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2019 ALA Impact Report
FIND THE LIBRARY AT YOUR PLACE 2019 IMPACT REPORT THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ALA’S 2019 FISCAL YEAR, which ended August 31, 2019. In order to provide an up-to-date picture of the Association, it also includes information on major initiatives and, where available, updated data through spring 2020. MISSION The mission of the American Library Association is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. MEMBERSHIP ALA has more than 58,000 members, including librarians, library workers, library trustees, and other interested people from every state and many nations. The Association services public, state, school, and academic libraries, as well as special libraries for people working in government, commerce and industry, the arts, and the armed services, or in hospitals, prisons, and other institutions. Dear Colleagues and Friends, 2019 brought the seeds of change to the American Library Association as it looked for new headquarters, searched for an executive director, and deeply examined how it can better serve its members and the public. We are excited to give you a glimpse into this momentous year for ALA as we continue to work at being a leading voice for information access, equity and inclusion, and social justice within the profession and in the broader world. In this Impact Report, you will find highlights from 2019, including updates on activities related to ALA’s Strategic Directions: • Advocacy • Information Policy • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion • Professional & Leadership Development We are excited to share stories about our national campaigns and conferences, the expansion of our digital footprint, and the success of our work to #FundLibraries. -
ALA Conference Report: E-Book Standards ILA Annual Conference Ted Schwitzner Usage”
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES IACRL NEWSLETTER VOLUME 39, ISSUE 2 F A L L 2 0 1 6 U P C O M I N G EVENTS ALA Conference Report: E-Book Standards ILA Annual Conference Ted Schwitzner Usage”. Albanese reported that Rosemont, IL CARLI respondents, who were public Oct. 18-20, 2016 library patrons, identified that the A broad set of user expectations library was first in their minds ALA Midwinter for e-books occupied the when they began to look for a thoughts of attendees at “The book. While many used e- Conference Changing Standards Landscape: readers, most preferred to use Atlanta, GA The User’s Experience”, the 10th print books, however. Re- Jan. 19-24, 2017 Annual NISO/BISG Forum on sponses correlated with polling June 24 at the ALA Annual Con- of libraries on limited e-book ference in Orlando. (NISO is an borrowing, where two-thirds of ACRL 2017 acronym for National Information libraries attributed e-book lend- Conference Standards Organization, while ing to less than 10% of their Baltimore, MD BISG stands for Book Industry patrons. Among patrons engag- Mar. 22-25, 2017 Study Group.) ing in e-book use, convenience sales of e-books as a whole is the main value sought in se- have tailed off from a peak mar- Andrew Albanese of Publishers lecting an e-book, though 36% of ket share of 24% in the first Weekly led off the Forum with patrons expressed willingness to quarter of 2014. A joint study results and analysis from an be placed on a waiting list for an between BISG and the Nielsen ALA/BISG survey on “Patron e-book. -
Edrs Price Descriptors
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 428 761 IR 057 302 AUTHOR Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. TITLE ARL: A Bimonthly Newsletter of Research Library Issues and Actions, 1998. INSTITUTION Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. ISSN ISSN-1050-6098 PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 106p.; For the 1997 issues, see ED 416 902. AVAILABLE FROM Association of Research Libraries, 21 Dupont Circle, Washington, DC 20036 (members $25/year for additional subscription; nonmembers $40/year). PUB TYPE Collected Works - Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT ARL; n196-201 Feb 1998-Dec 1998 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Libraries; Competition; Copyrights; Document Delivery; Electronic Journals; Electronic Text; Higher Education; Information Industry; Information Policy; *Information Services; Interlibrary Loans; Measurement Techniques; Newsletters; *Research Libraries; Scholarly Journals IDENTIFIERS *Association of Research Libraries; Digitizing; Library of Congress; License