Sarah R. Fitzgerald, an assessment and planning librarian at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, reached out to me after reading my piece “How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? ” In her ...

Advance Registration Rates for the 2026 ALA Annual Conference, coming up June 25–29 in Chicago, end on June 19! Make sure to join us for this is a milestone year as American Library Association marks ...

Mary Jane Petrowski, associate director at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), reached out in regard to my piece on academic library staffing trends. In that piece, I shared some ...

In the digital era, the identity of the library has become blurred. Here’s how to emphasise its distinctiveness, writes John Cox “(T)he library’s purpose is now in question. Is it just a study hall ...

Blair Solon, collection analysis librarian and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, speaks during the "Can It Happen Here? Book challenges, censorship, and academic ...