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Wednesday 4 March 2009

7 days of library news:

What price ebooks?
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Library book spend decline continues
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Vaizey slams Burnham
Library closures in the Wirral.
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Authors Guild: Contracts forced Amazon to flip on Kindle
LISNews, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Book lending falls by half as libraries 'dumb down'
Daily Mail. (Via Google News.)
Mail Online, Tuesday 3 March 2009

One Newport library may have to close
(Via Google News.)
South Wales Argus, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Norwich library most popular in country
(Via Google News.)
EDP24, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Council stands by egg-shaped library plans
Coventry. (Via Google News.)
Regen.net, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Team managers
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Outreach to BME community groups
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 3 March 2009

Most popular libraries revealed
"poll by the Museums and Libraries Archive Council"
BBC News, Tuesday 3 March 2009

News from the front line
CILIP, library closures.
Paige Turner - Librarian, Tuesday 3 March 2009

MLA chiefs praise completion of new £40m Newcastle City Library
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council , Tuesday 3 March 2009

Library users turn to online resources in greater numbers
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council , Tuesday 3 March 2009

Censorship or recklessness? Obligations and legality regarding controversial materials in libraries
Abstract only. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Monday 2 March 2009

Exploiting the social style of patrons to improve their satisfaction with the reference interview
Abstract only. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Monday 2 March 2009

Copac National, Academic, and Specialist Library Catalogue
"free access to the merged online catalogues of major University, Specialist, and National Libraries in the UK and Ireland, including the British Library"
Copac, Monday 2 March 2009

'Pay what you want' ebook from Faber
theBookseller.com, Monday 2 March 2009

When is a Kindle like a 10 dollar piece of vinyl?
Audio rights, "poor-quality audiobook".
LISNews, Monday 2 March 2009

Mini-libraries to foster book-reading culture in city
Islamabad.
LISNews, Monday 2 March 2009

Copyright Holders Challenge Sites That Excerpt
LISNews, Monday 2 March 2009

Premier poet heralds library
Newcastle, "pounds 40.2m new City Library". (Via Google News.)
JournalLive, Monday 2 March 2009

Social networking
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 2 March 2009

Google's continued conversations with librarians
Phil Bradley's weblog, Monday 2 March 2009

Dr Seuss is 105
First Person Narrative, Monday 2 March 2009

Amazon caves to Authors Guild over Kindle's text-to-speech reading
guardian.co.uk, Monday 2 March 2009

Librophiliac Love Letter: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries
(Via plgnet-l Digest, Vol 10, Issue 1.)
Curious Expeditions, Monday 2 March 2009

Amazon Backs Off Text-to-Speech Feature in Kindle
LISNews, Sunday 1 March 2009

Hearst Planning Electronic Reader Alternative To Kindle
"e-reader with a large-format screen"
LISNews, Sunday 1 March 2009

International Cataloguing Principles
IFLA.
First Person Narrative, Sunday 1 March 2009

British Library admits errors
Police stop and search! (Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 28 February 2009

Dewey sparks feline fever
Dewey the cat. (Via Google News.)
The Press and Journal, Saturday 28 February 2009

Talking About Google Settlement, Publisher Cites Monopoly, Duopoly, and New Library Sales
Library Journal, Saturday 28 February 2009

Kindle 2 kerfuffle update
Audio rights. (Via Library Journal Library News From The Web.)
Audiobook Blog, Saturday 28 February 2009

Best Reason To Get A Kindle 2
LISNews, Friday 27 February 2009

Taxpayers to fork out pounds 35k for library uniforms
Wiltshire Council. (Via Google News.)
Wiltshire Times, Friday 27 February 2009

The 50-year overdue library book
Kentish Town. (Via Google News.)
Hamstead and Highgate Express, Friday 27 February 2009

Digital Consumers: reshaping the information professions
New book review.
Internet Resources Newsletter, Friday 27 February 2009

