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Wednesday 27 August 2008

7 days of library news:

Shelfari, The Social Network For Book Lovers, Acquired By Amazon
LISNews, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Amazon To Offer New Versions of Kindle e-Book Reader
LISNews, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Staffing Children's libraries
Summary of responses.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Company to create a database
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Europe's planned Digital Library: frequently asked questions
(Via Google News.)
PublicTechnology.net, Tuesday 26 August 2008

TES and social networking
"Times Education Supplement"
IWR Blog, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Online Book Swap Communities
iLibrarian, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Hathi Trust Fun
"putting the books online that Google was digitizing"
Library Journal, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Board settles disabled girl case
"The South Eastern Education and Library Board (SEELB) has admitted causing a disabled girl from County Down upset and distress."
BBC Audio and Video, Tuesday 26 August 2008

New from OCLC: WorldCat Copyright Evidence Registry
"the copyright status of books"
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Video News Clip: The European Digital Library
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Applying Game Theory in Libraries: Review and Preview
Library Philosophy and Practice, Tuesday 26 August 2008

Book Her
"Taken To Jail... For Not Paying Fines" (Via Google News.)
The Daily Record, Monday 25 August 2008

Wikipedia - A Valuable Information Source
Thoughts of a [wannabe] librarian, Monday 25 August 2008

Library of Congress Launches New "E-Giving" Site
ResourceShelf, Monday 25 August 2008

where else besides the library can I ask a question online?
(Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
librarian.net, Monday 25 August 2008

Losses of Stock in public libraries
Comment.
The Good Library blog, Sunday 24 August 2008

Private Party at Your Library
"someone is having a good time"
LISNews, Sunday 24 August 2008

R2D2 As Your Co-Worker?
"automated dispenser that will make books available anytime"
LISNews, Sunday 24 August 2008

I Am - The Library
"video project"
LISNews, Sunday 24 August 2008

Please put a sock in it - this is a library
(Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 24 August 2008

Don't Watch The Hi-fi Sci-fi Library Music Video
LISNews, Sunday 24 August 2008

Technology keeps libraries popular
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
Statesman Journal, Sunday 24 August 2008

Booker shortlist goes mobile
theBookseller.com, Saturday 23 August 2008

Barclay is top pick on Richard and Judy
theBookseller.com, Saturday 23 August 2008

Libraries and Comica
TangognaT, Saturday 23 August 2008

Testimonials: a Powerful Marketing Tool
Marketing Your Library, Saturday 23 August 2008

What does Cha Cha have that librarians don't?
"mobile research service"
LISNews, Saturday 23 August 2008

Woman cuffed, booked for not paying library fines
US focus.
LISNews, Saturday 23 August 2008

The Starbucks of Libraries
LISNews, Saturday 23 August 2008

Charging for public access PCs
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Saturday 23 August 2008

Mr Pip - Lloyd Jones
Book review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Saturday 23 August 2008

Fines
"lis-pub-libs mailing list"
Sintoblog, Saturday 23 August 2008

Kent looses £200k of books
theBookseller.com, Saturday 23 August 2008

Social networking
"Creating Knowledge conference"
Information Literacy Weblog, Friday 22 August 2008

My Sony Reader
theBookseller.com, Friday 22 August 2008

Losing one's place at the British Library
ResourceShelf, Friday 22 August 2008

Tale of brave Iraqi librarian turned into play
ResourceShelf, Friday 22 August 2008

Indulge your Librarian fantasies!
"librarians from the realms of fantasy and science fiction"
PUBLIB, Friday 22 August 2008

Borders and WHS ready for e-book push
"iRex iLiad"
theBookseller.com, Thursday 21 August 2008

Internet safety for children and parents
"summary of responses"
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Thursday 21 August 2008

Probe into cause of library fire
"Plympton library"
BBC News, Thursday 21 August 2008

VuFind Up at Villanova
"next-generation catalog projects"
Library Journal, Thursday 21 August 2008

Penguin launches dating website
(fixed)
theBookseller.com, Thursday 21 August 2008

74th IFLA Conference Held in Quebec City
Library Journal, Thursday 21 August 2008

Librarian writes tell-all book, gets fired
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
WorldNetDaily, Thursday 21 August 2008

Intranet 2.0: Ten Not-So-Easy Steps
"next-generation intranets are simple, social platforms that can change the way people work (for the better!)..."
FUMSI, Thursday 21 August 2008

O'Hagan attacks Richard and Judy culture
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 20 August 2008

Rankin and Mosse to write Quick Reads
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 20 August 2008

Blyton voted best-loved
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 20 August 2008

WHS is selling iLiad
"e-book reader"
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 20 August 2008

Librarian Identity and Reputation Management
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 20 August 2008

Innovation Means Change And That's Not Popular
Designing Better Libraries, Wednesday 20 August 2008

The council strike in Scotland
BBC News, Wednesday 20 August 2008

Public library destroyed by fire
"Plympton library, near Plymouth"
BBC News, Wednesday 20 August 2008

Ebooks - sites
Phil Bradley's weblog, Wednesday 20 August 2008

Playaway Preloaded Audiobooks To Gain Reload Option
Library Journal, Wednesday 20 August 2008

Age banding: For
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 20 August 2008

Age banding: Against
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 20 August 2008