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  • Subject: [Libraryweb] Newsletter
  • Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:02 -0400

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Library Culture on the Web

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Wednesday 11 March 2009

7 days of library news:

100 Essential Firefox Add-Ons for Librarians
Article from June 2008. (Via @SueLawson.)
iLibrarian, Tuesday 10 March 2009

UK Libraries to start lending money
"proven track record in bookkeeping will make this scheme a resounding success"
LISNews, Tuesday 10 March 2009

public libraries: print vs. electronic reference sources
Research request.
LIS-PROFESSION, Tuesday 10 March 2009

CITY library bosses have pulled a dramatic U-turn after refusing to display promotional flyers and posters for a season of plays about terrorism.
Birmingham.
Birmingham Mail, Tuesday 10 March 2009

NEW BOOK: Making the Most of RFID in Libraries
LIB-RFID-UK, Tuesday 10 March 2009

Appeal for unwanted library shelving
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 10 March 2009

Organising RSS Feeds
"I just wish I had come round to the idea earlier!"
Thoughts of a [wannabe] librarian, Tuesday 10 March 2009

Dan Simmons - Drood
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Tuesday 10 March 2009

Facebook - UK usage
Phil Bradley's weblog, Tuesday 10 March 2009

The 800-pound Gorilla in the Room, or, How To Explain To a Non-librarian What a Cataloger Is
Informed Librarian Online, Tuesday 10 March 2009

Trashy book amnesty
"There's really only three private acts left and reading is one of them" (Via @PaigeLibrarian.)
BBC News, Monday 9 March 2009

Thanks for the Add. Now Help Me with My Homework
"A new study by alum Christine Greenhow finds social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook have more educational potential than you might think." (Via @SueLawson.)
Ed.magazine, Monday 9 March 2009

Library campaigners to meet PM
theBookseller.com, Monday 9 March 2009

Another Take On Technology
Humour.
LISNews, Monday 9 March 2009

MP demands council suspends library closures
Stephen Hesford. (Via Google News.)
Wirral Globe, Monday 9 March 2009

Britain creeps towards digital destiny
"British Library chief executive Dame Lynne Brindley" (Via Google News.)
Personal Computer World, Monday 9 March 2009

Tories want national library card
(Via Google News.)
LGC, Monday 9 March 2009

Public Libraries and Community Information
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 9 March 2009

2 new essential titles from Facet Publishing
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 9 March 2009

Open Source for Libraries conference; registration is open and a call for supplementary papers
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 9 March 2009

A working life: the librarian | Money | The Guardian
"case study of modern librarianship as a career"
Tom Roper's Weblog, Monday 9 March 2009

Acquisitions: British Library Acquires The Communist Manifesto
ResourceShelf, Monday 9 March 2009

Untangling the relationship between libraries, young adults and Web 2.0: The necessity of a critical perspective
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 8 March 2009

The case for video games in libraries
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 8 March 2009

The Web 2.0 challenge to libraries
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 8 March 2009

Online book clubs for preteens and teens
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 8 March 2009

Making games seriously: Creating a peer designed video game for use in library promotion and instruction
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 8 March 2009

The one where we stimulate a knowledge sharing culture
Humour.
Obnoxious Librarian from Hades, Sunday 8 March 2009

Library Bill of Rights for Gamers?
LISNews, Sunday 8 March 2009

How To: Manage Multiple Social Media Profiles
iLibrarian, Sunday 8 March 2009

The black hole of administration that is destroying public libraries
Comment.
The Good Library blog, Saturday 7 March 2009

A Matter of Ethics
Hypothetical situation.
LISNews, Saturday 7 March 2009

What drives people to steal precious books
FT.com, Saturday 7 March 2009

Recession boosts library figures
Torfaen libraries.
Free Press, Saturday 7 March 2009

Ombudsman considering Wirral Closures
Wirral Globe, Saturday 7 March 2009

First look at new 'green' library
Cardiff library.
BBC News, Saturday 7 March 2009

In pictures: Cardiff library
BBC News, Saturday 7 March 2009

User-based tagging - creating chaos or a new order?
Thoughts of a [wannabe] librarian, Saturday 7 March 2009

