For academic institutions seeking to thrive amidst the constantly shifting world of higher education, libraries have become the heart of the spirit of collaboration and innovation–going beyond being ...

The Library: A Fragile History is ambitious in its scope and detail-oriented in its execution. The book traces the entire history of libraries, inclusive of private, state, public and academic ...

For traditional undergraduates of the Class of 2020, YouTube, Netflix streaming, and the first iPhone have all been around almost as long as they can remember. This generation expects its media to be ...

Academic libraries are buying fewer books than they used to, according to a new report by research service Ithaka S+R. The "Library Acquisition Patterns" report, published today, sheds new light on ...

Technology consultant Marshall Breeding examines the industry's technology disruptions and business transitions.

Baker & Taylor has announced that collectionHQ, the company's widely used tool to help public librarians manage their collections, will expand into the academic market with the launch of a new product ...

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 ...

U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. local governments are under extraordinary pressure to cut costs and eliminate from institutional or governmental ledgers any expenses whose absence would ...

The dean of the University Libraries is a tenured professor who reports to and is appointed by the vice chancellor for academic resource management (VC ARM). This appointment is made in consultation ...