Libraryweb mailing list

[Library Web <libweb AT ibiblio.org>]

Library Web (UK)

Library Culture on the Web

http://www.libraryweb.info

Wednesday 5 September 2007

7 days of library news:

Another devastating article in the Guardian today
The Good Library Blog, Tuesday 4 September 2007

Spanish library in turmoil over stolen maps
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
The Independent, Tuesday 4 September 2007

Opera House into Bookstore
LISNews, Monday 3 September 2007

Fay Weldon attacks library closures
"The British Council is being accused of turning its back on Britain's literary heritage..."
theBookseller.com, Monday 3 September 2007

Gardners owner buys Askews
See also this post from The Good Library Blog.
theBookseller.com, Monday 3 September 2007

Cultural Competency
Weekly Tip - "Diversity".
WebJunction, Monday 3 September 2007

Who's Selecting Now?
"book selection" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Library Journal, Monday 3 September 2007

Do 'most people' really need libraries any more?
(Via a PUBLIB post.)
Guardiand Unlimited / theblog books, Monday 3 September 2007

Fay Weldon Attacks British library Closures
LISNews, Sunday 2 September 2007

Librarians Respond To AP Poll Findings That Americans Don't Read Enough Books
LISNews, Saturday 1 September 2007

A wider view
"public libraries as places to borrow books will cease to do so in 20 years"
The Good Library Blog, Saturday 1 September 2007

There and Back Again
"The Hobbit reaches its 70th anniversary"
AbeBooks, Saturday 1 September 2007

Universities Look to Make Internet Public Library a Virtual Learning Lab
LISNews, Friday 31 August 2007

Librarians Eat Questions for Breakfast
"online 'answer sites'"
LISNews, Friday 31 August 2007

The Hillingdon Times
"Hillingdon"
The Good Library Blog, Friday 31 August 2007

Book Hacks
"13 book hacks for the library crowd"
iLibrarian, Friday 31 August 2007

Kids' book focus for 'Richard & Judy
theBookseller.com, Friday 31 August 2007

On Cataloging...More About the BISAC System
"Book Industry Standards and Communications"
LISNews, Thursday 30 August 2007

One of the Great Untold Stories of Broadcasting History
"the BBC Sound Archive"
LISNews, Thursday 30 August 2007

The National Archives (UK) Website Adds New Personalisation Tools
ResourceShelf, Thursday 30 August 2007

Quickly Finding New Online Books (aka The Free Stuff)
ResourceShelf, Thursday 30 August 2007

"The Virtual Reference Handbook: Interview and Information Delivery Techniques for the Chat and E-mail Environments"
Book review.
FreePint, Thursday 30 August 2007

Amazon makes move into publishing
US focus - "print-on-demand".
theBookseller.com, Thursday 30 August 2007

Making Digital Books Into Page Turners
"Sony Reader"
BusinessWeek, Thursday 30 August 2007

Lending books
"Would you want to take this book to bed..."
The Good Library Blog, Wednesday 29 August 2007

Top 100 Undiscovered Websites
"Info, Reference, and Search"
LISNews, Wednesday 29 August 2007

Mr. Librarian Answers Your Most Difficult Questions
LISNews, Wednesday 29 August 2007

BSU Libraries Working Group to Place Materials on Second Life
LISNews, Wednesday 29 August 2007

Automation Survey
"2007 Library Technology Guides Automation Trend Survey"
LISNews, Wednesday 29 August 2007

The Guardian blasts Hampshire County Council, Yinnon Ezra and Margaret Hodge
The Good Library Blog, Wednesday 29 August 2007

A Journey into Social Networking
"A new 68-page report commissioned by Fox Interactive Media"
iLibrarian, Wednesday 29 August 2007

Is Facebook Good for Business?
iLibrarian, Wednesday 29 August 2007

US libraries hold on to pulped book
"Alms for Jihad"
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 29 August 2007

£3m book targets Russian tycoons
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
BBC News, Wednesday 29 August 2007

Eco-Libris: Green Books
LISNews, Wednesday 29 August 2007

Librarian in charge
"Belle da Costa Greene"
LISNews, Wednesday 29 August 2007

Lack of sufficient public libraries in Abu Dhabi angers lovers of books
LISNews, Wednesday 29 August 2007

Two years after Katrina, New Orleans still working to rebuild ruined branches
LISNews, Wednesday 29 August 2007