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Wednesday 4 February 2009

7 days of library news:

Strong support for Hampshire conference
Tim Coates.
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 3 February 2009

HarperCollins US launches 'video books'
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 3 February 2009

CWA calls for Dagger in the Library votes
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 3 February 2009

E-Book interest 'doubles'
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 3 February 2009

The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age
LISNews, Tuesday 3 February 2009

Thinking about people as reference sources
LISNews, Tuesday 3 February 2009

Top Tories to visit doomed Wirral libraries
(Via Google News.)
Wirral Globe, Tuesday 3 February 2009

Sponsorship for events
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 3 February 2009

That's Infotainment! Screencasting in Libraries
iLibrarian, Tuesday 3 February 2009

NextGen: The Start-Up Librarian
"innovators"
Library Journal, Tuesday 3 February 2009

Libraries Are Not Just for Books
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
washingtonpost.com, Tuesday 3 February 2009

Open Solutions for Libraries Gain Momentum
biblios.net.
Information Today, Inc., Tuesday 3 February 2009

Readers flock to libraries as 'money is tight'
theBookseller.com, Monday 2 February 2009

Google's Got All the Marbles
Article.
LISNews, Monday 2 February 2009

Story of libraries takes new turn as thousands open up to book
Scottish libraries, "the only reason those witnessing the turnaround in the fortunes of the civic library can provide is the financial crisis and impending recession".
The Herald, Monday 2 February 2009

Self-service comes to Derbyshire libraries
Derbyshire, "The council is expecting to save about pounds 93,000 a year in staff costs".
this is derbyshire.co.uk, Monday 2 February 2009

Library usage boosted by downturn
Cumbria.
BBC News, Monday 2 February 2009

Stephanie Meyer - The Twilight Saga
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 2 February 2009

A chicken walks into a library...
Humour.
Paige Turner - Librarian, Monday 2 February 2009

Online Databases: A New-Old Role for Libraries
Archiving in a digital age.
Library Journal, Monday 2 February 2009

Copyright in the Age of YouTube
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
ABA Journal, Monday 2 February 2009

read it swap it
"Bought a book and finished it? Don't know what to do with it? If you've read it swap it!"
read it swap it, Sunday 1 February 2009

CIPFA alert caution!!
"change in accounting convention"
The Good Library blog, Sunday 1 February 2009

Library closures in Argyll and Bute
The Good Library blog, Sunday 1 February 2009

Last week's letters and blog pingbacks in full
"LIBRARY SEARCHES". (Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 1 February 2009

Book worms offered chance to avoid fines
Email reminder service. (Via Google News.)
Evening News 24, Sunday 1 February 2009

Help at the point of need - 404 error pages
Joeyanne Libraryanne, Sunday 1 February 2009

"I'm in the High Tech Industry. I’m a Librarian"
Guest Forum.
Informed Librarian Online, Sunday 1 February 2009

Electronic reading devices gaining favor
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday 1 February 2009

Website: Designing Libraries: The Gateway To Better Library Design
The Green Library, Saturday 31 January 2009

Books as Objets D'Art on Exhibit in Minneapolis
LISNews, Saturday 31 January 2009

Hitler's Private Library : The Books that Shaped His Life by Timothy W Ryback
Review.
Times Online, Saturday 31 January 2009

Marketing Research as a Tool for Finding Library Users' Needs and Demands: Application of Three Party Theory
Library Philosophy and Practice, Saturday 31 January 2009

Drunken sailors left out of rhyme
Bookstart.
BBC News, Friday 30 January 2009

Ten books to talk about
2009 Book to Talk About.
theBookseller.com, Friday 30 January 2009

New library cards are just picture perfect
Sefton. (Via Google News.)
Southport Visitor, Friday 30 January 2009

Nominations sought for the most popular crime writer
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 30 January 2009

Talis and LibLime Open Data on biblios.net
"over 5 million bibliographic records"
Library Technology Guides, Friday 30 January 2009

E-books - On The Up...
Thoughts of a [wannabe] librarian, Friday 30 January 2009

Using Twitter in libraries
Phil Bradley's weblog, Friday 30 January 2009

Twitter; your first 24 hours
Phil Bradley's weblog, Friday 30 January 2009

Save the words - a logophile's delight
"treasure trove of old and forgotten words"
Phil Bradley's weblog, Friday 30 January 2009

Support our public libraries!
"Early Day Motion 248"
When I grow up I want to be a Librarian!, Friday 30 January 2009

At Panel on Google Book Settlement, Support, Criticism, Contentiousness
Library Journal, Friday 30 January 2009

'Too many' cannot read and write, say MPs
theBookseller.com, Thursday 29 January 2009

Sales on e-books 'held back'
theBookseller.com, Thursday 29 January 2009

Uncontrolled Vocabulary no. 68 - Appeal to the Middle
Podcast. (Via cilip podcasts.)
Uncontrolled Vocabulary, Thursday 29 January 2009

Council confirms delay to Birmingham's new library
"new £193 million library"
Birmingham Post, Thursday 29 January 2009

Rent energy readers from libraries
Reading. (Via Google News.)
Reading Evening Post, Thursday 29 January 2009

Enhancing the gateway to your learning resources – Panlibus Issue 11 now available
Talis.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Thursday 29 January 2009

My Guide problems
"Is anybody else experiencing similar?"
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Thursday 29 January 2009

Links To Amazon on Libraries Homepages
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Thursday 29 January 2009

Amazon's Kindle 2 Will Debut Feb. 9
LISNews, Wednesday 28 January 2009

Amazon prepares to launch new Kindle reader
(Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 28 January 2009

We need libraries in the age of the 'txt'
Wirral, letter. (Via Google News.)
Wirral Globe, Wednesday 28 January 2009

Sunday workers
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 28 January 2009

Non return of books in Public Libraries in the United Kingdom.
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 28 January 2009

Robert Gray: Just Thinking Inside & Outside the Book
"Deeper Understanding"
Shelf Awareness, Wednesday 28 January 2009

OCLC Defends Records Policy, Faces Questions, Suggestions, and Criticisms
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
Library Journal, Wednesday 28 January 2009

Technology skills in libraries survey results
Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion, Wednesday 28 January 2009