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Sobel, Kiley; McClain, AnneMarie – Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, 2020
Libraries are learning hubs that connect families to free resources, activities, and services to cultivate children's learning about topics that excite them. Despite recent technological developments which have revolutionized how we read and access information, libraries continue to evolve in order to serve their communities, especially families…
Descriptors: Library Role, Library Personnel, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Purcell, Aaron D. – Journal of Archival Organization, 2012
In the past 15 years a number of school shootings have captured international attention and sparked heated debates. In the aftermath of such tragedies, those directly affected and people from all walks of life expressed their condolences in a variety of ways. Following the tragic events of April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech received tens of thousands…
Descriptors: Archives, Universities, Violence, Academic Libraries
Blowers, Helene – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Spaces such as the Chicago and Miami YOUmedia centers are great examples of digital media labs. Focused on providing technology and services that allow teens to explore their passions in an unstructured creative process, these labs provide technology that encourages the self-expression and creation of ideas in almost any digital format, such as…
Descriptors: Creativity, Video Technology, Electronic Libraries, Library Services
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Matthews, Tansy E. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2009
This article describes the development of the Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA). The VIVA statistics-processing system remains a work in progress. Member libraries will benefit from the ability to obtain the actual data from the VIVA site, rather than just the summaries, so a project to make these data available is currently being planned. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Databases, Statistics, Statistical Studies
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Scheid, Barbara; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1996
Includes five papers presented at the 1995 VTLS Inc. Fifth Annual Director's Conference in Roanoke (Virginia), entitled "Back to Basics: Rethinking Libraries." Topics include libraries' use of high technology, collection management and electronic publishing, public services and telecommuting clientele, what to expect of library school…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Information Technology
Virginia State Library, Richmond. – 1998
This strategic technology plan for Virginia's public libraries presents current findings, recommendations, and the steps required to achieve universal access to electronic information. Introductory material includes lists of members of the Library of Virginia Board and Technology Plan Committee, an executive summary, and vision statement. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Costs, Electronic Libraries, Information Technology
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2003
ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…
Descriptors: Information Policy, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Administration