Between a rock and a hard place
"libraries are an easy target"
theBookseller.com, Friday 6 March 2009

Tories plan library 'renaissance'
Ed Vaizey.
theBookseller.com, Friday 6 March 2009

Ed Vaizey's speech
On the web.
The Good Library blog, Friday 6 March 2009

Using your Librarians
Comment.
LISNews, Friday 6 March 2009

Gun drama at Darlington library
(Via Google News.)
The Northern Echo, Friday 6 March 2009

Wirral solicitor David Kirwan "banned from libraries"
(Via Google News.)
Liverpool Echo.co.uk, Friday 6 March 2009

Swansea flocks to the library to beat the crunch
Survey. (Via Google News.)
News Wales, Friday 6 March 2009

Can Ed Vaizey save the world?
"yesterday's London Libraries conference"
Library and Information Update, Friday 6 March 2009

ISO 28560 - A solution in search of a problem?
RFID.
RFID - Changing libraries for good?, Friday 6 March 2009

Issue 58 of Ariadne is Now Available Online
ResourceShelf, Friday 6 March 2009

Cardiff's new library unveiled
BBC Audio and Video, Friday 6 March 2009

Databases: From Paper-based to Web-based
Library Philosophy and Practice, Friday 6 March 2009

Online Social Networking Sites and Privacy: Revisiting Ethical Considerations for a New Generation of Technology
Library Philosophy and Practice, Friday 6 March 2009

National Year of Reading in NW England
Report. (Via @SueLawson.)
Time to Read, Thursday 5 March 2009

50 books you must read
(Via @PaigeLibrarian.)
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 5 March 2009

Harper Lee tops librarians' must-read list
(Via @PaigeLibrarian.)
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 5 March 2009

Campaigners quiz MLA library 'gloss'
"latest annual statistics from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)"
theBookseller.com, Thursday 5 March 2009

A Google Search of a Distinctly Retro Kind
Book digitization programme.
LISNews, Thursday 5 March 2009

Amazon to Sell E-Books for Apple Devices
LISNews, Thursday 5 March 2009

10 Websites for Book Lovers
iLibrarian, Thursday 5 March 2009

Top Search Tips - February 18th, 2009
Advanced Internet Search Strategies workshop.
Karen Blakeman's Blog, Thursday 5 March 2009

Read an E-Book Week March 8-14
Information Today, Inc., Thursday 5 March 2009

Scriblio 2.7 released
"open source CMS and OPAC" (Via AL Direct March 4, 2009.)
about Scriblio, Thursday 5 March 2009

Second flood at National Library brings fears for collection
Scotland. (Via AL Direct March 4, 2009.)
Times Online, Thursday 5 March 2009

Nebraska Auditor Cries Foul on Gaming in Libraries
American Libraries, Thursday 5 March 2009

Automatic Classification: A Panel Discussion
FUMSI, Thursday 5 March 2009

110 best books: The perfect library
(Via @PaigeLibrarian.)
Telegraph, Wednesday 4 March 2009

Norfolk library is most popular in UK
Press release. (Via @PaigeLibrarian.)
CIPFA, Wednesday 4 March 2009

Blunder as Stoke-on-Trent council builds library next to loudspeaker shop
(Via Google News.)
mirror.co.uk, Wednesday 4 March 2009

Talk to the MLA, says Burnham
Wirral council.
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 4 March 2009

Amazon puts Kindle on the iPhone
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 4 March 2009

MarcEdit 5.1 Update
(Via HotStuff 2.0.)
Libology Blog, Wednesday 4 March 2009

The Fastest-Growing Category in the iTunes App Store: Books
LISNews, Wednesday 4 March 2009

Logging on at UK libraries
Latest figures, Chartered Institute of Public Finance. (Via Google News.)
LGC, Wednesday 4 March 2009

Bus pass no proof of age at Bolton library
(Via Google News.)
The Bolton News, Wednesday 4 March 2009

Bowker OPAC survey
Reminder.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 4 March 2009

ALA releases gaming toolkit
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 4 March 2009




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