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Wednesday 21 April 2010

7 days of library news:

Association for Research in Popular Fictions
ARPF, Wednesday 21 April 2010

The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance
IASPR, Wednesday 21 April 2010

Effective Fiction Research
"It may or may not be surprising to learn that far more non-fiction titles are published and sold every year than fiction."
Fast Cash Freelance, Wednesday 21 April 2010

'"If we are seeing a decline in [hash]literacy standards among young children, it is in spite of text messaging, not because of it." Dr Clare Wood'
@eliseharter, Wednesday 21 April 2010

"The Orange Prize longlist - see what didn't make it to the final"
(Via @MancLibraries.)
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 21 April 2010

Orange prize for fiction 2010: the shortlist
(Via numerous tweeting librarians.)
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 21 April 2010

"I'm looking for essays about the importance of libraries for savelibraries.org PLEASE WRITE ONE TODAY :) and send to me lori at lorireed.com"
@ALALearning, Wednesday 21 April 2010

Exploring the Effects of Task Characteristics on Knowledge Sharing in Libraries
"pre-print of a paper ... The motivation to share librarians' knowledge is critical to successful library service." (Via ticTOCs.)
Emerald, Wednesday 21 April 2010

Oxford University Press offers Online Bibliographies
"bibliographies in several disciplines selected by leading subject experts and vetted by the highest professional standards"
Teleread, Wednesday 21 April 2010

Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist excerpts available on your phone in the UK
"free from today by texting 'prize' to 60300"
Teleread, Wednesday 21 April 2010

Popular Science puts 137 year archive online
"some of the articles on libraries and librarians are worth reading, for the humour value if nothing else"
Phil Bradley's weblog, Wednesday 21 April 2010

Make a Noise in Libraries 2010
"1-15 June ... Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)"
David Viner's Blog, Wednesday 21 April 2010

Doncaster council the worst in Britain- nobody surprised
"Three more libraries are now due for closure"
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Wednesday 21 April 2010

What's the Future for EU's Online Library Europeana and 7 plus Million Items Now Available from Europeana
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 21 April 2010

"DNB (German National Lib) Linked Data service prototype ... (in German, but Google Translate does a very good job on it)"
(Via @ostephens.)
Ubersicht, Monday 19 April 2010

Globetrotting shortlist for Independent foreign fiction prize
(Via @Foyles.)
guardian.co.uk, Monday 19 April 2010

"Public Library mashing happening behind the scenes at Warwickshire County Council"
"RSS feed can provide information on new catalogue items, or a specific feed can be accessed based on a search query" (Via @ostephens.)
wikidot, Monday 19 April 2010

"Warwickshire Mobile Library locations mashup"
(Via @ostephens.)
agilatis.co.uk, Monday 19 April 2010

"Bookmarked Top 12 Websites To Download Free E-Books"
(Via @plymlibraries.)
Technology to Software, Monday 19 April 2010

Reversing the decline of libraries
"A new initiative in London has brought together 12 of the capital's public library services" (Via @CILIPinfo.)
guardian.co.uk, Monday 19 April 2010

Why prizes matter
"Prizes bring new readers to outstanding books..."
theBookseller.com, Monday 19 April 2010

LLL Manifesto for the London Council elections
Libraries for Life for Londoners (LLL).
The Good Library Blog, Monday 19 April 2010

"Library Access Points" or "Community Access Libraries" are not libraries
"operations in which local volunteers are forced to operate the local library if they want to keep it open"
The Good Library Blog, Monday 19 April 2010

Charging for obtaining books
Harrow, "pounds 5.90 for an 'interlibrary loan'"
The Good Library Blog, Monday 19 April 2010

Libraries in the Conservatives' 'Big Society'
"party's desire to 'empower' local people to take over libraries"
shiny forager, Monday 19 April 2010

Beg, steal, borrow, buy?
"I've been looking at the lending and buying figures for the last decade..."
shhhh!, Monday 19 April 2010

Shelf Life
Theatre review.
guardian.co.uk, Monday 19 April 2010

Norfolk's Millennium Library 'most popular in UK'
"Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)"
BBC News, Monday 19 April 2010

the CILIP Manifesto is a good step forward
"CILIP has launched its new Manifesto - six priorities for the next government."
thewikiman, Monday 19 April 2010

Residents probe legality of library closure
Angus.
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Monday 19 April 2010

Cambridge cuts campaign
"Cambridgeshire Against the Cuts"
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Monday 19 April 2010

Help London’s libraries, campaign alliance tells mayor
Libraries for Life for Londoners (LLL).
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Monday 19 April 2010

Twitter and the Library of Congress
"Two great pieces of writing..."
American Libraries, Monday 19 April 2010

LOC plus Twitter Archive. Where Do We Go Now?
"Only after a six-month delay can the Tweets be used for internal library use, for non-commercial research, public display by the library itself, and preservation" (Via @LibraryJournal.)
ResearchBuzz, Monday 19 April 2010

