on Web Metrics for Librarians
Web Metrics for Library and Information Professionals is an introduction to the wide range of web metrics that provide useful insights to librarians
Interview with an author: Brady Lund Ph.D. on Python for Information Professionals
Interview with author of a book about the societal impact and ethics of using Python and data science tools; relevant to special librarians