Public Library Policy Collection
August 6, 2018 by
Created specifically for small and rural libraries.
It began with an observation: every week, we see email messages on listservs asking, “Hey, does anyone have a policy on [topic] they’d be willing to share?” followed by lots of “YES! I’m interested, too!”
An idea took root. CLiC’s Sara Wright and ARSL President Kieran Hixon (2018) started fertilizing their plan. What if there could be a central place where policies could be stored, searched and retrieved (but without a lot of complication)? How would it be nurtured and grown? Who would tend to this evolving tree of knowledge?
And the Tech Gnomes at CLiC went to work with their Digital saws and Hexcoded glues and Bit-sized hammers…
A Public Library Policy Collection web site was grown — a mix of organic matter and online carpentry. The collection is the tree; the interface is the tree house.
We hope you enjoy playing in it.
Created by CLiC staff with ARSL enthusiasm. Hosted and managed by CLiC!
Spreading Joy to Colorado Libraries
May 14, 2018 by
If you attended a 2018 CLiC Spring Workshop no doubt you are still feeling the happy afterglow of connecting with peers and hearing fresh ideas to use in your library.
But, just maybe you’ve forgotten the details [Read more…]
Libraries Under Attack
March 21, 2018 by
Schools and libraries possess the expertise and responsibility to choose, license/buy and manage digital content useful to their local communities.
Some individuals in Colorado are attacking libraries and librarians for doing that work and are claiming that databases and e-book collections are full of pornography. Previously these individuals have demanded a statewide ban of all databases and certain e-book products. Lately, the demands are for schools and libraries to discontinue their licenses to products from EBSCO, Gale/Cengage, Proquest, Overdrive and other library vendors.
This 2021 updated guide “Demanding a Ban on Digital Content: A Guide for Understanding Challenges to the Electronic Resources in Your Library or School” will help the reader better understand these claims. It offers practical information, strategies and facts for libraries and schools to use in discussing this topic with their local communities.
If you have any questions, please Contact Us.
Related: CLiC Dropped from Lawsuit
Keywords: Guide, Toolkit, Banning, Censorship, Freedom to Read, Intellectual Freedom
CE for the Season
March 19, 2018 by
One down, two to go… Our Spring Workshops are known for practical and valuable content. Fort Morgan registration is already FULL! Reserve your spot now for Pueblo… [Read more…]