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Wednesday 1 December 2010

7 days of library news:

MPs are starting their own library campaign [House of Commons library]
(Via @tomroper.)
www.parliament.uk, Monday 29 November 2010

Councillors & Library Cuts
Gloucestershire, "Is your councillor for or against the destruction of our library service? This page maps their responses to our campaign letters."
Friends of Gloucestershire Libraries , Monday 29 November 2010

Photo: Proud to be a Radical Militant Librarian
Poster. (Via @walkyouhome Lauren Smith.)
Walk You Home, Monday 29 November 2010

"Libraries are dead" says little known regional radio bloke
"the danger that is inherent in not challenging out-of-date notions of the public library"
thoughts of a [wannabe] librarian..., Monday 29 November 2010

"Just re-read literature review on merits of library history studies in identifying factors likely 2 shape development/decline of libraries.."
@Becchanalia, Monday 29 November 2010

Guest blog – Liz Chapman: professional librarians
"Cutting professional posts will inevitably lead to a fall in service quality, and will make it more difficult for libraries to reach out to those communities who need them most."
http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/wordpress/?p=708, Monday 29 November 2010

Public Libraries: Back to the Future
[Ed. The title I think is referring to the possibility that public libraries may in some kind of twisted way return to the days of philanthropy. There is also quite a detailed outline of the history of UK libraries in this post.] (Via @CILIPinfo.)
Brave New World, Monday 29 November 2010

"Slotted Table For Books ... cool concept ... Love it!"
(Via @kate_librarian.)
Yanko Design, Monday 29 November 2010

Frank Skinner
"In a recent column I discussed the threat to close hundreds of local libraries..." (Via @theREALwikiman.)
Frank Skinner Live, Monday 29 November 2010

"Collection Development Policy Template for Public libraries - free resource from [hash]CILIP"
(Via @CILIPinfo.)
CILIP, Monday 29 November 2010

"People want to get involved so that they can improve those services, not take over the running of them"
"Big Society enthusiasts put off by time constraints" (Via @Jo_Bo_Anderson.)
Investor Today, Monday 29 November 2010

"people want more not less help from public agencies in order to give them skills+confidence to b more active citizens"
"Big Society enthusiasts put off by time constraints" (Via @Jo_Bo_Anderson.)
Investor Today, Monday 29 November 2010

"read this letter from one of our awesome FOGL campaigners ... We are so lucky to have her on-board"
Gloucestershire, "Plenty of Important Questions....we await the answers". (Via Jo_Bo_Anderson.)
Friends of Gloucestershire Libraries , Monday 29 November 2010

"Public Libraries News: Appeal to CILIP if your library is cut; list of closures now includes cuts to staff/bookfund"
@nsauce1, Monday 29 November 2010

Oxfordshire council proposes stopping funding half its libraries
theBookseller.com, Monday 29 November 2010

A performance index approach to library collection
Abstract (via ticTOCs.) "the new application of a performance index (p-index), extending its use to libraries for measuring and evaluating library circulation statistics in terms of quality and quantity of library books usage by subjects"
Emerald, Monday 29 November 2010

A framework for tracking changes in library user preferences using multicriteria methods and non-parametric statistical analysis
Abstract (via ticTOCs.)
Emerald, Monday 29 November 2010

Analysis of the interdisciplinary nature of library and information science
Abstract (via ticTOCs.)
Sage Journals Online, Monday 29 November 2010

Assessing the warm glow effect in contingent valuations for public libraries
Abstract (via ticTOCs.)
Sage Journals Online, Monday 29 November 2010

Making web content accessible for the deaf via sign language
Abstract (via ticTOCs.)
Emerald, Monday 29 November 2010

Information literacy barriers: language use and social structure
Abstract (via ticTOCs.)
Emerald, Monday 29 November 2010

Evaluating and comparing discovery tools: how close are we towards next generation catalog?
Abstract (via ticTOCs.)
Emerald, Monday 29 November 2010

