ALA Midwinter 2015: Amid Winter Storms, ALA Attendance Dips
In all, 10,637 attended, the lowest attendance since 2012, when 9,929 gathered in Dallas.
Small But Mighty Presses Prevail at ALA Awards
Small presses were also more prominent than ever before at the awards ceremony.
PW Talks to Ferguson Library Director Scott Bonner
We caught up with director Scott Bonner at ALA Midwinter 2015 for a wide-ranging talk about life in Ferguson, Mo., and the library’s much lauded efforts following the shooting of Michael Brown.
ALA Midwinter 2015: BISG and ALA Announce Library Survey
Among the big announcements at the 2015 ALA Midwinter Meeting, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and the American Library Association (ALA) announced a partnership to produce “a major survey of public library patrons’ use of digital content.”
ALA Midwinter Meeting Kicks Off in Chicago
For the second time in two years, librarians will have a home game: the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting officially kicks off this afternoon (Jan. 30 to Feb. 3) in the organization’s home base of Chicago.
The Top 10 Library Stories of 2014
PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2014, and what they portend for 2015.
We Build The City: ALA Midwinter Spotlight
PW columnist Brian Kenney looks at screen time, “scream time,” and how people today use the library.
Can Open Access Save the Scholarly Monograph? ALA Midwinter Spotlight
Might a promising London-based open access initiative called Knowledge Unlatched, under the direction of Manchester University Press CEO Frances Pinter, finally offer hope for the future of scholarly monographs? Michael Kelley reports on Frances Pinter’s Knowledge Unlatched.
Books and Browsers: ALA Midwinter Spotlight
Peter Brantley on building the nimble library. Plus, PW picks the must-attend library technology panels at Midwinter.
