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Wednesday 5 December 2007

7 days of library news:

What Should I Read Next?
Suggestions "based on the preferences of others who like similar books to you." (Via Web-User.)
Thoughtplay Ltd, Tuesday 4 December 2007

Dolly Parton's literacy drive
"Dolly Parton is in the UK to launch her literacy programme, Imagination Library."
BBC Audio and Video, Tuesday 4 December 2007

Thousands flock to Discovery Centre
"£7 million revamp"
this is hampshire.net, Tuesday 4 December 2007

The Power of Failure
Weekly tips.
WebJunction, Tuesday 4 December 2007

Toward a Universal Library
Information Today, Inc., Tuesday 4 December 2007

Singer ignores ‘codgers’ as town says hello, Dolly
"the Imagination Library"
TIMESONLINE, Tuesday 4 December 2007

Friending, Ancient or Otherwise
Social networking.
iLibrarian, Monday 3 December 2007

IM in the OPAC
iLibrarian, Monday 3 December 2007

Bookworm is a star
"BBC's Reading and Writing campaign (RaW)"
THIS IS HERTFORDSHIRE, Monday 3 December 2007

Secret erotic archive reveals all in France
TIMESONLINE, Monday 3 December 2007

European Digital Library Foundation Welcomed by the Commissioner
ResourceShelf, Monday 3 December 2007

472 percent Increase in Online Library Use since AquaBrowser Implementation
"Croydon College Library"
Library Technology Guides, Monday 3 December 2007

Leesburg library tries its hand at marketing
"Free advertising" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Orlando Sentinel, Monday 3 December 2007

Library architecture: Two "novel" approaches
PUBLIB, Sunday 2 December 2007

Paper — Service Equality in Virtual Reference
ResourceShelf, Sunday 2 December 2007

Waterstone's hails children's shortlist
theBookseller.com, Friday 30 November 2007

ACRL NY Social Software in Academic Libraries
"The Social Tools of Web 2.0"
iLibrarian, Friday 30 November 2007

Dolly Parton has Rotherham dream
"scheme she devised to improve children's literacy"
BBC News, Friday 30 November 2007

Social Networking by Teens in Public Libraries - brief survey
Research request.
PUBLIB, Thursday 29 November 2007

Why Your Company Needs To Be on Facebook
iLibrarian, Thursday 29 November 2007

WALTHAM FOREST: Council admits it destroyed books
East London and West Essex Guardian Series, Thursday 29 November 2007

EU digital library open in 2008
PC Pro, Thursday 29 November 2007

Double win for the British Library
eGov monitor, Thursday 29 November 2007

Books tie in to Xmas TV
theBookseller.com, Thursday 29 November 2007

Out of this world
"social networking" from a publishing angle.
theBookseller.com, Thursday 29 November 2007

National Library to be established in Jerusalem
LISNews, Thursday 29 November 2007

Universal Digital Library: Offers 1.5 million works and counting; Other Book Digitization Projects
ResourceShelf, Thursday 29 November 2007

"The library in the twenty-first century"
Book review.
Internet Resources Newsletter, Thursday 29 November 2007

WOWIO
"WOWIO is a source where readers can legally download high-quality copyrighted ebooks from leading publishers for free. Readers have access to a wide range of offerings, including works of classic literature, college textbooks, comic books, and popular fiction and non-fiction titles." (Via Internet Resources Newsletter ISSUE 157.)
WOWIO, Thursday 29 November 2007

LibriVox
"LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain." (Via Internet Resources Newsletter ISSUE 157.)
LV, Thursday 29 November 2007

LibrarySpot
"A free virtual library resource centre for educators and students, librarians and their patrons, families, businesses and just about anyone exploring the Web for valuable research information." (Via Internet Resources Newsletter ISSUE 157.)
StartSpot NETWORK, Thursday 29 November 2007

dawsonera
"A web-based collection of ebooks designed for use in libraries." (Via Internet Resources Newsletter ISSUE 157.)
dawsonera.com, Thursday 29 November 2007

AFP: French rioters torch second library
LISNews, Wednesday 28 November 2007

That false paperback
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 28 November 2007

The essentials for eBook success
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 28 November 2007

Online library offers 1.5 million works and counting
"Universal Digital Library" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
CNET News.com, Wednesday 28 November 2007