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Wednesday 3 June 2009

7 days of library news:

Unison's submission to the all-party parliamentary group on libraries
@SINTOcarl, Tuesday 2 June 2009

Orange youth panel picks winner
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 2 June 2009

Libraries using Twitter
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 2 June 2009

video review of #COOL-ER
E-book reader.
@ijclark, Monday 1 June 2009

Culture Minister will today launch AskScotland virtual reference service
@scotlibraries, Monday 1 June 2009

Two new grants programmes are open to applications
@MLA_gov, Monday 1 June 2009

Two more social networks for booklovers
@MancLibraries, Monday 1 June 2009

Calderdale libraries in spotlight
"independent consultation on the future of the library and archive service"
Huddersfield Examiner, Monday 1 June 2009

Library scheme gives application benefits
Scarborough.
Scarborough Evening News, Monday 1 June 2009

Web 3.0 Concepts Explained in Plain English
iLibrarian, Monday 1 June 2009

Cultural Discovery
Europeana.
Info Junkie, Monday 1 June 2009

Linda Holeman - In a Far Country
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 1 June 2009

John Ajvide Lindqvist - Let the Right One In
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 1 June 2009

Alex Bell - The Ninth Circle
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 1 June 2009

Marina Fiorato - The Madonna of the Almonds
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 1 June 2009

Jeanne Kalogridis - The Borgia bride
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 1 June 2009

Guillermo Martinez - The Oxford Murders
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 1 June 2009

Santa Montefiore - Sea of Lost Love
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 1 June 2009

Roma Tearne - Mosquito
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Monday 1 June 2009

Op-Ed: What libraries are worth to us
ResourceShelf, Monday 1 June 2009

How to pick up a stack of good books for next to nothing
(Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 31 May 2009

Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Way
Innovation.
Library Journal, Sunday 31 May 2009

EU confirms Google investigation
theBookseller.com, Saturday 30 May 2009

Unison
Hillingdon.
The Good Library blog, Saturday 30 May 2009

North Carolina SirsiDynix Users Group
Powerpoint, "Provocations on the Library's Future".
Stephen's Lighthouse, Saturday 30 May 2009

Yuma County District Library
Powerpoints, "The Library's Future", "At the Heart of Libraries: Innovation".
Stephen's Lighthouse, Saturday 30 May 2009

New: Shelf Check Gifts for your FaceySpaces
LISNews, Saturday 30 May 2009

A book lover's guide to building a brilliant children's library
"No 32 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (1876)" (Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 30 May 2009

Online book groups and blogging
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Saturday 30 May 2009

Sony e-readers
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Saturday 30 May 2009

Is Google Wave a Twitter Killer?
"new type of communication tool"
iLibrarian, Saturday 30 May 2009

U.S. Manga Obscenity Conviction Roils Comics World
Wired, Saturday 30 May 2009

CILIPS Annual Conference Amplification
CILIP Scotland.
Scottish Libraries, Saturday 30 May 2009

Library Campaign AGM
"Better late than never..."
Tom Roper's Weblog, Saturday 30 May 2009

Learn about the British Library's "Window to China" Project
ResourceShelf, Friday 29 May 2009

Don't Quit That Kindle Just Yet
The Cool-er, "Cool E-book Reader". (Via Library Link of the Day.)
The New York Times, Friday 29 May 2009

IFLA Journal 1 June 2009; Vol. 35, No. 2
IFLA, Friday 29 May 2009

Interactive turn-the-pages version of Henry VIII's Psalter now up
@britishlibrary, Thursday 28 May 2009

EU to investigate Google Book Search
theBookseller.com, Thursday 28 May 2009

Authors could miss out on PLR
Public Lending Right.
theBookseller.com, Thursday 28 May 2009

The Library Show 2009 - Doors Open in 2 Weeks
LIS-PROFESSION, Thursday 28 May 2009

Burn This Book
"the meaning of censorship and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves"
LISNews, Thursday 28 May 2009

Company's 'ATM For Books' Prints On Demand
Espresso book machine.
LISNews, Thursday 28 May 2009

LIR
"Library and Information Research has published Vol 33, No 103 (2009)"
Information Literacy Weblog, Thursday 28 May 2009

On book issues in these tough economic times
025.04: Michael's blog, Thursday 28 May 2009

Report: Public Libraries, Archives and Museums: Trends in Collaboration and Cooperation
ResourceShelf, Thursday 28 May 2009

Nielsen Book LibScan Shows Library Authorities How They Stack Up
Information Today, Inc., Thursday 28 May 2009

Reader Development in Practice Bringing literature to readers
Publication.
Facet Publishing, Thursday 28 May 2009

Scarpetta scoops number one
"this week's new number one"
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 27 May 2009

Facebook and Libraries
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 27 May 2009

Alice Munro wins 2009 Man Booker International Prize
LISNews, Wednesday 27 May 2009

Really long-term storage
New technology.
LISNews, Wednesday 27 May 2009

Ryder's pounds 23m Newcastle library set for opening
(Via Google News.)
Building Design, Wednesday 27 May 2009

Membership welcome packs
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Wednesday 27 May 2009

What Everybody Ought To Know About Podcasting
iLibrarian, Wednesday 27 May 2009

Solar-powered library wins award
Buckinghamshire.
BBC News, Wednesday 27 May 2009

Still Time To Register For Umbrella
When I grow up I want to be a Librarian!, Wednesday 27 May 2009