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Wednesday 3 November 2010

7 days of library news:

"Thus surviving branches of knowledge with thrive!"
Humour.
Unshelved, Tuesday 2 November 2010

TWIL [hash]25: Augmented Reality – Layar
"the necessity of Augmented Reality and possible connections to libraries"
This Week in Libraries, Tuesday 2 November 2010

The Spending Review should not mean cuts to library services at all
"At present most library services are carrying, both in the library operation and in the recharge they receive from the council, about 30 percent of cost that could readily be cut without making any difference to the front line offer."
The Good Library Blog, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Cornwall, The Wirral, Lewisham and the 1964 libraries Act
"...library users have been briefing both solicitors and senior barristers in anticipation of a major test case. This is most likely to come in Lewisham where the council has indicated that it intends to close 5 out of 12 libraries."
The Good Library Blog, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Lewisham: to local councillors everywhere
"On the face of it therefore to close 5 out of 12 libraries and only save [pounds]300-[pounds]350,000 requires explanation about how most of the money is spent. It is unlikely that 7 libraries cost [pounds]5.5m and 5 libraries cost [pounds]300,000."
The Good Library Blog, Tuesday 2 November 2010

A New Prototype From OCLC Research: WorldCat Publisher Pages
"allows users to select a major publisher, and then to explore its publication history as reflected in the WorldCat database"
Teleread, Tuesday 2 November 2010

UK customers angry at agency model; considering piracy
"Stephen King's Just After Sunset, for example, has been priced at [pounds]17.99 for the ebook as opposed to [pounds]4.99 for the paperback."
Teleread, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Google Books improves its search algorithms, demonstrates feasibility of national libraries
Teleread, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Librarian Hobbies!! Here are the results.
Poll results.
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Inside the Google Books Algorithm
"The printed volumes represented on Google Books form a completely different kind of problem. Google’s famous algorithm can’t be deployed to search through books because they don’t link to each other in the way that webpages do."
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Book Trailers & Libraries
"How is your library using these trailers? Here are some ideas..."
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 2 November 2010

A Few eBook Debate Links
"Put six librarians in a room and you'll get ten different viewpoints about eBooks. Awesome! This is what a Renaissance looks and sounds like. If there were no debate that would be an indication of lack of thinking, or fossilization or lack of recognition of the threat or opportunity."
Stephen's Lighthouse, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Infographic from the NY Times: "The New Readers"
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 2 November 2010

A New Online Service for Info Pros: HelpALibrarian.com
"a community powered service that unites librarians from all over the world to help each other answer questions, share knowledge and enhance cultural understanding"
ResourceShelf, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Book van is 'inadequate' fill-in for Brynmill library, say residents
Swansea, "A BOOK van service put on to take over the role of a community library has been branded inadequate and poorly equipped by its residents." (Via Google News.)
this is South Wales, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Norfolk library is UK's most visited
"CIPFA's latest annual survey" (Via Google News.)
Public Finance, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Could Google Books provide a national digital library?
(Via Google News.)
TechRadar UK, Tuesday 2 November 2010

OU innovation
"Yes I know this is not strictly a library, but it is a library service I would say; it is about giving people free and open access to text, images and sound that they can use for their learning."
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Interview: How Libraries Changed Maya Angelou's Life
'All information belongs to everybody all the time," Dr. Angelou said. "It should be available. It should be accessible to the child, to the woman, to the man, to the old person, to the semiliterate, to the presidents of universities, to everyone. It should be open ... "So the library helps you to see, not only that you are not alone, but that you're not really any different from everyone else."' (Via LIS-PUB-LIBS.)
The Huffington Post, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Budget pressures
"Current shortcomings and inconsistencies that inhibit the sustainability of the public library concept include..."
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Software for Taxonomy Creation and Management
FUMSI, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Self Service Reservations: Anonymity issues
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Tuesday 2 November 2010

You Know How To Capture Your Good Ideas But How Do You Get Others To Support Them
'Kotter's book ... "Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down"'
Designing Better Libraries, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Bella Donna Activity Sheets
"available for download ... for Ruth Symes' Bella Donna books"
The Reading Agency, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Posters and trailers available for The American
"Transworld Publishers is offering libraries..."
The Reading Agency, Tuesday 2 November 2010

The Baby Name Wizard
"search by style, letters, popularity, and more"
I want to, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Television
"I think the received wisdom is that you can reach a higher level of intelligence through books rather than reading[sic (lol, that was a typo)] the television."
Musings of a Librarian, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Are UK public libraries expensive to run?
"[Pounds]1.2 billion, then. How does that average out? At approaching 62 million people, less than [pounds]20 each per year for every citizen of the UK. What can you get for that?"
Use libraries and learn stuff, Tuesday 2 November 2010

