libraries - Information Matters

Critical to this investigation is to examine how the current scholarship defines and characterizes artist residencies. A surface level description of artist residencies is a program wherein a practicing artist is selected to collaborate with a host institution to address an issue and is afforded resources such as time, space, or financial backing at varying scales and scope. Other core principles of artist residencies and expectations that fall upon the selected artists include being enablers of the creative process, mutual experimentation, and striving toward capacity building.

Professional Development

February 3, 2025 Surabhi Mishra

Libraries in Transition: Role of Libraries and Librarianship Towards Communities

Libraries are important since the concept came into existence, as they give users the opportunity to gather and access information and data. They also guide and help users to understand and connect with various communities. Libraries have been regarded as repositories of knowledge, providing access to research materials, books, and information sources. Librarians have evolved from merely managing books to becoming dynamic knowledge facilitators, technology guides, and advocates for their communities.

Education Featured

October 12, 2023 Sigy George

Silenced Voices: Ripples of Book Ban

The written word, a conduit for the human experience, has long held a central place in our society. While the arguments in favor of book bans often revolve around protecting children from perceived harm or maintaining societal norms, their side effects ripple across multiple facets of our world.