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Wednesday 11 February 2009

7 days of library news:

Kindle 2: First Hands On
LISNews, Tuesday 10 February 2009

Bezos says Kindle focus is for reading
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 10 February 2009

A UKeiG Course: Getting to grips with developing and managing e-book collections: an introduction
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 10 February 2009

Cabinet approves library closures
Wirral.
BBC News, Tuesday 10 February 2009

Amazon launches new Kindle reader
BBC News, Monday 9 February 2009

CILIP asks Burnham to intervene on Wirral
theBookseller.com, Monday 9 February 2009

Legend indie scheme goes into libraries
London.
theBookseller.com, Monday 9 February 2009

Amazon launches new Kindle
"e-book page loads 20% quicker than on the previous Kindle"
theBookseller.com, Monday 9 February 2009

The Future of the Future: Rise of the Knowledge Librarian
"the transformation that the traditional corporate librarian must undertake in order to remain relevant"
iLibrarian, Monday 9 February 2009

Digital Archivists, Now in Demand
LISNews, Monday 9 February 2009

In Love With The Bookbinder's Craft
LISNews, Monday 9 February 2009

Kindle 2 on Amazon
"One of the new features is text to speech for all books on the Kindle."
LISNews, Monday 9 February 2009

Amazon Kindle 2 Released Today
iLibrarian, Monday 9 February 2009

WebJunction Webinar
'Staff Training in Tough Times'
Info Junkie, Monday 9 February 2009

A New Kindle While Journalism Burns
"easy-on-the-eye gray screen slightly smaller than a mass-market paperback" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Forbes.com, Monday 9 February 2009

Kindle 2 - Hi res images
LISNews, Sunday 8 February 2009

Our children won’t succeed if they don’t read books
"As libraries ditch print for computers, a well-known author argues that the move puts the next generation’s future at risk" (Via Google News.)
Times Online, Sunday 8 February 2009

Are real books nearing the end of their shelf life?
E-books. (Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 8 February 2009

Student DJs mix it up in library
"project to get more youngsters familiar with the library" (Via Google News.)
Sunday Sun, Sunday 8 February 2009

Cash woe forces library rethink
Mansfield library.
BBC News, Sunday 8 February 2009

The one where we leverage the book club
Humour.
Obnoxious Librarian from Hades, Saturday 7 February 2009

Google and Amazon to Put More Books on Cellphones
LISNews, Saturday 7 February 2009

Six trends are conspiring to drive electronic books into the mainstream
LISNews, Saturday 7 February 2009

The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
(Via Google News.)
Times Online, Saturday 7 February 2009

The most borrowed books of 2008
(Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 7 February 2009

Wi-Fi Briefings 2009
Insight Media.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Saturday 7 February 2009

David Hewson - Dante's Numbers
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Saturday 7 February 2009

Sue Monk Kidd - The Secret Life of Bees
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Saturday 7 February 2009

Paul Lawrence - The Sweet Smell of Decay
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Saturday 7 February 2009

Alive and Well: Revisiting Sable's "Death of Book Selection"
"This paper revisits a debate on the role of book selection that began in the 1960s, and articles by Lawrence Thompson and Arnold Sable that reflect the two sides of the debate. The state of libraries in Africa and other developing countries due to inadequate funding argues in favor of Thompson's book selection dogma, that uses careful selection to balance the needs of users with limits on funds and space."
Library Philosophy and Practice, Saturday 7 February 2009

[Publib] Re: Libraries around the World
"account of the present situation of UK public libraries"
PUBLIB, Saturday 7 February 2009

But the Internet has no Dewey decimal system...
LISNews, Friday 6 February 2009

TED: MIT Students Turn Internet Into a Sixth Human Sense
"wearable computing system"
LISNews, Friday 6 February 2009

Readers are still under the spell of Harry Potter
"most popular title in UK libraries last year"
Mail Online, Friday 6 February 2009

Patterson, master of all genres, tops library list
(Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Friday 6 February 2009

Thumbs-up for pounds 4.5m library plans
Mansfield Library. (Via Google News.)
Mansfield Chad, Friday 6 February 2009

Scientists against library closures
Wirral. (Via Google News.)
Wirral Globe, Friday 6 February 2009

Anger over library opening times
Aberdeen libraries.
BBC News, Friday 6 February 2009

Staff fear hours cut as libraries turn high-tech
"LIBRARY staff fear their working hours could be cut as front-counter jobs are taken over by machines." (Via Google News.)
Camden News, Friday 6 February 2009

Going Beyond Google: the invisible web in learning and teaching
Review.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 6 February 2009