Agreements; Performance Levels ABSTRACT This document consists of six issues of the ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Newsletter, covering the year 1998. Each issue of the newsletter includes some or all of the following sections: "Current Issues," reports from the Coalition for Networked Information and the Office of Scholarly Communication, Office of Leadership and Management Services (formerly the Office of Management Services), and Coalition for Networked Information, "Preservation," "Federal Relations," "Statistics and Measurement," "Diversity," "ARL Activities," and calendar of events. One special issue on measures (April 1998) focuses on the issues and activities in the area of performance measurement in research libraries. The second special issue on journals (October 1998) discusses views of thecurrent marketplace for scholarly journals, including what publisher profits reveal about competition in scholarly publishing, value and estimatedrevenue of scientific/technical journals, and non-commercial alternatives to scholarly communication. -
Warm Outreach to Spanish-Speakers A
OPINION Info Activism n NEWSMAKER Prince Claus Fund n BUDGETS Academic & Public DECEMBER 2009 THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SERVICE WITH SINCERITY Warm Outreach to Spanish-Speakers A Bridge between Students and Instructors Leadership Learned in Iraq as a Soldier Untitled-1 1 08/12/2009 10:37:23 AM CONTENTS AMERICAN LIBRARIES | December 2009 Features BE THE BRIDGE 38 Librarians can span the gap between students and their instructors BY MONTY L. MCADOO BUENA CASA, BUENA BRASA 41 A program of rhymes and songs draws Spanish-speaking families to the library BY BETSY DIAMANT-COHEN AND ANNE CALDERÓN 44 41 BEYOND BOOKS AND BULLETS 44 One librarian’s personal account of learning new leadership skills during a deployment in Iraq with the Army National Guard BY GEORGE J. FOWLER Cover design by Taína Lagodzinski CONTENTS AMERICAN LIBRARIES | DECEMBER 2009 | VOLUME 40 #12 | ISSN 0002-9769 Departments 5 ALA.ORG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 30 TECH NEWS 33 DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD Opening Up Library Systems BY MARSHALL BREEDING 34 INTERNET LIBRARIAN To Boldly Go BY JOSEPH JANES 35 IN PRACTICE Governing Social Media BY MEREDITH FARKAS 23 PEOPLE 52 CURRENTS News PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 53 YOUTH MATTERS 10 ALA Patterns of Best Practice 18 U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE 29 NEWSMAKER: Els van der Plas 54 Librarian’s LIBRARY Bibliomania BY MARY ELLEN QUINN Special News Reports 55 ROUSING READS Singing the Midlist Blues BY BILL OTT 48 ALA TEEN READ WEEK 56 SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES 49 AASL CONFERENCE WRAPUP New Products 50 ALA EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT OPINION AND COMMENTARY 4 FROM THE EDITOR Service with a Personal Touch BY LEONARD KNIFFEL 6 President’s MESSAGE Gaming and Literacy BY CAMILA ALIRE 8 READER FORUM Letters and Comments 36 PUBLIC PERCEPTION 36 How the World Sees Us 37 ON MY MIND Who’s an Info Activist? BY ANTHONY MOLARO 64 WILL’s WORLD The Buck Stops There BY WILL MANLEY JOBS 58 CAREER LEADS FROM JOBLIST Your #1 Source for Job Openings 48 31 New 16th Edition Fiction Core Collection Fiction Catalog is now Fiction Core Collection. -
13/2/14 Publishing Services Books and Pamphlets ALA Publications
13/2/14 Publishing Services Books and Pamphlets A.L.A. Publications, 1876- Box 1: Reprint Series Number 1: The National Library Problem Today, Ernest Cushing Richardson, 1905 Number 2: Library Conditions in the Northwest, by Charles Wesley Smith, 1905 Number 4: The Library of Congress as a National Library, by Herbert Putnam, 1905 1896 Sargent, John F. Supplement to Reading for the Young 1901 Massachusetts Library Club. Catalogue of Annual Reports contained in the Massachusetts Public Documents. paperbound 1905 American Library Association, List of Subject Headings for Use in Dictionary Catalogs. Second Edition, Revised 1908 Marvin, Cornelia, ed. Small Library Buildings 1909 Hooper, Louisa M. Selected List of Music and Books About Music for Public Libraries. paperbound 1910 Jeffers, Le Roy. Lists of Editions Selected for Economy in Book Buying 1911 American Library Association. List of Subject Headings for Use in Dictionary Catalogs. Third Edition, Revised by Mary Josephine Briggs 1913 Jeffers, Le Roy, comp. List of Economical Editions. Second Edition, Revised, paperbound Jone, Edith Kathleen. A Thousand Books for the Hospital Library. paperbound 1914 Material on Geography; Which May Be Obtained Free or at Small Cost, compiled by Mary J. Booth Hall, Mary E. Vocational Guidance Through the Library. paperbound Wilson, Martha. Books for High School. paperbound 1915 Booth, Mary Josephine. Lists of Material Which May be Obtained Free or At Small Cost. paperbound Curtis, Florence Rising. The Collection of Social Survey Material. paperbound Hitchler, Theresa. Cataloging for Small Libraries. Revised Edition Meyer, H.H.B. A Brief Guide to the Literature of Shakespeare. paperbound 1916 1 13/2/14 2 Mann, Margaret. -
