WebJunction

Every two years, OCLC's WebJunction surveys our users to better understand your challenges, priorities, and how we can better meet your needs and interests. ⤵️ In this first in a two-part series, we share what we learned about what users are looking for out of their WebJunction experience.

2025 WebJunction experience survey results: Findings Every two years, WebJunction surveys our users for feedback on what we offer to better understand library staff’s challenges, priorities, and interests. Here, we’ll share what we learned about what our users want out of their WebJunction experience.

Join us on July 30 for a free webinar to learn how our new Collection Management LiFT (Library Foundational Training) courses can be used to empower staff and enhance library services. https://oc.lc/3GPDcRV

Elevating core skills with new Library Foundation Training (LiFT) courses Explore how the Collection Management LiFT courses can be used to empower staff and enhance library services. 

The rapid developments of AI present the latest opportunity for public libraries to engage with and educate patrons on technology. Our latest article outlines some ideas and examples for AI programming in public libraries, along with resources to help your library develop local events. Check it out! ⬇️

How public libraries are teaching AI and digital literacy skills | OCLC WebJunction Public libraries have played an important role in fostering and promoting digital literacy skills within their communities. The rapid developments of AI present the latest opportunity for public libraries to engage with and educate patrons on technology. This includes helping people to understand wh...

Join us on July 30 for a webinar to explore how our new Collection Management courses can be used to empower staff and enhance library services.
⤵️ Register now.

Elevating core skills with new Library Foundation Training (LiFT) courses Explore how the Collection Management LiFT courses can be used to empower staff and enhance library services. 

Have you been thinking about how AI might be able to help with your work in the future? From writing grant proposals to supporting the development of programming to marketing, we're taking a look at how evolving technology may impact the work of library staff in this new article.

Evolving technology: Using AI on the job Have you been thinking about how AI might be able to help with your work in the future? It might be useful to think about the ways AI is already embedded in our daily lives, such as in navigation apps that help us find the best route based on real-time traffic, receiving personalized product recomme...

🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Library Journal Movers & Shakers! Here's to the remarkable advocates, change agents, community builders, educators, and innovators in our libraries.

Movers & Shakers 2025 A lot has happened in the library world since LJ opened up Movers nominations last fall, and the landscape looks decidedly different. But just as pandemic challenges drove new, creative processes, we think the 50 Movers profiled here demonstrate the strong work and resilience of libraries, now and t...