Thanks to our colleagues at Beloit College, we are reminded each year about the characteristics of our incoming college freshmen. This list is always fun to read and often a sobering reminder of generational change. It also serves to keep us in touch with our students, which is so important....

As librarians we seek to guide our students to information that will help them solve problems or make discoveries. But lately we've noticed that our students are literally drowning in a sea of opinion and misinformation. Often they have sunk so deep that they can't even see the life preserver...

This recent blog post on Salon.com, "Bring back shushing librarians," pleads to bring back shushing librarians. Ah -- what a concept! The grim-faced, dour librarian controlling and patrolling the learning environment for the sake of peace and quiet. The librarian who is unapproachable and generates a feeling that...

This year, give a gift that literally lasts forever and doesn't cost a dime!

'Tis the season when we are reminded every time we open the paper, turn on the television or visit our email that it is our personal responsibility to revive the economy by shopping till we drop....

When did it become officially OK for public officials to blatantly lie without ever being called on the carpet except by opposing media?

Let's put it this way: If I'm a factory manager and I tell my boss that last week we made 1000 gizmos when we...

OK -- now we've got your attention! Summer reading conjures up visions of white sand, tall drinks, and books with titles that remind us of the Pantone color scale or a typical day in the Pacific Northwest (more than 50 shades of grey). But for many of us in higher...

A lot has been written about the growing number of online courses in higher education. For many years this arena has been dominated by the "commercial universities" but recently Harvard and Stanford have stepped into the playing field with much success. Combining the best in technology with the intellectual expertise...

This is an exciting time to work in libraries -- technology affords us the opportunity to make accessible materials that have for years been kept in dark rooms in protective boxes.

The British Library just purchased the world's oldest book and it is already...

This is the first of a series of posts about the legacy of our digital culture. We invite you to share your own stories and ideas.

One hundred years from now, will anyone know what you did today, or even that you were alive? Did you leave any trail marking...

It is that time of year when academic pursuits are put on hold for one day as culinary competitions sweep through the academy in celebration of the International Edible Book Festival. Forget about the stress of preparing your tenure dossier or finishing your research before spring break. Now...

The University of Puget Sound might be a small liberal arts college, but we carry a big message. The campus recently embraced an incredibly powerful exhibit: "T-Town Transgender Neighbors: A Portrait Exhibition." This exhibit shared personal experiences through first-person narratives, accompanied by portraits. The stories described early notions...

Excuses.....

Please stop at the dog ate my paper.....

Excuses. We all get lazy from time to time, fail to do what we should, or simply forget to do the things that we don't like to do anyway. By the time one gets to college you would think that students...