Artificially intelligent conversational agents in libraries
Abstract (via a href="http://www.tictocs.ac.uk/">ticTOCs.) "Never before has there been such a sharp increase in the number of older adults. In addition, this group of users will have particular needs of their public libraries."
Emerald, Monday 29 November 2010

Cipfa figures
"This blog is the only place in which there has been serious study of the Cipfa fiures; we have a database which analyses the performance of each council over the past fifteen years."
The Good Library Blog, Monday 29 November 2010

Invest to improve
CIPFA figures, 1999 - 2010.
The Good Library Blog, Monday 29 November 2010

Book Deodorizer
"Put a layer of granules in an airtight plastic container and seal the book up for at least 2 weeks."
TeleRead, Monday 29 November 2010

Issue [hash]65 (October 2010) of Ariadne is Now Available
"current digital library initiatives as well as technological developments further afield"
ResourceShelf, Monday 29 November 2010

John Wilkin On: "Open Bibliographic Data: How Should the Ecosystem Work?"
"The role of our library community around the data should not be that we are the only ones privileged to touch the data, but that we play some coordinating management role with a world of very interested users contributing effort to the enterprise."
ResourceShelf, Monday 29 November 2010

New library benefits for carers
Devon, "To make it easier, from next Wednesday (December 1), carers will be given free loans of audio books, free loans of music CDs and reduced overdue charges and reservation fees." (Via Google News.)
Mid Devon Star, Monday 29 November 2010

Volunteer-run Chalfont St Peter library plan up for discussion tonight
Buckinghamshire. (Via Google News.)
Bucks Free Press, Monday 29 November 2010

Remote library ebook downloads under threat
[NB Ed. This includes Overdrive apparently.] 'the suggestions were only "baseline guidance" and "some publishers will take a more relaxed view".' (Via Google News.)
Computeractive, Monday 29 November 2010

Take the librarian stereotype and stick it – Shari Thurow's SEO Q&A pt. 3
"Once LIS pros can get past their initial fear of technology (if they have that fear) and their prejudices, they can make the Web so much more usable and useful"
Library and Information Update, Monday 29 November 2010

Petition starts to save library
Scarborough. (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog.)
Scarborough Evening News, Monday 29 November 2010

Let CILIP know of cuts in your library service / 235 libraries plus 16 mobiles currently under threat
Public Libraries News, Monday 29 November 2010

Echo Chamber Presentation: Director’s Cut (Slides Edition)
thewikiman, Monday 29 November 2010

The famous comedian, the library, and the thoroughly modern echo chamber success story!
Comment, Frank Skinner.
thewikiman, Monday 29 November 2010

Libraries face cuts in latest round of Sutton Council savings
(Via Alan Gibbons' Blog.)
Your Local Guardian, Monday 29 November 2010

Rawdon library one of 20 proposed for closure
Leeds, "Councillors in Rawdon have vowed to do all they can to keep a library for their community." (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog.)
Wharfedale Observer, Monday 29 November 2010

Laing rubbishes Feltham Library rumours
Hounslow, "rumours that the children's desk was to be completely disposed of." (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
The Hounslow Chronicle, Monday 29 November 2010

Does the Libraries Future Programme have a future?
"Three of the ten ‘phase one’ areas piloting the scheme have announced swingeing cuts to their library services."
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Monday 29 November 2010

Summertown library users react to the cuts
Oxfordshire.
BBC News, Monday 29 November 2010

A Capita(l) profit, old fruit
"Inadequately paid librarians are made redundant while fat cat Capita bosses have their mouths stuffed with silver."
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Monday 29 November 2010

Libraries need saving by community groups
Wakefield. (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express, Monday 29 November 2010

Matson library closure would be a 'huge' and 'devastating' loss
(Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
this is Gloucestershire, Monday 29 November 2010

CUTS: Libraries and youth centres under threat
Oxfordshire. (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
Oxford Mail, Monday 29 November 2010

Battersea residents angered by library closure threat
(Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
This is Local London, Monday 29 November 2010

Gloucester demonstration slideshow
Friends of Gloucestershire Libraries , Monday 29 November 2010

