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Wednesday 3 December 2008

7 days of library news:

Mashup Dashboard - ProgrammableWeb
UK eInformation Group, Tuesday 2 December 2008

My India Trip
"Libraries and the Global Technology Forecast", "Libraries, Associations and the Near Future".
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 2 December 2008

A Library in Senegal, A Valuable Commodity
LISNews, Tuesday 2 December 2008

'But I Want Encyclopedias' Says British Library Patron in Letter to the Editor
LISNews, Tuesday 2 December 2008

Save the Libraries – With Open Source
"OCLC"
LISNews, Tuesday 2 December 2008

CRB checks
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 2 December 2008

Amazon and Nintendo cash in on e-reading
(Via Google News.)
Register Hardware, Tuesday 2 December 2008

When the literati come to party, it's time to clean up your bookshelves
"your collection of books can say terrible things about you" (Via Google News.)
The Independent, Tuesday 2 December 2008

Jenny Levine at Online Information Conference 2008
Panlibus, Tuesday 2 December 2008

Launch of "world's largest database of freely-licensed library records"
(Via Library Journal Library News From The Web.)
Open Access News, Tuesday 2 December 2008

Battling Information Overload in the Information Age
Information Today, Inc., Tuesday 2 December 2008

Downloadable resources
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 1 December 2008

Books boxes on mobile libraries
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 1 December 2008

Long live the library revolution
"Librarian alumni include Casanova and Duchamp, but change is needed in the 21st century" (Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Monday 1 December 2008

How to train staff for 'Library 2.0'
Library and Information Update, Monday 1 December 2008

27 Free Online Collaboration Tools
iLibrarian, Monday 1 December 2008

Storytelling as our living sap
Ed Mitchell: Platform neutral, Monday 1 December 2008

Mashed Libraries Event a Success
Library Journal, Monday 1 December 2008

The Bookseller
"Desmond Clarke"
The Good Library blog, Sunday 30 November 2008

Alliance Library System
"Reality 2.0, Achieving Relevance: 21st Century Special Libraries"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Sunday 30 November 2008

Information Outlook Columns
Sept. through Dec.
Stephen's Lighthouse, Sunday 30 November 2008

Philippine Licensure Exam Getting Harder?
LISNews, Sunday 30 November 2008

Mashed Libraries
Panlibus, Sunday 30 November 2008

Gaming in Libraries
(Via Library Journal Library News From The Web.)
Tame The Web, Sunday 30 November 2008

Weeding the Home Library
LISNews, Saturday 29 November 2008

Library DVDs and CDs to be cut
"Lancashire County Council" (Via Google News.)
Lancashire Evening Post, Saturday 29 November 2008

IBM: Talking Web Will be Commonplace in 5 Years
LISNews, Friday 28 November 2008

Foreign fiction "quick reads"
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 28 November 2008

Customer joining procedures
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 28 November 2008

Nicola Upson - An Expert in Murder
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Friday 28 November 2008

Kylie Fitzpatrick - The Ninth Stone
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Friday 28 November 2008

Mashed Library Unconference 2008
Joeyanne Libraryanne, Friday 28 November 2008

Libraries are moving forwards
"Roy Clare"
theBookseller.com, Friday 28 November 2008

Clarke 'rude' to Motion
"Andrew Motion"
theBookseller.com, Friday 28 November 2008

Speak up for libraries
"former director of Faber and former president and c.e.o. of International Thomson Publishing Services Group"
theBookseller.com, Friday 28 November 2008

Best Reference Question Ever?
"PUBLIB".
LISNews, Thursday 27 November 2008

I Hate You Library Patrons!
"Best Of Craigslist"
LISNews, Thursday 27 November 2008

Southend resident turns home into a library
"a library in their own home" (Via Google News.)
24dash.com, Thursday 27 November 2008

Would you pay $100,000 for a book?
"New York Public Library's latest acquisition" (Via American Libraries Direct e-newsletter.)
The Book Room, Thursday 27 November 2008

Chill out, parents: Time online teaches kids important skills, study finds
"By socializing, tinkering with technology and intensely delving into media, teens and children on the Internet 'are picking up basic social and technical skills they need to fully participate in contemporary society'" (Via American Libraries Direct e-newsletter.)
MercuryNews.com, Thursday 27 November 2008

Publishers should sell directly to UK public libraries
Comment.
The Good Library blog, Wednesday 26 November 2008

The book is available
"Obnoxious Librarian from Hades"
Obnoxious Librarian from Hades, Wednesday 26 November 2008

He's Back (Flynn the Librarian)
"Librarian movie"
LISNews, Wednesday 26 November 2008

Holiday Gift Guide for Library and Book Lovers
LISNews, Wednesday 26 November 2008

10 Tips for More Effective PowerPoint Presentations
iLibrarian, Wednesday 26 November 2008

Council plans to close libraries
"Wirral"
BBC News, Wednesday 26 November 2008

Group think
"The turn to online research is narrowing the range of modern scholarship, a new study suggests" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
The Boston Globe, Wednesday 26 November 2008

The Avid Reader: Literary Treasures - Investing in Books
"book collecting"
AbeBooks.co.uk, Wednesday 26 November 2008

Reading fiction leads to weight loss
PUBLIB, Wednesday 26 November 2008