Interview with Ken Varnum, Editor of “New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know”

May 28, 2019May 29, 2019 Karen Doster-Greenleaf Leave a comment General information, Publications

For over the past two decades Ken Varnum has become a leading expert in library technology, focusing his research on discovery systems and library analytics. He has lent this expertise once again as editor to two recently released titles from ALA publishers, the new LITA Guide New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know and […]

I’m a Librarian. Of tech, not books.

February 29, 2016July 12, 2016 Whitni Watkins 5 Comments General information

When someone finds out I’m a librarian, they automatically think I know everything there is to know about, well, books. The thing is, I don’t. I got into libraries because of the technology. My career in libraries started with the take off, a supposed library replacement, of ebooks. Factor in the Google “scare” and librar*s […]