The economy may be healing, and more funds are flowing to North America’s public libraries. However, libraries continue to feel the sting of cutbacks and budget shortfalls. In addition, the historic shift to digital libraries ...

Public libraries—which rely on funding from cash-strapped local municipalities or counties—have been particularly susceptible to the recent economic downturn. Many have been forced to cut offerings and freeze staff salaries ...

This study describes the deficiencies in American Library Association (ALA) accredited masters in library and information science (MLIS) programs in 50 institutions throughout the United States that purport to prepare ...