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Wednesday 19 December 2007

7 days of library news:

Editorship - Public Library Journal (reminder)
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 18 December 2007

China's oldest library opens in the evening
LISNews, Tuesday 18 December 2007

What will life be like if people stop reading?
LISNews, Tuesday 18 December 2007

Library automation in public libraries in the United Kingdom
(Via Library Journal.)
Library Technology Guides, Tuesday 18 December 2007

Organizing your home library
(Via Library Journal.)
Jason the Content Librarian, Tuesday 18 December 2007

Library taxes worth every penny
"Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator" (Via Library Journal.)
sarahlong.org, Tuesday 18 December 2007

Libraries to share £1.5 million funding
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 18 December 2007

DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries
"the development of a Digital Library Reference Model"
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 18 December 2007

Want to smell like...an old book?
LISNews, Monday 17 December 2007

Kindle Videos
LISNews, Monday 17 December 2007

Fired librarian sues Liberty School District
"Angela Page"
LISNews, Monday 17 December 2007

One review of the Amazon Kindle from an actual customer
LISNews, Monday 17 December 2007

Happy Birthday, Arthur C. Clarke!
LISNews, Monday 17 December 2007

Opinion: Why Amazon's Kindle is revolutionary
LISNews, Monday 17 December 2007

IFLA Journal Online December 2007, Volume 33, No. 4
SAGE JOURNALS Online, Monday 17 December 2007

Too much information? Library Man rides to the rescue
Humour. (Via Librariansworld.)
The Modesto Bee, Monday 17 December 2007

Web site lets users browse library shelves
(Via Librariansworld.)
bangordailynews.com, Monday 17 December 2007

After Looting, Burning, Iraqi Archive Makes Comeback
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
ABC News, Monday 17 December 2007

A Quick Guide to Second Life for Librarians
iLibrarian, Saturday 15 December 2007

Self-help books on prescription
The Northern Echo, Saturday 15 December 2007

From the blogs
"the 'great tradition' of literary art is moving into a new medium"
Guardiand Unlimited, Saturday 15 December 2007

Boost for family history research
"Scotland's first family history centre"
BBC News, Friday 14 December 2007

From IFLA: Campaign for World’s Libraries Guide: How To Participate
ResourceShelf, Friday 14 December 2007

Google's Knol to Challenge Wikipedia
"will not be written by the masses but by one authoritative source"
iLibrarian, Friday 14 December 2007

Library wins lottery funds
"Salford's Working Class Movement Library"
theBookseller.com, Friday 14 December 2007

Picking the perfect e-book to curl up with: 3 Readers Go Head To Head
LISNews, Thursday 13 December 2007

A New Jersey Library Starts Lending Kindles
Library Journal, Thursday 13 December 2007

Designing Better Libraries For The Dream Economy
Designing Better Libraries, Thursday 13 December 2007

MLA Council sets out restructuring plans as part of reform
MLA, Wednesday 12 December 2007

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2007
LISNews, Wednesday 12 December 2007

British Library's £1.1m saves Pinter's papers for nation
Guardiand Unlimited, Wednesday 12 December 2007

Doris Lessing's Nobel Lecture: On not winning the Nobel Prize
LISNews, Wednesday 12 December 2007

Mold-Poisoned Liberty NY Librarian Fired
LISNews, Wednesday 12 December 2007

IgNoble Prize in Literature
LISNews, Wednesday 12 December 2007

Terry Pratchett Diagnosed With Alzheimer's
LISNews, Wednesday 12 December 2007

Library Related Conferences compiled by Marian Dworaczek
Updated today. (Via Resource Shelf.)
University of Saskatchewan Library, Wednesday 12 December 2007

E-books thrive away from mainstream
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 12 December 2007

MLA set to trim staff
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 12 December 2007

The Library Problem
"We needed a way to store all of our books so they were easily accessible." (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Hackito Ergo Sum, Wednesday 12 December 2007