Timeline

2016

Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 9:27am EST
Uber privacy alert: if a rider calls for an Uber and closes the app, Uber says it will continue to collect location data up until five minutes after the ride ends. That means Uber can see where you end up after you leave the car. http://www.wnyc.org/story/uber-now-tracks-passengers-locations-even-after-theyre-dropped-off/

Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 11:58pm EST
“When a library is open, no matter its size or shape, democracy is open, too.

Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 10:53am EST
Pratt Institute School of Information shared a link.

Friday, December 2, 2016 at 3:23pm EST
To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, are, again, banned from libraries, this time in Accomac, Va. Justified or slippery slope? http://wavy.com/2016/11/30/classic-novels-pulled-from-accomack-county-public-schools/

Friday, December 2, 2016 at 12:29pm EST
Register now for #Pratt’s Graduate Information Sessions on Dec. 3 https://www.pratt.edu/admissions/visiting-pratt/visit-grad/info-session-grad/

Friday, December 2, 2016 at 11:39am EST
Mr. Robot and information policy: Student Allison Nellis published a paper in The Serials Librarian (originally written for LIS611 Information Policies and Politics Debbie L Rabina) http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0361526X.2016.1230533?scroll=top&needAccess=true

Friday, December 2, 2016 at 11:37am EST
PrattSI goes to the movies: Student Michele Drohan published an article in the Serials Librarian (originally written for LIS611 Information Policies and Politics Debbie L Rabina) Democracyhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0361526X.2016.1237403

Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 9:14pm EST
Debbie L Rabina and group of SI students/alums and other participants in the NYTimes. http://nyti.ms/2gsfTiE

Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 7:38pm EST
It's harvest time, nominate .gov URLs to be archived at the turn of administrations. Join the fun tinyurl.com/znecupd ask Debbie L Rabina for more details

Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 12:09pm EST
Support animals at PMC today - 4:30p!

Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 2:11am EST
David Winger, a Pratt SILS alumni, took his own life during the week of November 16, 2016, according to his family. If anyone wants information about his memorial service or how to donate, please send a personal message to Emma Winger.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 11:31pm EST
Join Debbie L Rabina for a Tweetathon - more details in my blog Tomorrow at 10am: #GovDocs2Trump Tweetathon and End of Term Harvest #GovDocs2Trump #GreyLitWeek @eotarchive wp.me/pMIOW-hq

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 8:46pm EST
Pratt Institute School of Information with Sydney Gobin.
Mgmt of Archives & Special Collections students prepping an exhibit installation

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 8:21pm EST
Pratt School of Information becomes a member of the iSchool Consortium http://ischools.org/members/directory/

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 2:37pm EST
Independent bookstores are making a comeback http://nyti.ms/2ggJsUe

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 11:35pm EST
Tweetathon will begin at 9am (central) on December 1, 2016. You are welcome to join at any time.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 5:36pm EST
Call for Papers: LACUNY Institute, deadline Feb 1 http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a0707f8c8011d406a5e00c438&id=3349e28cea

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 2:55pm EST
Pratt Institute School of Information added an event.
Students - In celebration of Computer Science Week, there is a worldwide series of “Hour of Code” events taking place, giving people of all ages the chance to experiment with coding for - you guessed it - one hour! This year, the School of Information will be hosting our own Hour of Code. This will be a casual event where you are free to work on the self-guided tutorial of your choice (suggestions will be provided). No materials or pre-work are required, you can use your own laptop or one of the lab computers, and you are free to stay the entire time or just stop by for a bit. The details: Date: Tuesday, December 6 (during our studio week) Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm Room: PMC 606 lab Host: Prof. Monica Maceli RSVP to mmaceli@pratt.edu Hope to see you there!

Monday, November 28, 2016 at 5:46pm EST
They're making a list and checking it twice http://nyti.ms/2gaPEx8

Friday, November 25, 2016 at 10:47am EST
Michigan State says there is no fundamental right to literacy. http://nypost.com/2016/11/25/michigan-ag-claims-school-kids-have-no-right-to-literacy-suit/

Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 1:41pm EST
We have the capacity to act as “…stewards of equity, discretion, interoperability, resilience, and respect for the past. https://placesjournal.org/article/public-information/

Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 9:27am EST
Happy Thanksgiving from Pratt SI faculty & staff. Classes resume on Monday.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 1:53pm EST
Cold but lovely day on the Pratt Bklyn campus

Monday, November 21, 2016 at 4:16pm EST
Come help us archive the Obama administration Grey Literature End of Term Harvest. 12/1 10-1pm, NYAM, 1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. The change of government administration brings the potential to eliminate websites, remove information and limit access to past administratiion content. This Day we will identify such websites, particularly in areas on the Affordable Care Act, climate change and more, focusing on government social media ad information not on .gov domains. http://bit.ly/2axchVO

Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 1:46pm EST
In the age of Facebook, it has become far easier for campaigners or marketers to combine our online personas with our offline selves, a process that was once controversial but is now so commonplace that there’s a term for it, “onboarding.” http://nyti.ms/2eS4F7x

Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 12:41pm EST
http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/alastatements/

Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 3:20pm EST
ALA’s response to a historical moment that every thinking person on the left and a whole bunch of liberals too have called the arrival of a white supremacist fascist president is to scramble to say Yes, we will do what you want us to do. http://www.emilydrabinski.com/ala-nope-not-today/

Friday, November 18, 2016 at 7:40am EST
More than 100 campus leaders urge Trump to take more forceful stand against "harassment, hate and acts of violence.

Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 9:30pm EST
Pratt Institute School of Information shared a link.

Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 3:23pm EST
Attention Current Pratt Students Come hear Content Strategy & UX extraordinaire, Karen McGrane, talk about the oncoming zombie apocalypse 11/22 @ 5:30 @ PMC. http://ow.ly/dq5I306hpUd Friends, a zombie apocalypse is upon us: an onslaught of new mobile devices, platforms, and screen sizes, hordes of them descending every day. We're outmatched. There aren't enough designers and developers to battle every platform. There aren't enough editors and writers to populate every screen size. Defeating the zombies will require flexibility and stamina—in our content. We'll have to separate our content from its form, so it can adapt appropriately to different contexts and constraints. We'll have to change our production workflow so we're not just shoveling content from one output to another. And we'll have to enhance our content management tools and interfaces so they're ready for the future. Surviving the zombie apocalypse is possible. In this talk Karen will explain how: by developing a content strategy that treats all our platforms as if they're equally important.

Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 10:55am EST
Spring Makerspace Workshop supplies ordered & delivered!

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 9:57pm EST
Professor Nicole A. Cooke of the University of Illinois, School of Information Sciences, focusing on human information behavior, information literacy, and diversity in librarianship. http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/16/13637294/school-libraries-information-literacy-fake-news-election-2016

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 9:55am EST
Libraries as a refuge in the age of Trump http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-kipen-essay-20161110-story.html?platform=hootsuite

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 8:50am EST
Pratt Institute School of Information shared a link.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 1:12am EST
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/statement-libraries-association-diversity-inclusion/#disqus_thread

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 1:08am EST
Why librarians? Their job is to navigate the world of information, help scholars and students get what they need, and distinguish good information from bad. They’ve faced their own technological disruptions, and have responded by developing a set of principles to help their public assess the credibility of information and use it ethically. They call this framework “information literacy.” http://www.cjr.org/innovations/librarians_journalism_lessons.php

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 4:38pm EST
Pratt expands its diversity initiatives https://www.pratt.edu/news/view/pratt-institute-expands-diversity-related-initiatives-to-foster-equity-and

Monday, November 14, 2016 at 12:37pm EST
Applications are now being accepted for the Summer program with King's College, London https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/international-programs/kings-college-london/

Monday, November 14, 2016 at 11:54am EST
This Friday at Queens College This year’s conference theme is “An Undeterred Vision,” focusing on the strengths, capabilities, and commitment to strive for a more inclusive higher education system. Our mission is to create a safe space where undocumented immigrants, pro-immigrant supporters, educators, and community members can engage in positive discourse to create sustainable solutions for advancing the lives of immigrants.

Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 9:56pm EST
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/fashion/tinyletter-newsletters-the-new-blog.html?_r=0

Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 1:18am EST
Spots to visit on your next trip to the Pratt Bklyn campus http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/style/clinton-hill-a-welcome-stroll.html

Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 9:24am EST
The first-place winners in five population categories are: Los Angeles; Virginia Beach, Va.; Durham, N.C.; Roanoke, Va.; and Tamarac, Fla. http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/Digital-Cities-Survey-2016.html?utm_content=bufferfcb53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Friday, November 11, 2016 at 4:47pm EST
Spring 2017 course - LIS 679 Museums & Digital Culture Course description: This course introduces students to the theory and practice of museums and digital culture and to current research in the field. Students learn how digital culture is transforming museums across the full range of museum functions and activities and become familiar with the digital tools and technologies that engage and inform museum visitors. The course gives a broad overview of field's development, which importantly is grounded in information science and the related fields of museum informatics and digital cultural heritage, fields that find commonalties of practice with libraries and archives. The course examines the issues and challenges museums face today and moving into the future. It surveys digital culture across the museum from the perspectives of digital technology and social contexts including digital information behavior, user experience, digital exhibitions and museums on the Web. Students experience and engage with museum digital culture through lectures, engaging with museum professionals, field observation, and by doing a final digital project drawn from coursework and class presentations. About the instructor: Sara Devine joined the Brooklyn Museum in 2011 as the Manager of Interpretive Materials. Sara works with curators, designers, educators, technology, and visitor services staff on all aspects of interpretation. A vocal visitor advocate, her expertise lies in crafting accessible and engaging visitor experiences. She received her M.A. in Museum Studies from The George Washington University and B.A. in Classical Civilization from Emory University. Sara was previously Senior Content Developer and Project Manager at Hilferty, a museum planning and exhibition design firm in Ohio, where she developed comprehensive interpretive plans and exhibitions for a wide variety of museums. She has also worked as the Assistant Curator, Special Exhibitions at Monticello and as a Curatorial Assistant at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Friday, November 11, 2016 at 9:07am EST
The country’s push to gain greater control over its internet users is one of a number of attempts by governments worldwide to dictate how people use digital services. http://nyti.ms/2eFXxWS

Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 10:09pm EST
Campuses Confront Hostile Acts Against Minorities After Donald Trump’s Election http://nyti.ms/2emm3Rq

Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 2:37pm EST
"...broadband growth has since stalled out, and the universal access mission has failed as of this writing. Cell phone coverage is spotty, on average, with plenty of dead zones and one-bar areas beyond Chittenden County. Too many Vermonters only have one internet service provider (ISP) to choose from, meaning those ISPs, lacking competition..." https://bryanalexander.org/2016/11/10/lame-broadband-is-a-direct-hit-on-vermonts-livelihood/

Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 12:52pm EST
IFLA press release 10 November 2016 EUROPEAN COURT DECIDES: ‘LENDING RIGHTS FOR E-BOOKS THE SAME AS FOR PAPER BOOKS’ THE HAGUE – On 10 November, the judges of the European Court decided that there is no difference between lending a paper book and lending an e-book. The European Court of Justice (CJEU) in Luxembourg ruled against the Dutch Public Lending Right Office (Stichting Leenrecht) in the case initiated by the Netherlands Association of Public Libraries (VOB). The judges followed the conclusion of the Advocate-General of June this year. Updated copyright. VOB is pleased that by means of this ruling, the European Court is helping the public libraries in the complex field of copyright in the digital domain. As a result, little by little the contours of an updated copyright are emerging. This will enable public libraries to continue to perform in the digital world the social role that libraries have in society. They will be able to continue to offer complete, high-quality, accessible and neutral access to information and literature. Questions referred for a preliminary ruling In the proceedings, questions were referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling. The issue revolves around the question of whether public libraries should be able to lend e-books online against payment of the statutory lending rights fee and that publishers are therefore not entitled to prohibit the online lending of e-books. Consequences The Netherlands Association of Public Libraries will now sit down with interested parties in the near future to further put into practice the lending of e-books based on this ruling. You can view the ruling ‘Association of Public Libraries’ case C-174/15.IFLA

Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 8:56am EST
Prof. Hochman writes a letter to her students https://jessicahochman.wordpress.com/2016/11/09/the-morning-after-an-open-letter-to-my-students/

Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 8:31am EST
"This week’s failed election predictions suggest that the rush to exploit data may have outstripped the ability to recognize its limits." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/technology/the-data-said-clinton-would-win-why-you-shouldnt-have-believed-it.html

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 8:38pm EST
Town & Country magazine ranks Pratt as the #4th most liberal college campus in America... which may explain the need for the previous post. http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/news/a8483/most-liberal-colleges-in-us/

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 4:24pm EST
Wanted to remind students that Pratt offers counseling services to all students https://www.pratt.edu/student-life/student-affairs/health-counseling/counseling-services/

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 9:56am EST
Students, we hope to see your lovely faces in class today; much work to do in libraries, archives, museums & information writ-large.

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 12:04pm EST
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/11/digital-content/hayden-marx-in-conversation-at-nypl/

Monday, November 7, 2016 at 5:20pm EST
Spring 2017 course - LIS 646 Advanced User Experience Design This course is designed to introduce students to advanced practices and tools of the User Experience (UX) profession. While topics may vary to reflect current and emerging trends in the profession, the core focus of the course consists of three broad themes: information design principles, understanding and defining user behaviors, and designing for cross-channel experiences. As a whole, the course will expose students to state-of-the-art, advanced UX tools and techniques and prepare them to make meaningful contributions to digital projects across a wide variety of contexts, including libraries, archives, museums, and beyond. Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to: • Analyze and evaluate current and emerging tools, techniques, and/or skills of user experience professionals. • Recognize and illustrate the consistent application of visual design principles (typography, color, layout and composition) to effectively communicate information. • Explain and demonstrate how to structure user interfaces that capture user behavior and comply with interaction design and usability best practices. • Describe and employ appropriate tools and techniques for creating a consistent user experience across channels and device types. Prerequisite: LIS-643 ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Carl Collins is currently the Director of User Experience at Emissary where he runs digital development projects at a strategic level and manages design teams. Carl's background includes a Master of Science in Information from the University of Michigan and roles as a UX Designer, Interaction Designer, Content Strategist, Information Architect, and Product Manager at various organizations, including Huge, Code and Theory, R/GA, and Rosenfeld Media. Over his career, he has worked with a diverse range of clients, including NBC/Universal, Siris XM, Hearst, A&E, and Verizon, among many others. His previous teaching experience includes courses in Interaction Design at Parsons and on typography and design at the Brooklyn Brainery. He also mentors students and professionals on design, information architecture and digital strategy. You can follow him on Twitter at @carlrc

Monday, November 7, 2016 at 5:15pm EST
Spring 2017 course - LIS 630 RESEARCH & DESIGN METHODS Thursdays, 3:00-5:50pm Instructor: Dr. Irene Lopatovska Research, assessment, and UX projects often requires data that is not readily available, and needs to be collected through observation, survey, experimentation, and other methods. This course equips students with skills to design original research, apply data collection methods to understand various aspects of human-information interactions, and publish findings. Topics include research question development, research design concepts, research methods for collecting primary data, ethics, and critical evaluation of research. The course syllabus and student publications from this course can be found at: https://irenelopatovska.files.wordpress.com

Monday, November 7, 2016 at 5:12pm EST
Spring 2017 course - LIS 640 - DATA ANALYSIS & PUBLICATION Thursdays, 6:30-9:20pm Instructor: Dr. Irene Lopatovska Analysis of raw data is often required to uncover useful information, derive meaning from evidence, and make decisions. This course introduces students to the foundations of data analytics and focuses on topics related to the data inspection, cleaning, and transformation, content analysis methods, statistical methods, data representation, modeling and visualization, research (grant) proposal writing, and preparation of research publication and presentation. Topics related to research design are also discussed.

Monday, November 7, 2016 at 9:05am EST
“Libraries are cultural hubs that, if nurtured by government, have the ability to transform lives. We must all raise our voices to defend them.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/05/authors-join-national-protest-against-library-closures?CMP=twt_gu

Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 6:06pm EST
Politico names the 16 stories that changed the 2016 race. #7 was co-written by PrattSI alumna Brandy Zadrozny - we are so proud of our graduates http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/2016-election-biggest-stories-230790

Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 2:32pm EDT
Jamilah Gabriel, a librarian at Purdue University’s Black Cultural Center Library, will launch a monthly literature subscription box with work exclusively from black authors called Call Number.