"New library blog"
"interesting new library blog"
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Somerset authors letter
Somerset County Council - Steve Barlow, Jeremy Strong, Sue Purkiss, Kathryn White, Eileen Browne.
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Cuts may hit Royston library
"Recent research indicates that longer library opening hours are a key driver of usage." (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog.)
Royston Evening News, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Modernisation of Harrow libraries will cost 34 workers their jobs
(Via Alan Gibbons' Blog.)
Harrow Observer, Tuesday 2 November 2010

The Reading Agency’s Library 2020 debate
"what could transform the library service at this crucial time"
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Tuesday 2 November 2010

When did they rescind the 1964 Libraries Act?
Sunday Times reports libraries as "services that councils are not obliged by the law to provide".
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Doncaster demonstration
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Harrow Council 'cares passionately' about libraries after cutting jobs
'HARROW Council says it "cares passionately" about libraries after axing more than 30 posts.' (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog.)
Harrow Times, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Report of Lewisham march
Patricia Richardson, Secretary of the Users and Friends of Manor House Library.
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Google maps the way to a national digital library
"Neither Britain nor the US has plans for a national digital library but Japan, France and the Netherlands all do..." (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 2 November 2010

FAIL Fail
"There is a lot of talk of FAIL these days; two-thirds of the “Innovation, Risk & Failure” track of last week's Internet Librarian 2010 conference was dedicated to failure. Afterward, attendees put together a website dedicated to sharing library failures."
ALA TechSource, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Who Has Innovative Ideas? Employees.
(Via Above the Fold.)
MIT Sloan Management Review, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Kevin Kelly and Steven Johnson on Where Ideas Come From
"At any given moment in evolution--of life, of natural systems, or of cultural systems--there's a space of possibility that surrounds any current configuration of things. Change happens when you take that configuration and arrange it in a new way ... Which is why the great inventions are usually those that the take the smallest possible step to unleash the most change ... As the cultural curation world goes digital, we should be looking for incremental changes that could lead to big transformations." (Via Above the Fold.)
Wired Magazine, Tuesday 2 November 2010

How to Become (and Stay) Famous
"librarian-famous"
Library Journal, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Free webinar: Building Community: from distribution to engagement
"libraries can be a platform for the unique creations of the community, offering “access to production tools, event venues, and, most importantly, a permanent, noncommecial, online home for patrons’ creative works"
ALA TechSource, Tuesday 2 November 2010

All the News that's Fit to Stream
"I am actually reading more than ever - the device and delivery just happens to be different. I'm getting more varied and interesting news stories, loads of commentary on subjects I follow, and the ability to share, remix and archive in my own way."
ALA TechSource, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Local by Social – the online conference, 3 to 9 November
"...how digital and social technologies can be used to improve local public services ... free and runs from 3 to 9 November ... improving council-citizen engagement through social media, creating and sharing knowledge online, and exploring open data."
Communities of Practice, Tuesday 2 November 2010

CILIP and IFLA launch support for new information professionals
"bursaries for new professionals to attend CILIP and IFLA conferences"
Information World Review, Tuesday 2 November 2010

Rising through the Ranks: On Upward Mobility in Librarianship
"It's been upward in the sense of increasing enjoyment of the work, freedom, and pay. For the most part, I achieved all this mobility through two means: volunteering and self-education." (Via @librarianchat.)
in the LIBRARY with the LEADPIPE, Friday 29 October 2010

"In the US, nearly twice as many librarian graduates as librarian retirees per year"
(Via @bethanar.)
Agnostic, Maybe, Friday 29 October 2010

"Photo: takemetoyourtardis"
[Ed. Can anyone venture which episode of Dr. Who this is?] (Via @walkyouhome.)
Walk You Home, Friday 29 October 2010

"Creating Your Library's Business Plan 'an excellent tool' 4/5 (HEA-ICS) Review"
"Increasingly stakeholders wish to see what the library does put into its organisational and societal context, regardless of sector." See also facet publishing. (Via @CILIPinfo.)
Subject Centre for Information and Computer Sciences, Friday 29 October 2010

"The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood - new book by James Gleick. From the invention of alphabets to Twitter"
(Via @CILIPinfo.)
Waterstones.com, Friday 29 October 2010

