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Wednesday 30 December 2009

7 days of library news:

C4 reveals Book Show list
'The TV Book Club'
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 29 December 2009

MLA to fund review of Northumberland library service
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 29 December 2009

Figures about books
The Good Library Blog, Tuesday 29 December 2009

Submission to DCMS public libraries review
The Good Library Blog, Tuesday 29 December 2009

50 Ways to Foster a Culture of Innovation
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 29 December 2009

The Challenges that Public Libraries face with eBooks (Podcast)
LISNews, Tuesday 29 December 2009

What's the Point of Book Blurbs?
Guardian, "Do these blurbs - many of which could be transferred from book to book without great difficulty – actually sway readers?"
LISNews, Tuesday 29 December 2009

As books go beyond printed page to multisensory experience, what about reading?
The 'vook'!
LISNews, Tuesday 29 December 2009

Website archives to be fast-tracked
"New legal powers to allow the British Library to archive millions of websites are to be fast-tracked" (Via Google News.)
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 December 2009

Google is sued by Chinese author Mian Mian
BBC News, Tuesday 29 December 2009

Eric Carle's blog
The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
Anabel's Children's Literature Blog, Tuesday 29 December 2009

Reading Matters
Children's book reviews.
Reading Matters, Tuesday 29 December 2009

Temples of Knowledge: Historical Libraries of the Western World
New publication. (Via IFLA-L.)
Biblio.com, Tuesday 29 December 2009

CMU scientists discover that learning to read can physically alter brain
(Via Geek the Library.)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Tuesday 29 December 2009

E-books as space-savers: Tips from an apartment dweller--including a word on bibliophilic triage
(Via @e_reading.)
TeleRead, Thursday 24 December 2009

District-wide review of Bradford library service
(Via @MatthewMezey.)
Telegraph & Argus, Thursday 24 December 2009

Much-need new central library in Birmingham may still not happen
(Via @Joe_Librarian.)
Birmingham Post.net, Wednesday 23 December 2009

What stage are you at on the path to social media maturity? Are u listening? Responding? Contributing?
(Via @MatthewMezey.)
radian6, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Our tree of books in the Central Library a couple of years ago
(Via @plymlibraries.)
flickr, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Stuff to carry? Need a present? Don't forget the library tote bag!
the manchester lit list, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Did you know that the Maine Library Association gives a journalism award each year to best library coverage?
@MaineLibAssoc, Wednesday 23 December 2009

MLA supports review of Northumberland libraries
MLA, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Building a literary simulation in Second Life
(Via @ALALibrary.)
Liberal Education Tomorrow, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Author will go to authorities over negative reviews on Amazon
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Union to hold 'People's Inquiry' into libraries
UNISON.
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Does 500,000 downloads make this an ebook bestseller?
"Wallace & Gromit ditital cvomicf for the iPhone"
TeleRead, Wednesday 23 December 2009

An E-Book Buyer's Guide to Privacy
Stephen's Lighthouse, Wednesday 23 December 2009

New Tech Toy To Play With
Improved/evolved Twitter.
LISNews, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Borrowing More Than Just Books
"We're their personal search engines"
LISNews, Wednesday 23 December 2009

WorldCat Basic API now available for anyone to develop library-related applications
Library Technology Guides, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Christian website is declared of UK significance
British Library.
Network Norwich and Norfolk, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Using the membership database as a marketing tool
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Want to know where to find digital books? This is the place
The Disruptive Searcher, Wednesday 23 December 2009

5 UK Library stories of 2009
librarytwopointzero, Wednesday 23 December 2009

How To Produce Video Interviews For Your Blog Using Skype
iLibrarian, Wednesday 23 December 2009

10 Must-Read eBooks for Social Media Lovers
iLibrarian, Wednesday 23 December 2009

Cool! Very Cool! Scan a Book and Find Out Local Libraries that Have the Title Using WorldCat.org
iPhone app.
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 23 December 2009

IFLA Information Technology Section Newsletter - December 2009
IFLA, Wednesday 23 December 2009