The European Library
"The European Library has announced a new site release./ The new portal incorporates many of the recommended enhancements from user feedback studies. Top of the list was more multilingual facilities. As a result, users can now navigate and scan over 330 collections in their native language. Support materials, including FAQs and a first-time user guide, are available in 22 European languages." (Via IRN, Issue 170.)
The European Library, Friday 27 February 2009

SAGE Resources for Librarians
"Sage have transformed their Librarians' Website into a user-friendly Librarian Resource Centre." (Via IRN, Issue 170.)
SAGE, Friday 27 February 2009

Librarians Tweeters Directory
"A directory of librarians who use Twitter." (Via IRN, Issue 170.)
Just Tweet It, Friday 27 February 2009

Code4lib final day in Providence - looking forward to Asheville
Panlibus, Friday 27 February 2009

Library Organizations To File Amicus Brief in Google Book Search Settlement
"This may be the only formal voice libraries have in a settlement that could shape the market for access to books."
Library Journal, Friday 27 February 2009

The Kindle Swindle?
"the voices of Kindle 2 are quite listenable", audio rights. (Via Library Link of the Day.)
The New York Times, Friday 27 February 2009

National library hit by flooding
National Library of Scotland.
BBC News, Friday 27 February 2009

Emerging requirements of computer related competencies for librarians
(Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
ScienceDirect, Thursday 26 February 2009

Library cuts 'could last a decade'
theBookseller.com, Thursday 26 February 2009

Daily Mail to put content on Kindle
theBookseller.com, Thursday 26 February 2009

Guardian reviews Kindle 2
theBookseller.com, Thursday 26 February 2009

Burnham tells CILIP: 'No Wirral Review'
theBookseller.com, Thursday 26 February 2009

Stevie Wonder to receive prestigious music award from Library of Congress
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 26 February 2009

Wirral West MP Stephen Hesford calls on Ombudsman to review libraries decision
Wirral News, Thursday 26 February 2009

Was libraries consultation all a bit quick?
Swindon.
Swindon Advertiser, Thursday 26 February 2009

ORILS
Open Specification for RFID in Libraries.
RFID - Changing libraries for good?, Thursday 26 February 2009

Fight the good fight - Code4lib Day 2
Panlibus, Thursday 26 February 2009

Code4lib 2009 Day 1
Panlibus, Thursday 26 February 2009

Hampshire library conference
"the future of public libraries"
Tom Roper's Weblog, Thursday 26 February 2009

Gathering User-Contributed Content
"If you can somehow, in any way, shape, or form, garner more eyeballs, then more power to you."
Library Journal, Thursday 26 February 2009

Swindon libraries
"MLA Chief Executive Roy Clare visited Swindon today to meet library staff and customers."
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council , Thursday 26 February 2009

Jewelry returned -- after donation to library
(Via AL Direct February 25, 2009.)
Inside Bay Area, Thursday 26 February 2009

World Book Day events announced
5th March.
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 25 February 2009

Reading to toddlers improves vocabulary
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 25 February 2009

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled: Words of Fortitude for Librarians
(Via HotStuff 2.0.)
The Unquiet Librarian, Wednesday 25 February 2009

The Kindle: Good Before, Better Now
LISNews, Wednesday 25 February 2009

Top Merseyside author condemns Wirral library closures on national radio
"Capital of no Culture" (Via Google News.)
Wirral News, Wednesday 25 February 2009

Boost for Wales libraries as recession bites
(Via Google News.)
News Wales, Wednesday 25 February 2009

PC users with additonal support needs
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 25 February 2009

Annual Leave Formula
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 25 February 2009

Four libraries axed in cutbacks
Swindon.
BBC News, Wednesday 25 February 2009

Fanzines enter pages of history
National Library of Scotland.
BBC News, Wednesday 25 February 2009

British Library: Library Catalogue Search Beta (Upgrade)
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 25 February 2009

Amazon e-reader Kindle 2 is a nifty, if costly, second act
Review. (Via Library Link of the Day.)
USA Today, Wednesday 25 February 2009