The e-book version of the 2012 Best Practices for Government Libraries - Pushing Boundaries: Mobility, Community, Accessibility is now available! You can download your free copy of the complete 2012 Best Practices for Government Libraries as well as samples of LexisNexis e-books here: http://www.lexisnexis.com/ebooks/sample/. The complete 2011 edition of Best Practices for Government Libraries is also available for download.
Best Practices is a collaborative document that is put out annually on a specific topic of interest to government libraries and includes content submitted by government librarians and community leaders with an interest in government libraries. The 2012 edition includes over 70 articles and other submissions provided by more than 75 contributors including librarians in government agencies, courts, and the military, as well as from professional association leaders, LexisNexis Consultants, and more.
Here is a sampling of the articles in 2012 the Best Practices for Government Libraries: Pushing Boundaries: Mobility, Community, Accessibility:
PUSHING BOUNDARIES: MOBILITY
- E-Books and E-Readers Program Best Practices at the NIST Research Library
Stacy Bruss, Reference Librarian, National Institute of Standards and Technology - Pushing Boundaries: From Collections to Service
James King, Information Architect, NIH Library - Librarians Wanted to Help Create Innovative and Interactive Solutions for Smart Government
Ken Wheaton, Systems Librarian, Alaska State Court Law Library; 2012 President SLA PNW, and Art Murray, CEO of Applied Knowledge Sciences, Co-director of the Enterprise of the Future Program at the George Washington University Institute for Knowledge and Innovation - Going Mobile David McBee, M.L.S.
- Tools for Transformation
Cindy Romaine, SLA Past President 2011, Romainiacs Intelligent Research with Ken Wheaton, SLA PNW Chapter President 2012 - Transform Knowledge and Expertise into Strategic Value: How Will We Get There?
Deb Hunt, MLS, ECMp, Principal, Information Edge, and SLA President-Elect - No Boundaries: When Location Isn't Everything in Your Job Hunt
Naomi House, MLIS, INALJ (I Need a Library Job) Editor, Publisher, Founder and Administrator; Reference and Acquisitions Librarian at a Federal Library - Leaders as Brand
Jeffrey Lofton, Program Specialist, Office of the Deputy Associate Librarian for Library Services, Operations, Library of Congress
- Pushing Boundaries from the Inside Out: A Practical Approach
Scott Brown, Owner, Social Information Group - Capturing Visual Resources: Pinterest for Government Libraries
Brandy King, MLIS; Owner of Knowledge Linking; Chair, SLA Social Sciences Division - Growing the NewFeds: A Brief History of a New Community of LIS Professionals
The NewFeds Leadership: Aimee Babcock-Ellis, MLS; Sarena Burgess, MSIS; Kristin Anne Carr, JD, MLIS; Caralyn Champa, MLIS; Jennifer Davis, MLS, MIS; Jessica Hernandez, MLS, MS; Aileen Marshall, MA, MLIS; Abigail Morgan, MLS; Amelia Nuss, MLS; and Danielle Walker, MA-IRLS - Importance of Communities: Influencing Change by Working Together
Karen Huffman, Manager of Technology Solutions, National Geographic Society’s Campus Technology Team - An Online Community Is Born: NIC’s National Jail Exchange
Connie Clem, Managing Editor, National Jail Exchange, Principal, Clem Information Strategies - e-Challenges When the World is Your Community
Marcy Carrel, Technical Information Specialist, Peace Corps - Department of the Interior Offers Popular National Park Service Lecture Series
Jennifer Klang, Head of Reference Services, Department of the Interior Library - Real Libraries, Virtual Worlds—In Transition
Biblio Latte, Volunteer Reference Librarian, Community Virtual Library - English as a Second Language Tutoring Programs at the Department of Justice
Ned Wolff, Supervisory Librarian, Patrick Henry Library, U.S. Department of Justice - Following Virtual Footprints: Vetting in the Age of Social Media
Kate Lanahan, Law Librarian, Supervisory Librarian, US Department of Justice and Jennifer L. McMahan, Deputy Director, Library Staff at U.S. Department of Justice
PUSHING BOUNDARIES: ACCESSIBILITY
- White Paper: Leveraging Your Big Data Technology Investment
- Open Government, Digitization and Information Sharing
Joanne She, Coordinator of Digitization Services, U.S. Department of Justice and Tina Smith, Reference Librarian, U.S. Department of Justice - The Open Government Initiative and Federal Libraries. DOJ Libraries: A Case Study
Dennis Feldt, Director of Library Staff, U.S. Department of Justice and Kera Winburn, Reference Librarian, U.S. Department of Justice - Current Challenges in Authenticating and Preserving Digital Legislative Information
Butch Lazorchak, Digital Archivist, Library of Congress, National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, Library of Congress - Reaching Out to Tribal College and University Libraries: A Project to Provide Interior Library Resources and Services
George Franchois, Director, U.S. Department of the Interior Library - Remodel a library much?
Ed Burgess, Director, CARL - Considering Access During a Library Merge
Rebecca Aftowicz, Reference Librarian, Comptroller of the Currency Library, with contributions from Joseph Thornton, Library Technician, Comptroller of the Currency Library - Planning for the Worst: Disaster Preparedness and Response in Federal Libraries
Aileen M. J. Marshall, MA, MLIS, Reference Librarian at the U.S. Department of Transportation - Veterans History Project: Preserving Veterans Memories
Bob Patrick, Director, Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress - Building a Better Intranet
D. Lynne Rickard, Electronic Resources Librarian, Pentagon - The Public Library: A 24/7 Information Portal for the Government Professional
Cassandra Harper, Information Services Librarian, DC Public Library - Embedded Librarians: Pushing Boundaries
David Shumaker, Clinical Associate Professor, Catholic University of America - Using the SharePoint Intranet Portal to Reach, and Reach Out to, Clients at OPIC
Christopher Lee Cochran, Business and Industry Librarian, Overseas Private Investment Corporation - 23 Things: From Afghanistan to Zanzibar
Mary Nell Bryant, M.A., M.L.S., U.S. Foreign Service Information Officer, retired
PUSHING BOUNDARIES: SOMETHING EXTRA
- Library Benchmarking Toolkit: A Practical Guide
Karen Krugman, Chief, Research Library & Archives, Export-Import Bank of the United State; Karen White, Senior Librarian & Team Lead, USAID Knowledge Services Center, LAC Group on assignment at USAID; and Kristin Vajs, Chief Librarian, Research Library, Federal Reserve Board of Governors - The Unquiet Sea: Solo Librarians in Government Organisations
Penelope Campbell, Library Manager, Department of Family and Community Services, Housing NSW - Records Management for the Librarian: Part One
Ellen Ensel, Knowledge Manager, Information Services, United States Institute of Peace - Records Management for the Librarian: Part Two
Ellen Ensel, Knowledge Manager – Information Services, United States Institute of Peace
