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Friday 16 February 2007

7 days of library news:

Strong foundations mean a sound future for public libraries
"...two reports published today by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)."
ResourceShelf, Friday 9 February 2007

Now online, ResourceShelf's weekly Archive for Libraries and Librarianship
ResourceShelf, Friday 9 February 2007

In diet-mad Britain the serious reader is left on the shelf
Latest library statistics from Public Lending Rights (PLR). PLR's website can be found here. (Via theBookseller.com.)
Telegraph, Friday 9 February 2007

No Such Thing as Ownership: The Library
"a magical place where there is no such thing as ownership, only learning and sharing"
LISNews, Sunday 11 February 2007

Embracing the publishing revolution
E-paper.
theBookseller.com, Monday 12 February 2007

Attainment: New Books Out Next Week
(US publication.)
Shelf Awareness, Tuesday 13 February 2007

OR Libraries still losing items from shelves
LISNews, Tuesday 13 February 2007

Open publishing - Why do people publish books for free, and what about ebooks
LISNews, Wednesday 14 February 2007

Three reasons- giving libraries a voice
"an experiment to ... break the record for the most comments posted on a YouTube Video"
LISNews, Wednesday 14 February 2007

Wiki Wednesday: LISWiki - Readers' advisory
Update a wiki page.
LISNews, Wednesday 14 February 2007

ResourceShelf weekly Archive for Libraries and Librarianship now online
ResourceShelf, Thursday 15 February 2007

Public library plans delayed
"Plans for a radical overhaul of the public library supply chain have been delayed by four years, the Museums,­ Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has revealed." (Subscription article, no cost to register.)
theBookseller.com, Thursday 15 February 2007