Library Technology Guides: Contribute

Contribute to Library Technology Guides

Library Technology Guides provides resources related to libraries, the technology products and services they use, and the organizations involved in producing these products and services. The resources within the site represent countless hours of effort since the site's creation in 1999. Many commercial companies, libraries, library school faculty and students, content providers, and others regularly make use of these resources in the course of their professional responsibilities or scholarly research. Library Technology Guides operates on a business model of voluntary contributions which defray expenses for hosting and provide compensation to Marshall Breeding who founded the site and creates almost all of its content. To ensure the ongoing viability of the site, please consider contributing.

Library Technology Newsletter was launched in January 2022 and is published through Library Technology Guides. It succeeds Smart Libraries Newsletter published by ALA TechSource. Library Technology Newsletter aims to offer authoritative coverage of the vendors, products, and key people related to the technologies used by libraries. It covers core technology systems including integrated library systems, library services platforms, discovery services, inventory management hardware and software, and related products. The newsletter will help readers understand important business and technology trends in play in the library technology industry.

Library Technology Newsletter is offered as an open access publication. Its content will be available on the web with no paywall or advertising. Individuals or organizations interested in supporting the author are asked to make voluntary donations in lieu of subscription fees. Writing and producing the newsletter involves considerable time each month which is not compensated from any external organization. The sustainability of this newsletter, as well as the overall upkeep of Library Technology Guides depends on contributions from those that benefit from these resources.

Library Technology Guides is not organized as a legal organization. All contributions are paid to Marshall Breeding and recognized as taxable income. Donations are not tax-deductible.

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Financial contributions are appreciated at any level, though suggested annual donations apply to each category of subscriber:

$500: Commercial or non-profit vendors (for those not already participating in commercial sponsorship program).
$300: Libraries interested in the newsletter for the general benefit of their staff members. Many libraries used Library Technology Guides to help inform their consideration of acquiring or retaining core technology products. The suggested contribution level is about the cost of one hour of consulting services.
Library schools: Instructors in Library or iSchools which regulary assign readings from Library Technology Guides might consider asking their campus library to subscribe.
$20: Individuals that find Library Technology Guides useful for their professional work might consider annual contributions.

Payments are processed via PayPal. Note: No PayPal account is needed to pay with a credit or debit card. If your organization prefers to pay by check or needs an invoice, contact Marshall Breeding

Commercial Sponsorship

A Commercial Sponsorship program is available to organizations involved in providing products and services to libraries which use the site as part of their marketing efforts, identifying potential customers, or general competitive intelligence about the library technology industry.

Contact Marshall Breeding for more details.