The librarian career choice -- wise move?
"CIPFA library stats for the last year..."
Library Helen's Blog, Friday 29 October 2010

Crediton Library launches Nintendo Wii sesssions
Devon, "The library aims to encourage more younger people, especially those who might not otherwise be regular visitors, to use the library while meeting and socialising with friends."
Devon County Libraries, Friday 29 October 2010

"In Hawaii over 1,000 people form a chain to pass books from one library to the next. One at a time..."
(Via @melvillehouse, RT @BookishMagpie.)
MOBILIVES, Friday 29 October 2010

Library cuts: latest round-up
theBookseller.com, Friday 29 October 2010

Beauman on Guardian First Book Prize list
"...one of the year's big literary themes - how to tell stories in our new era"
theBookseller.com, Friday 29 October 2010

BA backs PA over e-lending, CILIP calls it 'restrictive'
Booksellers Association.
theBookseller.com, Friday 29 October 2010

CIPFA stats show visitors down, loans down, and staff reduced
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy for 2009-10.
theBookseller.com, Friday 29 October 2010

UN-backed initiative to enable the blind to access published works
"It is estimated that only five percent of the world's one million print titles that are published every year are accessible to the some 340 million around the world who are blind, visually impaired or who live with other print disabilities."
Teleread, Friday 29 October 2010

France goes nutty in ebook legislation: price fixing and library ban
"...provision of the law that prevents libraries from offering ebooks at the same moment that the paper book is released"
Teleread, Friday 29 October 2010

Japanese E-Book Industry To Create Common Format
"making content viewable on any reader device"
Teleread, Friday 29 October 2010

Harrow Council to axe 34 full-time library posts as self-service machines introduced
(Via Google News.)
Harrow Times, Friday 29 October 2010

failbrary.org Share your pain and learn from your mistakes.
"failures come from innovation, and if there’s one thing that libraries need to focus on, it is innovating to better serve our users"
LIS News, Friday 29 October 2010

12 User points of need - where to place your services online
"Say you have a new service or page you want to advertise, what possible places could you put it? As libraries expand their reach online, it's no longer as simple as putting a link on your webpage."
LIS News, Friday 29 October 2010

The Social Physical Library: fostering connections and giving patrons a reason to come inside
"What if..."
LIS News, Friday 29 October 2010

Why Sex and Violence May Be Good For Young Adult Books
(Via Information Today, Inc..)
Speakeasy, Friday 29 October 2010

British Library to chart how English language evolves
"The British Library is asking the public to help it track how pronunciation is shifting in Britain."
BBC News, Friday 29 October 2010

'Don't close our library' say Charlton Kings residents
Gloucestershire. (Via Google News.)
this is Gloucestershire, Friday 29 October 2010

Cuts may hit Royston library
Hertfordshire. (Via Google News.)
Royston Evening News, Friday 29 October 2010

Library's future will not be decided until the end of the year
Ledbury, "We will not know the full implications of the CSR [comprehensive spending review] until some time in December." (Via Google News.)
Ledbury Reporter, Friday 29 October 2010

Royston library facing cut in services
HERTS. (Via Google News.)
Royston Crow, Friday 29 October 2010

Modernisation of Harrow libraries will cost 34 workers their jobs
"THIRTY-four workers in Harrow's library service are to lose their jobs by January, councillors confirmed." (Via Google News.)
Harrow Observer, Friday 29 October 2010

WALTHAMSTOW: Campaigners protest to save library
(Via Google News.)
East London and West Essex Guardian Series, Friday 29 October 2010

New look Central Library gets planning approval
"Plans to completely revamp Manchester’s historic Central Library" (Via Google News.)
Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 October 2010

Exempt borrowers and ILLs
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Friday 29 October 2010

We have lift off!
"A number of significant things have happened with LISNPN in recent weeks. Firstly we have more than 600 members now..."
LIS New Professionals Network, Friday 29 October 2010

Services Before Content
"The traditional warehouse model is seductive in economic hard times: libraries circulate more items, providing a convenient metric to demonstrate importance via usage. But this is the most shallow way libraries can demonstrate value—and looking at all of the budget cuts across the country, legislators apparently agree."
iLibrarian, Friday 29 October 2010

The Desk Setup
"article featuring 21 librarians discussing what hardware and software they currently use and what their dream tech setup would be"
iLibrarian, Friday 29 October 2010

Top 5 Location-Based Services
"location-based mobile applications and services"
iLibrarian, Friday 29 October 2010

Guest blog post: public libraries and information literacy
Ruth Molloy, Masters dissertation.
Voices for the Library, Friday 29 October 2010

