Before becoming leader of communist China, Mao was an ardent library patron and then worked as a library assistant.

Dorothy Porter, a Black woman pioneer in library and information science, created an archive that structured a new field.

In the late 19th century, more women were becoming librarians. Experts like Melvil Dewey predicted they would suffer ill health, strain, and breakdowns.

In 2004, two researchers analyzed the New York Times obit section between 1977 and 2002 in an attempt to understand how the obituary section portrayed American librarians.

Visit your local public library today and you may find rows of kids playing computer games, or even a couple of Xboxes. Gaming at the library is a tradition that goes back to the 1850s.

The role of librarians, archivists, media trainers, and other information professionals in fostering a healthy digital world for the next generation.

Remember what it was like to put together a school report with only the encyclopedia volumes you could find ...

With the rise of digital search tools, is there a future for big buildings filled with books and journals? Respondents to an Ithaka S + R survey say yes.

What is library anxiety? Librarians and experts discuss how technology is changing students' attitudes toward libraries and librarians.