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Wednesday 23 May 2007

7 days of library news:

Attainment: New Books Out Next Week
US publication.
Shelf Awareness, Tuesday 22 May 2007

In print forever? Sometimes, authors would rather go out of print
"print on demand" (via Library Link of the Day).
The Seattle Times, Monday 21 May 2007

A Sneak Peek at the Hollywood Librarian
That's Hollywood Librarian the motion picture.
LISNews, Monday 21 May 2007

A Reason To Cringe: Jacobite Diary Ruined at British Library
LISNews, Monday 21 May 2007

A Childhood Issue? Ask a Librarian
"When parents need help, they talk to ... more than you might think, the local librarian."
LISNews, Sunday 20 May 2007

How Did the Comic Book Get Its Start?
LISNews, Sunday 20 May 2007

Literature goes unloved in Yemeni libraries
LISNews, Sunday 20 May 2007

The lost world of libraries in India
LISNews, Sunday 20 May 2007

New Book: Casanova was a Librarian
"image and librarians"
LISNews, Sunday 20 May 2007

Bookmarks As Memories
LISNews, Friday 18 May 2007

Awards: UK: Search is on for exceptional libraries of 2007
Love Libraries Award.
ResourceShelf, Friday 18 May 2007

National Library of Scotland to digitize archive
ResourceShelf, Friday 18 May 2007

UK: An improved way for blind and partially sighted people to search for accessible books is revealed
ResourceShelf, Friday 18 May 2007

UK: Preservation: Saved for the Nation New British Library Centre for Conservation
ResourceShelf, Friday 18 May 2007

How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
Andrew Carnegie.
BBC News, Thursday 17 May 2007

US firm launches book rental service
"A US firm is to take on the public library service"
theBookseller.com, Thursday 17 May 2007

Waterstone's tips 25 for the top
"25 authors for the future and the best 25 books of the past 25 years"
theBookseller.com, Thursday 17 May 2007

Jackson County, OR Says NO to Libraries
US focus.
LISNews, Wednesday 16 May 2007

Of Real and Digital Libraries
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
Library Journal, Wednesday 16 May 2007

How can I Avoid Library Fines?
"a simple hack"
LISNews, Wednesday 16 May 2007

The Book Inscriptions Project
"The notes that people write in books"
LISNews, Wednesday 16 May 2007

Scheme aims to get boys reading
BBC News, Wednesday 16 May 2007

Happiness wins science book prize
The Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
BBC News, Wednesday 16 May 2007