Tony Benn and Save Doncaster Libraries
"Coalition of Resistance meeting last night"
Save Doncaster Libraries, Friday 29 October 2010

Myebook
"Publish your own ebook online ... the ultimate ebook platform for any personal or corporate publication, whether it's for novels, childrens books, magazines, comics, photo albums, leaflets, brochures, instruction manuals."
I want to, Friday 29 October 2010

Identifying the information Literacy needs of your diverse users
Presentation.
Information Literacy Weblog, Friday 29 October 2010

Book review -- Practical Open Source Software for Libraries
"extensive (and, yes, practical) introduction to OSS and a whole raft of case studies"
MmIT blog, Friday 29 October 2010

Do libraries have a future? ILI2010
"a new professional’s perspective on the future of libraries of all types..."
Header image Bethan's information professional blog, Friday 29 October 2010

A big idea for a Big Society
"sent to the Prime Minister by librarian Anne Laws"
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Friday 29 October 2010

Government launches Literacy Action Plan
"The Plan acknowledges the vicious web of connection between low literacy, poor health, poverty, unemployment and levels of participation in society and democracy."
slainte - scottish libraries, Friday 29 October 2010

Scrooged in Doncaster
"the libraries are to close over Xmas and that staff will be required to either use their annual leave or take time off without pay"
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Friday 29 October 2010

Demo against Lewisham's library closures
"HUNDREDS of people are expected to march on a town hall tomorrow to protest at proposed library closures." (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
South London Press, Friday 29 October 2010

Continuing the Conversation: New Models of Metadata
"Earlier today, we held the first session of our three-part workshop, Using RDA: Moving into the Metadata Future..."
ALA TechSource, Friday 29 October 2010

Seeing Is Reading: An Inside Look at Graphic Novels
Free webinar.
Booklist, Friday 29 October 2010

Library stats released
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Friday 29 October 2010

New bank of online resources for libraries, museums and archives
"MLA has brokered this excellent agreement between publishers and library services which allows them to extend their provision of free or low cost reference materials."
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Friday 29 October 2010

'What Is the Value of a Book?'
Quotation of the Day, "Bookshop Santa Cruz".
Shelf Awareness, Friday 29 October 2010

"UNESCO World Day for AudioVisual Heritage ... Today, Oct. 27"
(Via @ALALibrary.)
Home International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archive, Wednesday 27 October 2010

"A genre glossary"
(Via @BookishMagpie.)
Jennifer Represents..., Wednesday 27 October 2010

Where is Spotify for eBooks?
(Via @ijclark.)
PC Pro, Wednesday 27 October 2010

"Step ladder making your library all ugly-looking? You need this..."
(Via @CILIPinfo.)
Ow.ly, Wednesday 27 October 2010

"[hash]cilipsag don't help those who can help themselves: self issue, web, online etc"
CILIPS Autumn Gathering.
@thomasconnelly, Wednesday 27 October 2010

"Online RDA Toolkit out now"
(Via @facetpublishing.)
facet publishing, Wednesday 27 October 2010

"Oldham libraries will have a quarter sliced off their budgets over the next five years."
(Via @kate_librarian.)
Oldham Evening Chronicle, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Use Libraries and Learn Stuff.
"I knocked this up in mid-October; two weeks later have realised it's gotten round a bit, on Tumblr and other places."
Walk You Home, Wednesday 27 October 2010

"Do you have a ruler?"
Comic strip.
Unshelved, Wednesday 27 October 2010

"You can't sleep here!"
Comic strip.
Unshelved, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Mandatory meetings sexist?
Comic strip.
Unshelved, Wednesday 27 October 2010

A free 'e' for all
"John Dolan ... formerly the MLA's head of library policy", on the recent PA press release.
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 27 October 2010

More Kindle editions sold than print titles in US
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Publishers to press on with agency pricing
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Arts Council England reduces funding by 6.9 percent next year
"Among those literature organisations whose budgets will be cut..."
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Library service needs a Serota, TRA debate told
"The library service needs an individual like Tate Gallery director Nicholas Serota to offer visionary leadership and offer a long-term perspective, Channel 4's Matt Locke told a debate on libraries last night (26th October)."
theBookseller.com, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Books in Browsers Keynote Speech, by Brewster Kahle
Internet Archive, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Paper books -- Dominos
Teleread, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Chinese downloaders to blame for UK library e-book crackdown
"Apparently e-book readers in China were 'joining British libraries and plundering their virtual collections for free,' ... From that point of view, it’s understandable that publishers would want to impose restrictions."
Teleread, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Literature: The Paris Review Now Provides Free Access to All of Its Author Interviews (1953-Present)
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Topic Galleries (Beta): Browse News Using the Chicago Tribune's Controlled Vocabulary
LISNews, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Audio and Text: NPR Librarian Kee Malesky and Her New Book, 'All Facts Considered: The Essential Library of Inessential Knowledge'
US "National Public Radio librarian Kee Malesky".
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 27 October 2010

