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Wednesday 27 February 2008

7 days of library news:

POD Print on Demand
"how many libraries have taken advantage of these services?"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 26 February 2008

Research Paper: A Virtual Exhibition of Open Source Software for Libraries
(Via Library Journal.)
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 26 February 2008

Re: Challenge to poster display policy
Follow-up.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 25 February 2008

75 identical copies in the book return
Humour.
LISNews, Monday 25 February 2008

Buiding libraries for Darfur refugees
LISNews, Monday 25 February 2008

Borders Advances the Superstore, and Librarians Take Note
US focus.
Library Journal, Monday 25 February 2008

Report: Serving the sphere: public libraries serving their virtual users
US study.
ResourceShelf, Monday 25 February 2008

Overdue book back after 25 years
"anonymously during an amnesty"
BBC News, Monday 25 February 2008

The Wisdom of the Chaperones
"Digg, Wikipedia, and the myth of Web 2.0 democracy." (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Slate, Monday 25 February 2008

Dewey decimal classification system
(Via Librariansworld.)
Quebec, Monday 25 February 2008

Quick Reads speed up at Tesco
theBookseller, Sunday 24 February 2008

MoFuse: Create a Mobile Website, Mobile Site Builder, .mobi Compliant
(Via Social Software in Libraries.)
MoFuse, Sunday 24 February 2008

Open Source Software for Online Exhibitions
iLibrarian, Sunday 24 February 2008

Exhibition Commemorates Architect of the British Library
(Via Library Journal.)
Rare Book News, Sunday 24 February 2008

Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Museums and Education Conference
PUBLIB, Saturday 23 February 2008

Quote about libraries
"the one institution in our society that’s figured out how to institutionalize sharing"
PUBLIB, Saturday 23 February 2008

Idea Store Whitechapel
(Via i) Library Journal, ii) theorywatch.)
Architectural Record, Saturday 23 February 2008

30 mostly spurious benefits of ebooks
LISNews, Saturday 23 February 2008

Ariadne Issue #54 is Now Online
ResourceShelf, Saturday 23 February 2008

Preservation in the Age of Large-Scale Digitization
"...the likely impacts of large-scale digitization on book collections." (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Inside Higher Ed, Saturday 23 February 2008

25 Useful Social Networking Tools for Librarians
iLibrarian, Friday 22 February 2008

Find the Right Word with OneLook Reverse Dictionary
(Via Library Journal.)
Instructify, Friday 22 February 2008

Kids, Books, and Photos
"how books can change and enhance the lives of children"
LISNews, Friday 22 February 2008

Information Overload: The Blogger's Worst Enemy and 8 Ways to Avoid It
LISNews, Friday 22 February 2008

Gifts for Booklovers
"a slew of suggestions"
LISNews, Friday 22 February 2008

Librarian's sport of choice
"...connect fantasy sports skills to information literacy"
ResourceShelf, Friday 22 February 2008

Spam: Passport to Latin America Reading Challenge
"charitable projects overseas"
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Thursday 21 February 2008

Preparing for a 2.0 World
"Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and Librarian 2.0"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 21 February 2008

More on the Value of Libraries
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 21 February 2008

Technologies to Promote Your Libraries
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 21 February 2008

Screencasting and Library Tutorials
"Video Tutorials"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 21 February 2008

Early Adopters in Libraries
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 21 February 2008

Who do you hate, technology-wise?
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 21 February 2008

Quick Reads speed up at Tesco
theBookseller, Thursday 21 February 2008

Free wireless internet for library users
"Bexley"
News Shopper, Thursday 21 February 2008

ULC Report Details How Libraries Serve Immigrants
Library Journal, Thursday 21 February 2008

Library In a Staircase
LISNews, Thursday 21 February 2008

PLR protest on Facebook
"cuts to government funding"
theBookseller, Thursday 21 February 2008

Which was the best Booker winner? You decide
"Booker Prize's 40th anniversary"
The Independent, Thursday 21 February 2008

"Google Generation" Myths
"If libraries are to be relevant, they must teach more sophisticated research methods." (Via Library Journal.)
The Information Literacy Land of Confusion, Wednesday 20 February 2008

Mud larks
Comment - "MLA".
The Good Library Blog, Wednesday 20 February 2008

Catching up with social media
"blogging and new social media"
iLibrarian, Wednesday 20 February 2008

7 Things You Should Know About Flickr
iLibrarian, Wednesday 20 February 2008

New Technology to Boost Library Opening Hours in Northamptonshire
"self-service"
eGov monitor, Wednesday 20 February 2008

For blind people Cuba has 119 libraries
LISNews, Wednesday 20 February 2008

As economy struggles, more people rely on libraries
"North Andover", US.
LISNews, Wednesday 20 February 2008

New location may aid post offices
"Moving postal services to libraries..."
BBC News, Wednesday 20 February 2008

MLA Board takes radical step to sharpen delivery
"reorganisation"
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Wednesday 20 February 2008

Blatant Berry: The Vanishing Librarians
"The library becomes a dehumanized supermarket or a chaotic bookstore" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Library Journal, Wednesday 20 February 2008

Leaf, surf or both?
"As more material becomes available for free, will people still want, and be prepared to pay for, books?"
theBookseller, Wednesday 20 February 2008

Libraries body cuts 100 jobs
"Museums, Libraries and Archives Council"
theBookseller, Wednesday 20 February 2008