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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: DENVER—As snow fell from gray skies on Tuesday, higher education professionals, publishers, librarians, information technologists, government researchers and others met this week for the Coalition for Networked Information spring membership meeting. “I know that’s part of the misinformation issue,” Tzoc said.

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Trump Dismantles US Institute of Museum and Library Services (YT Daily News)

Higher Education Inquirer

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has put its entire staff on administrative leave following President Trump's executive order to eliminate seven federal agencies, including IMLS. IMLS is a small federal agency, with about 70 employees, that awards grant funding to museums and libraries across the United States.