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Wednesday 6 January 2010

7 days of library news:

A look ahead to books due to be published in 2010
(Via @plymlibraries.)
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 5 January 2010

Lego Stockholm Public Library
(Via @msauers.)
flickr, Tuesday 5 January 2010

Traveling Libraries
US focus. (Via @ALALibrary.)
Library History Buff Blog, Tuesday 5 January 2010

New MLA Board secondment scheme introduced to help promote diversity among decision-makers
MLA, Tuesday 5 January 2010

Social Media, Libraries, and Web 2.0: How American Libraries are Using New Tools for Public Relations and to Attract new Users - Nov. 2009
Report. (Via @shedsue.)
Libraries and Life, Tuesday 5 January 2010

'Kama Sutra' most pirated e-book of 2009
(Via @e_reading.)
cnet, Tuesday 5 January 2010

Will there ever be a used ebook market?
"Nook introducing the concept of lending ebooks." (Via @e_reading.)
Kindle Review, Tuesday 5 January 2010

2020: Fewer Libraries, More Locations
(Via @ALALibrary.)
Go To Hellman, Tuesday 5 January 2010

Skiff launches 11.5inch "flexible" reader
E-books.
theBookseller.com, Tuesday 5 January 2010

LISNews Librarian Essay Contest
LISNews, Tuesday 5 January 2010

British Library looks for agency for Cultural Olympiad project
"alongside the London 2012 Olympics" (Via Google News.)
Marketing Week, Tuesday 5 January 2010

Fw: Graphic Novel list response
"setting up a Graphic Novel Workshop..."
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Tuesday 5 January 2010

Tentative introduction to libraries
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Tuesday 5 January 2010

Most Downloaded Books from the Library
(Via Library Journal NEWS FROM THE WEB.)
OverDrive, Tuesday 5 January 2010

The Geek Freaks
"Why Jaron Lanier rants against what the Web has become." (Via Library Link of the Day.)
Slate Magazine, Monday 4 January 2010

Comments from a disgruntled academic on plans for joint public/academic library in Worcester
(Via SINTOcarl.)
THES, Monday 4 January 2010

Report of a library closure in Wakefield from the Wakefield Express
(Via SINTOcarl.)
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Monday 4 January 2010

Bradford Library Service Review
(Via SINTOcarl.)
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Monday 4 January 2010

Private Eye's take on Rotherham's Dolly Parton Imagination Library
(Via SINTOcarl.)
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Monday 4 January 2010

Sue Charteris to lead review of Northumberland library service
theBookseller.com, Monday 4 January 2010

Social Media and Libraries - 2 for you
Stephen's Lighthouse, Monday 4 January 2010

Top 10 Social Networking Tools and Trends for Libraries from 2009 and for 2010
Stephen's Lighthouse, Monday 4 January 2010

2010 Horizon Report
"Time-to-Adoption Horizon..."
Stephen's Lighthouse, Monday 4 January 2010

Do you teach Facebook? Twitter?
Stephen's Lighthouse, Monday 4 January 2010

The one where we present the press release award
Humour.
obnoxious librarian from hades, Monday 4 January 2010

Book Publishing 10 Years in the Future
LISNews, Monday 4 January 2010

Self-service at Syston Library
"The move will save around pounds 350,000 – a total of 19 library posts, out of more than 400, will go through staff turnover"
inLoughborough, Monday 4 January 2010

Accessing/sharing files on Facebook
Information request.
LIS-WEB2, Monday 4 January 2010

Google Wave and libraries
Library & Information Update Blog, Monday 4 January 2010

Unusual Articles
"ISO 3103 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization ... specifying a standardized method for brewing tea"
Libology Blog, Monday 4 January 2010

10 Technologies That Will Rock 2010
iLibrarian, Monday 4 January 2010

Job and service cuts at council
Leicestershire.
BBC News, Monday 4 January 2010

The Decade of Massive Cooperation
"we have the opportunity to make this one of the best decades that libraries have ever seen"
Library Journal, Monday 4 January 2010

Taking heart
"Dewey: the small-town library cat who touched the world"
From the Chief Executive's Desk, Monday 4 January 2010

New and Creative Leniency for Overdue Library Books
US article, "librarians across the country have speculated that fines for overdue items are keeping people from using the library — particularly large families whose children take out (and forget to return) many books at a time..." (Via Library Link of the Day.)
The New York Times, Monday 4 January 2010

Ordinary Victories by Manu Larcenet
Comic strip.
Unshelved, Sunday 3 January 2010

Staying Ahead of our Customers
Technology adoption strategies.
Stephen's Lighthouse, Sunday 3 January 2010

5 Universal Truths That All Librarians Can Agree Upon Right Now
LISNews, Sunday 3 January 2010

10 Ways Social Media Will Change In 2010
iLibrarian, Sunday 3 January 2010

Margaret Hodge is determined to close libraries and ruin the public library service
Channel 4 news item.
The Good Library Blog, Saturday 2 January 2010

Longer wait for mobile libraries
Staffordshire County Council. (Via Google News.)
Burton Mail, Saturday 2 January 2010

Fears for future of Dorset libraries
(Via Google News.)
Dorset Echo, Saturday 2 January 2010

Granularity and Relational
Cataloguing issues.
Libology Blog, Saturday 2 January 2010

Anatomy of a Catalog Record
Libology Blog, Saturday 2 January 2010

Digital piracy hits the e-book industry
"Kindle owners buy, on average, 3.1 times as many books on the site as other customers" (Via Library Link of the Day.)
CNN, Saturday 2 January 2010

How E-Books Will Change Reading And Writing
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
npr, Saturday 2 January 2010

From Spotify to Bookify: how playlists could revolutionize the books market
(Via @e_reading.)
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 31 December 2009

Christian website chosen for British Library project
(Via Google News.)
Inspire Magazine, Thursday 31 December 2009

Bigger library means more for less - Whitby
"accusations that the new Birmingham Library will provide poor value for money"
Birmingham Post, Thursday 31 December 2009

Mobile Libraries: A 'Library in Your Pocket' from the National Library Board, Singapore
Mobile 'phones.
ResourceShelf, Thursday 31 December 2009

Building Libraries and Library Additions: A Selected Annotated Bibliography
ALA, Wednesday 30 December 2009

'Free books: Great books on your PC, iPhone, Kindle and Beyond'
TeleRead, Wednesday 30 December 2009

The one where we don’t trust the new coffee machine
Humour.
obnoxious librarian from hades, Wednesday 30 December 2009

Brynmill Library closure shocks pensioners
Swansea. (Via Google News.)
this is south wales.co.uk, Wednesday 30 December 2009

Axe falls on mobile libraries
Staffordshire. (Via Google News.)
Express and Star, Wednesday 30 December 2009

The lure of picture books
Anabel's Children's Literature Blog, Wednesday 30 December 2009

Louise Penny - The Brutal Telling
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Wednesday 30 December 2009

Kate Mosse - The Winter Ghosts
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Wednesday 30 December 2009

Rose Melikan - The Counterfeit Guest
Review.
Book Talk Bournemouth, Wednesday 30 December 2009

In Search of Space: A Never Ending Job at the National Library of Scotland
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 30 December 2009

An Oregon Public Library Gets Ready to Lend eBook Readers
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 30 December 2009