Friday, November 4, 2016 at 4:26pm EDT
Spring 2017 Youth-focused courses with Prof. Jessica Hochman that foreground critical literacy and culturally relevant practices LIS 676 Literature and Literacy for Children Mondays, 3pm This course will focus on texts created for and by children from pre-K through middle school. We’ll look at books, film, and web based texts geared toward children, created by children, and for those who teach and care for them. The class project is a collaboration with Arts & Letters, a public elementary-middle school in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn. We will work with the school’s library to create lesson plans that engage a diverse group of children in critical literacy work. LIS 678 Building Youth Community and Collections Wednesdays 6:30pm This course focuses on creating meaningful and relevant programs in libraries and other out-of-school learning environments for school-aged children and teens. Students will visit youth programs in schools, museums, and public libraries. The course project will focus on a collaboration with the progressive independent school Little Red Schoolhouse where students will each plan a library program for middle schoolers. Visit this link for a peek at last spring’s syllabus. LIS 680 Instructional Technologies Mondays 6:30pm This course explores when, whether, and how to use technology in library instruction. In class, everyone will have the chance to lead a skillshare on an educational technology tool. This spring, our course project will be to host a makerspace. Readings from media studies and critical pedagogy will guide our inquiry into how (or whether!) learning outcomes can be integrated into makerspaces, which are known for open-ended, user-driven, collaborative creation.

Friday, November 4, 2016 at 4:06pm EDT
Building fixes underway - the brickwork in the middle of the building getting fixed up.

Friday, November 4, 2016 at 11:25am EDT
National Archives, working with military help, boxing up and moving the records of the Obama administration to Chicago where his presidential library will reside. https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnews/sets/72157674623645101/with/30738388255/

Friday, November 4, 2016 at 9:56am EDT
Tech companies make emojis more detailed & life-like, but users say that was never the point. https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/emojis-are-becoming-hyper-realistic-and-that-is-a-bad-thing

Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 6:20pm EDT
From the person who gave us Net Neutrality: "Only in the last 50 pages, when he appraises the excesses of the modern internet — which mutely scrapes our data and stalks us with weight-loss ads; which narcotizes us with listicles and hands to preening no-talents their own micro-platforms on which to strut their micro-stuff — does Mr. Wu turn savage..." http://nyti.ms/2efdkLX

Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 8:23am EDT
NEVER try to use a first name unless you have been given explicit permission to do so.

Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 12:09am EDT
The Bronx to lose its only large bookstore http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/nyregion/barnes-noble-bronx-closing.html

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 9:02am EDT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/technology/how-the-internet-is-loosening-our-grip-on-the-truth.html

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 9:47pm EDT
New Course Spring 2017 - LIS 697-01 Advanced User Experience Research Course Description Developing the empathy that’s at the heart of user-centered design relies on research. In this course, students will learn skills to apply to any User Experience (UX) research project, including how to formulate key questions, choose appropriate UX research methods, analyze UX research data, share insights in a compelling way, cultivate curiosity, and make sure research findings translate into tangible design improvements. While topics may vary to reflect current and emerging trends in the profession, the course will focus on giving students hands-on practice with a range of UX research methods, including, but not limited to, diary studies, ethnographic field studies, social listening, A/B testing, web analytics, and participatory design.. As a whole, the course deepens students’ knowledge of UX research methods and prepares them to make meaningful contributions to digital projects across a wide variety of contexts. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: ▪ Understand and articulate the core principles of design research, drawing from interdisciplinary practices in anthropology, psychology, sociology, and data science ▪ Select and employ the right research method for the project at hand, blending qualitative and quantitative research techniques for maximum benefit ▪ Apply the current and emerging UX research tools and techniques to address the needs of organizations and their constituencies ▪ Generate insights grounded in research data and articulate those insights in the appropriate format DETAILS Course # LIS 697-01 Pre-requisite: LIS-644 (or permission of Dr. MacDonald) About the Instructor Pamela Pavliscak is a design researcher who studies our conflicted relationship with technology. She advises designers, developers, and decision-makers on how to create technologies that promote well-being, as founder of Change Sciences. Pamela speaks on creativity in the digital age, emotional design, and generation z at design and tech events including SxSW, HOW Design, and Web Summit. She has taught and delivered guest lectures at academic institutions including Parsons School of Design, ASU’s Center for Science and Imagination, and the Stanford d.school. Her book exploring how we can create technology to support rather than undermine our irrational selves, Designing for Happiness, will be published in early 2017. You can follow her on Twitter @paminthelab.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 9:36am EDT
Course projects for upcoming archives courses with Prof. Anthony Cocciolo: LIS 665-01 Projects in Digital Archives The course project will focus on creating an online exhibition around an oral history project called “Civil Rights in Brooklyn Oral History Collection,” in collaboration with the Brooklyn Public Library Special Collections (archivist Diana Bowers). This project will involve reformatting of compact audiocassette and making available an exhibition online for BPL. The finding aid for the collection is available at: http://www.bklynlibrary.org/sites/default/files/files/pdf/bc/CVinBklynOralHistory.pdf LIS 625-02 - Management of Archives and Special Collections This course project will involve paper processing of archives of Pratt Institute School of Information, that are housed in the basement of the Pratt Manhattan Center and will soon need to be relocated with the basement and ground-floor renovations of PMC that are to begin this summer. Records document school activity from the 1960s through 2000s. Student will assemble an exhibition on the 6th floor of records based on their research and records uncovered. Course project involves appraisal, arrangement, description, and enhancing a DACS/EAD-compliant finding aid: http://atom.prattsi.org/index.php/school-of-information-records. LIS 635-01 – Archives Appraisal, Acquisition and Use This course will focus on students creating a work of original research in the field of archival studies. Students will evaluate a tri-state area archive with respect to how its mission and collection policy is expressed in its collections as well as the usability of the collection. Data collection will include: analysis of textual materials (mission statement, collection policy, finding aids, and other online materials), site visit and use of a collection, and questionnaire or interview of one or more archivists.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 9:27am EDT
Spring 2017 Course: Linked Open Data for Libraries, Archives and Museums (LIS 670) Linked Open Data in Libraries, Archives and Museums (LODLAM) is one of the fastest growing areas of data development, offering users new and exciting avenues of creation, discovery, interaction, and analysis of digital cultural heritage content. This course introduces the fundamental principles, best practices, and latest technologies behind Linked Data and the Semantic Web. Over the course of the semester we will cover the lifecycle of linked data development -- from data modeling to dissemination and consumption. Through a series of readings, guest speakers, and projects we will explore how memory institutions and cultural organizations create and share Linked Open Data. DETAILS Course #LIS 670 Pre-requisite: LIS 653 Knowledge Organization Wednesday 3-5:50pm Room 613 INSTRUCTOR Cristina Pattuelli, Associate Professor, Pratt Institute School of Information. Director of Linked Open Data Research Group and Linked Jazz Project. Co-chair of the Fourth International LODLAM Summit.

Monday, October 31, 2016 at 10:18am EDT
Digital Asset & Media Management Workshop Dr. William Ying Saturday, November 5 3:00-5:00pm PMC 609 To RSVP, email qlai@pratt.edu The workshop is open to all currently enrolled School of Information students. This workshop will provide a broad overview of key ideas and information in Digital Asset & Media Management. It covers the range of challenges, processes and technologies in the design, creation, documentation, publication, management and preservation of digital assets. It will address digital asset management from the lens of the cultural heritage sector, which includes libraries, archives and museums. It will explain the emerging area of digital asset management in both theory and practice, and make connections to related areas such as Content Management, Knowledge Management and Digital Rights Management. About the instructor: Dr. William Ying is the Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Technology for Artstor. Artstor is a digital library that includes more than 2 million high-quality images for education and research from a wide variety of contributors around the world. It also has a complete set of tools to catalog, manage, and distribute digital media collections. As CIO, Dr. Ying is responsible for the effective deployment of hardware, databases, and software to maximize the quality of services delivered to the Artstor user community. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Pratt Institute – School of Information. He is also an Adjunct Professor at New York University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Art and Humanities program. Dr. Ying received his Doctorate of Engineering Science and Masters of Science from Columbia University and his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Computer Science from Cornell University.

Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 8:59am EDT
More on the unrest at the Copyright Office: "Pallante has also been a controversial figure in the eyes of public interest groups, who claim she has turned the Copyright Office into an advocacy shop for rights holders, and pushed business interests in the guises of copyright policy rather than sticking to the core mandate of creating accessible records of who owns artistic works." http://fortune.com/2016/10/27/copyright-office-pallante/

Friday, October 28, 2016 at 2:32pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information feeling spooky.
Giant spider to descend the Jefferson Market library tower - spooky http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/10/28/clocktower-spider-will-descend-again-on-village-halloween-parade-.html

Friday, October 28, 2016 at 8:33am EDT
New article from the Linked Jazz team Profs. Cristina Pattuelli & Matt Miller, and alum Karen Hwang http://m.dsh.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/10/08/llc.fqw047

Friday, October 28, 2016 at 6:56am EDT
Once very popular social media site Vine to shutdown, raising digital preservation questions. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/technology/vine-is-closing-down-and-the-internet-cant-stand-it.html

Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 9:09am EDT
"In the 21st century, the [adolescence] bridge is sagging at both ends as the innocence of childhood has become more difficult to protect, and adulthood is long delayed." https://aeon.co/essays/adolescence-is-no-longer-a-bridge-between-childhood-and-adult-life

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 12:42am EDT
Philip Roth gives his books to the Newark Public Library http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/books/philip-roth-newark-public-library.html

Monday, October 24, 2016 at 12:22pm EDT
@PrattInfoSchool welcomes the ALA accreditation external review panel: Margie Maes ~ Executive Director Legal Information Preservation Alliance Eileen Abels ~ Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Simmons College Cecelia Brown ~ Professor and Director, School of Library & Information Studies, University of Oklahoma Clara Chu ~ Mortenson Distinguished Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Karen Cook ~ Recorder of Documents, State Library of Louisiana Dale McNeill ~ Assistant Director for Public Service, San Antonio Public Library

Friday, October 21, 2016 at 11:16pm EDT
New Librarian of Congress is shaking things up quickly http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7549978/maria-pallante-removed-us-register-of-copyrights

Friday, October 21, 2016 at 3:56pm EDT
It's everything! #gaygotham at Museum of the City of NY

Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 7:27am EDT
Smithsonian working to preserve Dorothy's ruby slippers http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/arts/design/smithsonian-seeks-300000-to-save-dorothys-ruby-slippers.html

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 11:02pm EDT
Wayne Wiegand about the proper view of libraries as spaces and places where reading and learning can happen https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2016/10/17/how-library-and-information-studies-research-shortchanging-libraries-essay

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 7:51am EDT
ASIST student chapter of the year award goes to Pratt!!!

Monday, October 17, 2016 at 10:12pm EDT
The renovation will retain the original building of the Neilson Library from 1909 while removing bulky additions from over the years

Monday, October 17, 2016 at 11:11am EDT
Good advice given here - focus on one task at a time to do your best work. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/monotasking-drop-everything-and-read-this-story.html

Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 9:46am EDT
PrattSI professors Lopatovska and Rabina presenting at ASIST 2016

Friday, October 14, 2016 at 10:06pm EDT
Interview with alum Kai Alexis Smith, librarian at Cal Poly Pomona http://www.thepolypost.com/news/kai-smith-new-to-cpp-library/article_994bae3a-8f24-11e6-bb34-071538d6209c.html

Friday, October 14, 2016 at 1:02am EDT
Pratt SI faculty present at ASIS&T annual meeting this week in Copenhagen, including: Irene Lopatovska - "Three Types of Affect Tags for Art Images" https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2016/program/learning-and-information-papers/ Irene Lopatovska - "Life After Tenure: Professional Development Strategies for Mid-Career Faculty" https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2016/program/life-after-tenure-professional-development-strategies-for-mid-career-faculty/ Debbie Rabina is also attending and presenting a paper co-authored with Emily Drabinski "Information needs of people in prisons and jails: A discourse analytic approach" https://siguse.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/2016-joint-sig-usesig-si-symposium/#more-542

Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 9:51pm EDT
Curatorial & Metadata teams working away the evening in LIS 668 Projects in Moving Image and Sound Archives

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 7:36am EDT
2005 Trump video tape highlights the need and value of media archiving http://www.poynter.org/2016/what-the-trump-tapes-can-teach-us-about-news-archives/434086/

Monday, October 10, 2016 at 9:29pm EDT
Congratulations to Dr. Cristina Pattuelli for receiving a grant from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation to support the development of a core linked open dataset representing Louisiana-based jazz artists. The work will be undertaken in collaboration with the Tulane University Digital Library at Tulane University. The grant will enable the continued research and expansion of Linked Jazz, the innovative project developed by the Pratt SI Linked Open Data Research Group led by Dr. Pattuelli and Professor Matt Miller, and made up of SI graduate students and alumni.

Monday, October 10, 2016 at 10:40am EDT
A Project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Just installed on firefox. let's see how it works compared to ghostery and adblock.

Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 1:58pm EDT
If ever in West Hollywood, visit the public #library- it is so nice!

Friday, October 7, 2016 at 10:46am EDT
This post was written by a Reference Librarian who wrote a proposal, based on reference exchanges, that led to a digitization project, where the librarian worked with computer scientists, and designers, to start building tools to create new datasets, all the while maintaining a dialogue with librarians, who spoke with the researchers. You see where I'm going with this? It all started with a reference exchange, in a dusty old fashioned library.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 8:29am EDT
NYPL Rose Reading Room re-opens today, including a new train to deliver materials http://hyperallergic.com/324453/at-ny-public-library-books-now-ride-the-rails-from-the-stacks-to-the-reading-room/

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 8:19am EDT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/arts/dance/new-york-public-library-acquires-hip-hop-archive.html

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 7:56am EDT
Congrats Diana! http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/fashion/weddings/diana-bowers-perry-smith.html

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 2:09pm EDT
Next week at the New School Is there a place in contemporary society for pure research and intellectual investigation or must all research and education prove its worth? http://www.centerforpublicscholarship.org/single-post/2016/02/21/The-Future-of-Scholarly-Knowledge-The-Tension-Between-Autonomy-and-Accountability

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 9:10am EDT
Such thefts regularly befall library and institutional collections. When books disappear from the record, the loss is profound http://nyti.ms/2dt6Z1a

Monday, October 3, 2016 at 8:25pm EDT
Request a copy of the Pratt Graduate Bulletin: Admissions -> Request Information https://www.pratt.edu/admissions/request-information/

Monday, October 3, 2016 at 6:36pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added an event.
View our cutting-edge facilities and learn how you can advance your your career through one of our immersive, hands-on, face-to-face programs that span the rapidly expanding and exciting information field. We will answer your questions about admissions, scholarships and financial aid, curriculum, and special opportunities. Following the session, School of Information staff will be available to discuss your individual interests and needs in more depth or to schedule a follow-up personal interview if necessary. While walk-ins are welcome, we encourage you to RSVP by contacting the School of Information office at si@pratt.edu or 212.647.7682. We look forward to meeting you!

Monday, October 3, 2016 at 6:33pm EDT
Learn more about the programs we offer at the #infosession this Thursday 6-8p https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/prospective-students/information-sessions/

Monday, October 3, 2016 at 1:42pm EDT
NYC public libraries providing hotspots to city kids http://ourbksocial.com/nyc-libraries-offer-free-wi-fi-hotspots-eligible-public-school-students/

Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 7:22pm EDT
How to send an email in 1984.

Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 11:00am EDT
"When librarians and teachers reject works that may be 'emotionally inappropriate' for children (a common reason), they’re adhering to the traditional and mostly prevailing view that children’s literature should avoid controversial topics. It’s understandable that adults want to minimize children’s anxiety, and schools are often under intense social and financial pressure to maintain established standards. But it ‘s also important to recognize that this tradition was established in the 19th century to serve the needs of the white, wealthy Protestant producers and consumers who have dominated the field of American children’s literature for much of the past 200 years."

Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 9:40pm EDT
Steve, Alex and Mariaelena digitize U-Matic video and check the derivatives in LIS 668 Moving Image & Sound Archives

Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 6:33pm EDT
Walking around the city and discovered the Marble Cemetery (2nd st @2nd ave), final resting place of among others, James Lenox, one of the founders of NYPL

Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 12:26pm EDT
County commissioners in Douglas County OR seem to have a vendetta against the county's libraries. And now they've removed all mention of the ballot initiative to create a Special Library District from the county's websites. Why are local govts cutting libraries to balance budgets?!

