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Wednesday 3 September 2008

7 days of library news:

New WorldCat Search API
WorldCat Blog, Tuesday 2 September 2008

Media scrutinise Sony Reader
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 2 September 2008

Obnoxious librarian from Hades now as a podcast
Humour.
LISNews, Tuesday 2 September 2008

E-book 'will not threaten paperback'
"the British Library"
LISNews, Tuesday 2 September 2008

Will bookworms get their teeth into the Sony Reader?
(Via Google News.)
Times Online, Tuesday 2 September 2008

20 Free Social Media Books
iLibrarian, Tuesday 2 September 2008

Fight to stop rare books sell-off
"Cardiff"
BBC News, Tuesday 2 September 2008

If Mary Ellen Says So . . . .
"what Web 2.0 tools and resources are critical for research..."
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 2 September 2008

Using Videos to Market Libraries
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 2 September 2008

The World in WorldCat
"national library catalogs from more than 30 countries"
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 2 September 2008

Digital Consumers: reshaping the information professions
New book from Facet.
Facet Publishing, Tuesday 2 September 2008

Know it All, Find it Fast: an A-Z source guide for the enquiry desk, 3rd edn
New book from Facet.
Facet Publishing, Tuesday 2 September 2008

"Evidence" - Issue 3 - September 2008
smartsm newsletter.
smartsm, Tuesday 2 September 2008

Ebook push begins
"Waterstone's is to launch the Sony Reader, this week..."
theBookseller.com, Monday 1 September 2008

The road to Wikipedia
Book review.
LISNews, Monday 1 September 2008

Direct delivery of stock
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 1 September 2008

Reader Development in Practice: bringing literature to readers
Book review.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 1 September 2008

Driving Theory Test in Foreign Languages
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 1 September 2008

John Blyberg Talks with Talis about SOPAC 2.0
"Social OPAC"
Panlibus, Monday 1 September 2008

robotic librarian? please.
(Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
librarian.net, Monday 1 September 2008

Book review of Library 2.0: a guide to participatory library service
(Via Librariansworld.com newsletter.)
Andrew Eynon's Library Blog, Monday 1 September 2008

Libraries boosted by £5m scheme
"Leicestershire and Rutland"
BBC News, Sunday 31 August 2008

Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
Ariadne, Sunday 31 August 2008

Delft DOK and Roterdam Bibliotheek
"Building Capacity for Change: 25 Technologies Transforming Libraries"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Saturday 30 August 2008

Esquire to Put Digital Moving Pix on Mag Cover
"electronic paper"
LISNews, Saturday 30 August 2008

Maine City Drops Case Against Woman Who Won't Return "Normal"
US focus.
LISNews, Saturday 30 August 2008

Snail racing highlight of library fun
(Via Google News.)
Whitby Gazette, Saturday 30 August 2008

Government agency moves to Birmingham from London
MLA. (Via Google News.)
The Birminham Post.net, Saturday 30 August 2008

Children flock to meet Jeremy
"Jeremy Strong" that is. (Via Google News.)
This is Wiltshire.co.uk, Saturday 30 August 2008

CIG Conference 2008
"Cataloguing and Indexing Group ... Classification and Subject Retrieval in the 21st Century"
First Person Narrative, Saturday 30 August 2008

A Home Away from Home: Libraries and Homeschoolers
(Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
School Library Journal, Saturday 30 August 2008

SOPAC 2.0 To Debut in Darien, CT, Emphasizes Patron Content
"new open source social catalog interface"
Library Journal, Saturday 30 August 2008

Grandma Refuses to Return Library Book, Could Face Jail Time
US focus. (Via Library Link of the Day.)
ABC News, Saturday 30 August 2008

The Avid Reader: Notorious, Infamous and Scandalous
Newsletter.
AbeBooks.co.uk, Saturday 30 August 2008

Chimp makes Guardian longlist
"Guardian First Book Award"
theBookseller.com, Friday 29 August 2008

Hill Library Trends Newsletter - August 2008
Hill Library Blog, Friday 29 August 2008

Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet
Book review.
LISNews, Friday 29 August 2008

Extinguish the Rumors: No New Amazon Kindle This Year
LISNews, Friday 29 August 2008

7 Things You Should Know About Geolocation
iLibrarian, Friday 29 August 2008

Service Design Vs. Experience Design
Designing Better Libraries, Friday 29 August 2008

Michael Rosen: 'Give Children Books, Not SATs'
"Quotation of the Day"
Shelf Awareness, Friday 29 August 2008

Serendipity
"Libraries and Mobile Technologies" (Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
Library Web Chic, Friday 29 August 2008

Library Worker's Thinly Veiled Book Causes Stir
"The Library Diaries"
Library Journal, Friday 29 August 2008

Next Steps for E-Texts
"large-screen Kindle" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Inside Higher Ed., Friday 29 August 2008

Appledore Book Festival saves local library
"Devon"
theBookseller.com, Thursday 28 August 2008

Canadian Libraries and GDP
"Libraries account for $1.3 billion of Canada's Gross Domestic Product"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 28 August 2008

Replacement charges
Summary of responses.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Thursday 28 August 2008

The past destroyed: Five years later
"the occupation of Iraq" (Via Google News.)
Aljazeera Magazine, Thursday 28 August 2008

Collection moves at the British Library
When I grow up I want to be a Librarian!, Thursday 28 August 2008

Safety fears over buildings
"Nottinghamshire"
BBC Audio and Video, Thursday 28 August 2008

Soon on the Web: Dead Sea Scrolls
"date from the third century B.C. to the first century A.D" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
International Herald Tribune, Thursday 28 August 2008

OverDrive Now Offers Penguin Group Audiobooks and eBooks to Public Libraries
Information Today, Inc., Thursday 28 August 2008

Warrior Librarian Issue 258: Late August 2008 Edition
"satirical library journal"
Warrior Librarian, Thursday 28 August 2008

Famous Five back for more fun
"more than 20 new books"
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 27 August 2008

BA book prize lists 20
"Booksellers Association's Independent Booksellers Book Prize 2008"
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 27 August 2008

Press Release from the London Borough of Hillingdon
The Good Library blog, Wednesday 27 August 2008

TV Interview with the author of library diaries
LISNews, Wednesday 27 August 2008

The BookFinder.com Report
"demand trends for a wide range of out-print titles"
LISNews, Wednesday 27 August 2008

Browsing LCSH
"Library of Congress Subject Headings"
LISNews, Wednesday 27 August 2008

Library cards - children's and adult, or just one?
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 27 August 2008

A Quick Guide to Screencasting for Libraries
iLibrarian, Wednesday 27 August 2008

Library services on mobile devices
025.04: Michael's blog, Wednesday 27 August 2008

Penguin Group Offers Download Audiobooks and eBooks to Public Libraries
(Via Library Journal's Library News from the Web.)
Yahoo! News, Wednesday 27 August 2008

Online Information 2008
Conference. (Via Issue 165, Internet resources newsletter.)
Online Information 2008, Wednesday 27 August 2008