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Wednesday 30 April 2008

7 days of library news:

FIL Conference 2008
"forum for interlending and information delivery"
lis-pub-libs, Tuesday 29 April 2008

50 best cult books - Telegraph
Phil Bradley's weblog, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Dublin City Public Libraries on Facebook
Phil Bradley's weblog, Tuesday 29 April 2008

The Top 100 Lamest Excuses for Not Innovating
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Children's Book Podcasts
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Commoncraft: Explanations in Plain English
"videos"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 29 April 2008

The Hollywood Librarian's financial predicament
LISNews, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Report backs PDF variant for long-term archiving
"The UK's National Archives"
LISNews, Tuesday 29 April 2008

International library market strengthened as DS becomes part of the Axiell Library Group
"UK's leading public library management system supplier"
Press Releases, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Relax with a massage at library
"Peterborough" (Via Google News.)
Peterborough Today, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Books as building blocks in northern Afghanistan
"...the role of education in rebuilding his country" (Via Google News.)
Reuters AlertNet, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Whatever happened to book borrowers?
"Saturday's national Join a Library Day" (Via Google News.)
Guardian Unlimited, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Whom Do You Trust?
"from Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies, written by analysts at Forrester"
iLibrarian, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Next Gen Researchers at the British Library
"controversy having to do with the British Library’s new generation of researchers"
iLibrarian, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Public libraries change lives for the better
"A visit to the library, whether it be the physical building or its online location can have a massive impact on the lives of individuals and communities."
The Library of Digress, Tuesday 29 April 2008

What is internal marketing?
"...and why is it important for libraries?"
Clip Art Must Die!, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Word of the day is 'exaflood'
Phil Bradley's weblog, Tuesday 29 April 2008

Just Released: Building the 21st century library: new report published
"commissioned by JISC and SCONUL"
Resource Shelf, Tuesday 29 April 2008

What If You Ran Your Bookstore Like a Library?
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
Library Journal, Tuesday 29 April 2008

CILIP Q&A
"published for the month of May"
Phil Bradley's weblog, Monday 28 April 2008

Google Wants to Scan all the Books in the World
"the estimated 50 million to 100 million books in the world"
Rare Book News, Monday 28 April 2008

2008 Survey Update: Library Vocabulary, Ready-Reference and Collection Development Core Tools
Kovacs Consulting.
Resource Shelf, Monday 28 April 2008

ODLIS — Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
(Via Librarian's World.)
Libraries Unlimited, Monday 28 April 2008

Librarians
"How has technology changed your role?" (Via Lib-Info-Society.)
EducationGuardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 April 2008

System helps guard against digital disasters
"As books and journals move online, the preservation of valuable material becomes vital - and that's where the Lockss initiative can help"
EducationGuardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 April 2008

Time's running out to preserve our treasures
"Transferring text, audio and images to a PC often unearths forgotten gems from the archives. But will we be able to save them all" (Via Lib-Info-Society.)
EducationGuardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 April 2008

Digitisation in practice
"Wales sets out ambitious vision" (Via Lib-Info-Society.)
EducationGuardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 April 2008

No paper required
(Via Lib-Info-Society.)
EducationGuardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 April 2008

Encyclopædia Britannica free access for bloggers
LISNews, Sunday 27 April 2008

The romantic librarian
"Alberto Manguel's The Library at Night" (Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk Books, Sunday 27 April 2008

YouTube - Sesame Street - Grover's Library Lecture
(Via Social Software in Libraries.)
You Tube, Sunday 27 April 2008

Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0
Book review.
Joeyanne Libraryanne, Saturday 26 April 2008

New research report published
"The right 'man' for the job? The role of empathy in community librarianship"
lis-pub-libs, Saturday 26 April 2008

IT Qualifications for staff
Information request.
lis-pub-libs, Saturday 26 April 2008

Living Library
"a scheme whereby people can 'borrow' someone who is an expert in their field, has significant experience to share, or is passionate about a hobby - for a conversation"
lis-pub-libs, Saturday 26 April 2008

Nationwide campaign to start children using libraries
"National Library Campaign"
Livepool Daily Post.co.uk, Saturday 26 April 2008

Snacks in the Stacks: Libraries Welcome Food Amid the Books
"People are recognizing that food in the library is an irresistible force"
The Chronicle of Higher, Saturday 26 April 2008

Librarian/Author Scott Douglas on NPR
"Quiet Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian"
LISNews, Friday 25 April 2008

DL 3000 Book Scanner Goes Through 3,000 Pages per Hour
LISNews, Friday 25 April 2008

The future of books resides in their past
"the physical connection we get from a 14th century tome"
LISNews, Thursday 24 April 2008

Rome's greatest Libraries
LISNews, Thursday 24 April 2008

The Great Library of Alexandria
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
Cosmos, Thursday 24 April 2008

Banish Burnout
"Weekly Tips"
WebJunction, Thursday 24 April 2008

Research methods in information
"NEW BOOK REVIEW"
Internet Resources Newsletter, Thursday 24 April 2008

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
"open access, peer reviewed journal published quarterly" (Via IRN Issue 161.)
University of Alberta Learning Services, Thursday 24 April 2008

Talis Launches Library 2.0 Gang Podcast Series
"Talis, in association with Library Journal, are pleased to announce the launch of The Library 2.0 Gang. Hosted by Richard Wallis, Talis' Technology Evangelist, The Library 2.0 Gang brings together leading voices in the world of libraries." (Via IRN Issue 161.)
Talis, Thursday 24 April 2008

September launch for HC e-books
"HarperCollins"
theBookseller, Thursday 24 April 2008

Library chief slams 'fearful' thinking
"John Dolan"
theBookseller, Thursday 24 April 2008

World Book and Copyright Day
"UNESCO"
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 23 April 2008

The 100 top Web apps for 2008
iLibrarian, Wednesday 23 April 2008

Stumpedia goes where Cha Cha failed
"a social search engine that relies on human participation"
Phil Bradley's weblog, Wednesday 23 April 2008

Reading event in coffee shop
"MORPETH Library" (Via Google News.)
New Post Leader, Wednesday 23 April 2008

Learning with confidence
"Bradford care trust and central library" (Via Google News.)
The Guardian, Wednesday 23 April 2008

New From Unshelved: Frequently Asked Questions: The Book
LISNews, Wednesday 23 April 2008

Kindle is arousing interest, though the flame is still low
LISNews, Wednesday 23 April 2008

Game Playing @ Your Library
LISNews, Wednesday 23 April 2008

Boffins take the long view on digital storage
"Scientists aim to find technology that will store data for 100 years"
IWR, Wednesday 23 April 2008

Bradford wins Libraries Change Lives Award
"CILIP/LiS"
theBookseller, Wednesday 23 April 2008

Clare attacks library conservatism
"Museums, Libraries and Archives c.e.o. Roy Clare"
theBookseller, Wednesday 23 April 2008

A question of format
"the problem of differing e-book formats"
theBookseller, Wednesday 23 April 2008

Juden warns over e-book clash
"the problem of differing e-book formats"
theBookseller, Wednesday 23 April 2008