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 8:34pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Freedom to Read Foundation's photo.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 8:31pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Pratt Manhattan Gallery's post.
Checkout the exhibition in 2nd floor gallery.

Monday, September 26, 2016 at 9:41am EDT
Prof. Pattuelli co-organizes the LODLAM summit this June in Venice http://summit2017.lodlam.net/

Friday, September 23, 2016 at 1:58pm EDT
This may be interesting to those on the LMS track.

Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 3:42pm EDT
SI student and PMC Library staff Mia Bruner prepares a new LibGuide around information resources for SI students http://libguides.pratt.edu/pmcsi

Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 11:18am EDT
http://nyti.ms/1R8loNm

Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 11:03am EDT
First Open Forum on ALA Accreditation is this Monday at 5:50p

Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 10:33am EDT
LIS 697-2 Information and Human Rights

Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 10:32am EDT
2016 MacArthur Fellows Interesting work, interesting people, many connections to PrattSI areas of study https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class/class-2016/

Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 10:26am EDT
Students - Provost’s office provides funding opportunities exclusively for graduate students Information session provided at PMC on Wednesday October 19, 5:30-6:30 in Room 213. Light refreshments will be provided. https://www.pratt.edu/uploads/fy_16-17_-_gsef_memo_policies_procedures_(final).pdf

Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 7:49am EDT
Process of virtually unfolding charred scrolls is successful - could be used on Herculaneum's charred library to reveal lost texts from Ancient Greece. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/science/ancient-sea-scrolls-bible.html

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 4:23pm EDT
Congratulations to PrattSI faculty member Margaret Smith (who teaches Data Management) on her article: Understanding Academic Patrons’ Data Needs through Virtual Reference Transcripts: Preliminary Findings from New York University Libraries http://iassistdata.org/sites/default/files/vol_40_1_smith.pdf

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 10:12pm EDT
The Internet Archive is turning 20, wish we could be there for the party, happy birthday https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-archive-turns-20-tickets-27292398298?aff=efbnreg

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 5:45pm EDT
Thanks to the brave construction workers for helping keep our building facade pretty

Monday, September 19, 2016 at 5:17pm EDT
Chief Librarian of @BKLYNlibrary Lisa Rosenblum to teach course this Spring on Strategic Leadership

Monday, September 19, 2016 at 4:38pm EDT
So many good people contributed to the 2 v, set: Pratt professors Dr. Jessica Hochman and Prof. Emily Drabinski, alums: Maura Smale, Stephen Francoeur and Romel Espinel , Nora Almeida (sorry if we missed anyone, but please do let us know) http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11883

Monday, September 19, 2016 at 4:03pm EDT
Students - we are sponsoring workshops this academic year - let us know which ones you would like to attend https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3W8QCZG

Monday, September 19, 2016 at 12:30pm EDT
Jacobian magazine, Emily Drabinski, Behind the Lockout https://www.jacobinmag.com/author/edna-bonhomme-and-emily-drabinski/

Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 9:04am EDT
The next UX/Design course at PrattSI?

Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 10:44pm EDT
Hope everyone is OK after a large explosion in Chelsea http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/nyregion/chelsea-explosion-new-york-city.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 11:56am EDT
Getting our U-Matic digitization setup going

Friday, September 16, 2016 at 11:48am EDT
Using NYPL's SimplyE? The library partners developing SimplyE request your feedback on improving ebooks in libraries. SimplyE is an multi-purpose ebook app developed by The New York Public Library, with partners from Minitex, DPLA, RAILS, Massachusetts Library System, the Connecticut State Library, and others. This survey will help us decide which app features to develop first, sample awareness of SimplyE within the library community, and learn more about ebook systems used in libraries and consortia. The survey takes 10-15 minutes and your responses will be appreciated. Please share the survey widely. To take the survey, please go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YPR9399 To learn more about SimplyE, please go to: http://www.librarysimplified.org/

Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 3:48pm EDT
MoMA launches a resource on their exhibition history. http://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/history

Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 1:27pm EDT
Closing reception tonight at Pratt Manhattan Gallery for "The Picture Book Re-Imagined” https://www.pratt.edu/events/single/?id=49009

Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 11:23am EDT
Unintended consequences of wifi on the streets of NY http://nyti.ms/2cb6Bqr

Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 6:39am EDT
Prof Lopatovska publishes article with SI students on visual literacy education & art images "Not just a pretty picture: visual literacy education through art for young children" Irene Lopatovska, Sarah Hatoum, Saebra Waterstraut, Lisa Novak, and Sara Sheer http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/JD-02-2016-0017

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 2:45pm EDT
Interview with new Librarian of Congress http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/14/library-of-congress-carla-hayden-capital-download/90270770/

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 2:22pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added an event.
Questions about the Pratt MSLIS Self-Study or ALA accreditation? Attend a forum open to the School of Information community: Review of the Pratt MSLIS Self-Study with faculty authors, Part I Monday September 26 5:50-6:30pm, PMC 610 Review of the following chapters of the Self-Study: Introduction, Ch. 1 (Mission, Vision and Goals), Ch. 2 Curriculum, and Ch. 3 Faculty, followed by a question and answer period. Review of the Pratt MSLIS Self-Study with faculty authors, Part II Tuesday, October 18 5:50-6:30pm, PMC 610 Review of the following chapters of the Self-Study: Ch. 4 Students, Ch. 5 Administration & Financial Support and Ch. 6 Physical Resources & Facilities, followed by a question and answer period. Pratt MSLIS Self-Study available at: https://www.pratt.edu/uploads/pratt_mslis_self-study.pdf

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 2:20pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added an event.
Questions about the Pratt MSLIS Self-Study or ALA accreditation? Attend a forum open to the School of Information community: Review of the Pratt MSLIS Self-Study with faculty authors, Part I Monday September 26 5:50-6:30pm, PMC 610 Review of the following chapters of the Self-Study: Introduction, Ch. 1 (Mission, Vision and Goals), Ch. 2 Curriculum, and Ch. 3 Faculty, followed by a question and answer period. Review of the Pratt MSLIS Self-Study with faculty authors, Part II Tuesday, October 18 5:50-6:30pm, PMC 610 Review of the following chapters of the Self-Study: Ch. 4 Students, Ch. 5 Administration & Financial Support and Ch. 6 Physical Resources & Facilities, followed by a question and answer period. Pratt MSLIS Self-Study available at: https://www.pratt.edu/uploads/pratt_mslis_self-study.pdf

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 11:27pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information with Amber Billey and William Blueher.
Graduating students from around 2009-2013 come to discuss Information and Human Rights Natalie Brant Davis Erin Anderson Amber Billey Debbie L Rabina

Monday, September 12, 2016 at 1:53pm EDT
Rose reading room to reopen Oct 5 "Dear Friends, I write to share the heartening news that the Rose Main Reading Room and the Bill Blass Public Catalog Room will reopen on October 5, 2016. The significant restoration project in these spaces has allowed us to strengthen the room physically and to revise the way we serve researchers in what is our busiest reading room. When you return to the Rose Room, you will see the familiar elements - the grand ceiling, reassuring wooden tables and book lined shelves - and notice important changes to the services available. We have taken significant steps to ensure that these rooms will better support the use of the research collections. This project began when a plaster rosette fell from the ceiling in the Rose Room in May 2014. Scaffolding rising 52 feet from the floor was put in place across the full span of both rooms so that all elements could be checked and reinforced where necessary. Early structural evaluations indicated that though the ceiling was in good shape, mechanical reinforcements were needed to secure some of the larger plaster elements. With the scaffolding in place, the Library was able to conduct other work to preserve and enhance the appearance of the rooms. The mural on the ceiling of the Bill Blass Catalog Room has been fully restored, the chandeliers have been restored and polished, and the open-shelf reference collection lining the walls has been refreshed. During this period, we have also installed a new conveyor system to facilitate the delivery of books from the Milstein Research Stacks, where the project to restore 1.5 million books to on site storage is well under way. The full story of this project is told in our ongoing exhibition, Preserving a Masterpiece: From Soaring Ceilings to Subterranean Storage, on view through October 9. The reopening of the room also brings our librarians back to the heart of the third floor, where they are more visible to the researchers who rely on their assistance. We have hired additional librarians, so that professional staff will always be present for quick questions and available for pre-arranged and drop-in research consultations. Many of our long-time researchers will remember the days before the general librarians were busy with technical tasks and were able to assist with more substantial questions. With new staff joining the team, we will be returning to the model where librarians can focus on being librarians, helping with research questions, conducting reference interviews and otherwise connecting researchers to the material necessary for their work. The breadth and depth of NYPL’s research collections mean that our librarians are often the best resource for those beginning projects at NYPL. The Rose Main Reading Room is a public treasure, and we welcome tourists to visit the room on our docent-led tours twice daily. Aside from those tours, there will be a small viewing area from which tourists can admire the ceiling. The remainder of the Rose Main Reading Room will be reserved for quiet study, delineated by new signs. Some computers will be available to access the Library’s catalog, electronic resources, journals and databases, but the public internet computers will remain on the building’s first floor. We are enthusiastic about the reading room again becoming the space in the city where writers and scholars come to think, read, and do their work. We will be hosting two previews of the room in the weeks before it opens at 11am on Monday, September 26 and Friday, September 30. If you would like to see the rooms in a small group and hear about the improvements to service for researchers from Matt Knutzen, the Linda Uris Director of Humanities and Social Science Research Divisions, please RSVP to Daniel Wong (danielwong@nypl.org). This is not the end of our efforts to improve services for researchers. As I noted in my message this summer, we are in the process of significantly improving the online catalog, to make the collections easier to discover and request. I will send further updates on this and other large projects as they progress. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Rose Main Reading Room in October, and recuperating the kind of research space in which we can all take pride. Warmly, Bill Kelly William P. Kelly Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries The New York Public Library"

Monday, September 12, 2016 at 9:21am EDT
Questions about the Pratt MSLIS Self-Study or ALA accreditation? Attend a forum open to the School of Information community: September 26, 2016, 5:50p-6:30p, Room 610 – Brief overview of each chapter of the comprehensive Self-Study by its authors October 18, 2016, 5:50p-6:30p, Room 610 – Open discussion on Self-Study and ALA accreditation Pratt MSLIS Self-Study available at: https://www.pratt.edu/uploads/pratt_mslis_self-study.pdf

Monday, September 12, 2016 at 8:28am EDT
We are pleased to share the Pratt MSLIS Self-Study, which illustrates how our MSLIS program addresses the six standards from ALA’s 2008 Standards for Accredited Programs. https://www.pratt.edu/uploads/pratt_mslis_self-study.pdf

Friday, September 9, 2016 at 7:58am EDT
Powerful report from Public Knowledge blasting the US Copyright Office for not serving the public interest, but rather, handing out regulatory favors to the entertainment industry. http://freegovinfo.info/node/11371

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2:25pm EDT
"... he worked as a cataloguer, which is basically someone who writes descriptions of new material coming into the library."

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 12:06am EDT
Showing beginning Friday just a few blocks from PMC Starving the Beast: "On campuses across the nation, political and market-oriented forces are pushing to disrupt and “reform” America’s public universities. This timely documentary examines a philosophical shift that seeks to reframe public higher education as a “value proposition” to be borne by the beneficiary of a college degree rather than as a public good for society. Financial winners and losers emerge in a struggle that threatens to profoundly change American education." http://www.ifccenter.com/films/starving-the-beast/

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 11:19pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added 2 new photos.
NOW it's official!

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 7:51am EDT
Inside Higher Ed quotes Emily Drabinski on LIU lockout

Monday, September 5, 2016 at 3:51pm EDT
Current students: ASIS&T@Pratt is looking to find out what workshops you would like the School to offer this year - please fill-out the survey to let them know. https://t.co/1Fc7nCkKD8

Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 8:11pm EDT
Thank you Emily Drabinski for this thoughtful discussion of the ACRL literacy framework http://crln.acrl.org/content/77/8/382.full

Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 10:37pm EDT
"The good jobs of the future will go to those who can collaborate widely, think broadly and challenge conventional wisdom — precisely the capacities that a liberal arts education is meant to develop. It’s worth remembering that at American universities, the original rationale for majors was not to train students for careers. Rather, the idea was that after a period of broad intellectual exploration, a major was supposed to give students the experience of mastering one subject, in the process developing skills such as discipline, persistence, and how to research, analyze, communicate clearly and think logically. Indeed, one study found that only 27 percent of people have jobs that are substantially related to their college majors — a reality that applies even to the STEM fields. “Choosing a major is not choosing a career,” says Jeff Selingo, author of “There Is Life After College.”" http://wpo.st/XbLw1

Friday, September 2, 2016 at 9:56am EDT
http://nyti.ms/2ca8pgK

Friday, September 2, 2016 at 8:24am EDT
Obsolete AV inspected by students in Moving Image & Sound Archives class

Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 6:16pm EDT
https://medium.com/@KSSarchitects/the-future-of-library-services-in-3-visualizations-c3f2a13dfd18#.r87j0eylq

Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 9:53am EDT
Georgetown University attempts to atone for its past relationship with the institution of slavery. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/us/slaves-georgetown-university.html

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 10:09pm EDT
Prepping to mail 21 copies of the MSLIS Self-Study to ALA next week!

Monday, August 29, 2016 at 3:44pm EDT
"...Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters, attracting tens of thousands of players in weeks."

Monday, August 29, 2016 at 11:21am EDT
ACRL/NY poster deadline Friday Sept 2 https://acrlnysymp2016.wordpress.com/

Monday, August 29, 2016 at 8:21am EDT
Free e-book shorts on the subway http://nyti.ms/2buY29E

Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 7:51am EDT
"Psychologists think cryptomnesia happens when we fail to register the source of information — what’s known as a source-monitoring error." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/science/cryptomnesia-demi-lovato-plagiarism.html

Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 4:37pm EDT
"...imagine 50 years from now when another archivist asks another audience to name the stars of our digital cinema present, like our own era’s screwball beauty, Greta Gerwig. 'Who?'" http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/movies/the-race-to-save-the-films-we-love.html

Friday, August 26, 2016 at 11:47pm EDT
School of Information launches two new MS programs https://www.pratt.edu/news/view/school-of-information-launches-two-new-master-of-science-programs

Friday, August 26, 2016 at 8:35pm EDT
Museums and their users http://nyti.ms/2bKOmpn

Friday, August 26, 2016 at 4:30pm EDT
Call for posters on #greylit research ends Nov 1 via @GreyLitNet The New York Academy of Medicine is hosting the 18th International Conference on Grey Literature (GL18), November 28 and 29, 2016, Leveraging Diversity in Grey Literature. We will be welcoming participants and researchers from across the globe. 18th International Conference on Grey Literature: Leveraging Diversity in Grey Literature Register for the GL18 Conference http://bit.ly/2aVsPwF Submit poster abstracts until November 1, 2016 http://bit.ly/1T7Aggg Plus, your research on grey literature may win you the Best Conference Poster Award.

Friday, August 26, 2016 at 12:49pm EDT
A shout-out to SI alums Sarah Ball & Emily Jacobson from NYPL “As we do this work, we know the New York Public Library is committed to the same goals—providing opportunities and enriching the lives of those in our custody and the New York City community at large.” http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/08/library-services/nypl-opens-permanent-library-at-rikers-island/#_

Friday, August 26, 2016 at 12:31pm EDT
The Association of American Publishers goes after a California librarian [article by SI alum Lisa Peet http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/08/copyright/sci-hub-controversy-triggers-publishers-critique-of-librarian/#_

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 11:36pm EDT
The new ruling found graduate assistants to be employees if they are paid to do jobs that are overseen by the university, even if they have other relationships to the institution. This week’s ruling allows graduate assistants to vote on whether to unionize, and if they do, for the students and the universities to bargain in good faith. Columbia has roughly 3,000 graduate assistants, as does Harvard, where graduate assistants are also expected to vote on forming a union. http://nyti.ms/2bjlLcF

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 5:12pm EDT
FB knows you're a liberal: Follow the link in the article to see how it defines you politically http://nyti.ms/2bfm2gU

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 7:09am EDT
Good advice http://nyti.ms/1KAyXF1

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 7:19pm EDT
Are you a current MSLIS student about to graduate? Do you have questions about the e-Portfolio graduation requirement? Attend one of our e-Portfolio workshops this semester! Fall 2016 e-Portfolio Workshops*: Monday, September 12 from 6-8PM in Room 602 Wednesday, September 28 from 6-8PM in Room 613 Saturday, October 15 from 12-2PM in Room 609 Thursday, October 27 from 6-8PM in Room 613 RSVP to si@pratt.edu These workshops focus on: How to select a project for inclusion in your e-Portfolio. How to write the descriptive text that will accompany each project. Review the e-Portfolio assessment rubric. Get familiar with Pratt's e-Portfolio tool, which is called Mahara. *Due to the applied nature of the workshop, we recommend you wait until your 2nd or 3rd semester to attend. REMEMBER: For fall 2016 graduates, the e-Portfolio due date is November 1. For spring 2017 graduates, the due date is April 1. Thank you! https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/current-students/mslis-e-portfolio/

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 8:08am EDT
Power is back on at Pratt Manhattan - classes back to normal on Tuesday.

