At the University of California at Merced’s library, there is no reference desk and there never has been. The way reference services are delivered there would intrigue some and disturb others. At the ...

When I was a child, for as long as I could remember, my family’s Encyclopedia Britannica set was missing two volumes — the two volumes that always seemed to pertain to my homework assignments. And so ...

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 ...

Perhaps the greatest irony of the digital era is that while Silicon Valley portrays itself as pioneering the future of modern society, much of its innovation lies in merely adding a digital flourish ...

Is the latest iPhone a good value? Should you accept that promotion you’ve been offered? Should you pay to have someone come and fix your leaky toilet or fix it yourself? Although we might delude ...