March was filled with library articles, blog posts, and infographics discussing everything from eBooks, wearable technology, and apps to comic books. I’m looking forward to reading about libraians at SXSW and how to throw a Divergent party. If you want to catch up on your library-related news and reading, here are 38 great stories to get you up to speed.
- Georgia Tech Study Reveals Copyright Complexities, Social Norms in Online Media Creation
- How to Create Library (or any other) Floor Plans
- 35 Library Stories You May Have Missed in February
- 6 Abandoned Libraries
- 6 Great Resources to Reinvent Your Career, Yourself
- The Very Best Book, Comics, and Manga Apps: Our Top 23 Picks
- 12 Free Essential Apps for College Grads
- Google Glass Still Needs a Killer App
- The sorry state of ebook search results
- Chat Reference Tip: Sharing Permanent URLs for Searches
- Libraries & Librarians as Major Players in Tech at SXSWi
- Revisiting Book Tasting to Support Readers
- New Report Hails Librarians as Drivers of Digital Transition
- YA Lit Characters on Pinterest
- What do Americans say about public libraries?
- Competency Index for the Library Field
- What it’s like to work full time in library school
- Ten conference tips for a first-timer
- Educators and Common Core standards
- Student loan forgiveness webinar archived
- Why academic libraries should lead higher ed change
- Cards, code, and wearables
- Apps that bring comic books to life
- People Who Use E-Readers Dive Far Deeper Into Books
- The best books for readers in every Divergent faction
- How to throw a Divergent party
- 18 booksellers who blog
- A guide to Facebook privacy settings
- Discovery systems: Testing known item searching
- Why academic libraries weed
- The scariest things we’ve done in library school
- 11 ridiculously overdue library books
- How accessible is online government information?
- Libraries are becoming community problem-solvers
- Libraries should look beyond library card ownership
- Other uses for a card catalog
- Stuffed animal husbandry at the NYPL
- NYPL launches book recommendation tool
Many of these articles and blog posts came from the amazing AL Direct electronic newsletter.
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