Cleeve library to receive cash despite the cuts
Gloucestershire. (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
this is Gloucestershire, Monday 29 November 2010

What is the Body of Great Literature? And Can We Free it For All?
"the body of literature that every educated person should have read, and why"
Library Journal, Monday 29 November 2010

Without libraries, we will lose a mark of our civilisation
"250 libraries are earmarked to be closed, yet the government ignores this huge loss to the community"
guardian.co.uk, Monday 29 November 2010

Haters Gonna Hate?
"Haters ain't necessarily gonna hate forever, and you never know, once they’re better informed, they might become great advocates of libraries themselves."
Walk You Home, Monday 29 November 2010

Schadenfreude
"Without a proper understanding of the different reasons why people use and have used libraries and why they view them as they do..." (NB The research referred to in the post.)
The Good Library Blog, Friday 26 November 2010

'From a comment: “Libraries are access to...'
(Via @walkyouhome.)
Walk You Home, Friday 26 November 2010

"FAO Public Librarians if you haven't spotted #PLFF yet check it out & find more colleagues in public libraries to follow"
(Via @CILIPinfo.)
Twitter, Friday 26 November 2010

"Libraries of Resistance: Link to online form for reporting service cuts to CILIP"
(Via @CILIPinfo.)
cilip, Friday 26 November 2010

"I just had a chat with an Observer columnist. Hopefully something out on Sunday."
@walkyouhome, Friday 26 November 2010

'strength & cohesiveness of our global village depends on keeping our public libraries funded, protected, & preserved.'
(Via @bethanar.)
Voices for the Library, Friday 26 November 2010

SCL Supports Race Online 2012
The Society of Chief Librarians, "public libraries will help 500,000 people get online by the end of 2012."
The Society of Chief Librarians, Friday 26 November 2010

"If public library staff are unable to speak out for any reason, they can email silenced AT voicesforthelibrary.org.uk in confidence."
@walkyouhome, Friday 26 November 2010

"Kate Mosse (no, not that one, the author) speaks up for [hash]libraries on Question Time ... (42:32)"
(Via @CILIPinfo.)
BBC iPlayer, Friday 26 November 2010

Axe may fall on half of Oxfordshire's council libraries
BBC News, Friday 26 November 2010

Are libraries out of date?
"Libraries are totems of a society that prizes intellectual ambition..." (Via @martinjutenabs.)
BBC News, Friday 26 November 2010

Tony Horne column, November 26 2010
"They're insular and in denial because it is their world, but beyond lies a bigger picture ... Prediction: any libraries that remain open will be the empty shop-fronts of tomorrow." (Via @LisaJeskins.)
ChronicleLive, Friday 26 November 2010

Why not volunteers? Or, isn’t this just about keeping your jobs?
"So what’s so bad about the idea of volunteers?" (Via @walkyouhome.)
Library Workers For A Brighter Future, Friday 26 November 2010

"LIBRARIANS: do this at your Library over Christmas..."
Xmas library art. (Via @SarahNicholas.)
aalborg-library-christmas-tree, Friday 26 November 2010

"And we are live!..."
"On December 21st, revel in National Short Story Day, a UK-wide celebration of prose's short-yet-perfectly-crafted form." (Via @shortstoryday, RT @BookishMagpie.)
National Short Story Day, Friday 26 November 2010

Massive cutbacks to library services begin
theBookseller.com, Friday 26 November 2010

Wickerman library campaign underway
Dumfries And Galloway. (Via Google News.)
The Galloway Gazette, Friday 26 November 2010

Council cuts in Bristol
North Somerset.
this is Bristol, Friday 26 November 2010

LIBRARIES TO FACE THE AXE
Yorkshire. (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog.)
Malton Pickering Murcury, Friday 26 November 2010

Libraries: a cradle of democracy
Andrew Carnegie.
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Friday 26 November 2010

The situation in Camden
(Via Alan Gibbons' Blog.)
Camden Council, Friday 26 November 2010

