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Wednesday 13 August 2008

7 days of library news:

How Sony can STILL beat Amazon in the e-book battle
LISNews, Tuesday 12 August 2008

In search of Western civilisation's lost classics
"buried beneath lava by Vesuvius's eruption in AD79"
LISNews, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Can the Elliott Wave Predict Library Usage Patterns?
LISNews, Tuesday 12 August 2008

LMSs that use receipts
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Short loan or fastback fiction
"summary of responses"
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Building works
Information request.
LISNews, Tuesday 12 August 2008

EC seeks more cash for online cultural library
(Via Google News.)
ZDNet.co.uk, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Library 2.0 Gang 08/08: Open Source Systems
Podcast.
The Library 2.0 Gang, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Pictures from Quebec
"IFLA Congress"
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Read To a Child
"I can tell you what really matters..."
Library Journal, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Japan: Nat'l Diet Library shelves file on crimes by U.S. service personnel
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Libraries Got Game
"Why Games Belong in Libraries" (Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
The Shifted Librarian, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library & Information Issues, Volume 20, Issues 1, 2 and 3 Are Now Available
(Subscription.)
Library Journal, Tuesday 12 August 2008

LibraryThing Releases One Million Free Covers
"for download and display in library OPACs"
Library Journal, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Uncle Bobby's Wedding
"gay marriage" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
myliblog, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Warrior Librarian Weekly: Edition #257 now online
"satirical library journal"
Warrior Librarian, Tuesday 12 August 2008

Saving the short story
theBookseller.com, Monday 11 August 2008

Dewey's Bio Out Next Month
"library cats"
LISNews, Monday 11 August 2008

One Man, One Year, One Mission: Read The OED
"The Oxford English Dictionary"
LISNews, Monday 11 August 2008

OverDrive's Digital Bookmobile Kicks Off National Outreach Tour in NYC
US focus.
Library Journal, Monday 11 August 2008

Warning: Novels 'Might Turn Out to be Habit-forming'
"Quotation of the Day"
Shelf Awareness, Monday 11 August 2008

Protests over city library plans
"Belfast libraries" (Via Progressive Librarians Guild The E-mail List.)
BBC News, Monday 11 August 2008

More on Fines
Comment.
The Good Library blog, Sunday 10 August 2008

The library at night
Book.
The Good Library blog, Sunday 10 August 2008

Library 2.0 Masters Thesis!
The UK Biblioblogosphere, Sunday 10 August 2008

You gotta have FAIFE
"the Core Activity of IFLA which deals with freedom of access to information and freedom of _expression_"
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Sunday 10 August 2008

Let the Congress commence!
"2008 IFLA Congress"
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Sunday 10 August 2008

Fines for late return of books to public libraries
"discussed by librarians"
The Good Library blog, Saturday 9 August 2008

You Loved the Blog--Now Read the Book!
"Pop Goes the Library: New Book Helps Librarians Leverage Pop Culture to Connect with Users and Communities."
LISWire, Saturday 9 August 2008

Briefs: Reaching Out: A Fascinating Look Into the Libraries of Canada and Quebec
ResourceShelf, Saturday 9 August 2008

Short Loan or 'Fast-back' collections
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Saturday 9 August 2008

A Study of the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Tools by Librarians
Library Philosophy and Practice, Saturday 9 August 2008

Should Libraries Develop Their Own eBook Reader?
LISNews, Friday 8 August 2008

Ain't Love Grand?
"The Romance Writers Association"
LISNews, Friday 8 August 2008

Good Public Relations Focuses on the Basics
Marketing Your Library, Friday 8 August 2008

A recipe to save libraries?
"An interesting blog entry from The Bookseller site about the future of public libraries..."
Paige Turner - Librarian, Friday 8 August 2008

Oops Canada
"IFLA Conference"
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Friday 8 August 2008

Libraries step into the age of iPod
(Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
Yahoo! News, Friday 8 August 2008

2008 World Library and Information Congress - 4,000 librarians from 150 countries meet in Quebec City
"IFLA"
Library Journal, Friday 8 August 2008

Internet drives Edinburgh Book Festival sales
theBookseller.com, Thursday 7 August 2008

UK publishers set e-book prices
theBookseller.com, Thursday 7 August 2008

August SirsiDynix Institute
"Taming Technolust: Planning in a Hyperlinked World"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 7 August 2008

Social Networking for Libraries
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 7 August 2008

Librarian Gear
"library themed t-shirts"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 7 August 2008

Supplier Selection
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Thursday 7 August 2008

Shifting To A Design Thinking Culture
Designing Better Libraries, Thursday 7 August 2008

The Victoria Vanishes - Christopher Fowler
Book review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Thursday 7 August 2008

At Bennington College, the Library Becomes a Work of Art
Library Journal, Thursday 7 August 2008

Search Beyond the Web: When to Pick Up the Phone
FUMSI, Thursday 7 August 2008

Germany's Telekom develops e-reader
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 6 August 2008

NOTW and Tesco promote Quick Reads
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Everybody is wrong-- except The Chief Librarians
"article by Rob Froud, former president of the Society of Chief Librarians"
The Good Library blog, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Rancho Mirage California library offers new device for 'electronic' reading
"the Kindle"
LISNews, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Library Elf
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 6 August 2008

New Library Link unveiled
"following the closure of Dudley Wood Library..." (Via Google News.)
Dudley News, Wednesday 6 August 2008

100 Places to Connect With Other Bibliophiles Online
iLibrarian, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Study Shows Social Media Use on the Rise
iLibrarian, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Rare India documents 'go missing'
BBC News, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Show me the cakes!
"literacy levels in boys (particularly white, working class boys)"
Paige Turner - Librarian, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Risks and Opportunities in Social Computing II
tfpl blog, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Economic recession and library use
Information and Libraries Scotland, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Ambitious £193m library plans
"Birmingham"
BBC Audio and Video, Wednesday 6 August 2008

Saudi Arabia: Library opens its doors to women
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 6 August 2008

British Library goes paperless
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 6 August 2008