UK: Online Audio: BBC's Radio Four Airs Discussion About E-Books in Libraries
"PM program on Tuesday, October 27, 2010"
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 27 October 2010

The one with the cost saving memo
Humour.
obnoxious librarian from hades, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Librarians on the March
"march and rally in Edinburgh last Saturday"
Noisy Librarians , Wednesday 27 October 2010

20 Heroic Librarians Who Save the World
"twenty supreme fictional librarians"
LISNews, Wednesday 27 October 2010

The Librarian: Some Things Never Change
Circa 1947.
LISNews, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Internet Librarian Streaming
"Didn't make it to Internet Librarian 2010 in person? Watch Internet Librarian Keynote Address online." ("Innovation and Technology Conference")
LISNews, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Sci-Fi's Cory Doctorow Separates Self-Publishing Fact From Fiction
LISNews, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Zombies in the Library!
South Australian Library & Information Network (SALIN) Committee 2011 calendar "Zombies in the Library ... the role of the Zombie in reference, the frustrations faced when the Undead hog the photocopier".
LISNews, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Testing a Bar Code Technology for Smartphones
'The posters say "free books," and mobile phone users scanning the code -- a scattering of black-and-white boxes inside a larger square -- are linked to a Web page with several e-book choices that can be downloaded at no cost.'
LISNews, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Book Burning
Humour.
LISNews, Wednesday 27 October 2010

You need a masters degree for that? Library School Videos
A masters degree to be a librarian?
LISNews, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Council unveils plans for [pounds]127m of cutbacks
"School, library and park closures..."
BBC News, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Cuts prompt sale of library books by Leicestershire County Council
"The 27,000 books make up the bulk of the County Reserve, which provides back-up to meet demand from library users." (Via Google News.)
this is Leicestershire, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Bridgwater MP's views on council budget cuts
"If everyone in Sedgemoor used Bridgwater Library, it wouldn't be a problem but only about one in five do. We need to save money." (Via Google News.)
This is The West Country, Wednesday 27 October 2010

British Library explores research technologies of the future
(Via Google News.)
ComputerworldUK.com, Wednesday 27 October 2010

The library should get selling its books
"The Library is overcrowded and oversubscribed - wouldn't all this be better in the cloud?" (Via Google News.)
The Journal, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Welwyn Hatfield mobile library service to be scrapped and library opening hours cut
Hertfordshire. (Via Google News.)
Welwyn Hatfield Times, Wednesday 27 October 2010

E-books
"Please bear with us (Society of Chief Librarians; the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council; and the Publishers' Association) as we continue the negotiations."
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Automated RFID Book Drop System
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Public library staff training
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 27 October 2010

FutureBook survey
"More than three-quarters of people working in the book trade..."
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 27 October 2010

ebooks and comparisons with the music industry
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 27 October 2010

pre overdues
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 27 October 2010

FW: Book Dummies
"We are investigating the use of book dummies to indicate that an e-book is available..."
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Another report on collaborative information seeking
"Library Anxiety Theory"
Collaborative Librarianship, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Collaborative Science covered at ASIST2010
American Society for Information Science & Technology.
Collaborative Librarianship, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Search starts for Information Professional of the Year
"...previous well-deserving victors, including Dr Hazel Hall, director of the Centre for Social Informatics at Edinburgh Napier University and executive secretary of the Library and Information Science Coalition"
Information and Advice Blog, Wednesday 27 October 2010

The LIS New Professionals Network by Ned Potter
Guest blogger, "LISNPN is not owned or run by any one organisation."
Information and Advice Blog, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Statement in support of libraries
"CILIP HAS JOINED other leading organisations in signing a statement of support for public libraries ... It is being sent to local authority leaders and chief executives."
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Sixty Minutes to Save Libraries
MashSpa session - Chapel Arts Centre, Bath on Friday 29 October 2010.
UKOLN, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Not just ebooks but eAudiobooks too...…
"Amazon has just announced that ebooks will be able to be loaned between Kindle owners."
thoughts of a [wannabe] librarian..., Wednesday 27 October 2010