Testing Enhanced E-Books
(Via Library Link of the Day.)
The Wall Street Journal, Friday 26 November 2010

Trends: U.S. Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin Talks with Librarians
'Libraries and institutions such as Poets House, with their open stacks, keep the art alive and "wake people up to poetry"'
American Libraries Magazine, Friday 26 November 2010

"...dedication: 'For the librarians everywhere, who spend their lives in battle against the forces of darkness.' "
The Game by Laurie R. King. (Via @bethanar.)
LibraryThing, Thursday 25 November 2010

Is reading books normal?
"...which also suggests that reading had a powerful and not always positive effect on how we think and behave." (Via @DavidGurteen.)
Jonnie Moore's Weblog, Thursday 25 November 2010

Campaign group's FOI findings on threatened Leeds libraries
"The number of people using some of the 20 Leeds libraries facing potential closure in the New Year has increased in the past year..." (Via @willperrin, RT @ijclark.)
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 November 2010

Libraries under a Conservative government
"Virginia Bottomley MP, the Secretary of State for National Heritage in John Major's Conservative Government"
JET BARN TSUNAMI, Thursday 25 November 2010

"Public Libraries: A Great British Success Story"
Virginia Bottomley (1995).
Walk You Home, Thursday 25 November 2010

"by 2014/15 the British Library will be funded at its lowest level in real terms since its creation in 1972"
"News on the Spending Review Funding Settlement from the Chief Executive" (Via @ostephens.)
British Library, Thursday 25 November 2010

At present there are 209 public libraries threatened with closure in the Uk
"...there is a need to cut costs; however there is more than sufficient wasted overhead expenditure in the library service for that to be cut and for no library to have to close ... That has been clearly demonstrated in detail in the Hillingdon project and it should be copied in councils around the country. It shames all those in Government that they have not yet grasped this."
The Good Library Blog, Thursday 25 November 2010

Japan: National Diet Library gets ebook advice
"Under the National Diet Library Act, publishers must send copies of all printed books to the library. However, texts published only on the Internet remain outside the law and, save those collected from government ministries and agencies' websites, un-catalogued by the library. The National Diet Library -- similar to the Library of Congress in the United States -- plans to start collecting electronic materials as early as fiscal 2011."
TeleRead, Thursday 25 November 2010

Librarians and Courage
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative..."
Stephen's Lighthouse, Thursday 25 November 2010

Australia's Public Library System: Its Needs and Potential
Abstract (subscription access).
Public Library Quarterly, Thursday 25 November 2010

Volunteers want to ease the impact of reductions to library opening times
Notts. (Via Google News.)
this is Retford, Thursday 25 November 2010

Residents unite to save library from cutbacks
Warrington. (Via Google News.)
Warrington Guardian, Thursday 25 November 2010

Increasing library access to people with learning difficulties
"I recently posted this request, offering to summarise any replies - so here goes..."
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Thursday 25 November 2010

Public printers - tearing our hair out...
Information request.
LIS-PUB-LIBS, Thursday 25 November 2010

Marketing Libraries Outside the Echo Chamber‏ event part.1
SLA-Europe.
librarytwopointzero, Thursday 25 November 2010

Marketing Libraries Outside the Echo Chamber‏ event part.2 (Laura Woods)
SLA-Europe.
librarytwopointzero, Thursday 25 November 2010

Marketing Libraries Outside the Echo Chamber‏ event part.3 (Ned Potter)
SLA-Europe.
librarytwopointzero, Thursday 25 November 2010

Escaping the Echo Chamber (but not, sadly, the traffic) with SLA Europe
Presentation presenter, Ned Potter.
thewikiman, Thursday 25 November 2010

Escaping the Echo Chamber with SLA Europe
Special Libraries Association. WoodsieGirl, presentation presenter.
Organising Chaos, Thursday 25 November 2010

Library cuts hasten UK's cultural decline
"the vital importance of reading and critical thought to the process of democracy", author Beverley Naidoo.
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 November 2010

