For many young adults, the public library has quietly become one of the most important stops on the road from adolescence to career. Long past their reputation as quiet rooms… read more →
Every fall and spring, a familiar migration takes place across the library profession. Catalogers, systems librarians, acquisitions staff, and directors pack their bags and head to hotel ballrooms and university… read more →
Since 2005, LibLime has built its reputation on a single premise: library technology should be shaped by librarians, not imposed on them [1]. Through its flagship platform, Bibliovation, the company… read more →
Disclaimer: No bias is intended in the writing of this article, this is purely informational and no reflection of LibLime or its affiliates. Public libraries are built to be neutral… read more →
As millions of students prepare to return to classrooms this fall, school librarians are quietly running their own back-to-school marathon — one that starts weeks before the first bell rings.… read more →
In 2026, the long-held trust that libraries protect information is under sustained digital assault. From small rural branches to national institutions, cybercriminals treat libraries as soft, high-value targets—repositories of patron… read more →
Origins The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) traces its roots to December 2010, when Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society announced a research and planning initiative for a… read more →
Librarians have become one of the richest niches in podcasting. Between national library associations, big-city public library systems, and independent librarians talking shop, there is now a full deck of… read more →
While open-source platforms like Koha have made real inroads, proprietary systems still dominate library technology worldwide, particularly among academic, national, and large public library systems. Industry consolidation has concentrated much… read more →
Open source dominates headlines and developer conversations, but proprietary software hasn’t gone anywhere — and in 2026, it remains the clear backbone of enterprise IT. Employers still expect expertise in… read more →