Highlights Issue 2010
American Library Association Non-Profit Org. 50 E. Huron St. U.S. Postage Paid Chicago, IL 60611 Palatine, IL 60095 Permit No. 27 ALACognotes BOSTON — 2010 MIDWINTER MEETING Highlights Issue Youth Media Awards Announced at Midwinter Meeting LA announced the top books, and Company Books for Young Read- audiobooks and video for chil- ers; and The Mostly True Adventures A dren and young adults, includ- of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick ing the Caldecott, King, Newbery and and published by The Blue Sky Press, Printz awards, at its Midwinter Meet- An Imprint of Scholastic Inc. ing in Boston. Randolph Caldecott Medal for John Newbery Medal for most most distinguished American picture outstanding contribution to children’s book for children: The Lion & the literature: When You Reach Me, writ- Mouse, illustrated and written by Jerry ten by Rebecca Stead, is the 2010 Pinkney, is the 2010 Caldecott Medal Newbery Medal winner. The book is winner. The book was published by published by Wendy Lamb Books, an Little, Brown and Company Books for imprint of Random House Children’s Young Readers. Books. Two Caldecott Honor Books also Four Newbery Honor Books also were named: All the World, illustrated were named: Claudette Colvin: Twice by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose and Scanlon and published by Beach Lane published by Melanie Kroupa Books/ Books; and Red Sings from Treetops: A Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint Year in Colors, illustrated by Pamela of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman Group; The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate REFORMA President Loida Garcia-Febo, left to right, YALSA President Linda and published by Houghton Mifflin by Jacqueline Kelly and published by Braun, ALSC President Thom Barthelmess, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Henry Holt and Company; Where the Committee Chair Deborah Taylor, and ALA President Camila A. -
ALA 2013 Midwinter Meeting Chapter Councilor's Report
MLA Board of Directors and Executive Director, Thank you for allowing me to represent MLA at the 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting as Chapter Councilor. As Chapter Councilor, I am required to attend all official Council meetings, the ALA- APA meetings, and for this first conference, the New Councilor Orientation session. I also was encouraged to attend the Chapter Council Committee meetings, as well as the forums, which proved very helpful to me in navigating the maze that is ALA governance. I would also like to thank outgoing Chapter Councilor Mary Repczinski, who took the time to share her knowledge and experience. I will summarize the important resolutions and their outcomes here in the first three pages – you can read in more detail the entire proceedings in the rest of my report should you wish. Summary Report ALA Council/Executive Board/Membership Information Session - President Maureen Sullivan informed us that this meeting would now include more executive reports so that time in Council could be spent more productively on issues. Reports given included President, President-Elect, Executive Director, Treasurer, Budget Analysis and Review, Endowment Trustee, and Nominating. Of interest to the MLA Board is the fact that the Nominating Committee, out of 60,000 members, had issues coming up with enough people to run for Member-at-Large. COUNCIL I – Barbara Stripling (President-Elect and 2012-2013 Chair of Committee on Committees) presented nominations for the ALA Executive Board. Keith Michael Fiels, ALA Executive Director, reviewed Executive Board actions since the 2012 Annual Meeting. Major actions included approval of a special trial membership through United for Libraries and approval of the programmatic priorities. -
Meet the Candidates Vote in the Election This Spring
