Category Archives: News libraries

News Librarian in front of the camera

Posted on July 6, 2010 by madlib

I know the interviewer, Chris Hardesty, via the News Division of the Special Libraries Association. Chris had been a news librarian for a number of papers over the years, but in his current position for the Wall Street Journal, he … Continue reading →

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News, community and the hyper-local

Posted on June 15, 2010 by madlib

On Tuesday, at SLA, I attended a rather interesting panel: State of the Revolution: Constant innovation in the local news landscape While the format adapts and morphs – journalism will endure. The news just keeps coming. The question is: what … Continue reading →

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Philly news libraries update

Posted on November 18, 2005 by madlib

From Poynter’s: Philly Papers’ News Library Now Extra Lean On Friday, some 100 people will be walking out from the newsrooms of the Knight Ridder-owned Philadelphia newspapers, the Inquirer and Daily News — those who have accepted buy-out offers designed … Continue reading →

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News libraries: crisis?

Posted on November 16, 2005 by madlib

This was posted Monday (11/14) on the Newslib-L mailing list for SLA’s News Division by MJ Crowley of the Star-Ledger (NJ): Today there is news of Knight-Ridder considering a sale of itself. However, beyond that most of you probably are … Continue reading →

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Digital preservation and newspaper archives

Posted on March 31, 2005 by madlib

Victoria McCargar, Associate Technology Editor of the Los Angeles Times has written an article on newspaper archives and digital preservation. It’s currently available for free/without subscription. There’s also a PDF version of the entire issue. Research on a global scale … Continue reading →

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Tasini settlement

Posted on March 29, 2005 by madlib

Finally, a number … The American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Authors Guild, and the National Writers Union today announced the filing of a motion for court approval of an $18 million settlement in a class action suit they … Continue reading →

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More potential tools

Posted on July 6, 2004 by madlib

Thanks to the Librarian in Black and one of her readers, I found out about two interesting tools for reference/research librarians: NationMaster: … a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast … Continue reading →

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IRE — Backgrounding people

Posted on June 17, 2004 by madlib

IRE Session Thursday, June 17: 11:20-12:20 Using the Web (and other online sources) to find people Maloy Moore, Los Angeles Times Alice Wertheim, AJC Backgrounding people is an art, not a science Inconsequential data can be key in discrimination

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The Baby News Librarian

Posted on June 7, 2004 by madlib

1st day on the job. Many introductions, followed by a small tsunami of guidelines. Sat in on a newsroom meeting and watched the jargon fly over my head like acrobats at the circle. After lunch, I got a badge (with … Continue reading →

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Assorted news news

Posted on May 27, 2004 by madlib

The first item, which I’ve been holding onto forever for some reason, is thanks to Laura Soto-Barra on NEWSLIB-L: Nicholson Baker donates newspaper collection to Duke University Libraries DURHAM, N.C. — A 5,000-volume collection containing many rare and historically important … Continue reading →

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