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Library users plead for quiet places to read, write and study — but is anybody listening?
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Does that birdhouse filled with paperbacks on your block represent an adorable neighborhood amenity or the “corporatization of literary philanthropy”?
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Criticism of Little Free Libraries from librarians. They suggest that proper full sized libraries staffed by actual librarians are better.
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New report reveals the top trends, challenges, and technology developments disrupting academic and research libraries worldwide.
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Something to read carefully and digest.
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The online encyclopedia has been fact checking the Internet for more than 15 years. Now it wants to bring its skeptical eye to the masses.
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Wikipedia was combating fake news and alt-facts before they were a thing.
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An architecture firm and the government collaborated on a bus stop with books, a rooftop garden, and a swing.
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Cutting edge public services.
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Inc.'s John Brandon recently wrote about The Slow, Sad, and Ultimately Predictable Decline of 3D Printing. Uh, not so fast. 3D Printing is just getting started. For libraries whose adopted mission is to introduce people to emerging technologies, this is a fantastic opportunity to do so. But it has to be done right. Another dead…
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Interesting reflections on 3D printing.
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Researchers could soon enlist help from digital assistants to review vast swathes of literature, according to a new report on artificial intelligence. In tests run by academics at the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow, simulated search agents went head-to-head with humans in a computer search challenge – and won.
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No need to go wading through piles of search engine results. Let a digital assistant do most of the donkey work.
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The rise of algorithms has been relentless, but we need human input in our world of technological innovations
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There is plenty of room for informed librarians to add value to intelligently selected content! :-)
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As the way people access information changes, librarians like Theresa Quill are exploring ways to make their jobs newly relevant.
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Omnity isn’t taking on Google directly, and that’s probably a good thing. But the company is debuting a new kind of search engine today that it is targeted at researchers, such as academics, scientists, financial experts, inventors, medical professionals, lawyers, and journalists.
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This search engine finds links (expected and unexpected) between topics and documents that could be quite useful to researchers.
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Media that kids and adults enjoy together is the smart way to prepare children for online danger
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Where do libraries fit in this picture? How can we help parents deliver this education?
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The rampant evolution of technology is causing libraries to have an identity crisis. To stay relevant, they're rethinking their role in society.
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8 statements about the library as a public innovation space for people 
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Avant l'activité humaine était conditionnait par l'architecture et l'aménagement de l'espace. Aujourd'hui, ce sont les activités qui inspirent l'aménagement.
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A photo essay on the new libraries of Singapore provides an opportunity to see how libraries are retaining their relevance in the digital information age. Via Alexandra Brooks Robinson |
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This piece was originally posted on Global Voices Advocacy. When it comes to smartphones, not all users are created equal. Low- and middle-income peop
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As fake news and complex immigration orders have inundated the public sphere, libraries are opening their doors and fact-checking skills to people of all backgrounds seeking information.
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Librarians doing their jobs can be powerful bullshit detectors.
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Students can learn the basics with a set of knitting needles.
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Teaching kids to code without computers.
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The public library in Thionville is an example of how libraries evolve to meet the changing needs of communities.
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How I traced the falsity of one internet meme, and what that teaches us about how an algorithm might do it I have a brother who is a big Donald Trump fan, and he frequently sends me articles from…
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Here's something to assist in an essential library task: fact finding.
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The Internet has so many cesspools, it's surprising to see what happens behind the scenes at Wikipedia.
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Editing Wikipedia apparently leads people to have more civilised conversations, and more balanced views.
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The books will live highly organized lives underneath Bryant Park.
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This article provides a picture of how NYPL is trying to balance the needs of researchers with the need to make intelligent use of space in the library.
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My library just received three Samsung S7 devices with Gear VR goggles. We put them to work right away. The first thought I had was: Wow, this will change everything. My second thought was: Wow, I can't wait for Apple to make a VR device! The Samsung Gear VR experience is grainy and fraught with…
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Virtual reality is having its "Hello World!" moment...
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Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. All around the world, shad
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These libraries are sort of like Pirate Bay, but a bit stealthier, and with an academic focus.
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Even as it's entered the digital age, the Toronto Public Library has kept real live people at the heart of its enterprises, keeping the world's biggest library system busy and an crucial part of everyday Toronto life.
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Library future depends on technologies. We've collected a couple of great concepts that could be used in the near future.
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Some ideas for future library technologies. Some you will have heard of, others are new.
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At some Colorado libraries, there are no overdue fines, no Dewey Decimal System and absolutely no shushing! A revolution is underway. And leading the charge is Anythink, the rebooted seven-branch Adams County system, which has a smattering of digital studios, 3-D printers, photography labs and a cafe. Anythink has gone from one of the state's worst-funded library systems to a national leader within a decade. On Monday, Anythink's innovation team was in Austin, Texas, at South by Southwest Interactive to inspire the tech community into collaborating with libraries. Joining a group of spirited librarians known as lib*interactive, the Anythink team hit the streets equipped with temporary tattoos, colorful chalk and a snappy slogan: "Not the same old shhh." |
Laura Miller asks if peace and quiet are a luxury just for the rich.