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Wednesday 26 March 2008

7 days of library news:

Vacant Japanese shop-turned-library breathes new life into street
LISNews, Tuesday 25 March 2008

Bringing Old Books Back to Life and We're Not Talking E-Books
"Book restorer Karen Tolley..."
LISNews, Tuesday 25 March 2008

The Digital Divide And Skills
LISNews, Tuesday 25 March 2008

The second issue of Code4Lib Journal is out!
LISNews, Tuesday 25 March 2008

Web Sites Let Bibliophiles Share Books Virtually
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
All Things Considered, Tuesday 25 March 2008

The Book as 'An Art Object That We Should Defend'
"Quotation of the Day"
Shelf Awareness, Tuesday 25 March 2008

Free Forrester Data
"Social computing"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Monday 24 March 2008

Library service is the best in Wales
"DENBIGHSHIRE'S library service website" (Via Google News.)
Denbighshire Free Press, Monday 24 March 2008

A list of misc. quotables
(Via Library Journal.)
LibraryBytes, Sunday 23 March 2008

Bookshelf etiquette
"What are the rules (if any) governing a well-tempered bookshelf?"
LISNews, Sunday 23 March 2008

Taking Play Seriously at the Public Library With Young Video Gamers
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
The New York Times, Sunday 23 March 2008

The 1964 Libraries Act no longer applies
The Good Library Blog, Saturday 22 March 2008

A Bankrupt Public Library Service
Comment.
The Good Library Blog, Saturday 22 March 2008

More on the Afghanistan Digital Library
"the 'open' concept" (Via Library Journal.)
Open Access News, Saturday 22 March 2008

Doing the Work of a Librarian
"paraprofessionals"
LISNews, Saturday 22 March 2008

Media Matters: Media in Iraq then and now
Freedom of speech.
LISNews, Saturday 22 March 2008

Now You Know Your ABC's
Popup books!
Stephen's Lighthouse, Friday 21 March 2008

The Walls Continue to Fall Down
"audiobooks"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Friday 21 March 2008

LibraryTools.com
Library Training Tools. (Via a PUBLIB post.)
LibraryTools.com, Friday 21 March 2008

Family Friendly Libraries Gives Award
"Brenda Biesterfeld"
LISNews, Friday 21 March 2008

Cites & Insights 8:4 now available
LISNews, Friday 21 March 2008

The March 2008 (Vol. 14, no. 3) issue of Associates: The Electronic Library Support Staff Journal
Associates, Friday 21 March 2008

Recent Research and Opinion on Social Networks
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 20 March 2008

Stabbed librarian due back at work next week
"Ingrid Smits" (Via Google News.)
Camden New Journal, Thursday 20 March 2008

15 Free Social Media White Papers and Ebooks
iLibrarian, Thursday 20 March 2008

7 Things You Should Know About Google Apps
iLibrarian, Thursday 20 March 2008

Judges Gather For Booktrust Teenage Prize 2008
(Via Google News.)
booktrade.info, Thursday 20 March 2008

Tulare County Supervisors Back Library in Probationary Librarian Firing
"Brenda Biesterfeld"
Library Journal, Thursday 20 March 2008

New I.E. Web Browser On the Horizon
LISNews, Thursday 20 March 2008

Very good results from Hillingdon
"a great desire to know about things and read about them"
The Good Library Blog, Wednesday 19 March 2008

The Question Business
"Question and Answer websites"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 19 March 2008

How to Publish Your Own Book
iLibrarian, Wednesday 19 March 2008

Why should libraries be socially networking?
(Via Library Journal.)
librarian.net, Wednesday 19 March 2008

Rally for Fired Lindsay Librarian
LISNews, Wednesday 19 March 2008

Library Plans Online Story Time
LISNews, Wednesday 19 March 2008

Bookhunter
"comic"
LISNews, Wednesday 19 March 2008

The Internet Archive Keeps Book-Scanning Free
LISNews, Wednesday 19 March 2008

Briefs: Fired librarian plans to sue; Google sees surge in Web use on hot mobile phones
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 19 March 2008

Brooklyn Public Library hopes its blogging leads to live chats
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 19 March 2008

BookRabbit beta site launches
"a new 'social shopping' website"
theBookseller, Wednesday 19 March 2008

Alternate reality game from Penguin
theBookseller, Wednesday 19 March 2008

Dangerous Book heads to TV
"The Dangerous Book for Boys"
theBookseller, Wednesday 19 March 2008