As third spaces, ASU libraries are stacked with more than just books - The Arizona State Press
Textbooks are not the only things ASU libraries offer — they provide unique services to fit all students' needs.
Local League of Women Voters history arrives at Alden Library
Know Your Rights
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
University Libraries archivist involved in new standards for Indigenous knowledge in archival collections
Megan K. Friedel, assistant professor and lead archivist of University Libraries, discusses her involvement in the Society of American Archivists Archival
Bridging The Gap: Accessibility and Digital Collections for All Patrons : Library Futures : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Join Library Futures and a distinguished panel of guests for a discussion on Bridging the Gap: Accessibility and Digital Collections for All Patrons. Digital...
Navigating the Stacks: Understanding First-Gen International Student Journeys in the Library
Creating Space: How Online Library Services Support Equity – The Sheridan Libraries & University Museums Blog
Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library | Internet Archive Blogs
Slow life, slow librarianship – Information Wants To Be Free
Taking the pulse: Share your voice on the state of libraries
Press Release: Taking the pulse: Share your voice on the state of libraries. Libraries today are navigating a landscape filled with opportunities and challenges. The rapid acceleration of AI is reshaping how information is discovered, accessed and understood. Open access scholarship is expanding the boundaries of knowledge sharing, while simultaneously challenging traditional publishing and acquisition models. All of this is unfolding under the weight of persistent budget constraints, staffing shortages and shifting institutional priorities.
What Does the Termination of the Digital Equity Act Grant Programs Mean for Libraries? - Public Libraries Online
We know that the need for reliable internet access, digital skills training, and wi-fi-enabled technology persists. The DEA programs would have brought capacity-building resources to communities all over the United States; these devastating cancellations will hinder our progress toward closing the digital divide and ensuring that all Americans can thrive.
Americans Like You Are Speaking Up for Their Local Libraries!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to write a letter to the editor during National Library Week! Your voices made a big difference.
Vanishing Culture: Preserving the Library System | Internet Archive Blogs
Libraries Are Vital Community Spaces (and, They Need to Evolve) | Mellon Foundation
A University of California at Los Angeles grant story from the Mellon Foundation.
Report of the Prejudicial Materials Working Group - RBMS Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group, June 2024
The Prejudicial Materials Working Group (PMWG) of the RBMS Controlled Vocabularies
Editorial Group (CVEG) was convened in the summer of 2020 to review, revise, and generate
new terminology in the RBMS Controlled Vocabulary for Rare Materials Cataloging (RBMS
CVRMC) that would be useful for indexing works that are prejudicial in nature, or that are the
byproduct of prejudicial and hateful systems and ideologies. This work included review and
revision of scope notes and relationships between terms.
Defending the "Walled Garden": Yes, Academic Libraries Actually Should Focus on the Needs of Their Host Institutions - The Scholarly Kitchen
Academic libraries' first and most fundamental obligation is to support the work of their host institutions.