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Wednesday 18 April 2007

7 days of library news:

Attainment: New Books Out Next Week
US publication.
Shelf Awareness, Tuesday 17 April 2007

Are Reference Desks Dying Out?
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Tuesday 17 April 2007

'New' Tolkien novel goes on sale
BBC News, Tuesday 17 April 2007

Best Places to Get Free Books - The Ultimate Guide
LISNews, Monday 16 April 2007

Why so many novels never make it to the big screen
LISNews, Monday 16 April 2007

Redefining a library
"the latest thinking in what a library must be and do"
LISNews, Monday 16 April 2007

Librarians 'suffer most stress'
BBC News article from 2006.
LISNews, Monday 16 April 2007

Books aren't the hook
"Video game events lure young people -- especially boys -- to local libraries" (via Library Link of the Day).
LISNews, Sunday 15 April 2007

Playing Music -- Loudly -- In Britain's Libraries
"re-inventing libraries as 21st century community centres"
LISNews, Sunday 15 April 2007

Trolley book wins odd title prize
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
BBC News, Sunday 15 April 2007

Geri Halliwell launches kids' books
LISNews, Friday 13 April 2007

Old hands vie for Booker prize
theBookseller.com, Friday 13 April 2007

Tiny book not for the near-sighted
"the world's smallest published book"
LISNews, Thursday 12 April 2007

Borrowing University books falls as students turn to internet
LISNews, Thursday 12 April 2007