If libraries do not seriously rethink their role in the lives of researchers, they could come to be seen more as resource purchasers than as research collaborators, according to a report released ...

Scenes from Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., from left: Waverunners Club at the library offers children from ages 7 to 11 to learn about artwork from the Spencer Museum of Art at Kansas University; ...

Great discussion around the "Eroding Library Role?" article from 4/7. One area that I'd like to engage the library community is around librarians and course development. 1) Learning design skills can ...

Our libraries have been revolutionising for decades, as methods of research and study have changed with the information and scholarly publishing landscape. Library directors may now find themselves ...

When touring Burbank’s central library a few months ago, I was shown many areas that “used to” be something. “Over here used to be where we’d keep the archives for the Warner Bros. collection.” “This ...

Clement Guthro believes a university’s library says a lot about the institution it serves. As Cal State Fullerton’s newly appointed dean of the library, Guthro aspires to set the tone of Pollak ...

Leah Esguerra, right, a social worker at the San Francisco Public Library, goes over a list of homeless people that had checked in with grounds patrolman Paul Little in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio ...

The Evanston Public Library is stepping up efforts to go to patrons. It’s not that the library isn’t heavily used, because it is, said Neal Ney, the director. But not everyone is using it, and that’s ...

Dorset Council's library workforce is being cut ahead of new opening hours which begin next month. The authority is implementing its new library strategy - agreed last year - on 1 July. It includes a ...