by Compendium News Staff | Aug 12, 2015 | Resources of Interest
By Adam Balcziunas Last year, the Compendium switched formats from an email newsletter to a blog. While there are advantages to each format, several of my colleagues have mentioned that they feel disconnected from the Compendium now that it doesn’t automatically...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 11, 2015 | PA Forward
By Adam Balcziunas As I browsed through PA Forward’s Best Practices database recently, I couldn’t help but notice that the majority of contributions came from public libraries. In general, I have observed that my academic librarian colleagues are less likely to...
by Compendium News Staff | May 8, 2015 | PA Forward
By Adam Balcziunas Now that spring is finally here—please, please, let it be here—it’s time to get re-energized! There are many ways to do this, such as attending your PaLA chapter’s spring workshop, catching up on some professional reading, etc. Another easy and fun...
by Compendium News Staff | Apr 12, 2015 | PA Forward
By Adam Balcziunas Have you ever been presented with a great, but unexpected, opportunity to communicate the valuable contribution your library makes on campus or in the community? It can happen almost anywhere. These windows of opportunity are not only unexpected,...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 25, 2015 | Data, PA Forward, Resources of Interest
By Adam Balcziunas As you probably already know, information literacy (IL) is one of five “essential literacies” identified by PA Forward that all Pennsylvanians need in order to succeed in the various aspects of their lives. Last October, I wrote about the...
