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Wednesday 4 June 2008

7 days of library news:

Supplier request - books for readers with alzheimers
Information request.
lis-pub-libs, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Thirty redundancies at MLA
theBookseller, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Hill Library Trends Newsletter - May 2008
LIS Wire, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Shopping is a way of interacting with the world around us
LISNews, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Readers discover new state-of-the-art library
"new 5.6 million library" (Via Google News.)
Bucks Free Press, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Getting a good read on prescription
"bibliotherapy" (Via Google News.)
The Redditch Standard, Tuesday 3 June 2008

The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Tuesday 3 June 2008

The Janissary tree by Jason Goodwin
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Daughters of the Doge - Edward Charles
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine
"we cannot call an e-book, a book"
Info NeoGnostic, Tuesday 3 June 2008

The Book Collection That Devoured My Life
"LUC SANTE" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
WSJ.com, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Best practice at heart of new dawn for MLA
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Tuesday 3 June 2008

Restoring Books at the Library of Alexandria
"one of the most modern sites in the world for recovery and preservation of antique documents" (Via Library Journal.)
Rare Book News, Monday 2 June 2008

Without Microsoft, British Library keeps on digitizing
(Via Librarians World weekly news letter.)
IDG.no, Monday 2 June 2008

Public Libraries Make Friends On Facebook, MySpace
"a tool to interact with their younger patrons" (Via Librarians World weekly news letter.)
courant.com, Monday 2 June 2008

Rural libraries
Research request.
lis-pub-libs, Sunday 1 June 2008

Wikipedia, Social Networks, Intellectual Property, and the Future of the Information Culture
"video from TED"
PUBLIB, Sunday 1 June 2008

TV Review: Doctor Who: Silence in the Library, BBC One, Saturday 31 May, 7pm
TV Scoop, Sunday 1 June 2008

Hay festival: 'The Woodstock of the mind'
guardian.co.uk Books, Sunday 1 June 2008

Express libraries, self service studied
"Milwaukee" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
JS Online, Sunday 1 June 2008

Web 2.0 tools in Public libraries (QUESTIONNAIRE)
Research request.
lis-pub-libs, Saturday 31 May 2008

Simon & Schuster makes Kindle push
"to make any book, ever printed, in any language available in less than 60 seconds"
theBookseller, Saturday 31 May 2008

The Conway Report-- moaning to the end of time
Comment.
The Good Library Blog, Saturday 31 May 2008

Library users angry at stamp changes
"users are now given a receipt" (Via Google News.)
Bucks Free Press, Saturday 31 May 2008

WHAT FEARS LURK BEHIND BOOKSHELVES?
"Doctor Who" (Via Google News.)
this is swansea.co.uk, Saturday 31 May 2008

Libraries open late due to self-scan machines
"Northamptonshire" (Via Google News.)
Northampton Chronicle and Echo, Saturday 31 May 2008

New look spurs library policies on
"Discovery Centres" (Via Google News.)
Portsmouth Today, Saturday 31 May 2008

The Illustrated Librarian Temporary Tattoos
Phil Bradley's weblog, Saturday 31 May 2008

Study on British Book Reading
"books being read to British children" (Via Library Journal's News From The Web.)
Menasha Kids, Saturday 31 May 2008

WebJunction Learning Webinar - 6/10/08
"Cultivating a Culture of Learning in the Library"
PUBLIB, Friday 30 May 2008

One in 20 prefer the e-book
"Amazon.com"
theBookseller, Friday 30 May 2008

CILIP Professional Standards
"new document"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Friday 30 May 2008

This is not your parents' library, or yours either
"indoor literacy playground"
LISNews, Friday 30 May 2008

The Library in the New Age
Review.
LISNews, Friday 30 May 2008

Park-and-read scheme for commuters
"Norwich park-and-ride" (Via Google News.)
EDP24, Friday 30 May 2008

Social Media in Plain English
"Common Craft" video.
iLibrarian, Friday 30 May 2008

First In The Country Library Machine Unveiled Thursday
"Contra Costa County" (Via Resource Shelf.)
NBC11.com, Friday 30 May 2008

First steps or missteps?
"e-book formats"
theBookseller, Friday 30 May 2008

IFLA Journal Table of Contents for 1 June 2008; Vol. 34, No. 2
IFLA Journal, Friday 30 May 2008

CILIP Framework of Qualifications and Accreditation Review
scottishlibraries, Thursday 29 May 2008

New Online: Programme for the 74th IFLA General Conference and Council
ResourceShelf, Thursday 29 May 2008

eBabel on and on
"iRex's iLiad"
theBookseller, Thursday 29 May 2008

Library visits up in Winchester
"Discovery Centre"
theBookseller, Wednesday 28 May 2008

Libraries 'at risk', says CILIP
"Patrick Conway"
theBookseller, Wednesday 28 May 2008

Mid-York Library System
"Top 25 Technologies to Watch And How Libraries are Changing"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 28 May 2008

Who Are The Digitally Savvy?
US research.
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 28 May 2008

Paper made from stone
LISNews, Wednesday 28 May 2008

"Libraries must stay on cutting edge [But it makes us 'old and cranky']"
LISNews, Wednesday 28 May 2008

A cemetery is like a library full of stories
LISNews, Wednesday 28 May 2008

Are You a Productive Reader?
LISNews, Wednesday 28 May 2008

Learn More About DT AND UX With Two New Resources
"user experience"
Designing Better Libraries, Wednesday 28 May 2008

Time for the Conway report
"hard-hitting analysis of the condition of public libraries in England"
CILIP, Wednesday 28 May 2008