From the archives: In 1996, Pioneer Press reporter Aaron Kahn wrote about the 75th anniversary of what was then known as the James J. Hill Reference Library. It is a look back at the world just before ...

For years, we’ve been hearing that traditional library reference service is dead. In reality, reference just disappeared, like Jimmy Hoffa. But unlike in the case of Hoffa, no one in the library field ...

One year ago, columnist Brian Kenney wrote a piece for PW titled “Where Reference Fits in the Modern Library.” The column addressed his frustration with the gulf between reference work as he ...

This is a time of transition in academic libraries. Core functions -- like reference services, collection development, and preservation -- are being rethought and redefined as libraries move from ...

Last portrait of James J. Hill taken in 1916 fronm "James J. Hill and the Opening of the Northwest," by Albro Martin. Oxford University Press, Fall 1976 James J. Hill Center officials announced ...

Housed on the fourth floor of the TIFF Bell Lightbox, The Film Reference Library is one of Toronto's best-kept secrets for movie-lovers and film-buffs. Free and open to the public, the FRL provides ...