Monday, August 22, 2016 at 7:18pm EDT
5 min video about Common Core testing the NY State, opting-out, misuse of student data, privatization of education. http://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/2016/08/education-conundrum-opting/

Monday, August 22, 2016 at 6:33pm EDT
Alum Rachel Wittmann and team at Clemson University unveil digital repository for national & state parks. http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-and-national-park-service-unveil-digital-repository-for-national-and-state-parks/ http://www.infodocket.com/2016/08/19/clemson-national-park-service-launch-digital-repository-for-national-and-state-parks-over-100000-hi-res-public-domain-images-already-online/

Monday, August 22, 2016 at 5:27pm EDT
Classes are cancelled for tonight Monday Aug. 22 because of power issues ConEd is working on

Monday, August 22, 2016 at 4:57pm EDT
Still waiting to get back into PMC after power outage & fire on 14th St - first day of school epic fail :-(

Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 6:41pm EDT
Update from Atlantic on LOC efforts to archive Twitter. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/08/can-twitter-fit-inside-the-library-of-congress/494339/

Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 12:02am EDT
Bronx Historical Society to be revamped http://www.ny1.com/nyc/bronx/news/2016/08/20/bronx-historical-society-to-be-revamped--jump-into-the-future.html

Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 10:24pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Invercargill City Libraries and Archives's video.
Petition for synchronised shelving to be an Olympic sport. Let's send our boys to Tokyo 2020!

Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 5:49pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information at Pratt Institute School of Information.
Fall semester begins on Aug. 22 across our 4 Masters programs https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/

Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 5:10pm EDT
Welcome new School of Information students across our 4 Masters programs!

Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 4:22pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Denise Agosto's photo.
Why not!

Monday, August 15, 2016 at 1:24pm EDT
...where people proudly answer whatever's on your mind http://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-the-human-google-at-the-new-york-public-library/

Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 8:36am EDT
Who would have guessed? Amy Schumer organizes her books by color. And her preferred format is the paperback. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/books/review/amy-schumer-by-the-book.html

Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 11:15am EDT
... when they were playing with electronic toys, both parents and children used fewer words or vocalizations than they did with traditional toys. And picture books evoked even more language than traditional toys. http://nyti.ms/2au9vWg

Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 10:37am EDT
Thanks to the facilities staff for giving SI a paint job!

Monday, August 8, 2016 at 8:51pm EDT
Alum from 1896 Anne Carroll Moore featured in Slate.

Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 1:09pm EDT
NYARC integrates their web archives & photo archives into their discovery tool. Many a SI student have been involved with NYARC projects. http://www.nyarc.org/content/web-archives-and-photoarchive-images-now-available-nyarc-discovery

Friday, August 5, 2016 at 7:43am EDT
Book readers lived an average of almost two years longer than those who did not read at all. http://nyti.ms/2aNEFqR

Friday, August 5, 2016 at 7:23am EDT
#saa16 student Amy Lau discusses a VHS reformatting project she's been engaged in at Barnard College.

Friday, August 5, 2016 at 7:21am EDT
#saa16 Student Hannah Sistrunk discusses the archive of an island off the coast of Georgia that gets collected at NY's Natural History Museum

Friday, August 5, 2016 at 7:15am EDT
#saa16 Megan DeArmond presenting a poster about the many SAA@Pratt activities from the past year.

Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 8:03am EDT
ASIS&T@Pratt won the Student Chapter of the Year Award for 2016! Congratulations to the past and present officers, especially Samantha Levin and Jodi Shaw, SI students, alums, and everybody who made this award possible!

Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 4:58pm EDT
Queer writer/artist whose blog and Gmail were deleted by Google intends to sue if he can't get answers. http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/why-did-google-erase-dennis-coopers-beloved-literary-blog

Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 5:17pm EDT
Congratulations to PrattSI alums Karen Hwang and Katie Martinez http://metro.org/articles/introducing-the-metro-fellows/

Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 2:57pm EDT
Alum Tali Han co-presenting a poster at SAA Annual on the Guggenheim A/V project.

Monday, August 1, 2016 at 8:28pm EDT
...it appears that all caution has been thrown to the wind and the entire office is actively looking to suppress and attack user rights and innovation.

Monday, August 1, 2016 at 5:52pm EDT
Pratt SI faculty, students and alums present at SAA's Annual Meeting in Atlanta, including: https://archives2016.sched.org/?s=pratt Locating Inactive Records on Large Network Drives: Testing Archives Finder Prof. Anthony Cocciolo https://archives2016.sched.org/event/7tY2/research-forum-session-4-framing-our-work Museum Archives Section Standards/Best Practices Working Group Symposium - Lighting Round Katherine Martinez, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum J.E. Molly Seegers, Brooklyn Museum Recent Acquisitions in the St. Catherines Island Archive Diana Rosenthal, Anna Semon, and Hannah Sistrunk Explorations of Archives in NY Area Megan De Armond, SAA Student Chapter, Explorations of Archives in NY Area Megan De Armond, SAA Student Chapter https://archives2016.sched.org/event/6msw/graduate-student-poster-presentations P08 - if (you are a digital archivist) then { you = "might need to learn to code"; } Dinah Handel Sorry if we missed you!

Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:04am EDT
Special issue on DH and libraries http://acrl.ala.org/dh/2016/07/29/introduction/

Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 11:40am EDT
New contemporary art museum to open on West 24th St http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/arts/design/a-billionaire-is-opening-a-private-art-museum-in-manhattan.html

Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 11:33am EDT
"The idea of a cloud benevolently storing our personal information, our work, our photos, our music, so much of our lives, is also really nice, but as users, we have no control over the cloud." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/sunday/the-blog-that-disappeared.html

Friday, July 29, 2016 at 4:20pm EDT
Fascinating story of an architect's archive, a conceptual artist, and a diamond. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/01/how-luis-barragan-became-a-diamond

Friday, July 29, 2016 at 4:05pm EDT
"In a sense the library gave me back my life. It's helped me to meet others more mature than me, people who I can discuss issues with and learn things from. I would say that just like the body needs food, the soul needs books." http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36893303

Friday, July 29, 2016 at 10:01am EDT
City museums & galleries produce shows by artists impacted by AIDS http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/arts/design/art-of-the-aids-years-addressing-history-absorbing-fear.html

Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 8:01am EDT
Jackson Park, a green area of more than 500 acres on Chicago’s South Side, east of the University of Chicago. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-presidential-library_us_57990dcde4b01180b5316440

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 7:43pm EDT
"Now, tons of people take classes on programming languages and it's becoming much more tech-focused." http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/research-librarian/492911/

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 3:08pm EDT
METRO is moving to 11th Avenue and 45th street http://metro.org/articles/a-new-home-for-the-metropolitan-new-york-library-council/

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 4:28pm EDT
Museums & Digital Culture students - new books at Pratt Manhattan library like this set

Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 9:02pm EDT
Alum Deidre Dinnigan featured in NY Times about Waldorf Astoria Archives. The future of the collection is unclear as parts of the hotel are to become condos. Also quoted is alum Thomas Lannon, assistant director for manuscripts, archives and rare books at NYPL The New York Public Library. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/nyregion/chasing-waldorfs-history-as-it-becomes-history-itself.html

Friday, July 22, 2016 at 8:23am EDT
The last company to make VCRs ends production http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/technology/the-long-final-goodbye-of-the-vcr.html

Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 11:10pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared a link.

Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 4:41pm EDT
http://nyti.ms/29VWvHi

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 1:17pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added an event.
Pratt Institute School of Information invite students and alumni attending the SAA Annual meeting in Atlanta to HAPPY HOUR. Thursday, August 4, 7:00-9:00p Mai Tai Bar at Trader Vic's, Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland Street NE

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 12:36pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added an event.
School of Information Fall 2016 New Student Orientation Schedule: 2:30-3p - Meet and greet faculty reception 3-3:50p - School of Information Presentaitons 4-5pm - Student Services Presentation Location: Pratt Manhattan Campus Room 213 Questions? Contact si@pratt.edu or 212-647-7682. Hope to see you there!

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 12:03pm EDT
MSLIS students - final e-Portfolio workshop of the summer is Aug 3rd 6-8p in rm 609 https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/current-students/mslis-e-portfolio/

Monday, July 18, 2016 at 5:56pm EDT
Forgot to mention alum Phil Sutton is included in the NY1 broadcast about NYPL's election collection. http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/07/18/nypl-archive-of-political-propaganda.html

Monday, July 18, 2016 at 3:44pm EDT
New Museum stages an exhibition on why we keep things http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/arts/design/object-lessons-the-new-museum-explores-why-we-keep-things.html

Monday, July 18, 2016 at 12:41pm EDT
The writing was on the wall: The demise of SSRN

Monday, July 18, 2016 at 12:03pm EDT
NYPL archives featured on NY1 about their election collections http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/07/18/nypl-archive-of-political-propaganda.html

Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 11:25am EDT
With the new school website redesign, we have put together some of the best photos from the last several years and spread them across the site. Examples include this one below: https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/degrees/library-and-information-science-mslis/

Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 3:10pm EDT
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-14/boeing-archivist-outlasts-5-ceos-protecting-100-years-of-history

Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 2:44pm EDT
Many new books on LAMs & more at the Pratt Manhattan Library

Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 2:00pm EDT
More pics from the Pratt Manhattan Gallery exhibit on children's books https://www.pratt.edu/events/single/?id=47787

Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 1:58pm EDT
On display at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery: An exhibition on Pratt & Bank Street College's contributions to Children's books. Features SI alum Anne Carroll Moore who led the field of children's librarianship at NYPL https://www.pratt.edu/events/single/?id=47787

Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 12:01am EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared a link.

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 4:54pm EDT
If you have worked as a librarian, and have an interest in genealogy, there is an opening at NYPL.

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 4:42pm EDT
Hayden is confirmed as Librarian of Congress http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/13/us/politics/ap-us-librarian-of-congress.html

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 10:47am EDT
We’ve given our website a makeover - hope you like it! https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/

Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 10:26pm EDT
Turmoil over Federico García Lorca's archive http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/arts/honoring-garcia-lorcas-genius-a-bout-over-a-22-million-archive.html

Friday, July 8, 2016 at 2:45pm EDT
Students - need to get out the heat? Come to PMC where the A/C is pumping!

Friday, July 8, 2016 at 9:52am EDT
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society are advertising a position that might be of interest...

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 8:02am EDT
On web archiving social media http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/07/should-princes-tweets-be-in-a-museum/489776/

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 7:42am EDT
PrattSI alumna Freya Yost on how the core values of librarianship help in her current job: "What kept me going was knowing librarian values – whether you work in a public library or in a more information-oriented position – are pretty much the same: social justice, stewardship, democracy, preservation, education, information access, and public good." http://www.goodfoodjobs.com/blog/freya-yost-director-of-information-services-a-growing-culture/

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 3:54pm EDT
Prof. Cocciolo getting ready for the Fall semester....

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 8:26am EDT
NYC public libraries are thriving thanks to the restoration in funding http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/nyregion/resurgent-new-york-city-libraries.html

Monday, July 4, 2016 at 7:44am EDT
Purposely! As if we didn't know

Friday, July 1, 2016 at 11:09am EDT
The data illustrates how licensing, far from delivering greater resources to professionals and scholars, has failed them, reinforcing the argument that such services should be regulated by copyright law, not by licence. http://eifl.net/news/dark-day-international-document-supply

Friday, July 1, 2016 at 9:39am EDT
NYC libraries & museums exhibit their Hamilton objects & records http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/arts/design/the-many-faces-of-alexander-hamilton.html

Friday, July 1, 2016 at 7:34am EDT
2:30min on why we should vote for virtuous candidates.

Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 6:23pm EDT
Law Includes Presumption of Disclosure; Deliberative Process Sunset Bipartisan Bill Fixes Problems Identified by Archive Audits http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/news/20160630-Obama-signs-Freedom-of-Information-Act-Improvemnents/

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 12:56pm EDT
New leadership for libraries: http://chronicle.com/article/3-Librarians-Bring-Skills-in/236835

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 8:33am EDT
Digitization of classical music manuscripts get accessed by performers, not just scholars http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/arts/music/when-classical-musicians-go-digital.html?_r=0

Monday, June 27, 2016 at 9:34pm EDT
Students in this summer's LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives accessioned and processed a collection of born-digital records around the history of the school, including records on network shares and removable media such as 5.25 floppies, 3.5 floppies, Zip disks, CD-ROMs, and DV tapes. Some of what they found can be seen in these 2 finding aids: http://atom.prattsils.org/index.php/photographs-from-digital-media-1990-2000 http://atom.prattsils.org/index.php/yzsyz

Monday, June 27, 2016 at 8:28am EDT
Senate surveillance hawks at it again: Send a message and urge your senator to vote against Senator McCain's amendment. https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu-action/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=73078626

Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 8:29am EDT
Congratulations, great day for a wedding celebration: Mr. Arden (left), 39, is known as J. D. He is a reference and genealogy librarian at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan. He received a master’s degree in library and information science from Pratt Institute. http://nyti.ms/28WaPw4

Friday, June 24, 2016 at 12:21pm EDT
Prof. Cocciolo publishes 2 new papers on digital archives: When Archivists and Digital Asset Managers Collide: Tensions and Ways Forward http://americanarchivist.org/doi/abs/10.17723/0360-9081.79.1.121 via his website: http://www.thinkingprojects.org/cocciolo_archivists_and_dam.pdf Finding Inactive Records on Institutional Networks: an Evaluation of Tools https://practicaltechnologyforarchives.org/issue6_cocciolo/

Friday, June 24, 2016 at 5:34am EDT
ICP- International Center for Photography- reopens on the Bowery near the New Museum. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/24/arts/design/review-photographys-shifting-identity-in-an-insta-world.html

Friday, June 24, 2016 at 5:33am EDT
Galleries become more like museums http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/24/arts/design/galleries-shift-shape-to-survive-in-a-changing-art-world.html

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 8:12am EDT
Building an archive has always required asking a couple of simple but thorny questions: What will we save and how? Whose stories are the most important and why? http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/magazine/how-an-archive-of-the-internet-could-change-history.html

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 6:29pm EDT
Catalog cards as a real-estate perk http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/06/19/realestate/from-school-to-home/s/19HELLS-KITCHEN-slide-RZJY.html

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 3:09pm EDT
“These folks may not be American citizens, but they are not people from outer space. They are human beings,” Mr. Castro, a Democrat from Texas, said in testimony before a House committee. “When ugly, belittling terms are used to describe groups of people, those terms can make discrimination seem O.K.” [...] Despite the Democrats’ efforts, the amendment seeking to retain the term made it into the House appropriations bill. The Senate version does not include a similar provision. When the bills are reconciled in the coming weeks, lawmakers should consider if fighting to preserve an anachronistic and offensive term is worthwhile. http://nyti.ms/28IfupX

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 3:03pm EDT
Orlando Statement from the ALA Task Force for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion The ALA Task Force for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (TF-EDI) is devastated by the news of the horrific shooting at Pulse-- the LGBTQ nightclub --in Orlando. We grieve for the loss of, and injury to, so many lives, many of whom were young, and from the Latinx LGBT community. Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers go out to the victims and their friends and families. In the wake of so much heartbreak, the Task Force for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion would like to reaffirm our commitment to intersectionality, acknowledge the very real fear that many are feeling, and send a message of support, solidarity, and strength to everyone affected by this tragedy in Orlando. There will be many diversity related events at the conference, the full list of which can be viewed here: https://sites.google.com/site/diversityrelatedevents/ On behalf of the Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Jody Gray, MLIS Director, Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services American Library Association

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 9:29am EDT
Happy Pride Week! Did you know the LGBT Center is only a block away from Pratt Manhattan on W 13th St? They have a library, bookstore, cafe, and tons of events. More at gaycenter.org

Monday, June 20, 2016 at 8:46pm EDT
Very large Polaroid camera used by artists can no longer afford to be run. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/arts/design/champion-of-a-polaroid-behemoth-yields-to-the-digital-world.html

Monday, June 20, 2016 at 7:24am EDT
New NYPL branch opens on 53rd St http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/nyregion/an-amphitheater-a-laptop-bar-its-a-new-york-library-like-no-other.html

Friday, June 17, 2016 at 5:04pm EDT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/18/business/media/this-guthrie-song-is-your-song-a-lawsuit-claims.html

Friday, June 17, 2016 at 10:07am EDT
Brooklyn Museum Wins award for project co-led by visiting professor Sara Devine https://www.pratt.edu/news/view/brooklyn-museum-wins-prestigious-awards-for-project-co-led-by-faculty-membe

Friday, June 17, 2016 at 8:34am EDT
Archivists find NYPD surveillance records in a Queens warehouse. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/nyregion/old-new-york-police-surveillance-is-found-forcing-big-brother-out-of-hiding.html

Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 1:52am EDT
"Academics’ preference for using scholarly monographs in various ways in print format rather than digital format has only increased since the previous cycle of the survey" http://www.sr.ithaka.org/publications/uk-survey-of-academics-2015/?cid=eml_sr_report_2016_06_15

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 11:43am EDT
Ruling favors net neutrality offering greater protections for web users. http://nyti.ms/1S3VxUb

Monday, June 13, 2016 at 4:13pm EDT
Lovely day at Pratt SI - view from room 601D.

Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 11:08am EDT
Kay Walkingstick's commencement address quoted in NY Times http://nyti.ms/21eAFQu

Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 9:01pm EDT
Seems like this ship has sailed: http://nyti.ms/1kyavGp

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 8:17pm EDT
The US Copyright Office is seeking comments on section 108 of the Copyright Act: The Libraries and Archives exemption

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 5:52pm EDT
SI Dean & faculty working hard on the self study of the MSLIS needed for upcoming ALA reaccreditation.

Monday, June 6, 2016 at 4:49pm EDT
Article in this month's Archival Outlook on using citation web archiving in Prof Cocciolo's new book and across SAA publications.

Monday, June 6, 2016 at 1:58pm EDT
I will start my career at Brooklyn Public Library as a librarian on Monday, June 13, 2016. I will work at the East Flatbush branch.

Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 2:06pm EDT
From The Internet Archive: US Copyright Office want to move from “Notice and Takedown” to “Notice and Staydown” http://blog.archive.org/2016/06/02/copyright-offices-proposed-notice-and-staydown-system-would-force-the-internet-archive-and-other-platforms-to-censor-the-web/

Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 5:13pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared a link.

Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 2:46pm EDT
Blog from PrattSI alumna Anne Garner, Curator of Rare Book New York Academy of Medicine "A favorite image from a new favorite book, illustrated by Chicago medical illustrator Gladys McHugh, in 1943. More on it here: https://nyamcenterforhistory.org/…/the-foresight-of-trans-…/ "

Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 12:02pm EDT
Kudos to May '16 alumna Kirsten Grunberg on her article in Revista Herencia (Heritage Magazine). The article refers to the political and cultural heritage of the Presidential Building of Costa Rica where Kirsten worked at the time. Article in Spanish, abstract in English http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/herencia/issue/view/2166/showToc

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 2:42pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Lisa Peet's post.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 1:43pm EDT
Congrats to SI student Karen Hwang for receiving the Harold T. Pinkett Minority Student Award from the Society of American Archivists

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 2:07pm EDT
Imagining Archives Against Annihilation: Two Acts and A Proposition with Michelle Caswell of UCLA Thursday June 2 at 6-8p To attend, register by June 1 at: http://www.nycarchivists.org/event-2240950

Monday, May 30, 2016 at 1:12pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared their album.
More pics for your Memorial Day pleasure! Beta-Phi-Mu Theta Chapter Induction Ceremony (Pratt Institute School of Information’s Alumni Honor Society) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1005546992827337.1073741841.234697743245603&type=1&l=d81d89c11c

Monday, May 30, 2016 at 9:22am EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared their album.
Happy Memorial Day. Enjoy these photos from #infoshow16 and the Graduation Party! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1005442299504473.1073741840.234697743245603&type=1&l=9bdd7ba90b

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 10:14am EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared National Women's History Museum's photo.
Happy birthday Dorothy Porter Wesley, African American historiographer and librarian

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 11:22pm EDT
It's the internet, not the Internet: http://nyti.ms/25fqVZr

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 12:40pm EDT
ACRL/NY event Talking the Talk Th. June 9th, 5:30pm-7:30pm, CUNY CityTech panelists include PrattSI Debbie L Rabina Registration open https://acrlnyforms.wufoo.com/forms/z8c04qj111v1sf/

Monday, May 23, 2016 at 8:22am EDT
1. misconceptions about analytics 2. data quality is inferior 3. talent shortage 4. measuring the impact of analytics in government is far more complex than in the private sector http://www.governing.com/columns/tech-talk/gov-data-analytics-failure.html

Monday, May 23, 2016 at 8:16am EDT
TED radio hour on deign and great 11min on what designers can learn from nature http://www.npr.org/2016/05/20/478566114/what-can-today-s-designers-learn-from-nature

Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 5:05pm EDT
Detroit public libraries provide Internet to a public where 40% don't otherwise have it. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/technology/unemployed-detroit-residents-are-trapped-by-a-digital-divide.html

Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 4:58pm EDT
Elsevier takeover of SSRN: [publishers] created the mishmash of different and often contradictory rules about open access, classroom use, and collaboration that have plagued us for years. Now that they are beginning to discover “the burgeoning Internet” as a new source of revenue, these so-called “collaborative approach[es]” are really about tightening their grip over every possible purpose an author could have for her work, and making sure that they serve that revenue stream. http://intheopen.net/2016/05/tightening-their-grip/

Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 5:40pm EDT
[audio coming later today] When the library opened, it created a space for non-Muslims and Muslims to exchange ideas. In the 10th century, Pope Sylvester II, known as a prolific scholar, was one of the visitors. And notably it was all made possible because of a woman, Fatima al-Fihri. She was the pious daughter of a wealthy merchant who provided the money to found the mosque, the university and the library. http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/05/21/476045944/the-delicate-task-of-restoring-one-of-the-worlds-oldest-libraries

Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 5:24pm EDT
A collection of Library School course schedules from the 1890s were flattened and encapsulated by Mgmt of Archives Students, and reunited this week with the Pratt Archives after decades of separation.

Friday, May 20, 2016 at 12:54pm EDT
IFLA-FAIFE statement on the continuing detention of the Director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature IFLA is concerned over the targeting of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow. The Director, Natalya Sharina had been arrested and charged on suspicion of inciting hatred or animosity towards a social group by allegedly holding banned books in the Library. Natalya was subsequently arrested, and then placed under house arrest. [see full statement] http://www.ifla.org/node/10488

Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 3:11pm EDT
More on the concern of Elsevier's takeover of SSRN: "Elsevier says that nothing will change at SSRN, but there's good cause to be skeptical: it's like if Monsanto bought out your favorite organic farm co-op. " http://boingboing.net/2016/05/18/elsevier-buys-ssrn.html

Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 8:13am EDT
Online high schools have 40% graduation rates and state funds help enrich for-profit companies http://nyti.ms/23XAObz

Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 8:09am EDT
Brooklyn Museum is joining MoMA and MET in cutting staff http://nyti.ms/23XtrB1

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 7:21pm EDT
President Schutte to step down at end of next academic year. https://www.pratt.edu/news/view/pratt-institute-president-thomas-f.-schutte-announces-he-will-step-down-in

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 5:24pm EDT
From the Archives: Read about Aaron Schwartz's presentation to the school in 2008 http://atom.prattsils.org/index.php/keyword-may-2008-volume-6-no-2

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 10:17pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information with Chris Alen and 4 others at Radio City Music Hall.
Pratt SI faculty wishing our students a happy commencement! Congratulations to Anthony Cocciolo on being awarded Tenure, and to Jessica Hochman and Chris Alen on their promotion to Associate Professor

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 9:21pm EDT
What does Elsevier acquiring SSRN mean for Open Access? Most reactions from academia were quite negative and the Twitterverse is reacting strongly

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 12:57pm EDT
Congratulations Pratt Info School peeps on your graduation! Looking forward to hearing about the continued accomplishments of my fellow alumni.

Monday, May 30, 2016 at 9:15am EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added 44 new photos to the album: #infoshow16 — at Pratt Institute School of Information.
#Infoshow16 (Annual Showcase of Student Work) and Graduation Party, May 17, 2016. Most photographs taken by Chris Alen Sula.

Monday, May 30, 2016 at 1:10pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added 19 new photos to the album: Beta-Phi-Mu Theta Chapter Induction Ceremony — with Irene Lopatovska and Vinette Thomas at Pratt Institute School of Information.
Pratt Institute School of Information’s Alumni Honor Society. Photos by Chris Alen Sula.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 8:33am EDT
Congrats Pratt graduates!

Monday, May 16, 2016 at 9:07am EDT
SILSSA newsletters in PDF format from 2005-2008 have been added to the School’s on-site archives http://atom.prattsils.org/index.php/student-newsletters

Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 12:37pm EDT
Commencement is this Tuesday at Radio City Music Hall - congrats graduates!

Friday, May 13, 2016 at 6:54pm EDT
Museums are catching up

Friday, May 13, 2016 at 12:55pm EDT
Mgmt of Archives students process school records from late 60s to the 80s and add them to the finding aid managed by AtoM (Access to Memory) http://atom.prattsils.org/index.php/school-of-information-records

Friday, May 13, 2016 at 11:56am EDT
Edward Snowden gets a fair trial #infoshow16 Come watch The People v. Edward Snowden, audience acts as jury. Sneak peek of Snowden questioned by the prosecution:

Friday, May 13, 2016 at 11:54am EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added a new video.
Snowden questioned by the prosecution #infoshow16

Friday, May 13, 2016 at 10:31am EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared their photo.
Don't miss #infoshow16, the annual showcase of Pratt School of Information student work on Tuesday May 17 at 5p. More details on the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1724429064500375/

Friday, May 13, 2016 at 8:31am EDT
New graduate reflecting on the profession

Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 6:33pm EDT
Checkout the exhibition on the 6th floor created by Mgmt of Archives students. It discusses the introduction of computing in LIS through the lens of Pratt's Library School.

Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 11:32am EDT
LIS 665 Students curated this very sleek exhibition of architectural photography, based on a collection of photography that was processed and digitized this semester and donated to the Institute in 2012. http://throughthelens-prattsi.weebly.com/

Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 6:30am EDT
Florentine family keeps their archives going for 600 years http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/t-magazine/travel/corsini-family-600-year-archives.html

Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 12:00am EDT
Heading to ALA annual? Come hear Pratt SI alumna and current Library Journal associate news editor Lisa Peet at the Knight News Challenge on Libraries panel, where the winners of the 2016 Challenge will be announced and panelists will discuss some of the transformational change happening in the library field. https://www.eventscribe.com/2016/ala-annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=143110

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 10:37pm EDT
GLBT Historical Society acquires gay home movies. http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-moving-revelations-of-gay-home-movies

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 9:15am EDT
Congratulations to Dr. Cristina Pattuelli who was awarded the 2016 Ella Fitzgerald Foundation-JEN Research Fellowship at the Smithsonian to support the project Women of Jazz: From the Archives to the Web of Jazz Data. Women of Jazz grew out of Linked Jazz — the innovative Linked Open Data project developed at Pratt SI’s Linked Open Data Research Group led by Dr. Pattuelli and Prof. Matt Miller and made up of talented SI students and alumni. The Fellowship will enable Dr. Pattuelli to expand her research on the incredible yet often overlooked contributions of women in jazz. https://cristinapattuelli.com/

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 2:05pm EDT
The primary challenge is moral and goes to the very core of our humanity: What do we owe other people, including people not yet born?..... Today libraries and archives are positioned within higher education as service organizations, not laboratories of discovery.

Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 7:33pm EDT
Librarians for equal funding

Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 4:11pm EDT
It’s a common complaint that we’re awash in data, to the point of nearly drowning. It’s an understandable complaint to have after opening up a Twitter or Facebook feed and attempting to make sense of the deluge. In this issue of the Kernel, we’re looking at archives—how we distribute, save, and make meaning from all that data

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8:01pm EDT
Finished at Grand Army Plaza!

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 8:00pm EDT
Made it to Greenpoint

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 7:59pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information with Chris Alen.
Found alum Jodi Shaw at the Carroll Gardens branch of @bklynlibrary

Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 7:58pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information with Chris Alen and Anthony Cocciolo.
Some pics from our Bike the Branches of the @bklynlibrary outing

Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 3:07pm EDT
the Bill Blass Catalog Room is just about finished, with its lovely ceiling mural replaced as of last week; work on the Rose Main Reading Room, meanwhile, is coming along. Weinshall anticipates that the two rooms will be open to the public again by early fall, well in advance of the original 2017 completion date.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 9:42pm EDT
http://nyti.ms/1roJnzM

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 7:44am EDT
Park across from Stonewall Inn may become site of gay rights national landmark http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/04/us/politics/obama-may-create-monument-to-gay-rights-movement.html

Monday, May 2, 2016 at 1:41pm EDT
Congrats to Pratt SI friend Jim Neal for winning the ALA presidency. Also congrats to recent alum Jodi Shaw for her election as the Coordinator of ALA's Sustainability Round Table http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/04/neal-wins-2017-2018-ala-presidency

Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 12:41pm EDT
Sometimes, it takes a locksmith who knows a butcher for you to be able to make sushi on a Saturday night in Midtown. http://nyti.ms/1TfTXQq

Friday, April 29, 2016 at 6:15pm EDT
Whitman’s words, part of a nearly 47,000-word journalistic series called “Manly Health and Training,” were lost for more than 150 years, buried in an obscure newspaper that survived only in a handful of libraries. The series was uncovered last summer by a graduate student, who came across a fleeting reference to it in a digitized newspaper database and then tracked down the full text on microfilm.

Friday, April 29, 2016 at 1:31pm EDT
Alum Deimosa Webber-Bey blogs on her first ALA convention, librarian-ing at Scholastic, & the future of libraries... http://oomscholasticblog.com/podcast/librarians-making-hearts-large-through-story

Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 8:40pm EDT
SI alumna Jenny Ferretti's LibGuide on Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' and Information Resources

Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 11:36am EDT
New school name means time for new t-shirts!

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 3:34pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added an event.
Bike the Branches of the Brooklyn Public Library with Team Pratt School of Information on May 7, 2016! Students, alums, faculty/staff and friends are invited to join. We will be meeting at noon at the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza. We will bike into Park Slope, swing into Red Hook/Carroll Gardens area, and then into Brooklyn Heights, and take a break in Greenpoint. We will swing south, and time permitting hitting branches on the way, ending at the Central Branch 3pm block party. To join, please register on the Bike the Branches website: http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/ ($20 - use the individual adult registration rather than the team registration). Also, the first 20 registrants get a free team Pratt SI T-shirt on the day of the event. To let us know that you are joining Team Pratt SI, please provide us your name, email and T-Shirt size here: http://bit.ly/1qC3Pg0 Don't have a bike? Checkout the bike rental options available at the Central Branch on the BTB website. Remember to bring: - cash to buy snacks from food vendors - helmet is absolutely necessary! - bring a bike lock if you don't want to keep an eye on your bike at the block party - remember to bike safely (use bike lanes, follow traffic rules, avoid dangerous spots) Best, Anthony Cocciolo & Monica Maceli (BTB co-coordinators)

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 3:06pm EDT
Bike the Branches of the Brooklyn Public Library with Team Pratt School of Information on May 7, 2016! Students, alums, faculty/staff and friends are invited to join. We will be meeting at noon at the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza. We will bike into Park Slope, swing into Red Hook/Carroll Gardens area, and then into Brooklyn Heights, and take a break in Greenpoint. We will swing south, and time permitting hitting branches on the way, ending at the Central Branch 3pm block party. To join, please register on the Bike the Branches website: http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/ ($20 - use the individual adult registration rather than the team registration). Also, the first 20 registrants get a free team Pratt SI T-shirt on the day of the event. To let us know that you are joining Team Pratt SI, please provide us your name, email and T-Shirt size here: http://bit.ly/1qC3Pg0 Don't have a bike? Checkout the bike rental options available at the Central Branch on the BTB website. Remember to bring: - cash to buy snacks from food vendors - helmet is absolutely necessary! - bring a bike lock if you don't want to keep an eye on your bike at the block party - remember to bike safely (use bike lanes, follow traffic rules, avoid dangerous spots) Best, Anthony Cocciolo & Monica Maceli (BTB co-coordinators)

Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 7:08pm EDT
Librarian Abdel Kader Haidara organized and oversaw a secret plot to smuggle 350,000 medieval manuscripts out of Timbuktu.

