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Wednesday 6 August 2008

7 days of library news:

All Ages Manga list
"This might come in handy for librarians working with younger library patrons."
TangognaT, Tuesday 5 August 2008

The Hyperlinked Society :: Google, Links, and Popularity versus Authority
LISNews, Tuesday 5 August 2008

11 Resources for Word Lovers
iLibrarian, Tuesday 5 August 2008

Dutch designer chosen for library
"Birmingham"
BBC News, Tuesday 5 August 2008

Teen Librarian
"geared towards those that work with Teenagers and 'the Youth' in Libraries in the UK"
www.TeenLibrarian.co.uk, Tuesday 5 August 2008

Duke Launches Next-Gen ILS Project With Mellon Backing
"next-generation open source alternative to traditional integrated library systems"
Library Journal, Tuesday 5 August 2008

The Book on the Shelf
"the Kindle" (Via PUBLIB.)
washingtonpost.com, Tuesday 5 August 2008

Let Us Now Praise Humble Public Libraries
LISNews, Monday 4 August 2008

Want the Library to Come to You?
"free delivery"
LISNews, Monday 4 August 2008

Portland OR Library to Get an Ecoroof
"a vegetated rooftop"
LISNews, Monday 4 August 2008

UK Public Libraries - Services for Teenagers Questionnaire
Research request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 4 August 2008

Search Muze- Retail Entertainment Database
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 4 August 2008

Online digital images and merchandise
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 4 August 2008

Mills and Swoon
"100 years old" (Via Google News.)
Liverpool Echo.co.uk, Monday 4 August 2008

Twelve Ways to Sell Social Media to Your Boss
iLibrarian, Monday 4 August 2008

Going global
"74th IFLA General Conference and Council"
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Monday 4 August 2008

The Fabric of Sin - Phil Rickman
Book review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 4 August 2008

Free audio book downloads from NYR 08
"National Year of Reading"
025.04: Michael's blog, Monday 4 August 2008

How different could a library be?
"New Jalisco Library, Gudalajara, Mexico (competition)" (Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
Tame The Web, Monday 4 August 2008

Romance Writers Honor Their Best--and Best To Be
"The Romance Writers of America (RWA) conference"
Library Journal, Monday 4 August 2008

Economy gets people out of the house, into libraries
The Houston Chronicle, Monday 4 August 2008

74th IFLA General Conference
IFLANET, Monday 4 August 2008

SPONSORED PLACES AND PERSONAL LEARNING GRANT
"Public Library Authorities Conference"
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 4 August 2008

Is it called biblio-interruptus?
Humour.
PUBLIB, Monday 4 August 2008

A year on, 'green' library bags declared a success
(Via Google News.)
This Is Exeter, Sunday 3 August 2008

50 Awesome Search Engines
iLibrarian, Sunday 3 August 2008

Research into public libraries and social networking websites - please spare 10 mins
Research request (via British Librarian Bloggers.)
Sarah Hammond, Saturday 2 August 2008

A symbol of Labour
Comment, "Museums, Libraries and Archives Council".
The Good Library blog, Saturday 2 August 2008

Headsets communication in Libraries - Summary
Research results.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Saturday 2 August 2008

Free for All: Open Source Software
iLibrarian, Saturday 2 August 2008

PBWiki Offers Free Premium Account to Librarians
(Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
The Krafty Librarian, Saturday 2 August 2008

The Internet and Its Discontents
Essay.
Epublishers Weekly, Saturday 2 August 2008

4 Quotes on the Subject of Library Purpose
WebJunction, Friday 1 August 2008

Library 2.0 to Library 3D and my exploration of Second Life
Joeyanne Libraryanne, Friday 1 August 2008

Book News: J.K. Rowling Publishing Wizard Fairy Tale Title for Charity
Library Journal, Friday 1 August 2008

The 12 books you must stock
theBookseller.com, Friday 1 August 2008

Naming the 'evergreens'
"titles that have never, since records began, fallen out of BookScan's top 5000"
theBookseller.com, Friday 1 August 2008

Gaming is storytelling for teenagers
LibraryBytes, Friday 1 August 2008

Strategies for a Successful Virtual Reference Transaction
Informed Librarian Online, Friday 1 August 2008

Libraries adapted to digital age
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
USA Today, Friday 1 August 2008

Publishers talk up Sony Reader
theBookseller.com, Thursday 31 July 2008

CILIP plays down library scrutiny
"enquiries from the police or a security agency"
theBookseller.com, Thursday 31 July 2008

Turn the Pages of Rare Books...with Technology
"The British Library"
LISNews, Thursday 31 July 2008

A New Type of Bookmobile
"Ethiopia"
LISNews, Thursday 31 July 2008

North Lanarkshire Libraries launch loyalty scheme
Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, Thursday 31 July 2008

The British Library automates invoicing
(Via Google News.)
Computing, Thursday 31 July 2008

How do you set about digitising 150 million items?
"The British Library" (Via Google News.)
WhatPC?, Thursday 31 July 2008

Saving our libraries
"As library usage continues to decline and new measures to combat this seem to be failing, what can done to turn this round?"
theBookseller.com, Thursday 31 July 2008

Carnegie Corporation's $10 Million Investment in South African Libraries Leverages Government Funds
ResourceShelf, Thursday 31 July 2008

British Library delivers an innovative online annual report
ResourceShelf, Thursday 31 July 2008

The Social Web and Libraries
(Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
David Lee King, Thursday 31 July 2008

Objection Handling For Learning 2.0
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 30 July 2008

Are We Searching Google, or is Google Searching Us?
LISNews, Wednesday 30 July 2008

Doctor Who Series 4 Vol 3 DVD review
"Silence In The Library and Forest Of The Dead" (Via Google News.)
Den of Geek, Wednesday 30 July 2008

Pirated and Open Source Books
iLibrarian, Wednesday 30 July 2008

Not quite burning books...
"the disregard of our professional expertise in favour of chucking it all"
Information and Libraries Scotland, Wednesday 30 July 2008

Wuthering heights - Emily Bronte
Book review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Wednesday 30 July 2008

The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal - Sean Dixon
Book review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Wednesday 30 July 2008