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New books shouldn't sit in a backlog before reaching your patrons. In this on-demand webinar, Follett Content public library experts Trisha Vreeman and Corrine Lagacy walk through Shelf-Ready Services: what's included at the brief and full cataloging levels, how to map custom call numbers to your library's classification rules, new processing options for ILS platforms like Koha, Polaris, Sierra, and SirsiDynix, and new label options built for public library collections. Watch the recording to see how much time you could save between delivery and shelf. 🔗 Watch now: https://hubs.ly/Q04xWSz30

An on-demand recording is now available! Hear new data and perspectives from participating libraries, publishers, and JSTOR on what the first 100 Path to Open titles reveal about access, engagement, bibliodiversity, and value in community-led open access. Watch the recording and download the insight brief: https://bit.ly/4ht2rcf

Before search engines, readers indexed books by hand — private maps of what they wanted to find again. Dennis Duncan’s Folger research shows hundreds of these handwritten grids. A quiet reminder: organizing information is an old human craft, not a new anxiety. Full Note: https://lnkd.in/e2VRnXik If this was useful: more Notes like this (and the daily Five things) free at https://lnkd.in/ekGFSzDN — subscribe if you want them in your inbox.

When writing the conclusion section for a research or professional paper, always keep it in mind that your conclusions cannot be stronger than your evidence.

“Words as Seeds: Chapter 16” This chapter considers how texts and externalized thought structures interact to shape understanding and reader experience. From a recent Medium note: https://ift.tt/kMYrNA4

When did we stop reading? I disappeared for a few months and somehow we reached consensus that the headline is the abstract, the abstract is the paper, and nobody needs to read any of it.

Utilizing flashcards to study terms, equations, and other topics is the oldest study trick in the book — but the Leiter system will not only help you study more efficiently but it'll give you a visible, tangible sense of progress in the study process. Get the details on the 4-Box Review System with our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/dFnzT7WW #StudyTips

📃Stop missing important papers in your literature review! 👇Here's a quick look at Research Rabbit, the visual citation network tool we covered in Episode 2 of our Research Skills Series 🎥Full session on our YouTube channel! ▶️Link here: https://lnkd.in/d9w8ytWB

Someone walks into your library and asks for something you don’t have time to do. What you say next isn’t just an answer, it’s a precedent. 🗣️ Kristi Leveridge (@keenbeestudiotx) presented on this at TLA and was floored by the response. Librarians were desperate for permission to say no. Her move: skip the “but.” Try “I would love to do that for you: my schedule doesn’t allow it, so let’s talk about what we can do instead.” You’re still declining. You’re just not making them feel dismissed. Plus: why you never have to answer on the spot, how to walk into the budget conversation with data, and why it’s genuinely okay to make someone mad. They bristle the first time. The second time, they already know how you’ll answer. 🎧 Link in bio: https://lnkd.in/gx-9Pceq #TheLibraryStage #SchoolLibrarians #takethestage

A public body can refuse an FOI request if the record is already in the public domain. But not when they look like this. Many public bodies publish things like board minutes on a rolling basis. Sometimes, they are complete. Other times, like this, they can be heavily redacted. If you seek a full copy under FOI, the public body cannot rely on Section 15(1)(d) (the information is already in the public domain) unless the record is available in full. Find out more about how you can go about accessing documents like this in my information access book Shining a Light. Available in print and digital at: www.kenfoxe.com