Friday, April 22, 2016 at 4:25pm EDT
Tulips on Bklyn campus

Friday, April 22, 2016 at 4:21pm EDT
https://www.pratt.edu/news/view/pratt-to-divest-from-its-investments-in-fossil-fuels

Friday, April 22, 2016 at 2:51pm EDT
Checkout our fellowships for continuing students to do projects at these great institutions https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/grant-scholarship-internship/

Friday, April 22, 2016 at 10:34am EDT
We are pleased to announce our fellowship opportunities for continuing students to work on projects at: Metropolitan Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Frick, MoMA, Guggenheim, Columbia University, Brooklyn Historical Society, American Museum of Natural History, and Brooklyn College! https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/grant-scholarship-internship/ The application deadline is Monday, May 9, 2016 at 5pm EST!

Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 9:46pm EDT
Congrats to recent alum Ian Post who accepted the position as University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at Salisbury University in Maryland (Ian pictured to the right of Pratt archivist Paul Schlotthauer). Photo from http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/03/10/throwback-thursday-five-cool-historical-treasures-pratt-institute-archives/

Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 3:24pm EDT
The pettiness of Harvard Law Review reaches a new low

Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 11:28am EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added an event.
#infoshow16 is the annual showcase and celebration of Pratt School of Information student work. #infoshow16 is modeled as a professional event with panel presentations, talks, poster presentations, demos, and more. #infoshow16 is an opportunity to share all of the work that students have completed over the past year with fellow students, their families, friends, and the New York professional community. It is an occasion to celebrate the School’s accomplishments and achievements. Student Show and Conference: 5–7 PM, Reception: 7–9 PM Please RSVP to silssa.pratt@gmail.com or 212.647.7682.

Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 10:25am EDT
Congratulations to Polly Cancro, Rose Kernochan and Heather Seminelli for having their articles accepted/published by the Serials Librarian journal! Cancro, Polly (Published online Apr. 2016). Information Equity and the Digital Divide. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0361526X.2016.1157424?journalCode=wser20 Kernochan, Rose (2016, accepted). Fundraising in American Public Libraries: An Overview. Serials Librarian. 71:2 Seminelli, Heather H. (2016, accepted). Professional Librarian? Serials Librarian. All three papers were written last semester for LIS 651: Introduction to Information Professions. Hope we will see their work at the #infoshow16!

Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 8:39am EDT
50 year anniversary of the "Sip In", which looked to pave the way for homosexuals to be served in NYC bars. It happened at Julius bar, a short walk from PMC. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/nyregion/before-the-stonewall-riots-there-was-the-sip-in.html

Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 8:22am EDT
Thanks @markbschlemmer for this great pic of our building.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 9:56am EDT
Happening today

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 9:40pm EDT
Voting irregularities in Brooklyn: did anyone have trouble casting their vote? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/new-york-voters-face-problems-at-the-polls.html

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 1:13pm EDT
The Supreme Court’s brief order left in place an appeals court decision that the project was a “fair use” of the authors’ work, ending a legal saga that had lasted more than a decade. http://nyti.ms/26aDxCo

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 1:01pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Brooklyn Public Library's photo.
Go Brooklyn Public!

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 11:57am EDT
Creators had to imagine what the future of education could look like, with museums playing a leading role:

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 9:40am EDT
Speakeasy tonight with Profs. Hochman & Sula. http://sable.madmimi.com/click?id=5465.943.713.1.8c06b3e89a34da3c23f156e1091f06be&p=eyJ7e21pbWktc2lnbmF0dXJlfX0iOiIxMzA4MDUxMzItODE5NTAxMDMyOC1lYWFjNmRjNjI0MTdlMzJjMTM0N2U5YjgwZTUxYTQwNjliZmU4YmY5Iiwie3tlbWFpbElkfX0iOiI5NDMifQ==

Monday, April 18, 2016 at 1:25pm EDT
Bike the Branches of the Brooklyn Public Library with Team Pratt School of Information on May 7, 2016! Students, alums, faculty/staff and friends are invited to join. Enjoy a fun-filled day of biking and get your Branch Passport stamped at as many branches as you can visit. Throughout the day, stop in at our branches to recharge, eat snacks, and chat with the local branch folks. Team Pratt SI will be meeting at a TBD location and a TBD time. To join, please register on the Bike the Branches website: http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/ ($20 - use the individual adult registration rather than the team registration). Also, the first 20 registrants get a free team Pratt SI T-shirt on the day of the event. To let us know that you are joining Team Pratt SI, please provide us your name, email and T-Shirt size here: http://bit.ly/1qC3Pg0 Don't have a bike? Checkout the bike rental options on the BPL Bike-the-Branches website. Best, Anthony Cocciolo & Monica Maceli (BTB co-coordinators)

Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 9:59pm EDT
Prof. Maceli presents on the uses of the Raspberry Pi for LAMs at Maker Day

Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 11:15am EDT
Students, leave your laptops at home, "it turns out there are still advantages to doing things the old-fashioned way"

Friday, April 15, 2016 at 7:58pm EDT
SI students Molly Seegers & Katherine Palm present posters at MARAC in Pittsburgh (Mid-Atlantic Archives Conference)

Friday, April 15, 2016 at 2:33pm EDT
“Librarians are who we are because we love both answers and questions; it’s a pleasure to share what we know, and even more fun to get the chance to learn something new while finding an answer to someone’s question,” she added .”I think it would be especially cool if seeing some buzz about a librarian on Twitter and Facebook reminds people to share some love with their local librarians.”

Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 5:27pm EDT
Recognized as a pioneer in the field of digital humanities, he is the co-founder of the first peer-reviewed electronic journal in the humanities, Postmodern Culture.

Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 1:37pm EDT
DPLA and Europeana launch RightsStatements.org, which provides rights statements that cultural heritage institutions worldwide can use to communicate to users what they can or cannot do with the objects they discover. http://rightsstatements.org/en/

Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:13am EDT
What do revenues have to do with declining use? Possibly everything. In 2012, the IMLS’s yearly report examined whether more people use public libraries after they receive more public investment. In a word, yes:

Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 7:57am EDT
New HBO documentary on Robert Mapplethorpe includes many points of interest, such as a part on his time at Pratt, an extensive look at his artistic works and archival collections (letters, sound recordings, video recordings), new interviews with friends/lovers, and more. http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/mapplethorpe-look-at-the-pictures

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:47pm EDT
Mgmt of Archives & Special Collections students encapsulate oversized 19th century School records

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 11:37am EDT
Ouch.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10:03am EDT
Digital Archives students working on getting an architectural photo collection processed, digitized & exhibited.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10:00am EDT
Digital Archives students Hannah, Jana, Shirra & Eugene working on their digitization workflows

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 12:12pm EDT
Prof. Cocciolo getting equipment together for the Fall Moving Image & Sound Archives class, like this vintage U-Matic VTR

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 10:30am EDT
Who doesn’t remember the magic of libraries, where new wonders awaited on each shelf, ready to take young minds to far-off places? http://nyti.ms/25WLMll

Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 7:15am EDT
Black Lives Matter Teach-in, April 8-9, 2016 Pratt Institute Brooklyn Campus https://blacklivesmatterpratt.com/teachin/

Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 6:43am EDT
Maker & Game Fair at Pratt - April 17th 12- 4 pm https://madmimi.com/p/d63d87

Friday, April 8, 2016 at 7:28pm EDT
Prof @acocciolo brushing up on his Northern civil rights knowledge for the Digital Archives class in the Fall

Friday, April 8, 2016 at 11:27am EDT
Nice local article from Missouri on diversity in YA literature.

Friday, April 8, 2016 at 7:41am EDT
2015 Ithaka S+R survey finds in INCREASE in preference for print over e-books compared to 2012 study: ... a higher share of respondents now prefer print formats for five of the six monograph use cases than they did three years ago, alongside an across the board decrease in the share that finds it easier to perform the activities in digital format. Reading cover to cover in depth was the one behavior that hardly changed at all. http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2016/04/04/an-e-only-monograph/

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 10:24pm EDT
Funding cuts to UC Berkeley impact archival project https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10154122570739182&id=11249119181

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 9:22am EDT
Alum Rosemary Davis receives scholarship to attend Rare Book School http://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/announcing-our-2016-rare-book-school-scholarship-winner

Monday, April 4, 2016 at 2:40pm EDT
The fact the government is making so much data publicly available, he added, is fueling creative work like Data USA. http://nyti.ms/25GcUoJ

Monday, April 4, 2016 at 10:56am EDT
Found in the archives - a 2007 article about then Tech Tutor Josh Hadro, now a professor and deputy director of NYPL labs

Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 7:28am EDT
Patent application for Wright Brothers airplane found after being lost for 36 years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/lost-plans-for-wright-brothers-flying-machine-found-after-36-years/2016/04/02/e526fd56-f6b2-11e5-9804-537defcc3cf6_story.html

Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 2:01pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Society of American Archivists at Pratt Institute's photo.
SAA@Pratt Career Panel today!

Friday, April 1, 2016 at 12:59pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information added 14 new photos to the album: School of Information Facilities — at Pratt Institute School of Information.
Photographs of the Pratt School of Information facilities.

Friday, April 1, 2016 at 9:22am EDT
Pratt SI alum Jess deCourcy Hinds (Bard HS Early College Queens) takes the cover of School Library Journal http://www.slj.com/2016/03/programs/the-buddy-system-everyone-gains-when-kids-read-together/

Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 5:13pm EDT
Conservation time!

Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 7:47am EDT
Diary from member of Hitler's inner circle is found http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/books/tracking-an-elusive-diary-from-hitlers-inner-circle.html

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 7:48pm EDT
Getting together the removable media for the Pratt School of Information born-digital archives project this summer in the class Projects in Digital Archives

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 3:01pm EDT
Get ready to Bike the Branches: http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/?utm_source=enews&utm_medium=email&utm_content=registration&utm_campaign=BtB-2016

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 3:10pm EDT
Gothamist story about the Green-Wood cemetery archives + digitization project http://gothamist.com/2016/03/24/greenwood_archives.php

Monday, March 28, 2016 at 9:03pm EDT
"Jason R. Baron, a former director of litigation at the National Archives and Records Administration, told the Senate Judiciary Committee last year he believed that Clinton’s server ran afoul of the rules. In a memo to the committee, Baron wrote that 'the setting up of and maintaining a private email network as the sole means to conduct official business by email, coupled with the failure to timely return email records into government custody, amounts to actions plainly inconsistent with the federal recordkeeping laws.'" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/how-clintons-email-scandal-took-root/2016/03/27/ee301168-e162-11e5-846c-10191d1fc4ec_story.html

Monday, March 28, 2016 at 7:01pm EDT
Congrats to student Amanda Belantara who worked on the "Archives of Sound" exhibition opening this week at NYPL Performing Arts http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2016/03/08/archives-sound-opening-celebration

Monday, March 28, 2016 at 1:05pm EDT
Archives Career Panel: The Path to Professional Practice When: Saturday, April 2nd 12:00-1:30pm Where: PMC Room 609 RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1f72o7y7PrkUlHGCnR8t6iN4o6HHhP24xawfdmqBAfEk/viewform Please join SAA@Pratt in welcoming four Pratt SI alumni working as New York City archives professionals in museum and library domains for a panel discussion about their paths to professional archival work, making the most of Pratt archives curriculum, and other practical advice for aspiring archivists. The event will be a one-hour moderated session with questions for the panelists, followed by a 1/2 hour open Q&A. Snacks and coffee provided. The panelists: Diana Bowers Archivist, Brooklyn Public Library Tara Hart Archives Manager, Whitney Museum of American Art Susan Malsbury Digital Archivist, New York Public Library Rossy Mendez Audiovisual Project Archivist, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum We hope to see you there! Your SAA@Pratt Officers, Megan De Armond, Chief Coordinator J.E. Molly Seegers, Events & Public Relations Coordinator Hannah Sistrunk, Secretary J.B. Henry, Treasurer

Monday, March 28, 2016 at 12:59pm EDT
New course for Fall 2016 LIS 697-03 Content Strategy Tuesday, 6:30pm @PMC (Room 612) Bulletin Description Sitting at the intersection of business strategy, technology, user experience design, branding, communications, and publishing, the discipline of content strategy examines the purpose behind content in all manifestations and how that content supports business, institutional, organizational, and user goals. Once solely the province of website development, content strategy has rapidly evolved and now encompasses a much broader set of considerations to addresses content creation, publication, distribution, and governance across all communications channels within an organization, especially the interplay among digital, social, and traditional (i.e. “print”) media. Designed for information professionals from a variety of backgrounds and specialties, this course will provide students with a broad and solid understanding of the discipline of content strategy. Through a comprehensive and robust series of readings, exercises, simulations, assignments, and discussions, students will gain practical experience in creating and working with the tools, techniques, principles, and processes of content strategy. Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Understand the principles of content strategy, their origin (e.g., traditional marketing communications, organizational positioning, publishing, information science, and user experience), and their role in delivering systemic and sustained value to an organization. Explain and demonstrate how content – and content strategy – can be employed to support the delivery of business, organizational, and user goals in both digital and traditional communications and information programs. Apply the tools, techniques, principles, and processes of the discipline develop a basic content strategy program that addresses – and helps solve for – the challenges that organizations face in their particular marketplace contexts. Articulate how developments in technology (e.g. mobile, responsive design), delivery channels (e.g. native web, apps, social media), and user information consumption behaviors (e.g. browsers vs. searchers, mobile-only vs. multi-device activities) are influencing the how organizations launch, extend, or integrate a content strategy program within their current business operations. About the Instructor Christopher Collette is a digital strategist specializing in content, user experience, and cross-channel program management. In a career spanning more than 20 years across both corporate and consulting roles, he has led digital marketing and content strategy programs for leading corporations and organizations. Previously, Christopher taught strategic communications for 12 years at Pratt Institute in both its Design Management and Arts and Cultural Management master's degree programs. He has delivered guest lectures, seminars, and webinars on content strategy and digital leadership at leading industry events and forums, as well as other leading academic institutions including Columbia University, New York University, and the School of Visual Arts.

Friday, March 25, 2016 at 6:44pm EDT
St. John's DLISSA, our ALA Student Chapter, is hosting a Student Research Symposium on April 23rd at our Manhattan campus! We are inviting students from all NYC-area LIS schools to attend and share their work, and we hope that the awesome Pratt School of Information students will come and show off their work. Proposals for presentations, panels, and poster session are welcome to sjudlissa@gmail.com. Thanks!

Friday, March 25, 2016 at 3:35pm EDT
Congrats to Prof. Cucchiara at Green-Wood Cemetery. He received a grant from the NEH for: Gone But Not Forgotten: Digitizing the 177 Year-Old Legacy of New York City's Green-Wood Cemetery A planning project to catalog and digitize archival records of New York City's historic Green-Wood Cemetery, the site of 570,000 burials dating from c.1838 to the present. http://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2016-03-23

Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 6:52pm EDT
New course for Fall 2106 - Identity and Culturally Responsive Practice (LIS 697-05) Monday, 6:30pm @PMC with Prof. Jessica Hochman This course will cover intersectionality, or overlapping identity categories, and their impact on social, cultural and professional interactions. Discussions will cover ways that identity categories impact experiences and work in libraries, archives, and cultural heritage institutions, as well as the ways in which work in these spaces produces knowledge. Students will develop cross-cultural competence necessary to work in diverse environments where all identities are welcome, and individuals’ needs are met. Topics such as feminist theory, culturally responsive pedagogy, the production of identities, queering library practices (archiving, cataloging), subcultural literacy practices, and issues of identity and power in cyberspace will be covered. Course work will culminate in the development of an intervention that promotes dialogue, equity and critical practice.

Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 5:42pm EDT
Look what just opened 2 blocks from campus at 7th Ave & 16th St. How fancy!

Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 12:13am EDT
The 3 NYC public library directors discuss funding needs on NY1 http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/inside-city-hall/2016/03/23/ny1-online--public-library-presidents-discuss-funding.html

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 9:53pm EDT
Vintage 1962 bulletin found in the archives

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 6:00pm EDT
Pratt SI alum Rachel Skinner O'Neil and the great work she does at NYPL Inwood Library Launches Bilingual Literacy Program at Local Pre-Ks http://dnain.fo/1pIn1Je

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 5:17pm EDT
Our new M.S. in Data Analytics & Visualization launches this fall. Apply now! Questions? E-mail Prof. Chris Alen Sula csula@pratt.edu. https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/degrees/data-analytics-and-visualization-m.s/

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 4:13pm EDT
SAVE THE DATE! When: Saturday, April 2nd 12:00-1:30pm Where: PMC Room 609 Please join SAA@Pratt in welcoming four Pratt SI alumni working as New York City archival professionals in museum and library domains for a panel discussion about their paths to professional archival work, making the most of Pratt archives curriculum, and other practical advice for aspiring archivists. The event will be a one-hour moderated session with questions for the panelists, followed by a 1/2 hour open Q&A. Snacks and coffee provided. Sign up here! The panelists: Diana Bowers Archivist, Brooklyn Public Library Tara Hart Archives Manager, Whitney Museum of American Art Susan Malsbury Digital Archivist at NYPL Rossy Mendez Audiovisual Project Archivist, Guggenheim Museum

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 2:56pm EDT
Our new M.S. in Information Experience Design launches this fall. Apply now! Questions about the program? Email Prof. Craig MacDonald cmacdona@pratt.edu. https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/degrees/information-experience-design-m.s/

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 11:25am EDT
Come tonight to learn about the Linked Jazz project http://sable.madmimi.com/click?id=5465.934.653.1.7fec834177b2e66b17c66719a6203543&p=eyJ7e21pbWktc2lnbmF0dXJlfX0iOiIxMzAwNzI2MjUtODE5NTAxMDMyOC1jM2ZjYjhjNWIwMWVkMmE3MTQyM2MxOWEyMTFmZWJlOThlNjQ2MjUwIiwie3tzYWJsZS1lbWFpbC1pZH19IjoiOTM0In0=

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 9:38pm EDT
Projects in Digital Archives students working on an architectural photography archiving project.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 3:25pm EDT
16mm Green Week Film Screening: This Was Brooklyn! Brooklyn Promotional Films of the 1970s Wednesday, Apr 06, 2016 2:00 PM—3:30 PM Location: Alumni Reading Room, Pratt Library, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn Campus Join Ron Shiffman (Professor, Graduate Center for Planning) and Caitlin Cahill (Assistant Professor, Urban Geography) to screen and discuss a selection of 16mm films from the collection of the Pratt Institute Libraries promoting Brownstone Brooklyn and the “Back to City” movement of the late sixties and early seventies, following white flight. Together we will engage critical questions of displacement of working class and communities of color both in times of disinvestment and abandonment, and in times of reinvestment and gentrification, that continue to the present day. Bring a Lunch! Cookies and Coffee will be served.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 12:56pm EDT
The LAST E-Portfolio workshop of the semester is tonight at 6p. https://www.pratt.edu/academics/information/sils-eportfolio/

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 12:54pm EDT
{Let’s get Digital} NDSR-NY 2016 Preservation Week Symposium WHAT: A day of digital preservation panels and workshops, as part of A.R.T.’s Preservation Week WHEN: April 28, 2016 from 9 AM to 6 PM WHERE: Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 WHO: Digital preservation practitioners, students, and anyone hoping to learn more about digital preservation! http://www.nycarchivists.org/event-2140700

Monday, March 21, 2016 at 6:59pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information at Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
Profs. Lopatovska & Sula with SILSSA president Sarah Hackney presenting at the iConference 16 in Philadelphia http://ischools.org/the-iconference/

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 4:58pm EDT
"...art isn’t just about objects — it’s about ideas, histories and ethical philosophies that [viewers] may have a stake in, and an opinion about. It seems to me that one point of museum programming is to get people to think, as opposed to endlessly snapping selfies." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/arts/design/making-museums-moral-again.html

Friday, March 18, 2016 at 5:43pm EDT
SI students and faculty present next week at the iConference 2016 in Philadelphia. Presentations include: Design principles for developing visual literacy applications for pre-K children Irene Lopatovska, Rachel Skinner-O'Neill, Andrew Ward, Erin Barsan, Ayana Mbaye Mapping Biases in Baseball Tales: The Black Sox Scandal Sarah E Hackney Visualizing Identities in LIS Literature Sarah Hackney, Dinah Handel, Bianca Hezekiah, Cassie Hickman, Jessica Hochman, Amy Lau, Chris Alen Sula, Margie Ticknor, Ruojing Zhang https://www.conftool.com/iConference2016/index.php?page=browseSessions&search=pratt

Friday, March 18, 2016 at 11:05am EDT
New Course: LIS 697 Database Design & Development with Prof. Monica Maceli Database applications serve a vital role in today's information world, providing structured storage, access, and retrieval of organizational data. This course will explore the principles and practices of database design, implementation, and management. An emphasis will be placed on the social, technological and organizational needs in database design. Course topics include: entity-relationship models, relational database models, normalization, structured query language (SQL), transaction management, physical database design, and security and privacy. Students will be given extensive hands-on experiences with current database management technologies. Course Goals & Objectives The goals of this course are to: • Gain a broad understanding of the role and function of databases in information organizations • Build knowledge of data and database technical concepts and terminology • Provide practical hands-on experience with designing and developing databases Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to: • Describe fundamental data and database concepts • Design databases using data modeling and data normalization techniques • Create and manage databases using popular database management system products • Identify and solve problems by constructing database queries using Structured Query Language(SQL) • Implement database security, backup, and recovery measures • Explain and identify trends in future database management systems

Friday, March 18, 2016 at 11:04am EDT
Fall 2016 Course: Art Documentation

Friday, March 18, 2016 at 11:03am EDT
Fall 2016 Course: Information & Human Rights

Friday, March 18, 2016 at 11:03am EDT
Fall 2016 Course: E-Government Information & Users

Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 6:32pm EDT
Mark your calendars - #infoshow16 is May 17 5-9pm. https://www.pratt.edu/events/single/?id=46887

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 10:21pm EDT
Dr. Debbie Rabina's courses Fall 2016: http://wp.me/pMIOW-eF

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 4:13pm EDT
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University's video.
Welcome Amber from the Berkman Center: a Wordpress plugin to auto-save the links in my blog posts!! Kind of like Zotero but seems easier to use within Wordpress. https://www.facebook.com/BerkmanCenter/videos/10156688630605173/?fref=nf

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 4:06pm EDT
ASIST@Pratt Panel: Pratt Alums in the field - Monday March 21st 11:30-2 in Rm 611 https://madmimi.com/p/89bd57?fe=1&pact=930-130072254-8195010328-fd6aa9a6123da67fa9dbcbfabe908f3ab2561417

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 2:15pm EDT
MSLIS '07 alum Jed Winokur presented with Pratt Career Achievement Award by Dean Giannini

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 1:33pm EDT
Celebration Freedom of Information, March 16, James Madison's b'day http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/govinfo/opengov/freedomofinfo

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 1:29pm EDT
Excel for diversity: http://nyti.ms/1Xt8yeA

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 10:53am EDT
The Fall and Summer 2016 Course Offerings are now available online https://webadvisor.pratt.edu:8443/

Monday, March 14, 2016 at 11:13pm EDT
Therapy dogs come to the Pratt Library!

Monday, March 14, 2016 at 8:35pm EDT
Dean Giannini endorses Jim Neal for ALA president, citing his commitment to ALA and to libraries: I write to you, as the Dean of the Pratt School of Information, to express my support for Jim Neal in the upcoming ALA elections for President. Importantly, Jim has demonstrated over many years his dedication to LIS education and his support for academic quality, and research through his forward-looking and innovative work as leader in the information field. At this critical juncture in LIS education, Jim Neal is the leader we need. I strongly encourage you to vote for Jim Neal for ALA president. He will bring his extensive experience, expertise, creative and forward thinking, sense of humor, and passionate commitment to the Association, the profession and libraries of all types to this important role. His vision and action plan as president aligns well with the strategic initiatives of ALA. As he states in his campaign statement, now is the time for an outward view, and not an inward focus for ALA. ALA helps us to better engage and empower our communities. ALA enables us to be more effective agents of innovative and positive change. ALA leads the profession to translate a commitment to diversity into impactful actions for inclusion. ALA puts us at the tables where the futures of our communities, our nation, and our world are being debated. This is Jim's powerful message which I endorse. Jim will bring to the post of ALA president a strong record of involvement in the work of the Association, its executive board, council, committees, divisions and round tables, its finances and its fundraising, as well as leadership role in many other national and international library organizations. He has provided successful direction of large and complex library systems. He will bring a career devoted to the mentoring of the new and mid-career librarian, and to a more diverse and inclusive profession. He will bring experience as a spokesperson for libraries of all types, academic, public, school, special, in local, national and global forums, working with the press, testifying before congressional committees, state legislatures and international groups on policy issues, and on the continuing relevance and impact of the library and the library professional. He takes very seriously his professional voice, in his teaching, conference presentations, writing, and service to the profession. He is committed to an ALA built on ethics, core values, conversation and transparency. To quote from several of the endorsements on his campaign web site (jimneal.org): Jim is a born leader, his commitment and warmth inspires others to work hard to resolve issues. He has an amazing record of accomplishments and accolades that will stand the test of time in our profession. He has the experience and vision to be an incredible leader for the Association. Above all, Jim will be an ALA president who connects with members on a personal “we are in this together" level. Jim is always a great source of insight and encouragement. He cares for you as a person, and his appreciation of your work is always evident. Jim fords difficult issues with grace and diplomacy. Sincerely, Tula

Monday, March 14, 2016 at 5:40pm EDT
Prof. Cocciolo publishes an article on archiving email: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/RMJ-04-2015-0014 Pre-print available on his website: http://www.thinkingprojects.org/email_records_mgmt_preprint2.pdf

Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 3:43pm EDT
"Elsevier, like other journal publishers, pays nothing to acquire researchers’ studies. Moreover, publishers don’t pay for the volunteer peer reviewers or editors. But they charge those same researchers, reviewers and editors, not to mention the public, whose tax dollars most likely funded the study in the first place, to read the resulting articles." http://nyti.ms/1QUjOga

Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8:27am EST
A special hour on the publishing industry and the resurgence of print--from Amazon’s flirtation with brick-and-mortar bookstores to the success of wholesale suppliers shilling books by the foot as decorative objects. Plus, South Korea’s well-funded quest for a Nobel Prize in Literature, the subversive history of adult coloring books, and more. http://www.onthemedia.org/story/on-the-media-2016-03-11/

Friday, March 11, 2016 at 6:11am EST
Pratt alums, students and faculty attend and present at ARLIS Annual Meeting in Seattle, including: Alums: Millie Fullmer, Visual Resources Curator Assistant, Vanderbilt University Dana Hart, The Metropolitan Museum of Art William Bleuer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sumitra Duncan, Frick Art Reference Library Siân Evans, ArtStor Kim Loconto, Brooklyn Museum Walter Schlect, Goethe Institut New York Students: Sarah Hamerman and Molly Seegers Faculty: Ken Soehner, Visiting Professor & Metropolitan Museum of Art Johanna Bauman, Visiting Assistant Professor & Pratt Institute Libraries http://www.arlisna-vra.org/seattle2016/program.php (Sorry if we left you off!)

Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 9:02pm EST
Take the NYPL Spelling Bee Challange! Chalange! Challenge! http://pages.email.nypl.org/spellingbeequiznotimer2016.

Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 10:59am EST
Prof. Monica Maceli presents at Code4Lib in Philly http://2016.code4lib.org/What-does-it-take-to-get-a-job-these-days-Analyzing-jobscode4liborg-data-to-understand-current-technology-skillsets

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 10:19pm EST
Students Mariaelena & Kolbe look thru the Pratt Institute Archives in LIS 625 Mgmt of Archives & Special Collections.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 11:49am EST
Congratulations to PrattSI lecturer Emily Drabinski on the publication of her article: Becoming Librarians, Becoming Teachers: Kairos and Professional Identity https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/canadian_journal_of_information_and_library_science/v040/40.1.drabinski.html

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 7:18am EST
Art galleries starting to provide direct funds for museum exhibitions, which could lead to a conflict of interest. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/07/arts/design/art-galleries-face-pressure-to-fund-museum-shows.html

Monday, March 7, 2016 at 11:44am EST
ASIST@Pratt Speakeasy Tonight https://madmimi.com/p/eee757?fe=1&pact=927-130030991-8195010328-f8a426969c66cef5dd604c00244b53ded7b727f2

Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 6:33pm EST
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/05/news/economy/cia-job-librarian/index.html

Friday, March 4, 2016 at 11:34pm EST
Did you know can checkout 16mm films and projectors from the Pratt Bklyn Library?

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 4:46pm EST
Coming THIS fall. The catalog room will re-emerge looking better than it has in generations. http://nyti.ms/1RGjFPN

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 11:31am EST
Last December, in the tradition of Internet activism, they released the data to the world, allowing anyone to download the information for free and create their own copies with 3-D printers. http://nyti.ms/1REvMwy

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 8:16am EST
Bob Dylan's archive acquired for $15-20 million dollars by University of Tulsa with funds from Kaiser foundation. The archive was valued at $60 million dollars. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/arts/music/bob-dylans-secret-archive.html

Monday, February 29, 2016 at 8:03pm EST
The foundation’s new policy essentially opens the gates to all but patently commercial uses of Rauschenberg images, making clear that it wants the images to flow freely under the fair use exemptions to federal copyright law. http://nyti.ms/1TEjcPX

Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 3:55pm EST
Working on a team project? Some good advice here. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html

Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 12:20pm EST
The maps will be notable for another reason, too: If they’re accurate, they’ll signal the arrival of a new, AI-aided age of cartography. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/02/facebook-makes-a-new-map-of-everyone-in-the-world/470487/

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 4:52pm EST
An ode to the freewheeling energy of the New York Public Library’s Mid-Manhattan branch.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 3:00pm EST
President Obama plans to nominate Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of Congress. She would become the first African-American and first woman to hold the position. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/24/president-obama-announces-his-intent-nominate-carla-d-hayden-librarian

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 10:57am EST
Obamas, in collaboration with DPLA and NYPL, among others, announce an open children's e-book initiative. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/02/23/now-available-library-opportunity

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 10:18am EST
Pratt Alumni achievement awards to honor Jed Winkour, MSLIS 2007 and Senior Archive Manager at Coach https://www.pratt.edu/partnerships-and-giving/alumni/events-programs/alumni-achievement-awards/ More on Jed: http://www.ruemag.com/editors-picks/interviews/jed-winokur

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 8:48am EST
Meet the new ACRL/Arts chair Kai Alexis Smith, Pratt SI alumna, and perhaps respond to her call for committee members: https://acrlarts.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/news-from-acrl-arts-chair-kai-alexis/

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 11:10pm EST
"The world of information is more Gothic than its believers believe, because it is ghostly, silhouette-like, deprived of human sentience. If we actually believe that the project of education is to enrich our students’ lives, then I submit that the Humanities are on the right side of the aisle, whatever paychecks they do or do not deliver." http://nyti.ms/1TwCff8

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 1:12pm EST
CUNY librarians are feeling the effects as well http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2016/02/8591574/cuny-feels-effects-worsening-relationship-cuomo

Monday, February 22, 2016 at 8:07pm EST
Libraries have wi-fi and homework help and a little more to offer than a fast-food place, but what can we do to make this known? http://nyti.ms/1RiToqy

Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 3:01pm EST
ASIS&T makes a statement about the ALA Accreditation Process. https://www.asist.org/asist-position-statement-on-the-ala-accreditation-process/

Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 8:35am EST
Congratulations to PrattSI alumna Freya Yost on the publication of her article in IFLA Journal. The articles was originally written for LIS 611: Information Policies and Polities. http://ifl.sagepub.com/content/42/1/5?etoc

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 9:32pm EST
Congrats to student Megan De Armond on receiving the NYLA Dewey Scholarship!

