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Wednesday 26 August 2009

7 days of library news:

book vending machines
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 25 August 2009

FW: Lis Libs
"Local Studies Service". Information rquest.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 25 August 2009

Pashto/Pushtu
Information rquest.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 25 August 2009

Parking permits - sale from libraries
Information rquest.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Tuesday 25 August 2009

A New Book about the National Library of Ireland
(Via Library Journal NEWS FROM THE WEB.)
Rare Book News, Tuesday 25 August 2009

Europe Divided on Google Book Deal
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
The New York Times, Tuesday 25 August 2009

Check out the Delft public library
"DOK is on a mission to become the world's most modern library."
@Fiona_Leslie, Monday 24 August 2009

Norwegian papers at IFLA
@crooneybrowne, Monday 24 August 2009

Europe stirs against Google
theBookseller.com, Monday 24 August 2009

BookChaser
Libology Blog, Monday 24 August 2009

BookMatch
Innovative reader advisory.
LISNews, Monday 24 August 2009

Fighting Crime...One Book at a Time
"how the humble book may be a useful tool"
LISNews, Monday 24 August 2009

Google books in library deals
"close to signing deals to digitise the collections of two eminent public libraries in Europe" (Via Google News.)
Webuser, Monday 24 August 2009

GLASS and recorded music disposal
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 24 August 2009

Arabic DVDs
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Monday 24 August 2009

Social Networking & Web Tools
(Via IRN Issue 175 - September 2009.)
WebJunction, Monday 24 August 2009

Books: A plan to scan
Google. (Via Library Link of the Day.)
The Financial Times, Monday 24 August 2009

Public library e-book survey tells why OverDrive is on top
(Via HotStuff 2.0.)
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home, Sunday 23 August 2009

Biblioteca in societa
IFLA Congress.
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Sunday 23 August 2009

Tech groups join fight against Google books
(Via Google News.)
Times Online, Saturday 22 August 2009

Passato e futuro
IFLA Congress.
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Saturday 22 August 2009

Top 25 Free e-books Sites, the Definitive List
Phil Bradley's weblog, Saturday 22 August 2009

Free audiobook short stories
(Via Library Journal NEWS FROM THE WEB.)
Audiobook Blog, Saturday 22 August 2009

Free Sites for Audio Book Addicts
@leedslibraries, Friday 21 August 2009

Amazon joins group fighting Google settlement
theBookseller.com, Friday 21 August 2009

50 Exercises You Can Do At The Library Without Looking Foolish
LISNews, Friday 21 August 2009

Non user/lapsed user surveys
Information request.
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 21 August 2009

One for Friday Afternoon
"Librarians accused of creating culture of flashy buzzwords to make their jobs seem more glamorous"
lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries, Friday 21 August 2009

Tech giants unite against Google
BBC News, Friday 21 August 2009

Sony Announces Digital Comics for PSP
(Via Library Journal NEWS FROM THE WEB.)
Comic Book Resources, Friday 21 August 2009

Opposition to Google Deal Mounts, as Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon Join Forces
Library Journal, Friday 21 August 2009

The London Libraries Change Programme
The Good Library blog, Thursday 20 August 2009

New Zealand: New Research Report on Community Created Content
ResourceShelf, Thursday 20 August 2009

Minister critical of Wirral council's consultation on library closures
Wirral News, Thursday 20 August 2009

The third issue of Collaborative Librarianship is now available
Collaborative Librarianship, Thursday 20 August 2009

Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century 2nd edn
New publication.
Facet Publishing, Thursday 20 August 2009

Internet Librarian International 2009
15/16 October, Novotel London West, London.
CILIP, Thursday 20 August 2009

An inside look at the Indiana scanning center
@internetarchive, Wednesday 19 August 2009

Dewey Decimal Classification summaries exposed openly on the web
@ostephens, Wednesday 19 August 2009

Argos takes the Cool-Er e-book nationwide
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 19 August 2009

Word of the Day: "representational"
Dewey Summaries published as Linked Data.
HotStuff 2.0, Wednesday 19 August 2009

Books in and out of copyright
Google.
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 19 August 2009

The one where we fight over semantics
Humour.
Obnoxious Librarian from Hades, Wednesday 19 August 2009

EXCLUSIVE: PRESSURE MOUNTS ON WIRRAL COUNCIL TO RELEASE TOP SECRET LIBRARY DOCUMENT
Wirral Globe, Wednesday 19 August 2009

Ribble Valley library worker a plinth among men
"Antony Gormley's One and Other project"
Lancashire Telegraph, Wednesday 19 August 2009

Libraries as Space and Place...
"International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) pre-conference"
The Library of Digress, Wednesday 19 August 2009

Andiamo a Milano
2009 IFLA Congress.
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Wednesday 19 August 2009

Google bruises Gallic pride as national library does deal with search giant
France.
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 19 August 2009

"Librarians shushed no more:" The USA PATRIOT Act, the "Connecticut Four," and professional ethics
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 19 August 2009

Self-Service to the People
"Library-a-Go-Go machine" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Library Journal, Wednesday 19 August 2009