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Wednesday 11 July 2007

7 days of library news:

Jones wins Wales Book of the Year
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 10 July 2007

Borders to promote books on mobiles
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 10 July 2007

Attainment: New Books Out Next Week
US publication.
Shelf Awareness, Tuesday 10 July 2007

New Book: Managing Stress and Conflict in Libraries
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 10 July 2007

Should we simplify spelling?
A debate begun in the library world by Melvil Dewey.
BBC News, Tuesday 10 July 2007

A Hipper Crowd of Shushers
Librarians and image.
LISNews, Monday 9 July 2007

Ready for...A Library As "An Intellectual Coffeeshop"?
"A vanishing breed? In the information age, the role of libraries is debated"
LISNews, Monday 9 July 2007

Books may be the ideal gap-filler
"People in the UK seem to have been reading more over the past quarter of a century, a study suggests."
BBC News, Monday 9 July 2007

Photocopying of library and archive materials
Preservation issues. (Via Librariansworld.com.)
The British Library, Monday 9 July 2007

Care and Handling of Library Materials - Tutorial
(Via Librariansworld.com.)
Northwestern University Library, Monday 9 July 2007

Houston Area Library System Public library training
(Via Librariansworld.com.)
HALS, Monday 9 July 2007

Pathways to Planning
Planning methodology (via Librariansworld.com).
Northeast Kansas Library System, Monday 9 July 2007

Blogging advice
For anyone thinking of blogging.
LISNews, Sunday 8 July 2007

Cultural Images of Librarians
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
John Hubbard, Sunday 8 July 2007

'Record demand for final Potter'
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
BBC News, Saturday 7 July 2007

It's Lio...
Comic strip.
LISNews, Friday 6 July 2007

BOOK REVIEW How to use Web 2.0 in your library by Phil Bradley Facet Publishing, 2007. ISBN: 978-85604-607-7 £39.95
"Web 2.0 is a ubiquitous term - but what is it and how can it be used? This new book from Phil Bradley provides a library view on a subject which is reaching into many activities - not only into social interaction but into academic practice, teaching, learning & research ... Librarians and information professionals in any sector (especially those with little or no knowledge of Web 2.0) will benefit from this insight into how Web 2.0 technologies might facilitate work practices and provision of services." (Via Internet Resources Newsletter, Issue 152, see Issue 152 for full review).
Internet Resources Newsletter, Friday 6 July 2007

My Library World
Blog: "My Library World charts the dubious progress of a UK librarian applying to become a Chartered Librarian. Occasionally veers off-course." (Via Internet Resources Newsletter, Issue 152).
My Library World, Friday 6 July 2007

Elisa (Edinburgh Library And Information Services Agency)
(Via Internet Resources Newsletter, Issue 152).
ELISA, Friday 6 July 2007

Information for Social Change
"Information for Social Change is an activist organisation that examines issues of censorship, freedom and ethics amongst library and information workers. It is committed to promoting alternatives to the dominant paradigms of library and information work and publishes its own journal, Information for Social Change (freely available online at http://www.libr.org/isc)." (Via Internet Resources Newsletter, Issue 152).
Information for Social Change, Friday 6 July 2007

Internet Librarian International
"Internet Librarian International http://www.internet-librarian.com/ which will be held Oct. 8-9, 2007, at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London, U.K. ILI is the premier library technology conference for librarians and information managers. The conference programme gives full details" (via Internet Resources Newsletter, Issue 152).
Internet Resources Newsletter, Friday 6 July 2007

Peg's Polemic on Libraries
"Over at the Philosophy Cafe..."
LISNews, Thursday 5 July 2007

Cheap books? Thanks to piracy
Nepal.
LISNews, Thursday 5 July 2007

For New-Look Librarians, Head to Brooklyn
"If you're not sick of the stereotypical 'we're no stereotypes' stories..."
LISNews, Thursday 5 July 2007

Thailand Libraries 'need funding and staff'
LISNews, Thursday 5 July 2007

Little Camano Island Gets a Library...for a Trial Period of Three Years
"designed to look like a bookstore"
LISNews, Thursday 5 July 2007

Funny Book Cart Picture
LISNews, Wednesday 4 July 2007

Half of libraries under threat in Conwy
"Conwy County Borough Council in Wales is proposing to close nearly 50% of its libraries in order to meet budget cuts and create 'a sustainable model' for the future. Rona Aldrich, head of service for libraries, information..."
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 4 July 2007

Library Research Skills Tutorials
(Via Librariansworld.com.)
University of London Research Library Services, Wednesday 4 July 2007

Selection of Library Resources
Collection management. (Via Librariansworld.com.)
Arizona State Library, Wednesday 4 July 2007

Bibliomysteries
"A selected list of mysteries related to the world of books, in which manuscripts, libraries, publishing houses, booksellers, or writers occupy a prominent role." (Via Librariansworld.com.)
Evanston Public Library, Wednesday 4 July 2007