Monday, February 15, 2016 at 2:59pm EST
ASIST@Pratt Faculty Speakeasy with Emily Drabinski, Monday Feb 22nd at 6pm in Room 610 https://madmimi.com/p/28b947?fe=1&pact=913-129789041-8191862612-f0ccd6494464cfb4dc24beb826eed42ab465014e

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 11:36pm EST
This growing emphasis in classrooms on group projects and other interactive arrangements can be challenging for introverted students who tend to perform better when they’re working independently and in more subdued environments. Comprising anywhere from one third to about half of the population, introverts sometimes appear shy, depressed, or antisocial, when that’s not always the case. http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/09/introverts-at-school-overlook/407467/

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 9:49am EST
the good news is that the indies are quietly resurging across the nation, registering a growth of over 30 percent since 2009 and sales that were up around 10 percent last year, according to the American Booksellers Association, the indies’ main organization with more than 2,200 stores. http://nyti.ms/20tsPBi

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 8:58am EST
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Richard Norman's photo.

Friday, February 12, 2016 at 12:01pm EST
The show Coded_Couture is worth peeking in on, which looks at embedding information in clothes.

Friday, February 12, 2016 at 10:20am EST
Dual degree student Jacky Connolly (MFA Digital Arts + MSLIS) interviewed for Rhizome. She even mentions her work in LIS: "... I have definitely been informed by my LIS education. For Basement Puzzles/Rune Rooms, I initially created a database diagram of rooms and the virtual objects contained therein. My dual-degrees have often connected in this way, I was learning about database models while studying Lev Manovich’s database cinema. If you envision virtual places and sites of action as a cinematic database, a film moves away from a traditional, linear narrative structure: relational databases contain a large list of items with no imposed order." http://rhizome.org/editorial/2016/feb/05/artist-profile-jacky-connolly/

Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2:10pm EST
In his final years, Donovan [Tom Hanks] was President of Pratt Institute. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3682448/

Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 10:19am EST
SI faculty, students and alums present, attend and help organize NYC Digital Humanities Week. http://dhweek.nycdh.org/

Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 7:42am EST
British Parliament to stop writing laws to parchment and moving to paper. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/world/europe/critics-ruffled-as-parliament-turns-the-page-on-parchment.html

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 11:18pm EST
http://arts.mit.edu/events-visit/mcdermott/residency-2/future-of-the-library/

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 3:58pm EST
SI alum Rossy Mendez on providing born-digital records access at Princeton's Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library https://saaers.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/ensuring-born-digital-access-at-the-seeley-g-mudd-manuscript-library/

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 3:23pm EST
[the community] viewed the terminations as retribution against faculty members who had opposed the president. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/02/09/the-controversy-at-mount-st-marys-goes-national-after-professors-are-fired/

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 2:17pm EST
"Every person, including every poor person, should be able to cite the law. Imprisoned litigants, pro se litigants, legal clinics, small law firms and solo practitioners — all of them need better access to our system of legal citation if the law is to work for them and for their clients. And that means free access. #BabyBlue will cost $0.00." http://wpo.st/voVA1 #HackAPA

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 9:41am EST
Pratt Institute School of Information updated their cover photo.
Building facade - 144 W. 14th St., New York, NY.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 9:25am EST
Pratt SI students digitized an interview with Violette Verdy in Fall 2013, who passed away on Monday. You can find an excerpt from her digitized interview at: http://dancedialogues.prattsils.org/items/show/125 Verdy's obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/arts/dance/violette-verdy-ballerina-with-flair-dies-at-82.html

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 8:54am EST
Details of the "Happy Birthday to You" settlement becoming clearer, including the need for Warner to pay back those it charged licensing fees for use of the song since 1949. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/business/media/details-of-happy-birthday-copyright-settlement-revealed.html

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 3:44pm EST
Managing pre-digital records require a lot of lifting! SI student Mariaelena pulling records for a research request in LIS 625 Mgmt of Archives & Special Collections

Monday, February 8, 2016 at 10:53pm EST
It got me to thinking: Why doesn’t the library team up with somebody with real expertise in the logistics of home delivery — Amazon, UPS or one of the many food delivery services that have sprung up over the past year or so — to figure out a way to cover “the last mile” — the journey from the library to my house and back again

Monday, February 8, 2016 at 4:45pm EST
More advertisements from 1980

Monday, February 8, 2016 at 4:41pm EST
Students in Mgmt of Archives & Special Collections getting ready to process some collections on the history of the school from the late 1960s to the 1980s. This advertisement from 1980 indicates how "Information" was emphasized even then.

Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 2:23pm EST
Pratt Institute School of Information shared a link.

Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 9:08am EST
http://nyti.ms/1UHuGAM

Friday, February 5, 2016 at 11:28pm EST
A study of 300 university students from Japan, Germany, Slovakia and the U.S., found that 92 percent preferred to do serious reading in paper books — rejecting e-readers, laptops, phones and tablets. https://newrepublic.com/article/120765/naomi-barons-words-onscreen-fate-reading-digital-world

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 10:30am EST
New gateway to government information: new, dynamic way for the public to discover and access Government information on the three branches of the Federal Government. govinfo is a user-friendly, modernized site that provides an easy to use navigation system accessible on smartphones, tablets, laptops and personal computers. https://www.govinfo.gov/

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 9:16am EST
If you haven't heard, EAD3 was adopted by the Society of American Archivists this Summer, and it is replacing EAD2002. https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead3adopted.html You can find the EAD3 tag library at: http://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/TagLibrary-VersionEAD3.pdf

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 12:22am EST
Design thinking as explained by a 20 year old. They are doing something right in Kansas: Two friends and I are entrepreneurs, and a few months ago we did “Start Up Weekend.” We learned about a concept called design thinking, a human-centered approach to solving problems. We plan to have people gather around and come up with ideas on a topic we give them. From there, they’ll break into small groups, share their ideas and get feedback. Not only do you get insight and answers but a perspective you may not have had before. We don’t want to be called activists. We’re educators. http://nyti.ms/23AehUQ

Monday, February 1, 2016 at 8:14pm EST
Good thing that Library of Congress is archiving Twitter as its future is in question. http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-end-of-twitter

Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 6:30pm EST
http://m.nextgov.com/mobile/2016/01/tweeting-federal-agency-new-us-digital-registry-can-tell-you-sure/125521/

Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 9:02am EST
The Bodleian joins the coloring craze: http://sca-nerd.tumblr.com/post/138233403153/bodleian-library-wants-you-to-color-their

Friday, January 29, 2016 at 11:40am EST
When the College of Fine Arts in Baghdad was burnt down during the Iraq war, 70,000 books were lost and Bilal's exhibition is seeking to redress that. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artist-wafaa-bilal-iraq-library-414260

Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 10:12am EST
The metadata problem behind Target's failure in Canada. "Target’s supply chain was crushed under the weight of bad data. Countless errors were introduced when multiple organizations and individual employees mucked around with information about tens of thousands of products. Each of which had “50–80 fields to check”. https://medium.com/@louisrosenfeld/metadata-and-schadenfreude-b7045c402a8#.8skyb1z04

Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 10:08am EST
Overseen by Mr. Tuggle, the Met’s database was unveiled in 2005, replacing record books and rows of index cards in a windowless subbasement office of the opera house adjoining a storeroom that houses rare documents and costumes. Mr. Tuggle persuaded the Met to make this encyclopedic database available free of charge. http://nyti.ms/23tGvAE

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:48pm EST
Occupy comes to Elsevier http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/01/elsevier-academic-publishing-petition/427059/

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 1:10pm EST
This month, he said the principal eliminated his early-morning civic leadership class, which engaged students in activities such as feeding the homeless, saying it was not part of the Common Core curriculum http://nyti.ms/1OIlydA

Monday, January 25, 2016 at 11:51pm EST
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/25/girlfriend-mother-professor/

Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2:22pm EST
Seeing the future and responding to it: http://nyti.ms/1PauLg0

Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 11:12am EST
"The story of Utah State’s graphic turns out to show the promises and limitations of learning analytics, and it highlights the issues raised when the type of data visualizations now common in business are brought to the college classroom." ....."The dashboard metaphor seems to highlight how this technology might change teaching. If in the past professors could take in what they needed to know by simply looking out the windshield, now they also need to consult a range of gauges and dials." "... one early lesson has been that the simplest results can be the most helpful to faculty members. "Forget about the fancy graphics," he argues. Even a list of numbers can reveal meaningful patterns." [and much more, but there may be a paywall here] http://chronicle.com/article/This-Chart-Shows-the-Promise/234573

Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 11:17am EST
31 percent of part-time faculty are living near or below the federal poverty line.

Friday, January 22, 2016 at 9:11pm EST
Very interesting results for the field of Library and Information Science. How many of these were you assigned, assign, or previously assigned? Regretfully, data from Pratt is not included. http://explorer.opensyllabusproject.org/

Friday, January 22, 2016 at 6:05pm EST
Joe Karaganis and his team at Columbia and beyond developed a fascinating and important data analysis of the content of university syllabuses. What are we teaching? What do we expect students to read? Now we can know. http://nyti.ms/1OCuAbU

Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 3:13pm EST
Pratt alums and faculty present today at the Metropolitan New York Library Council 2016 meeting, including: Alums: Julia Marden, Columbia University Libraries Lea Lange, Center for Jewish History Ralph Baylor, Frick Art Reference Library Dinah Handel, CUNY Television Josh Hadro, NYPL labs Nora Almeida, CUNY City Tech Jill Rothstein, NYPL Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library Lee Ann Fullington, Brooklyn College Jennifer Poggiali, CUNY City College Faculty: Matt Knutzen, NYPL Humanities and Social Sciences Research Divisions Jessica Hochman, Pratt Institute Matt Miller, NYPL Labs Although not presenting, Prof. Debbie Rabina coordinated a GovDocs birds of a feather lunch. Conference was coordinated by alums Nate Hill (METRO Executive Director) and Davis Erin Anderson (METRO Community Engagement Manager) (Sorry if we forgot anyone - let us know if we did) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metros-2016-annual-conference-registration-19786342483

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 8:50am EST
Pratt Institute School of Information shared Society of American Archivists's post.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 12:24am EST
Very many wise suggestions, let's hope all colleges follow them ... "But they still need to stop filling so much of each freshman class with specially tagged legacy cases and athletes and to quit worrying about rankings like those of U.S. News and World Report. Only then will the tide fully turn." http://nyti.ms/1niXW6o

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 2:21pm EST
Recent alums Diane Dias De Fazio, Alyssa Carver and Ralph Baylor receive the IMLS-RBS Fellowships for Early-Career Librarians. Congratulations! http://rarebookschool.org/news/imls-rbs-fellowships-awarded-2016/

Monday, January 18, 2016 at 2:01pm EST
Russia’s culture ministry has promised to launch an inquiry after authorities in one region burned at least 50 books and confiscated dozens more from university libraries because they contain sentiments “alien to Russian ideology”. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/12100142/Russian-minister-vows-investigation-after-book-burning-at-college-libraries.html

Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 8:54am EST
"Searches for keywords will not provide contexts for keywords. Patterns that are revealed by searches will not identify their own causes and reasons. The new order will not relieve us of the old burdens, and the old pleasures, of erudition and interpretation." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/books/review/among-the-disrupted.html

Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 10:06pm EST
They could have been bison, or beavers.... http://mentalfloss.com/article/73386/birthing-new-york-public-library-lions#st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=

Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 8:59pm EST
Thanks to the lovely building staff for waxing the floors in preparation for the new semester.

Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 11:01am EST
Oooh, new stationary

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 2:14pm EST
Prof. Hochman and Sula presents last week at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Information and Library Science Education (ALISE) on identity issues in the LIS literature. http://sched.co/5ap8

Monday, January 11, 2016 at 9:42pm EST
Checkout class projects from Prof. Matt Miller's class Programming for Cultural Heritage http://pfch.nyc/

Friday, January 8, 2016 at 2:04pm EST
Lacy Schutz, Pratt SI alumna (c.2006) appointed Executive Director of the Shaker museum New Lebanon, NY. Lacy is leaving her position as Chief Administrative Officer for Exhibitions and Collections at the Museum of the City of New York. http://artdaily.com/news/84140/Shaker-Museum-names-Lacy-Schutz-as-new-Executive-Director

Friday, January 8, 2016 at 11:17am EST
Another great project using government information: "Led by the U.S. Forest Service, WaterViz melds science, visual arts, music, and information design.... The project strives to engage a broader community of learners in science and data literacy. " http://earthwiseradio.org/2016/01/listening-to-forest-data/

Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 6:47am EST
The numbers are in: Congratulation to our ASIST student chapter that received 2nd place award for Student Chapter Membership, reflecting the increase in student membership is ASIST. Thank you to the ASIST officers and their faculty advisor Dr. Lopatovska https://www.asist.org/about/awards/2015-award-winners/

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 7:28am EST
New York Public Library has released nearly 200,000 public-domain items from its special collections ... With the help of a Pac-Man-like icon, users can explore the floor plans of some of the city’s most extravagant early-20th-century residences, culled from the library’s archives. http://nyti.ms/1OMABzR

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 12:59pm EST
Pratt SI prof. Chris Sula writing for ASIST Bulletin on Research Ethics in an Age of Big Data https://www.asist.org/publications/bulletin/decemberjanuary-2016/research-ethics-in-an-age-of-big-data/

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 12:54pm EST
Bicycles, Birthdays and Conservation! Congratulations to Pratt SI alumnae Jodi Shaw, Corina Bardoff and Kerri Rose, whose papers, originally written for LIS 613 e-government Information and Users, were published in the student issue of ALA journal Documents to the People Shaw, Jodi (2015). Here Come the Bicycles! The Rise of New York City's Bicycling Infrastructure. Dttp: A Quarterly Journal Of Government Information Practice & Perspective, 43(4), 8-14. Bardoff, Corina (2015). With Appropriate Ceremonies, Activities, and Programs. Dttp: A Quarterly Journal Of Government Information Practice & Perspective, 43(4), 21-37. Rose, Kerri (2015). Conservation in America. Dttp: A Quarterly Journal Of Government Information Practice & Perspective, 43(4), 44-47.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 12:48pm EST
Pratt SI has a strong showing at Gender and sexuality Information Studies Colloquium April 2016. Emily Drabinski (program committee), part-time lecturer Amber Billey, alum and part-time lecturer Amy Lau, Dinah Handel, and Sarah Hackney, students and recent alums Great program http://litwinbooks.com/2016abstracts.php

Monday, January 4, 2016 at 7:04pm EST
The site will allow users to map crime data block by block, look for trends such as time of day, and create charts. http://www.wnyc.org/story/nypd-crime-data-compstat-2/

Monday, January 4, 2016 at 8:51am EST
"This is not to say that such policies (or demands for such policies) do not exist, nor to discount the very real pressures they place on teachers who work with difficult material. Is that coddling? Maybe it is. But an educational system built on legacy admissions and de facto segregation, with traditions of grade inflation that perpetuate privilege, is also a form of coddling. " http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-year-of-the-imaginary-college-student?mbid=social_facebook?

Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 8:13pm EST
And you thought your library had limited hours!

Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 1:41pm EST
The NYTimes opinion section features two LIS faculty this week, Sanda Erdelez's (U. of Missouri) research on serendipity and Zeynep Tufekci (U. of North Carolina ) (see post below) http://nyti.ms/1mqUSVm

Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 4:06am EST
Zeynep Tufekci is an assistant professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina and a contributing opinion writer. "I bit my tongue and did not tell my already suspicious friends that the country was also dotted with libraries that provided books to all patrons free of charge. They wouldn’t believe me anyway since I hadn’t believed it myself. My first time in a library in the United States was very brief: I walked in, looked around, and ran right back out in a panic, certain that I had accidentally used the wrong entrance. Surely, these open stacks full of books were reserved for staff only. I was used to libraries being rare, and their few books inaccessible. To this day, my heart races a bit in a library." http://nyti.ms/1miYWHa

Friday, January 1, 2016 at 10:12am EST
Lifting the Veil on the New York Public Library’s Erotica Collection http://nyti.ms/1JNVsBr