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Wednesday 31 October 2007

7 days of library news:

Reference Services in the Digital Age
"Weekly Tips"
WebJunction, Tuesday 30 October 2007

Euro libraries look for digitisation partners
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 30 October 2007

Attainment: New Books Out Next Week
US publication.
Shelf Awareness, Tuesday 30 October 2007

Future Reading
“a clearer sense of what we as a civilization, a species, do know and don’t know.” (Via Library Link of the Day.)
The New Yorker, Tuesday 30 October 2007

T-shirt of the week
(Via This Week in LibraryBlogLand.)
LISNews, Tuesday 30 October 2007

Exorcist Wanted...In the Library
"Gravesend library, Kent"
LISNews, Monday 29 October 2007

Have A Lend of Us
"The Librarians"
LISNews, Monday 29 October 2007

Citizenship book a bestseller
theBookseller.com, Monday 29 October 2007

Espresso edges closer to UK
"Espresso Book Machine"
theBookseller.com, Monday 29 October 2007

MLA to slash costs
theBookseller.com, Monday 29 October 2007

Reading Jane Austen on a BlackBerry -- Reader, I Liked It
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
Chicago Tribune, Monday 29 October 2007

Top 25 Librarian Bloggers (By the Numbers)
(Reminder via a PUBLIB post.)
OEDb, Sunday 28 October 2007

Libraries and Google
Book review.
Internet Resources Newsletter, Sunday 28 October 2007

National Acquisitions Group: NAG
"NAG brings together everyone concerned with the selection, supply and management of library collections..." (Via Internet Resources Newsletter Issue 156.)
nag, Sunday 28 October 2007

European Archive
"The European Archive is a digital library of cultural artifacts in digital form. Provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public." (Via Internet Resources Newsletter Issue 156.)
european archive, Sunday 28 October 2007

British Library Annual Report and Accounts
(Via Internet Resources Newsletter Issue 156.)
British Library, Sunday 28 October 2007

Book drop
"Interesting photo"
LISNews, Friday 26 October 2007

Favorite public librarian blogs
PUBLIB, Friday 26 October 2007

Scrap yard
MLA "to scrap two key components...". Includes a link to an interview with Admiral Clare.
The Good Library Blog, Friday 26 October 2007

User-Generated Content
Report.
iLibrarian, Friday 26 October 2007

Creating a great website
iLibrarian, Friday 26 October 2007

Play Some Library Arcade
LISNews, Friday 26 October 2007

in Australia, new TV Entertainment by theName of "The Librarians"
LISNews, Friday 26 October 2007

Where to find information
Publication.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 26 October 2007

Cookery books put to the test on Five
"Cooking the Books"
theBookseller.com, Friday 26 October 2007

Shelf Talk: Graphic Lit/Young Reader Recommendations
Shelf Awareness, Friday 26 October 2007

Boys & Books...Making It Work
"issues affecting how much, or how little boys read"
LISNews, Thursday 25 October 2007

Rabbi Makes Weeding Harder
LISNews, Thursday 25 October 2007

Library porn filters would block patrons' legitimate inquiries
LISNews, Thursday 25 October 2007

Libraries an integral part of the bigger picture
LISNews, Thursday 25 October 2007

Warrior Librarian Issue #252 now online
"The world's only online satirical library journal..."
Warrior Librarian, Thursday 25 October 2007

Ask Oxford: Ask the Experts
"a database of some of the questions sent in to the Oxford Word and Language Service team," including frequently asked questions like "What is the longest English word?" and "How many words are there in the English language?" (Via October 26 Neat New Stuff.)
AskOxford, Thursday 25 October 2007

The Princess Royal opens new British Library Centre for Conservation
ResourceShelf, Thursday 25 October 2007

Briefs from The British Library: New 19th century British Library Newspapers website launched; National libraries join forces on bibliographic standard
ResourceShelf, Thursday 25 October 2007

Shake-up for British Book Awards
"Galaxy British Book Awards"
theBookseller.com, Thursday 25 October 2007

Ebook revolution 'on the horizon'
theBookseller.com, Thursday 25 October 2007

MLA chief scraps flagship plans
theBookseller.com, Thursday 25 October 2007

New OCLC report on social networking
"what role libraries may play in this area"
LISNews, Wednesday 24 October 2007

Balls leads reading revolution
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 24 October 2007

LibLime Gets New Offices And 3 New Tech Team Members
"the leader in open-source solutions for libraries"
LISNews, Wednesday 24 October 2007

Sequoyah Regional Library System’s Innovative Use of RFID Technology Receives Excalibur Award
LISNews, Wednesday 24 October 2007

High School Grad 17-year fine for overdue book
LISNews, Wednesday 24 October 2007

Attainment: New Books Next Week, Vol. 2
US publication.
Shelf Awareness, Wednesday 24 October 2007