Purpose – To preview new titles showcased at Book Expo 2007 held in June in New York City. Design/methodology/approach – The review is based on selecting for review that which was displayed by both mainstream and small presses. Findings – Some predominant themes were leadership, management...

Purpose – To report on New York Public Library's implementation of the Learning in Libraries initiative, which has the goal of serving New York City's children and teens more effectively. Design/methodology/approach – Breaks the initiative down into phases, describing each phase with its...

Contends that today’s multicultural realities are inescapable and that together with the realities of the information age, they hold tremendous implications for public library development and mission. Proposes that public libraries build on their traditional role as agents of acculturation by...

Librarians are asked to downsize, economize and streamline, while they are also, simultaneously, expected to provide the fastest, latest and most expensive hardware and software so as to make the information marketplace accessible to their patrons. What most librarians have not realized,...

Gives the background to, and describes, the suit filed against Microsoft by the US Department of Justice in October 1997. For those such as librarians, dealing with the requirements of information technology, argues that this case is important because it demonstrates the high stakes inherent in...