Meet the candidates Vote in the election this spring Loida Garcia-Febo Terri Grief Scott Walter he ACRL Board of Directors posed the • ALA will have a place and a voice at Tfollowing questions to the candidates the decision-makers’ table, particularly for (Grief and Walter are ACRL members) for those in our communities with no voice. ALA president, and C&RL News is pleased to We will amplify their concerns to Congress, publish their responses. Each candidate was at the state house, in city councils, and to given 1,200 words in which he or she could school boards. respond to six questions and contribute an • ALA will build coalitions with like- optional opening statement; the responses are minded partners sharing our values. identified under each question. • ALA will facilitate joint work among its units to promote diversity and equity in our Opening statement profession and association. Loida Garcia-Febo: I am a librarian, an • ALA will train our members to flourish advocate, and an activist. Libraries change throughout their careers to lead, serve, and lives for Americans in every community in empower our libraries, patrons, and com- our nation. Our strong value system propels munities. us to create new ways to help children read, • ALA will advance our concerns through assist job seekers, support first-generation actions conveyed by pillars of ALA’s Strategic college students, and connect battered Plan—advocacy, information policies, diversity women and children with shelters. and inclusion, and professional and leadership Thanks to our work, libraries remain the development. true bastion of intellectual freedom, democracy, These are challenging times, and I am diversity, and social responsibility in our com- confident that together, we can bring change. -
American Library Association Annual Report 2015
BECAUSE EMPLOYERS WANT CANDIDATES WHO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WEB SEARCH AND RESEARCH. BECAUSE PUNCTUATION WITHOUT IMAGINATION MAKES A SENTENCE, NOT A STORY. BECAUSE OF YOU, LIBRARIES TRANSFORM. ANNUAL REPORT 2015 141658 ALA 2016AnnualReport.indd 1 7/1/16 11:38 AM MISSION The mission of the American Library Association is to “provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.” This report highlights ALA’s 2015 fiscal year, which ended August 31, 2015. In order to provide an up-to-date picture of the association, it also includes information on major initiatives and, where available, updated data through spring of 2016. 141658 ALA 2016AnnualReport.indd 2 7/1/16 11:39 AM DEAR FRIENDS, Because of you, the American Library Association (ALA) is helping America’s libraries transform communities and lives. The results are dramatic. Today, our nation’s public, academic and school libraries are reinventing themselves, opening their doors to new ideas, programs, and populations. In the process, they are transforming education, employment, entrepreneurship, empowerment and engagement. Public Libraries are champions in digital access and inclusion for all, while adding maker spaces, teen media labs and other new services to connect with new and changing audiences. Fact: Nearly 80 percent of libraries offer programs that aid patrons with job applications, interview skills, and résumé development. Academic Libraries are repurposing space, developing new student-centered technology programs and creating far-reaching ways to support sophisticated research using “big data.” Fact: Within the next five years, 79 percent of doctoral/research institutions are planning additions, renovations, refurbishments, or new buildings. -
M19 Memorial Resolution Honoring Peggy Sullivan.Pdf
2019-2020 ALA Memorial #19 2020 ALA Virtual Meeting Memorial Resolution Honoring Peggy Sullivan Whereas the American Library Association (ALA) and the library community lost a valued member, colleague and leader on April 13, 2020, with the death of Peggy Sullivan. Whereas Peggy Sullivan was among the very few to have served both as President of the American Library Association (1980/81) and as its Executive Director (1992 – 1994). Whereas her career included service as Dean, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Rosary College (1995-1997), Director and Professor, University Libraries, Northern Illinois University (1990-1992), Dean and Professor, College of Professional Studies, Northern Illinois University (1981-1990), Assistant Commissioner, Chicago Public Library (1977–1981), Dean of Students, University of Chicago Graduate Library School (1974-1977). Whereas her professional activities included service as President of ALA’s Children’s Services Division (now the Association for