'A Small, Excellent Primer on Bookselling and Its Discontents'
Quotation of the Day, "A bookshop is mostly tiresome details all day long and you have to have a passion for it."
Shelf Awareness, Monday 19 April 2010

Toward a New Alexandria
"Imagining the future of libraries." (Library Link of the Day.)
The New Republic, Monday 19 April 2010

Copyright and wrong
"The lawmakers intended thus to balance the incentive to create with the interest that society has in free access to knowledge and art." (Via Library Link of the Day.)
The Econimist, Monday 19 April 2010

Information Professionals as Sherpas – Part II
"Libraries are a means to an end, not an end in themselves. They were built by librarians in order to fulfill our role in society -- to facilitate the connection between people and recorded knowledge for the whole vast range of reasons that this is important to people — education, entertainment, self-improvement, science, art, religion, fun...."
thewikiman, Monday 19 April 2010

Spring Design Now Shipping Multimedia Alex eReader
"multitasking, enabling users to enjoy music while they read"
Information Today, Inc., Monday 19 April 2010

Nice mash-up map of UK Council Twitter/Facebook accounts (plus number of followers/fans): ... Is there a map for public libs?
(Via @MatthewMezey.)
Pezholio, Friday 16 April 2010

Ebooks now 5 percent of UK book market
(Via @DiscoverBowker.)
The Digital Reader, Friday 16 April 2010

Finding the point
"Already, publishers are talking to Nokia about how to make this work for books. So from May I could walk into a shop, point my Nokia at a book and get connected to a selection of reviews, a promotional video, an author interview, a gift recommendation or even a special promotional offer."
theBookseller.com, Friday 16 April 2010

New Open Library Search Engine add-on for Firefox
Internet Archive.
What’s New at the Internet Archive, Friday 16 April 2010

The DDC is Killing our Libraries
"Instead of a 200 year old system that doesn’t make sense, we need a new system that just works."
LISNews, Friday 16 April 2010

Futures Dreaming: 4 Simple Questions About The Library Of 2020
Research results.
LISNews, Friday 16 April 2010

Hello Ghostbusters…
New York Public Library.
Just another dent in the damage…, Friday 16 April 2010

Strange doings in Southampton
"ity chiefs are taking the books out of the Millbrook council estate in the name of regeneration."
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Friday 16 April 2010

Libraries for Life for Londoners' Manifesto
"alliance of library campaigning groups across the capital"
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Friday 16 April 2010

"Very nice - a library app that does it all."
"Santa Clara County Library application for iPhone powered by Boopsie." (Via @davidviner.)
YouTube, Thursday 15 April 2010

"Down to the last 10 places for 'Liver and Mash' on May 14th!"
@daveyp, Thursday 15 April 2010

Irish Book of the Decade shortlist drawn
theBookseller.com, Thursday 15 April 2010

Self-published books swamp traditionally published books
Teleread, Thursday 15 April 2010

58 percent of magazine industry to be digital by 2020, says mediaIDEAS
Teleread, Thursday 15 April 2010

Neil Gaiman on the Importance of Libraries (Audio Version)
Minnesota Public Radio.
LISNews, Thursday 15 April 2010

A Vending Library Is No Library
US focus, "A new Washington County Library location is scheduled to open in Hugo [MN] in February with no books and no librarians."
Library Journal, Thursday 15 April 2010

Gaiman: Libraries Have a ''Wonderful Kindred Spiritry"
Quotation of the Day.
Shelf Awareness, Thursday 15 April 2010

Make a Noise in Libraries Fortnight - 1 to 15 June 2010
"Make a Noise in Libraries (MANIL) Fortnight is an annual campaign which aims to bring public libraries and blind and partially sighted people together to improve access to books and information." (Via UNISON.)
RNIB, Thursday 15 April 2010

The Libraries and Museums Act 1964
"...and because it says so much more than people often realise and contains much common sense"
The Good Library Blog, Wednesday 14 April 2010

The iPad and reading for the blind - a real boon
Teleread, Wednesday 14 April 2010

Getting Social with Your Community
Podcast, "social media tools and why libraries might want to take advantage of this easy way to reach your community".
Library Beat, Wednesday 14 April 2010

"this 'Ziggy' comic strip tickled my funnybone..."
Information overload.
LIS-PROFESSION, Wednesday 14 April 2010

Looking at the iPad from an ebook reader’s perspective
LISNews, Wednesday 14 April 2010

Check out the new look of libraries
"This oasis of culture and learning" (Via Google News.)
Metro.co.uk, Wednesday 14 April 2010

BookMyne iPhone app for library users now available in multiple languages
"the industry’s most comprehensive iPhone application"
Library Technology Guides, Wednesday 14 April 2010

The Vetting and Barring Scheme
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 14 April 2010

BREAKING NEWS: Library of Congress to Archive Twitter
iLibrarian, Wednesday 14 April 2010

Deputy leader insists changes to Bristol’s library service must go ahead
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Wednesday 14 April 2010

Why Neil Gaiman Loves Libraries (Radio Interview, Listen Online): National Library Week [US]
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 14 April 2010