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Wednesday 13 February 2008

7 days of library news:

PN Enquire ideas
"People's Network" - information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 12 February 2008

Bad Stock, Bad Libraries
The Good Library Blog, Tuesday 12 February 2008

MacSyrup
"Scotland"
The Good Library Blog, Tuesday 12 February 2008

10 Blogger Hacks
iLibrarian, Tuesday 12 February 2008

VILLAGE BOOKS ITSELF A NEW LIBRARY
"Cotswold villagers have voted to buy their library from the county council and run it themselves."
This Is Gloucestershire, Tuesday 12 February 2008

Rural libraries are closing at a much faster rate than libraries in London
(Via Google News.)
Country Life, Tuesday 12 February 2008

Learn About: eBooks on Demand (EOD)
"European libraries"
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 12 February 2008

World Book Day on the launchpad
"6th March"
theBookseller, Tuesday 12 February 2008

Misuse of language in the library service
"information books"
The Good Library Blog, Monday 11 February 2008

25 Firefox Extensions to Make You More Productive
iLibrarian, Monday 11 February 2008

Exhibit shows old, unloved library books in a new way
Book art.
LISNews, Monday 11 February 2008

HarperCollins to put books online free
"the opportunity to sample the books online in the same way that prospective buyers can flip through books in a bookstore"
theBookseller, Monday 11 February 2008

Outstanding library fines on books to be written off
"amnesty to mark National Year of Reading" (Via Google News.)
Halifax Today, Monday 11 February 2008

2008 is Labour's year of reading - but one library is closing every week
(Via Google News.)
The Daily Mail, Monday 11 February 2008

Dueling Paradigm Shifts
"user-centered librarianship" (Via Library Journal.)
Library Juice, Monday 11 February 2008

Novel 'returned' 47 years later
BBC News, Monday 11 February 2008

Polish readers get library choice
"book-swap scheme"
BBC News, Monday 11 February 2008

Soundprint's 'Who Needs Libraries?'
"30 minute audio documentary" (Via Librariansworld.)
Disruptive Library Technology Jester, Monday 11 February 2008

There's more to libraries than lending
theBookseller, Monday 11 February 2008

It's our public institutions that drive Britain's creative surge
"British Library chief Lynne Brindley argues that investment in the country's cultural resources is key to our growth"
The Observer, Sunday 10 February 2008

The booklender
"Joel Rickett analyses the annual library lending figures."
Guardian Unlimited, Saturday 9 February 2008

Labelling Stock
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Saturday 9 February 2008

Scenes from domestic life - the lowdown on libraries
"housing our books"
Times Online, Saturday 9 February 2008

Case study: The British Library 'Sacred' online resource
"Building a fairer society with e-Government" (Via Google News.)
PublicTechnology.net, Friday 8 February 2008

Tabloid campaign to recruit library users
"campaign to boost public library membership will launch in April"
theBookseller, Friday 8 February 2008

‘Team’ authors are top names at the library
"Public Lending Right" (Via Google News.)
Times Online, Friday 8 February 2008

Find Love at the Libraries in February!
(Via Library Journal.)
PR Newswire, Friday 8 February 2008

James Patterson stamps out library competition
"author most-borrowed from British libraries" (Via Library Journal.)
Guardian Unlimited, Friday 8 February 2008

Is It OK for a Library To Lend a Kindle?
Library Journal, Friday 8 February 2008

Are Librarians Sexy?
LISNews, Friday 8 February 2008

Webcast: Library New Directions - Francis X. Blouin, Jr.
ResourceShelf, Friday 8 February 2008

Extra cash boosts library estate
Northern Ireland.
BBC News, Friday 8 February 2008

US author is UK library favourite
"Public Lending Right"
BBC News, Friday 8 February 2008

Patterson tops library loans
"figures on library lending released by the Public Lending Right"
theBookseller, Friday 8 February 2008

Document sharing with Scribd
(Via Library Journal.)
The ten Thousand Year Blog, Thursday 7 February 2008

Scanners in public libraries
Research request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Thursday 7 February 2008

CWA Dagger in the Library Award
"crime fiction"
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Thursday 7 February 2008

Are Reference Books Today's Dinosaurs?
LISNews, Thursday 7 February 2008

Library-Themed Wedding
LISNews, Thursday 7 February 2008

Updated IFLA Membership Directory (WWW Version) Now Online
ResourceShelf, Thursday 7 February 2008

Webcast: Library New Directions - Peter Brantley
ResourceShelf, Thursday 7 February 2008

Have a beta-test mind - just do it!: An interview with the British Library and SLA
(Via Freepint issue No.245.)
FUMSI, Thursday 7 February 2008

Meebo Widgets
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 6 February 2008

Improving Librarian Behaviours in Chat Reference
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 6 February 2008

More OPAC Innovation
"mobile devices"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 6 February 2008

Be Prepared
US focus.
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 6 February 2008

Future leaders take off
"2007-2008 Future Leaders Travel Bursaries award"
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Wednesday 6 February 2008

Managing Stress and Conflict in Libraries
"A librarian's guide to coping with bullying, violence and harassment" - review. (Via Google News.)
Information World Review, Wednesday 6 February 2008

Patterson plots computer games
theBookseller, Wednesday 6 February 2008