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Wednesday 29 April 2009

7 days of library news:

MLA East Midlands Annual Review
@MLA_gov, Tuesday 28 April 2009

DCMS report on the impact of libraries
@SINTOcarl, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Google and the US Settlement
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Children's laureates choose their classics
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Google agrees to Settlement delay
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Waterstone's Children's Book Prize launches
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 28 April 2009

BA warns rights holders over Google
Booksellers Association.
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Starting blocks for story Olympiad
"Stories of the World"
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Wirral Council 'welcomes' minister's intervention in library closures
(Via Google News.)
Wirral Globe, Tuesday 28 April 2009

'We can save Swindon libraries,' says expert
(Via Google News.)
Swindon Advertiser, Tuesday 28 April 2009

ROBINSON AWARD FOR PARA-PROFESSIONAL STAFF
"closing date for the 2009 Robinson Award is 30 April 2009"
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Should Your Library Have a Social Media Policy?
iLibrarian, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Libraries in a World of Wearable Tech
Library Journal, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Digital Talking Book System Ready for Prelaunch Testing: NLS News Flash (5.1) is Available Online
US initiative.
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 28 April 2009

Public library computer training for older adults to access high-quality Internet health information
US study, abstract only. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
ScienceDirect, Monday 27 April 2009

Political Drama in Swindon
The Good Library blog, Monday 27 April 2009

Toward Universal Access to All Knowledge
Podcast.
cilip podcasts, Monday 27 April 2009

Libraries Need to Think More Like Trent Reznor
Connecting with the community.
LISNews, Monday 27 April 2009

Steinbeck Heirs Seek To Slow Google Books Settlement
LISNews, Monday 27 April 2009

Managing digital information: the issues for libraries
(Via Google News.)
WhatPC?, Monday 27 April 2009

OCLC Take aim at the library automation market from the Cloud
Panlibus, Monday 27 April 2009

CILIP 2.0 - Open Session
"CILIP and it's use (or lack of) Web 2.0 technologies"
Joeyanne Libraryanne, Monday 27 April 2009

You are data warriors, JISC debate tells librarians
Libraries of the Future debate.
IWR, Monday 27 April 2009

Literary cat makes library visits
Kent.
BBC News, Monday 27 April 2009

Public library services and the Polish community in England: case study
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 26 April 2009

Selection criteria for mobile library collections
Abstract. (Via ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents Service.)
Emerald, Sunday 26 April 2009

Vultures Circle On Culture Capital Libraries
Wirral (Gloucester also mentioned). (Via Google News.)
Sky News, Sunday 26 April 2009

Web 2.0 and You, An Article from the American Association of School Librarians
ResourceShelf, Sunday 26 April 2009

Leadership of the MLA
Shirley Burnham's "letter to DCMS".
The Good Library blog, Saturday 25 April 2009

Judge Rejects Internet Archive Motion to Intervene in Google Settlement
Library Journal, Saturday 25 April 2009

CILIP Carnegie and Greenaway shortlists announced
@calire, Friday 24 April 2009

Construction work on new Wednesfield library underway
@MLA_gov, Friday 24 April 2009

Wirral
"The leader of Wirral Council has made a statement to the press..."
The Good Library blog, Friday 24 April 2009

Mrs Burnham to Mr Burnham
Swindon.
The Good Library blog, Friday 24 April 2009

Second Life Library up for Linden Award
Alliance Virtual Library.
Stephen's Lighthouse, Friday 24 April 2009

FW: The Library Show 2009
LIS-PROFESSION, Friday 24 April 2009

In Challenge to ILS Industry, OCLC Extends WorldCat Local To Launch New Library System
LISNews, Friday 24 April 2009

Shh, this is a digital library
Careers. (Via Google News.)
Times Online, Friday 24 April 2009

Let's all move to the library
Humour. (Via Google News.)
Littlehampton Today, Friday 24 April 2009

Earliest-known book jacket discovered in Bodleian Library
(Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Friday 24 April 2009

Shoving and Making
Library Society of the World.
Joeyanne Libraryanne, Friday 24 April 2009

Both sides now
IFLA.
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Friday 24 April 2009

Gates Found. pledges dollars 57M to overseas libraries
ResourceShelf, Friday 24 April 2009

Report reveals what users want from library catalogues
OCLC.
ResourceShelf, Friday 24 April 2009

OCLC Now Has a Twitter Feed
ResourceShelf, Friday 24 April 2009

IFLA Goes Live With New Web Site
ResourceShelf, Friday 24 April 2009

World Book and Copyright Day
UNESCO. (Via PLGnet−L.)
Librarian, Friday 24 April 2009

Mature Times posting The People's Book Prize
@PeoplesBkPrize, Thursday 23 April 2009

The Top Fifty Librarian Blogs
(Via Stephen's Lighthouse.)
GetDegrees, Thursday 23 April 2009

IFLA Pre-Conference Satellite in Florence
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 23 April 2009

Yorkshire area training events
Library Show, June.
LIS-PROFESSION, Thursday 23 April 2009

Bookarmy: Never Read A Bad Book Again
"social networking website"
LISNews, Thursday 23 April 2009

The U.N.'s World Digital Library
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
Time, Thursday 23 April 2009

Sophie Morris: Where to look in a limitless library?
World Digital Library. (Via Google News.)
The Independent, Thursday 23 April 2009

Lockable cases
Information request.
LIB-RFID-UK, Thursday 23 April 2009

Pounds 14m library that will dominate a new civic plaza in docklands
@MLA_gov, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Museums, libraries and archives - supporting new communities and responding to migration trends
@MLA_gov, Wednesday 22 April 2009

The role of culture in sustainable development and growth
@MLA_gov, Wednesday 22 April 2009

bookbrunch covers launch of The People's Book Prize
@PeoplesBkPrize, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Books beat devices, say bosses
E-books.
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Swindon Residents make a complaint to the Ombudsman
The Good Library blog, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Publisher and Librarian Metadata - Different for a Reason?
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 22 April 2009

New OCLC Report on OPACs
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Take That, Kindle! A Fore-Edge Painting
LISNews, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Once a country of fervent readers, Iraq now starving for books
LISNews, Wednesday 22 April 2009

After sixty years, Harlequin Romance books are still enslaving readers. What's their secret?
LISNews, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Bias against blind book lovers
Kindle audio rights.
LISNews, Wednesday 22 April 2009

After a 9-month hiatus, the Google Librarian Newsletter has returned
LISNews, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Judging A Book (Bag) By Its Cover
"Damaged or obsolete books are back in fashion..."
LISNews, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Wirral libraries' future should be decided by voters
Letter.
Wirral Globe, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Wirral library campaigners aim for face to face meeting with culture minister Andy Burnham
Liverpool Echo.co.uk, Wednesday 22 April 2009

RFID tags with bibliographic data
Information request.
LIB-RFID-UK, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Panlibus Issue 12 now available online
Talis.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Rural proofing
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 22 April 2009

How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write
iLibrarian, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Public libraries, Brighton and more
"Reservations are free, which is good: forcing readers to pay to reserve material is a tax on the purposive reader."
Tom Roper's Weblog, Wednesday 22 April 2009

World Digital Library Launches
Library Journal, Wednesday 22 April 2009

Rare Henry VIII exhibits on show
"The British Library, in London, has unveiled some rarely-seen exhibits to mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne."
BBC Audio and Video, Wednesday 22 April 2009

UNESCO, Library of Congress and Partners Launch World Digital Library
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 22 April 2009

OCLC Updates WorldCat.org Detailed Data Display
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 22 April 2009