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Community-Led Planning at the Public Library

You dream of creating services, programs, and spaces that respond to your community. And you know that you need to plan ahead in order to accomplish that while making the… read more →

Visit Infobase at PLA Booth #1644

If you’re attending the Public Library Association (PLA) Conference in Portland, OR, on March 23–25, be sure to visit Infobase booth #1644! Stop by to enter our raffles, grab a… read more →

Scholarly Communication and Open Access: An Interview with Daniel Castillo

In academic or special libraries, open access and scholarly communication are important initiatives that support our students and faculty. The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) defines open access… read more →

Debunking Self-Care Myths

Self-care is a hot topic right now. And while it’s something we all benefit from, we can easily talk ourselves out of doing it. Or sometimes it can sneakily become… read more →

Celebrate International SEL Day with Learn360!

On International SEL Day, Learn360 is celebrating all the educators out there who create safe and inclusive spaces for students to express themselves. From the uplifting bulletin boards on the… read more →

Women’s History Month: American Trailblazers

Women’s History Month is a perfect time to learn about the challenges that women have faced politically, socially, and professionally throughout American history, and celebrate the accomplishments of focused and… read more →

No Time for a Full Diversity Audit? No Problem!

A library collection diversity audit is an incredible way of gathering critical data on the state of representation present in your library collection. This data can be pivotal in your… read more →

Help Researchers Understand What’s Happening in Russia & Ukraine

Infobase has vetted, trustworthy resources that can help you give students and other researchers background, context, points for discussion, means to discern factual information, and more to help them understand… read more →

Technology, Research, and Community Education

This post was originally published on my blog on December 6th, 2017, as I wrapped up another semester of my master’s program at the University of Houston. I think one… read more →

Don’t Believe the Hype: Moving Beyond DEI Efforts to Justice and Healing

As educational systems diversify, the call to develop more inclusive curricula and efforts have increased (i.e., Colorado State Executive Order for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive efforts). At the same time,… read more →

Equal Rights Amendment: A Historical Controversy from Issues & Controversies in History

A Women’s History Month Spotlight from Issues & Controversies in History: EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT: Should the U.S. Constitution Be Amended to Ban Discrimination Based on Sex? Should the Equal Rights… read more →

Using Social Media as a Library Engagement Tool: Interview with Kelsa Bartley

For information professionals, engagement with library users is critical. One of the ways to engage with library users is through social media, which is a free way to market and… read more →