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Wednesday 7 January 2009

7 days of library news:

Richard and Judy list sparks promotions
Best Read 2009.
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 6 January 2009

RNA reveals Romance shortlist
"2009 Romantic Novel of the Year"
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 6 January 2009

Live Online: The Greener Library
"two-day live online class"
The Green Library, Tuesday 6 January 2009

Good Question
"So, How Much Will Google Charge Libraries?"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 6 January 2009

Personal and Enterprise Tech Trends
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 6 January 2009

Tower Hamlets is top for library users
London. (Via Google News.)
24dash.com, Tuesday 6 January 2009

The Dagger in the Library Award
"Please encourage your branch libraries and reading groups to nominate their favourite crime writers."
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 6 January 2009

Stock disposal
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 6 January 2009

Unison presents 5 point plan aimed at securing the future of public libraries...
The Library of Digress, Tuesday 6 January 2009

Essex libraries are a mess
"A word about the staff too - they are mostly helpful but they are not librarians and they do not have the research skills to help users undertaking serious research."
The Good Library blog, Monday 5 January 2009

The Times Newspaper and books in libraries
Free books for schools promotion.
The Good Library blog, Monday 5 January 2009

Why recession makes libraries matter -- and vulnerable, too
US article.
LISNews, Monday 5 January 2009

Doing Stuff at the Library's Website
LISNews, Monday 5 January 2009

Troubles for Reference Librarians
LISNews, Monday 5 January 2009

The Wovel
"Web novel".
LISNews, Monday 5 January 2009

Pupils conquer fear of computers
Nepal. (Via Google News.)
BBC News, Monday 5 January 2009

children joining the library
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 5 January 2009

Solihull Libraries choose offline self service solution, Talis Bridge Pro
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 5 January 2009

Guide to Tagging Social Bookmarks
"Practical Guide To Content Tagging In Social Bookmarking"
iLibrarian, Monday 5 January 2009

User manual search engine Diplodocs
Phil Bradley's weblog, Monday 5 January 2009

Apple to launch 'large screen' iPod
theBookseller.com, Monday 5 January 2009

Google Hopes to Open a Trove of Little-Seen Books
"Google's book search" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
The New York Times, Monday 5 January 2009

Hampshire conference
Tim Coates.
The Good Library blog, Sunday 4 January 2009

Ex-Waterstone's boss praises library policy
Tim Coates. (Via Google News.)
Basingstoke Gazette, Saturday 3 January 2009

73.4 Percent of All Wikipedia Edits Are Made By Roughly 1,400 People
LISNews, Saturday 3 January 2009

Four libraries are to be closed in Southwark
The Good Library blog, Saturday 3 January 2009

How to Create a Home Library
(Via Yahoo! Glue.)
HowStuffWorks, Friday 2 January 2009

Are we about to see the reformation of CILIP?
The Good Library blog, Friday 2 January 2009

The Book Calendar
"a new book everyday"
LISNews, Friday 2 January 2009

Save our libraries!
"plans to close four libraries"
South London Press Today, Friday 2 January 2009

2nd edition of Library World Records has just been published
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 2 January 2009

Wii games
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 2 January 2009

Library RFID List
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 2 January 2009

20 Amazing and Essential Non-fiction Books to Enrich Your Library
iLibrarian, Friday 2 January 2009

What Should I Read Next?
"Just type in the name of the last book (or whatever)"
I want to, Friday 2 January 2009

Podcast: Library Life in Iraq
ResourceShelf, Friday 2 January 2009

Transparency Isn’t Just for Windows Anymore
"The Transparent Library"
Informed Librarian Online, Friday 2 January 2009

Library Web Statistics For 2008
For the year 2008 we averaged 304.04 sessions per day (a session is roughly analogous to a unique visitor), with 156,609 pageviews in total. There are 25 people currently signed up to the email newsletter. Most site usage seems to be via RSS (we're obviously a techie bunch). Can I wish all LibraryWeb patrons a good 2009 --- Admin.
LibraryWeb, Thursday 1 January 2009

Broxbourne Library Stalwart Given OBE
"46-year career with Hertfordshire County Council's Library Service" (Via Google News.)
The East Herts Herald, Thursday 1 January 2009

Libraries booming in credit crunch
"Newcastle" (Via Google News.)
JournalLive, Thursday 1 January 2009

Waitrose links up with Kenilworth library
"mobile library and community services moved to supermarkets" (Via Google News.)
Kenilworth Today, Thursday 1 January 2009

Melvil Dewey Dies
"December 26th", 1931.
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 31 December 2008

2009 Trends in Social Media
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 31 December 2008

Justifying Social Marketing
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 31 December 2008

CD almost dead . . .
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 31 December 2008

Ten Stories That Shaped 2008
LISNews, Wednesday 31 December 2008