Professional Reading Shelf
Public Libraries–Financial Misconduct
Source: Savannah Morning News
Feds, state probe alleged financial misconduct in middle Georgia libraries
“Federal officials in Savannah are leading a probe of alleged financial abuses at middle Georgia libraries…. The investigation has sent shudders through the ranks of librarians around the state, already widely seen as vulnerable targets in the ongoing scramble to trim budgets. ‘Obviously, this is not the kind of publicity we need,’ said Steve Schaefer, director of the Uncle Remus Regional Library in Madison County. ‘But we need to get to the bottom of it. And if there’s been misconduct, we need to get rid of some people.’”
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Academia–Information Technology
Source: Educause Review
The Academic Culture and the IT Culture: Their Effect on Teaching and Scholarship
“Librarians have been the real heroes of the digital revolution in higher education. They are the ones who have seen the farthest, done the most, accepted the hardest challenges, and demonstrated most clearly the benefits of digital information. In the process, they have turned their own field upside down and have revolutionized their professional training. It is testimony to their success that we take their achievement — and their information-management systems — for granted.”

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