Library Service to Children – ALSC) (1976–1977) and Chair of the Centennial Celebration of the American Library Association (1976). Whereas one of her enduring interests was reflected in both her service to librarians providing service to children including her service as Director of the Knapp School Libraries Project (1963 – 1968). Whereas that interest led to her creation of the Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators which is an award presented annually to an individual who has shown exceptional understanding and support of public library service to children while having general management/supervisory/administrative responsibility that has included public library service to children in its scope. Whereas she also presented the Sullivan Award to a faculty member in the NIU (Northern Illinois University) College of Health and Human Sciences for achievement in research. -
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September/October 2021 THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2021 LIBRARY DESIGN SHOWCASE p. 20 SPECIAL REPORT: The Legacy of 9/11 p. 28 ALA Award Winners p. 40 PLUS: Colson Whitehead, NASA Librarian, Birdwatching Practical and concise, ALA TechSource publications help you stay on top of • Current and emerging technologies • Time-saving strategies • Key job-specifi c skills • e latest tools, systems, and resources SUBSCRIBE TODAY AT alatechsource.org September/October 2021 American Libraries | Volume 52 #9/10 | ISSN 0002-9769 2021 SPECIAL REPORT LIBRARY THE LEGACY OF DESIGN SHOWCASE 9/11 The year’s most impressive new and renovated libraries | p. 20 How the attacks BY Phil Morehart affected the library world | p. 28 ALA/AIA Library Building Awards 30 What Was Lost A look at the winners | p. 26 The libraries and treasures destroyed on 9/11—and the archival work that came next 36 Archives of BY Terra Dankowski an Attack Librarians and 33 Understanding historians work the Other to collect digital Librarians who ephemera from 9/11 fought ignorance BY Phil Morehart with information BY Sallyann Price 38 Defenders of Patron Privacy 34 A Safe Haven After challenging in the Sea the Patriot Act, Tiny Canadian library four librarians plays unexpected role reflect on privacy during chaotic week in the digital age BY Amy Carlton BY Sanhita SinhaRoy 40 2021 ALA Award Winners Honoring excellence and leadership in the profession ON THE COVER: Stanley A. Milner Library, Edmonton (Alberta) Public Library. Photo: Andrew Latreille 12 56 10 UP FRONT TRENDS PERSPECTIVES 3 From the 10 Programming on the Fly ACADEMIC INSIGHTS Editor Birdwatching programs foster 46 LIS and the Next Crisis New Spaces to community during the pandemic BY Emily J. -
Current ALA Offices Include
2013-2014 ALA CD#23.1_6/20/14_1:00pm_inf. 2014 ALA Annual Conference Report to Council and Executive Board June 19, 2014 Keith Michael Fiels Executive Director The ALA Membership Pavilion The ALA Membership Pavilion has been strategically located outside of the exhibit area at the Annual Conference, across from the Networking Uncommons, to allow easier access and more time for attendees to connect with colleagues and other ALA members, ALA staff, and the volunteer Ambassadors who are on hand to answer questions about what’s going on at the conference and at ALA in general. This is a great spot for first-time attendees to get started and to get plugged in. It offers opportunities to ask about membership in ALA, divisions, and round tables, and learn the latest about ALA’s initiatives including Spectrum Scholarships and Banned Books Week. Conference attendees can find out how to get involved in the three strategic initiatives that underpin current work across the entire ALA – advocacy, information policy, and professional and leadership development. Conference attendees will also be able to sign the Declaration for the Right to Libraries at the ALA Membership Pavilion. Librarians and career planning ALA President-Elect Courtney Young will partner with ALA Chapters to provide training for a national cohort of 25 librarians from a cross section of libraries to become certified Career Development Facilitators (CDF). Created by the National Career Development Association (NCDA), the CDF program is a comprehensive training designed to address several facets of career planning and the job search. By offering this innovative training to those in state chapters, participants will be able to assist their peers, as well as the thousands of patrons from their own libraries to whom they offer assistance every day.