LIBRARY TRENDS SUBJECT GUIDE

ALA Online

http://www.ala.org/al_online

This online resource from the ALA provides daily news stories, as well as selected features and columns from the library association’s monthly American Libraries magazine.

ALA TechSource Blog

http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/

Blog from the technology-related section of the ALA that discusses library-related technologies and how they can be used to transform the role of libraries.

Ariadne Magazine

http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/

Ariadne, a quarterly, online journal covers topics of interest to information science professionals in academia, with special emphasis on e-learning, new technologies, and digital library developments.

ARL Library Trends

http://www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/04pub/04intro.html

This latest installment of the Association of Research Libraries' statistics from 123 large academic and research libraries uncovers trends, usage patterns, and expenditures from the 2003-2004 time frame, as well as long-term changes that have occurred since 1986.

Center for Information Policy

<http://www.cip.umd.edu>

The University of Maryland's Center for Information Policy, led by former CIA executive Lee Strickland, analyzes the role of information in today's society, as well as all aspects of the government's role in balancing the need to provide information and maintain national security.

College and Research Library News (C&RL News)

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/collegeresearch.htm

Monthly magazine from the ACRL that documents trends, news, practices, standards and issues of importance to the Association’s college and university library members.

Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)

http://www.clir.org/

CLIR is a non-profit organization whose mission is to works to “maintain and improve access to information for generations to come.” Its web site contains news on CLIR’s activities, as well as reports on a wide range of topics including digital libraries, the future of libraries, library leadership, and more.

Current Cites

http://lists.webjunction.org/currentcites/

Edited by the California Digital Library’s Roy Tennant, Current Cites is a monthly annotated bibliography of selected articles, documents and digital resources about information technology that impact the library and information science profession. Most annotations provide direct links to freely accessible resources.

D-lib Magazine

http://www.dlib.org

This monthly, online periodical provides articles, reviews, and information about digital libraries.

Information Wants to Be Free

http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php

Distance education librarian Meredith Farkas’ blog covers new technologies and their applications in libraries.

Internet Librarian 2005: Conference Presentations

http://www.infotoday.com/il2005/presentations/

As explained by Information Today, this page features links to World Wide Web sites, PowerPoint slideshows, and other electronic resources used in support of presentations at Internet Librarian 2005.

LibDev: For Libraries by Libraries

<http://libdev.plymouth.edu/>

LibDev is an online bulletin board for librarians discussing technical developments, including the implementation of XML-based catalogs using web services like Amazon.com; RSS feeds; user-contributed data; OPAC standards, and more.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)

http://www.epnet.com/thisTopic.php?topicID=205&marketID=20>

EBSCO’s “gift” to the library community is free access to this A&I database containing articles and information related to the library profession.

Library Journal

http://www.libraryjournal.com/

This online version of the printed monthly, advertiser-supported Library Journal includes all the printed features and departments, as well as access to back issues. Coverage includes issues and news pertaining to all types of libraries, along with reviews, commentaries and lists of “most borrowed” books.

Library Literature (LibraryLit)

http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/firstsearch/databases/dbdetails/details/LibraryLit.htm

This subscription database, accessed by the author through the University of Maryland’s library subscription, provides abstracts for articles from 360 library journals and publications since 1980.

OCLC Newsletter

http://www.oclc.org/news/publications/newsletters/default.htm

Non-profit library research and service provider OCLC’s quarterly newsletter depicts trends and research affecting the current state and future development of libraries.

Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005): A Report to the OCLC Membership

http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/Percept_all.pdf

Seminal study by OCLC of 3,300 people’s information and library use patterns and preferences. Results show many people around the world have a favorable image of the library, which they associate with books. However, information searching is now dominated by search engines, with Google leading the pack by a wide margin.

Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2003

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005363_1.pdf\

Released in Sept. 2005, this 2003 census from the Dept. of Education provides data on the nation's 9,211 public libraries, including their size, location, funding, collections, expenditures and circulation activities.

Research Information

http://www.researchinformation.info/features.html

This free, online journal, edited by Dr. Tom Wilkie, covers new technologies, trends, and issues that impact scholars’ ability to conduct research.