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Wednesday 1 April 2009

7 days of library news:

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council has joined Twitter
@Philbradley, Tuesday 31 March 2009

A bold new poster campaign run by Leeds library service...
@MLA_gov, Tuesday 31 March 2009

Cites and Insights April Issue
iLibrarian, Tuesday 31 March 2009

Wirral Council rebuffs legal threat over library closures
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk, Tuesday 31 March 2009

Wirral faces library challenge
LGC, Tuesday 31 March 2009

Cllr threatens Wirral with legal action over library closures
LocalGov.co.uk, Tuesday 31 March 2009

laptops in libraries
Summary of responses.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 31 March 2009

Presentation: Friending Libraries: Why libraries can become nodes in people's social networks
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 31 March 2009

The degradation of knowledge
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
Arizona Daily Wildcat, Tuesday 31 March 2009

Advertising on this blog
Library and Information Show, Birmingham.
The Good Library blog, Monday 30 March 2009

Fujitsu Launches Color e-Book Reader in Japan
LISNews, Monday 30 March 2009

Saving Your Digital Life
LISNews, Monday 30 March 2009

Legal challenge over Wirral Council's plans to close libraries
"'greater than 80%' chance of success"
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk, Monday 30 March 2009

Libraries offer cancer lifeline
Cumbria.
BBC News, Monday 30 March 2009

Swets launches decision support solution
"collection development decisions"
Information World Review, Monday 30 March 2009

Planning a UK holiday?
"a visit to your local library is a great way to help you plan your trip"
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council , Monday 30 March 2009

Reading boost to libraries
National Year of Reading 2008.
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council , Monday 30 March 2009

Article: Impact of Internet on LIS Education & Role of Future Librarians
ResourceShelf, Monday 30 March 2009

Podcast: What is the library of the future? with Chris Batt
ResourceShelf, Monday 30 March 2009

Next Week, Available via Second Life: Join the 'Libraries of the Future' debate at the Bodleian Library
ResourceShelf, Monday 30 March 2009

Wirral - Burnham stays clear
(Via Library Journal Library News From The Web.)
BookBrunch, Monday 30 March 2009

Sofia 2008: Globalization and the Management of Information Resources
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 29 March 2009

Retention begins before day one: orientation and socialization in libraries
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 29 March 2009

Reverse age discrimination
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 29 March 2009

The complex library: Do the public's attitudes represent a barrier to institutional change in public libraries?
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 29 March 2009

The chat reference interview: seeking evidence based on RUSA's guidelines: A case study at Texas A&M University Libraries
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 29 March 2009

National Year of Reading Report
Comment.
The Good Library blog, Sunday 29 March 2009

The Infinite Shelf
"With Google having settled its copyright suit with authors and publishers..."
LISNews, Sunday 29 March 2009

Google's Book Settlement Is a Ripoff for Authors
LISNews, Sunday 29 March 2009

More women are reading e-books
LISNews, Sunday 29 March 2009

Authors to receive public library bonus
Public Lending Remuneration scheme (PLR). (Via Google News.)
Times Online, Sunday 29 March 2009

The Public Library Debate
"more books=more issues=the salvation of the library service"
Thoughts of a [wannabe] librarian, Sunday 29 March 2009

National Year of Reading 2008 final report
@calire, Saturday 28 March 2009

LOC will Upload Digital Materials to Online Services
Library of Congress.
LISNews, Saturday 28 March 2009

New Mill Library campaigner demands showdown
Huddersfield. (Via Google News.)
Huddersfield Examiner, Saturday 28 March 2009

Library closure confusion
Huddersfield. (Via Google News.)
Huddersfield Examiner, Saturday 28 March 2009

Looked After Children
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Saturday 28 March 2009

Protest at library closure plans
Wirral.
BBC News, Saturday 28 March 2009

The Reading Agency
"There is a fascinating argument going on in emails at present..."
The Good Library blog, Friday 27 March 2009

Ed Vaizey on the radio
The Good Library blog, Friday 27 March 2009

Data Rot
LISNews, Friday 27 March 2009

Forgotten Bookmarks
LISNews, Friday 27 March 2009

Cheesy Book Titles Ranks Highest
"the year's oddest book title"
LISNews, Friday 27 March 2009

Your views sought on data sharing
OCLC.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 27 March 2009

Museums, libraries and archives to play a vital role in the future of government's learning revolution
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council , Friday 27 March 2009

RSS Applications in Libraries and Information Centres
"RSS feeds can be used to aggregate and disseminate a great deal of web content efficiently. Libraries are making use of RSS feeds and creating them for a number of library services. The use of RSS can create efficiencies in managing information and communicating with library users."
Library Philosophy and Practice, Friday 27 March 2009

lisjobtemps.com
Just gone live.
@katie_fraser, Thursday 26 March 2009

E-Book Reader Roundup
"Samsung's Papyrus Joins the Crowd"
@ijclark, Thursday 26 March 2009

Strange relationships
"nature of the working relationship between 'officers' and 'councillors' in local government"
The Good Library blog, Thursday 26 March 2009

You Don't Look Like a Librarian: New Book Looks at-and Shatters-Popular Stereotypes and Misconceptions About Librarians... Discusses New Images That Are Emerging in the Digital Information Age
LISWire, Thursday 26 March 2009

Will E-Book Anti-Piracy Technology Hurt Readers?
LISNews, Thursday 26 March 2009

A 'Kindle Society' Can Be Literate
LISNews, Thursday 26 March 2009

Tory claims councils cutting back on libraries
LGC, Thursday 26 March 2009

BL's Commons digital archiving coup
British Library.
Library and Information Update, Thursday 26 March 2009

Weekend reading inspiration!
"report of National Year of Reading 2008"
Library and Information Update, Thursday 26 March 2009

My day out
Ebooks.
Paige Turner - Librarian, Thursday 26 March 2009

More on Rachel Cooke
"article on the state of public libraries in the Observer"
Tom Roper's Weblog, Thursday 26 March 2009

Roles of public library technology in supporting education, learning highlighted in new issues brief
US report.
ResourceShelf, Thursday 26 March 2009

Rabbit reviews books
Literally.
@ostephens, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Presentations from last week's CILIPS Skills for Scotland seminar are now on slideshare
@scotlibraries, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Booker-winner to Twitter poem
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Trade 'excludes' 20m readers
"attitudes to books in the C2DE socio-economic group"
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 25 March 2009

The Financial Crisis will force radical change in public libraries
Comment.
The Good Library blog, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Why cut the book fund in Richmond?
The Good Library blog, Wednesday 25 March 2009

The LISNews Forums Are Now Open [Again]
LISNews, Wednesday 25 March 2009

What is the purpose of a book review? And are book reviewers writing anything useful?
LISNews, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Shovers and Makers - An award for the rest of us
Library Society of the World.
LISNews, Wednesday 25 March 2009

British Library Invests In New Scanning Technology To Support Major New Digitisation Projects
booktrade.info, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Stock Management using RFID - Free Seminar
Birmingham.
LIB-RFID-UK, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Home Delivery Services
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Lone working policy
Information request.
LISNews, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Govt "Code of Connection" and Generic Logons
"responses to my original post"
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Photocopying DVD covers
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Social Media Marketing Industry Report
iLibrarian, Wednesday 25 March 2009

Gospels to return to North East
Lindisfarne Gospels.
BBC News, Wednesday 25 March 2009