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Wednesday 21 November 2007

7 days of library news:

Library savings may cost £1.7m
"Dorset"
Dorset ECHO, Tuesday 20 November 2007

WEST BRIDGFORD'S NO-NERD LIBRARY PLANS UNVEILED
"specially-created 'noisy area' for teenagers"
this is notingham.co.uk, Tuesday 20 November 2007

A date with Kindle
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 20 November 2007

The Library History Buff
Website.
LISNews, Tuesday 20 November 2007

This librarian's life isn't by the book at 'All'
Review.
LISNews, Tuesday 20 November 2007

Former employee who took a leaf out of Amazon’s book
"Thebookdepository.com"
LISNews, Monday 19 November 2007

Amazon’s E-Book Reader
iLibrarian, Monday 19 November 2007

Surrey council eyes savings from streamlined book-buying
COMPUTERWORLDUK, Monday 19 November 2007

Amazon launches Kindle e-book
theBookseller.com, Monday 19 November 2007

BEYOND THE BASICS: MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LIBRARY WEBSITE
(Via Neat New Stuff, Early Thanksgiving Edition, 2007.)
Marylaine Block, Monday 19 November 2007

Ruse fails to save book from Iran's censors
LISNews, Monday 19 November 2007

The Future of Reading: The Kindle
LISNews, Monday 19 November 2007

The Top 10 Reasons to Be a Librarian
LISNews, Monday 19 November 2007

Government study: Americans reading [Books] less
US focus.
LISNews, Monday 19 November 2007

Overview: Survey of Library Cafes
LISNews, Sunday 18 November 2007

The Book Design Review Favorite Book Covers of 2007
LISNews, Sunday 18 November 2007

National Library of Iran and France to Expand Cooperation
LISNews, Saturday 17 November 2007

Sexy Librarian: Critical Edition of the Original Novel
"the relationship between sexuality and information science"
LISNews, Saturday 17 November 2007

Plans to cut library jobs in Westminster
"...as part of a plan to introduce electronic bar-coded 'self-service'"
24dash.com, Friday 16 November 2007

MLA TO DRAW UP GUIDELINES FOR INFLAMMATORY MATERIAL IN LIBRARIES
"extremist material that some seek to distribute through public libraries"
24 Hour Museum, Friday 16 November 2007

Unani library falling apart
"Asia's biggest library"
LISNews, Friday 16 November 2007

Be More Than a Blip in the Blogosphere
iLibrarian, Friday 16 November 2007

More than Blogs & Wikis - the Socially Networked Library
iLibrarian, Friday 16 November 2007

What are City stars' favourite reads
"Norwich"
Norwich Evening News, Friday 16 November 2007

70 years of lending
"Bamber Bridge"
The Citizen, Friday 16 November 2007

Fears for future of library scheme
"Thornbury"
Gazette, Friday 16 November 2007

Lottery gives £800k boost to libraries
"Islington"
Islington Tribune, Friday 16 November 2007

Creating Online Historical Scrapbooks with a User-Friendly Interface: A Case Study
D-Lib Magazine, Friday 16 November 2007

The biggest library ever built
"This digitising of human knowledge..."
LISNews, Friday 16 November 2007

New Readers Coming Soon Look To Launch Ebooks Finally
LISNews, Friday 16 November 2007

Spooky happenings at libraries
"Hethersett and Wymondham"
Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury, Thursday 15 November 2007

Historic photo collection bought
"Worthing"
BBC News, Thursday 15 November 2007

Byers welcomes £13,500 donation for service centre
"Shiremoor"
News Guardian, Thursday 15 November 2007

Library opening hours debate begins
"York"
THE Press, Thursday 15 November 2007

Developing business in the heart of the community
"Manchester"
Northwest REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, Thursday 15 November 2007

City-centre library closed after threat to staff
"The Maltings in St Albans"
The Herts ADERTISER, Thursday 15 November 2007

Praise for local libraries
"Rochdale"
ROCHDALE ONLINE, Thursday 15 November 2007

The November 2007 issue of Associates: The Electronic Library Support Staff Journal is now available
"a forum for and about library support staff issues"
Associates, Thursday 15 November 2007

Podcasts from New Exhibit at British Library: Breaking the Rules: The Printed Face of the European Avant Garde 1900 – 1937
ResourceShelf, Thursday 15 November 2007

British Library Business & IP Centre delivers on first-year targets
ResourceShelf, Thursday 15 November 2007

Down with paper: A review of the Sony Reader
LISNews, Thursday 15 November 2007

Library is at the 'heart of the community'
"LEWES"
RYE and BATTLE Observer, Wednesday 14 November 2007

Writer puts his poetry in motion
"mobile library"
BBC News, Wednesday 14 November 2007

Library to display da Vinci works
BBC News, Wednesday 14 November 2007

HarrisBPO Provides Its Scanning And Digitisation Service For Libraries, Archives And Local Studies Collections
webitpr, Wednesday 14 November 2007

LDA provides £2.4m extra funding for British Library
"Business & IP Centre"
Startups, Wednesday 14 November 2007

Library upgrade wins major award
"Felixstowe"
Evening Star, Wednesday 14 November 2007

Have your say over libraries cutbacks
"Dorset"
Dorset ECHO, Wednesday 14 November 2007

Ripping Books
"digitize your books at a rate of 500 pages per hour"
LISNews, Wednesday 14 November 2007

37+ Tools for Taking Action and Getting Things Done
LISNews, Wednesday 14 November 2007

20+ Places for Public Domain E-Books
LISNews, Wednesday 14 November 2007

Unshelved and Highsmith: We Have A Winner For Pimp My Bookcart!
LISNews, Wednesday 14 November 2007