Something to mull over.....
Public libraries and the Internet 2008-2009 by Bertot, Jaeger, McClure, Wright and Jensen - "patrons and communities have embraced the Internet–related aspects of library services"
thoughts of a [wannabe] librarian..., Wednesday 27 October 2010

Ebooks, Publishers and 21st Century Enclosure
Comment, "Publishers Association announced ... that it will seek to restrict the downloading of ebooks in public libraries".
Random Letters, Wednesday 27 October 2010

The iPad Dracula
"the most immersive iPad reading experience ever"
Phil Bradley's weblog, Wednesday 27 October 2010

PLA 2010
Public Library Authorities Conference.
Panlibus, Wednesday 27 October 2010

The (possible) closure of Cornish Libraries
librarytwopointzero, Wednesday 27 October 2010

My thoughts on the PA restrictions
"I've been mulling over the restrictions and while I see why publishers are concerned about it, I still find it quite a regressive policy."
Library Helen's Blog, Wednesday 27 October 2010

New UK Equality Law Act 2010
[Ed. From what I understand employers can no longer discriminate on the basis of attendance record, and other changes.]
LibeRaCe's Library Blog, Wednesday 27 October 2010

KohaCon 2010 now underway
"marking the 10th anniversary of the Koha Library Management System"
MmIT blog, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Where are all the crazy ideas for libraries?
"So where are the crazy ideas for how to rescue libraries from their current plight? If you know of any, leave me a link in the comments. Or even better, if you HAVE a crazy idea you’d be happy sharing, tell us all about it here."
thewikiman, Wednesday 27 October 2010

"areas that have notified the public of severe cuts..."
"Chancellor George Osborne announced on Wednesday that council budgets, would be cut by 7.1% every year for four years."
Campaign for the Book October newsletter, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Writers protest at cuts threat to libraries
"The deepest library cuts seem to be in Leeds, Cornwall and Nottinghamshire at the moment." (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
Newark Advertiser, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Boyd Tonkin: A county fights the cuts in true Robin Hood spirit
"The deepest library cuts seem to be in Leeds, Cornwall and Nottinghamshire at the moment." (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
The Independent, Wednesday 27 October 2010

"Express: spending cuts will hit libraries hard"
(Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
Express, Wednesday 27 October 2010

'Why libraries in Leeds are so important'
"as Leeds council prepares to launch a public consultation into the future of libraries, which could see 20 close across the city" (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Aux armes etc - writers please, please help save your local library
"writers please, please help save your local library" (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
the city-lit cafe, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Ebook restrictions leave libraries facing virtual lockout
(Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 October 2010

e-books on R4's PM
iPlayer. (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Wednesday 27 October 2010

LIBRARY NEWS: String of cuts in Notts - tempers fray
"reductions in library staffing, opening hours and a 75% cut in its book fund"
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Wednesday 27 October 2010

LEWISHAM CARNIVAL PROCESSION Saturday 30 October
"supported by campaigners of all five Lewisham libraries under threat of closure"
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Hertfordshire library hours cut by third plan
(Via Alan Gibbons' Blog.)
BBC News, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Welsh Libraries and Web 2.0
Report from the MLA, comment and excerpts.
Anon the Librarian's unattributed ideas, Wednesday 27 October 2010

R U Game?
Online conference.
Library Journal, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Teens Learning in World of Warcraft
"but even public librarians should look into this and think about the possibilities"
Library Journal, Wednesday 27 October 2010

MMOs and You
Massively multiplayer online game.
Library Journal, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Gaming in the UK
"In the US, libraries have firm research to draw on when making the case for gaming as a relevant service that supports the broader mandate of our profession."
Library Journal, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Editorial: Sold on a Graying Profession
"we need new librarians to participate in, create, manage, and lead the redefinition of libraries in the 21st century"
Library Journal, Wednesday 27 October 2010

New Library Technologies Dispense With Librarians
"In this suburb of St. Paul, the new library branch has no librarians, no card catalog and no comfortable chairs in which to curl up and read ... Instead, the Library Express is a stack of metal lockers outside city hall. When patrons want a book or DVD, they order it online and pick it up from a digitally locked, glove-compartment- sized cubby a few days later."
The Wall Street Journal, Wednesday 27 October 2010

Wait! You Can't Retire Without Sharing That with Us
"...how can we identify and retain their departing expertise--the gold in the library’s intellectual vault?"
American Libraries Magazine, Wednesday 27 October 2010