Breaking the Barriers: Europe's first conference on Open Source Software solutions for libraries
London.
Library Technology Guides, Friday 6 February 2009

Getting At What UX Is And Isn't
"user experience"
Designing Better Libraries, Friday 6 February 2009

Crime author tops library chart
BBC News, Friday 6 February 2009

Rankin tops library lending list
BBC News, Friday 6 February 2009

Most popular books in Scottish libraries...
Public Lending Right.
The Library of Digress, Friday 6 February 2009

Google puts 1.5M books in US pockets
"mobile version of Book Search"
Panlibus, Friday 6 February 2009

American Libraries - Gaming at your library
Publication.
ALA, Friday 6 February 2009

Most read books revealed
"The top ten list of the most borrowed books from public libraries has been revealed."
BBC Audio and Video, Friday 6 February 2009

bookmobile's use in Granma, Cuba
"If you're interested in seeing the use and service of the bookmobile in Granma, Cuba, there are some recent photographs on the bookmobile's blog" (Via plgnet-l Digest, Vol 9, Issue 5.)
Bookmobile to Cuba, from Gentry to Granma, Friday 6 February 2009

Public Libraries and Democracy
Thoughts of a [wannabe] librarian, Thursday 5 February 2009

Richard and Judy lose more viewers
theBookseller.com, Thursday 5 February 2009

The iSchool at Toronto
"Reality 2.0: Attracting and Engaging the Millennial Library User"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 5 February 2009

Dr. Melvil Dewey Dead In Florida
LISNews, Thursday 5 February 2009

Self-Examination: The Present and Future of Librarianship
LISNews, Thursday 5 February 2009

Google Book Search Mobile Edition
LISNews, Thursday 5 February 2009

Library of the future?
E-book readers. (Via Google News.)
scenta - nature and environment news, Thursday 5 February 2009

MP's Ombudsman threat over Wirral library closures
(Via Google News.)
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk, Thursday 5 February 2009

Leicestershire Libraries choose to stay with Talis
Library Technology Guides, Thursday 5 February 2009

100 social media projects - how to share 'Library 2.0' inspiration?
"examples of UK public sector organisations' use of social media"
Library and Information Update, Thursday 5 February 2009

100 Powerful Web Tools to Organize Your Thoughts and Ideas
iLibrarian, Thursday 5 February 2009

Library RFID Suppliers
"comprehensive list"
RFID - Changing libraries for good?, Thursday 5 February 2009

Carrying out the library educator role
Applications of ICT in Libraries qualification.
Andrew Eynon's Library Blog, Thursday 5 February 2009

India's internet library service
"Indian entrepreneurs are bringing the book lending library into the 21st century by utilising an internet order system and delivery. "
BBC Audio and Video, Thursday 5 February 2009

Google's book people talk to librarians at Midwinter
(Via Library Journal Library News From The Web.)
librarian.net, Thursday 5 February 2009

Google and the Future of Books
The Google settlement. (Via Library Link of the Day.)
The New York Review of Books, Thursday 5 February 2009

Internet Librarian International 2008
"discussions and ideas"
FUMSI, Thursday 5 February 2009

British Library launches poetry prize
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 4 February 2009

Cel Phone Novels
"86 Percent of Japanese High Schoolers Read Cell Phone Novels"
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 4 February 2009

2009 Trend Map
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 4 February 2009

How Our Brains Do Fiction
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 4 February 2009

User Generated Content and Libraries
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 4 February 2009

How More Info Leads to Less Knowledge
LISNews, Wednesday 4 February 2009

Reading Creates 'Simulations' In Minds
Study.
LISNews, Wednesday 4 February 2009

Everyday life information-seeking behaviors of urban young adults
LISNews, Wednesday 4 February 2009

Library Typos web page relocated
LISNews, Wednesday 4 February 2009

We need a 'Box Office' - online booking system for ticketed events
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 4 February 2009

Times On Microfilm
New home needed.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 4 February 2009

Libraries Change Lives Award – closing date 13 February
CILIP.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 4 February 2009

ICT Hardware for loan
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 4 February 2009

'Libraries Change Lives' – in a recession?
Library and Information Update, Wednesday 4 February 2009

8 Useful Tips To Become Successful With Twitter
iLibrarian, Wednesday 4 February 2009

10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know
iLibrarian, Wednesday 4 February 2009

Steven Saylor - The Triumph Of Caesar
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Wednesday 4 February 2009

Equity and excellence
"summary of Bob Usherwood's presentation"
Sintoblog, Wednesday 4 February 2009

Hitler's reading habits revealed
BBC Audio and Video, Wednesday 4 February 2009