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Sarah Long's podcast, "Longshots," explores the world of libraries through interviews with key library figures and commentary on issues that matter to libraries. Primary Format : Commentary Language : en Also Listed as: City : Wheeling State/Province : IL User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Longshots: Library-Related Commentary and Interviews Podcasts Methings.com listings of Longshots: Library-Related Commentary and Interviews Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

View the full archive of Longshots: Library-Related Commentary and Interviews Longshots #196 The Benefits Culled From a Nor'easter Delivery Crisis Sarah talks with Dean Corner, Director of Reader Services and Information, Maine State Library, about the day their statewide delivery service dried up. When staff of the delivery vendor for Maine learned their contract had not been renewed, they started jumping ship, seriously impacting physical delivery. The happy result of what became a national media story was the increased awareness of a highly used library service that many people did not even know existed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #197 Will Digitization Damper Physical Delivery or Send it Skyrocketing? Sarah talks with Valerie Horton, executive director of the Colorado Library Consortium, about her groundbreaking work in the field of library physical delivery. Valerie talks about the results of a recent national survey on delivery practices, including outsourcing, the motivation for the creation of the Moving Mountains Project, and her prediction that the digitization of books will cause delivery stats to skyrocket. Valerie also talks about her new book, co-authored with Bruce Smith, titl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #195 The ABCs of a Successful Theological Library Association Sarah talks with Dennis Norlin, executive director of the American Theological Library Association. Dennis explains how the association has maintained its solid financial position, partially supported by the ATLA Religion Database. First published in the 1940s, the now fully electronic resource indexes over 550 religion journals, representing the world's religions in 26 languages. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #194 Mobile Marketing Delivers for Libraries Sarah talks with Nancy Dowd, director of marketing and public relations for the New Jersey State Library. Nancy shares the status of their exciting, low cost mobile marketing project, which is showing great success with typically tough to reach target audiences. They also discuss Nancy's dual blogs and the impetus behind her new book, Bite-Sized Marketing: Realistic Solutions for the Overworked Librarian. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #193: Libraries Will Connect Community and Technology with ILEAD U Sarah talks with Anne Craig, Director of the Illinois State Library about the new ILEAD U project. The ISL is one of 33 institutions nationwide to receive a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant to develop an institute where Illinois librarians can enhance their technology and leadership skills. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #192 Secretary of State Jesse White Loves Libraries Sarah talks with Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White about the inestimable value of libraries and his efforts to mitigate severe budget cuts to libraries and library systems by the Illinois General Assembly. They also discuss Secretary White's extensive background as an educator and legislator, and his "Project Next Generation." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #191: The Power of Participatory Librarianship Sarah talks with Dr. R. David Lankes, Associate Professor and Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse School of Information Studies at Syracuse University about the concept of participatory librarianship. They also discuss the mission of a librarian, learning as conversation, and the four major ways of facilitating knowledge and information. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #190 - LSSI Helps to Keep Libraries Relevant Sarah talks with Judy Pezzanite, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Library Systems and Services (LSSI) about how and why LSSI was founded in 1981. They also talk about why the firm's business related to managing libraries has attracted controversy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #189: Blogging for Academic Libraries Learn about the ACRLog blog from Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services at Temple University. Sarah uncovers the reasons behind Steven's recent satirical post about the 25 predictions for the library of the future. They also discuss the continuing importance of librarian and faculty research and how using the library adds value to your life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #188 - Libraries Provide More Service With Less Funding Sarah talks with Mary Dempsey, Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library System, about what Chicago libraries are doing to cope with the current economic downturn. They also discuss the various benefits for Chicago of winning the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #182: CPLA Certification Inspires Library Administrators Sarah invites Palatine Public Library District Director Susan Strunk onto this episode of her podcast to share her experiences with the ALA-APA Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) Program. As one of the first graduates of the program, Susan shares what she learned from the program and how it helped her become a better administrator. In addition to the class load and topic areas, Susan talks about the challenges, opportunities, and cameraderie that she got as part of the program. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #183: Getting Certified with ALA-APA On this episode, Sarah talks with Jenifer Grady, founding director of ALA-APA, the American Library Association's Allied Professional Association, about their Certified Public Library Administrator Program, CPLA. Jennifer explains the origins of the program, as well as what it takes to achieve CPLA certification and the broad range of professionals who have taken the classes. They also discuss the next project from ALA-APA — the Library Support Staff Certification Program, which will ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #187: David Gista Art Exhibit is Influenced by Libraries This week Sarah speaks with French painter David Gista, an artist whose work is often influenced by and focused on books. Listen in as they discuss his artistic process, how he creates mystery in his paintings, and the exhibit on display at North Suburban Library System through October 2009. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #186: Accessible Travel This week Sarah talks with travel writer Candy Harrington about accessible travel. Candy discusses how libraries are useful to those with disabilities while traveling. She also suggests ways to find accessible travel information and touches on mobility issues and related laws. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #185: Experiences of an ILA Immediate Past President Listen in as Sarah talks with Donna Dziedzic, Executive Director of Naperville Public Library and past president of the Illinois Library Association as they discuss Donna's experience working with ILA. Learn what Donna is doing now in her role as an immediate past president. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #184: What Libraries Can Learn from Zappos Sarah talks with Rebecca Tolley-Stokes of East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library about her recent article in College and Research Libraries, "Try on a New Pair of Sensible Shoes: What Libraries Can Learn from Zappos About Customer Service and Organizational Culture." They look closely at possible ways academic libraries can offer improved customer service. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #178: Celebrating 25 Years of ARRT Sarah invites readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks onto her podcast to talk about the Adult Reading Round Table (ARRT), which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Joyce explains how the group got started, who their members are, and how they've grown from a group of like-minded individuals discussing books around a dinner table to a 200-member-strong, nationwide organization. They also discuss what's coming next for ARRT and how readers' advisory is keeping up with the times. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #179: Building the Bond Between Cities and Libraries This episode, Sarah's guest is David Limardi, City Manager of Highland Park, IL, and newly-elected president of the International City Managers Association (ICMA). A strong proponent of libraries, Mr. Limardi was previously involved in ICMA's "Making Cities Stronger" program, which sought to highlight and develop the contribution libraries made to local economic development. Sarah and David talk about his involvment in ICMA, the ways the Highland Park Public Library has become more and more ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #180: Developing Libraries' Contributions to Their Communities Sarah is joined today by Amy Eshelman, Assistant Commissioner of Strategic Planning and Partnerships at the Chicago Public Library. Ms. Eshelman also served on the advisory committee for a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to the International City Managers Association and the Urban Libraries Council, which aimed to find ways libraries could help make cities stronger. Amy explains how the grant came about, what the goals of the advisory committee were, and what effect it's had on the Ch ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Longshots #181: Looking to the Future of Urban Libraries This episode, Sarah features Susan Benton, newly-appointed president and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council (ULC). As former president of the International City Management Association (ICMA), Susan was instrumental in getting the joint ULC/ICMA grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which seeks to find ways for libraries to help make cities stronger. Now in its second phase, Susan explains the next steps for the grant project, including modeling best practices and providing a profe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website