Paying Publishers to Set their Content Free
'Publishers are sitting on a mountain of "backlist" content, and one idea to pry it free is something called GlueJar...'
Copyright and Technology, Thursday 25 November 2010

Jane's Pick of the Day - Curated.by goes into public beta
"topics and interests, edited, organized and curated by everyone"
Jane's Pick of the Day, Thursday 25 November 2010

"Public Libraries News: 209 libraries under threat; W Midlands Merger; Wirral[plus]Hillingdon say no closures"
Public Libraries News, Wednesday 24 November 2010

"Has anybody joined this? ... Collaborative search engine"
"Search alone no more" (Via @schammond.)
SearchTeam, Wednesday 24 November 2010

"Looking for a list of all UK libraries - postcode tagged - so I can do 'where's the nearest' service for a project. Anyone got it to hand?"
Information request.
@billt, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Union warns 40,000 council jobs could face axe
"Unison ... Unite and GMB Scotland" (Via @scotsmannews, RT @JeanetteCastle.)
Scotsman.com, Wednesday 24 November 2010

"data.gov.uk's Linked Data page now with a lot more details about available datasets"
(Via @mhausenblas.)
data.gov.uk, Wednesday 24 November 2010

"Help needed! Rate our app - MYBRARY- in the [No app For That] competition. If we get in the top ten it could get built!"
Manchester Libraries. (Via @MancLibraries.)
No app For That, Wednesday 24 November 2010

'My [hash]NPID2010 talk "Around the world twice on a library degree" ... Now with added voice!'
Philip Bradley, CILIP-organised New Professionals Information Days, 'Now is the best time to become a librarian ... "The librarian must be the librarian militant before he can be the librarian triumphant." - Melvil Dewey' (Via @Philbradley.)
Twapper Keeper, Wednesday 24 November 2010

"thanks for saying what needs to be said re: the new MADS RDF vocabulary "
"Based on the MADS/XML schema, MADS/RDF provides a means to record data from the Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) Authorities format in RDF for use in semantic applications and Linked Data projects." (Via @ostephens.)
MODS Archive, Wednesday 24 November 2010

40 iPad Apps That Librarians Love
(Via @glambuslib.)
Online Colleges, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Paean to Beautiful Libraries
"Gorgeous or homely, libraries are temples of learning and fun"
LISNews, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Threats and ultimatums will make "scheme a success"
Gloucestershire, "Council bosses want to hand over 11 libraries throughout the county ... to volunteers". (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
Voices for the Library, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Unshelved - Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Humour, "Help her help herself!"
Unshelved, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Wirral libraries' position 'would strenghten'
"by possibly moving council-run 'One-Stop Shops' into libraries, this will somehow mean smaller libraries closing."
Wirral Globe, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Record visitor numbers at Hillingdon's libraries
"THE only local authority in London to guarantee funding for its libraries" (Via Alan Gibbons' Blog .)
Hillingdon Times, Wednesday 24 November 2010

"Milestone for Open Bibliographic Data: British Library Release 3 Million Records"
"OpenBib project ... the entire British National Bibliography, describing new books published in the UK since 1950; this represents about 20[percent] of the total BL catalogue"
ResourceShelf, Wednesday 24 November 2010

My book cull: a loss of shelf esteem
"Disposing of my personal library was painful, in more ways than one. But do we really need such a space-consuming resource?"
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Library wins award for sustainability
"CARDIFF Central Library has won a top architecture award."
WalesOnline, Wednesday 24 November 2010

National Library jobs to go after [pounds]1m funding cut
National Library of Wales, (Via Google News.)
Cambrian News Online, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Councils set to merge library services
"Library services across 14 West Midland councils are in line to be merged under new cost-cutting plans which are due to be unveiled today." (Via Google News.)
Express and Star, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Jersey Library faces 'challenges' with funding cuts
BBC News, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Statement on the proposed closure of Leeds libraries
"closure of 20 of their 53 libraries"
Voices for the Library, Wednesday 24 November 2010

171 libraries under threat.
Public Libraries News, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Union list of pending cuts
Alan Gibbons' