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Wednesday 4 July 2007

7 days of library news:

Attainment: New Books Out Next Week
US publication.
Shelf Awareness, Tuesday 3 July 2007

The on-demand bookshop
"A revolution in publishing may soon see bookshops stripped of their shelves"
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 3 July 2007

Amazon to Sell Digital Copies of Books in a Deal That Includes College Libraries
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Tuesday 3 July 2007

Do We Need Libraries Anymore?
(Via This Week in LibraryBlogLand.)
washingtonpost.com, Monday 2 July 2007

All the News That's Fit to Print Out
Wikipedia.
LISNews, Monday 2 July 2007

UCD library joins Second Life
University College Dublin (via Library Link of the Day).
UCD News, Sunday 1 July 2007

What is a living library?
"In today's world, a library must evolve"
LISNews, Friday 29 June 2007

Book Clubs: Good, Bad or A Little of Both?
LISNews, Thursday 28 June 2007

PALINET and LibLime Partner to Offer Open Source Options
LISNews, Thursday 28 June 2007

Conference Proceedings: IFLA’s Metropolitan Libraries Section Conference
ResourceShelf, Thursday 28 June 2007

International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Annual Report, 2006
ResourceShelf, Thursday 28 June 2007

Espresso books to hit UK in 2008
"A potentially revolutionary self-service book printing machine is gearing up for UK launch early next year. The Espresso Book Machine, which is capable of printing and binding a 300-page paperback from a digital file in seven minutes,..." (subscription article).
theBookseller.com, Thursday 28 June 2007

This Weekend on Book TV: Inventing English
Shelf Awareness, Thursday 28 June 2007

Bestselling Books on AbeBooks: May 2007
AbeBooks, Thursday 28 June 2007

Rock and Roll Shakes New Britain Public Library
"summer programming for teenagers"
LISNews, Wednesday 27 June 2007

Librarians urged to play more video games
"digital immigrants"
LISNews, Wednesday 27 June 2007

Cultural past of the digital age
"Do books and film have a place in the modern world" (via Library Link of the Day).
BBC News, Wednesday 27 June 2007