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'Appalled': As ALA Kicks Off in New Orleans, Librarians Blast Trump Border Policy
In a statement this week, ALA president Jim Neal said there was "no legitimate policy or moral basis" for the Trump administration's "unconscionable" policy of separating families at the border.
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ALA Annual 2018: Division Watch
We take a look at AASL’s activities at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, where members will honor standouts in their ranks.
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Engaging Educational Stakeholders
PW speaks with Kathryn Roots Lewis as she prepares for ALA Annual, which will mark the official start of her term as AASL president.
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School Library Advocacy Update
John Chrastka, executive director of EveryLibrary, shares a progress report on the year-old partnership between Follett and EveryLibrary in support of school libraries and librarians.
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ALA 2018 Spotlight: Watch Your Language
To help you prepare for this year’s ALA professional program, here’s a handy list of buzzwords that may have lost their buzz.
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ALA 2018 Spotlight: On Wikipedia
Four questions with author, librarian, and Wikipedian Merrilee Proffitt.
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ALA 2018 Spotlight: Why is Turnout So Low in ALA Elections?
Even with a hot-button issue on this year's ballot, only about 20% of ALA members bothered to vote.
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ALA 2018 Spotlight: What’s Next for Digital Content in Libraries?
The marketplace is growing, but still fraught with challenges.
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ALA 2018 Spotlight: ALA Program Highlights
PW contributing editor Brian Kenney offers his picks from a strong 2018 ALA professional program.
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ALA 2018 Spotlight: Michelle Obama, Doris Kearns Goodwin Headline 2018 ALA Annual Conference
A star-studded main speaker program awaits attendees, June 21-26, in New Orleans.
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Obituary: Elsevier's Karen Hunter
Elsevier officials have announced that Karen Hunter, who retired in 2010 as Elsevier's senior v-p of global academic and customer relations, has died.
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The Scholarly Publishing Community Remembers Elsevier's Karen Hunter
The Week in Libraries, June 15, 2018: The scholarly publishing community mourns Elsevier's Karen Hunter; The EU will vote next week on a controversial change to copyright law; Net neutrality sunsets, but the fight goes on.
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ALA Executive Director: Let’s Work Together to “Modernize” ALA
The Week in Libraries, June 8, 2018: Among the headlines this week, ALA seeks member input on its future; NYPL honors a group of great young authors; and the San Francisco Public Library is the 2018 Gale/'Library Journal' Library of the Year.
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Another BookExpo Is in the Books
The Week in Libraries, June 1, 2018: Among the headlines this week, highlights from a "reimagined" BookExpo 2018, and the California Senate passes a net neutrality bill.
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Is It Time to Rethink How We Do Library Advocacy?
The Week in Libraries, May 25, 2018: Among this week's headlines, why it's time to change the way libraries win support; the Internet Archive wins a grant to digitize university press books; and a University of Arizona study sheds light on how consumers view e-books.
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Why the Senate Vote to Save Net Neutrality Is More than 'Symbolic'
The Week in Libraries, May 18, 2018: Among this week's headlines, the Senate votes to save net neutrality; How climate change is threatening libraries; Education Week looks at the ranks of our school librarians.
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It’s Official: Net Neutrality Rules Will End June 11
The Week in Libraries, May 11, 2018: Among the headlines this week, net neutrality is given one month to live; And it was a good week for public libraries in Ohio.
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Michelle Obama to Deliver Opening Keynote at 2018 ALA Conference
Her appearance at the conference is sponsored by Penguin Random House, which will publish her much-anticipated memoir, 'Becoming,' on November 13, 2018 via its Crown division.
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Librarians Set to Descend on Capitol Hill for National Library Legislative Day
The Week in Libraries, May 4, 2018: Among this week's headlines, librarians prepare to make their case to lawmakers in Washington D.C. as a rescission package looms; Congress could wade into the net neutrality battle.
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University Presses Are Not in Crisis
The Week in Libraries, April 27, 2018: Among the headlines this week, changing the narrative on university press publishing; FSU says it will bail on its "unsustainable" Elsevier contract; and, is open access making a difference yet?
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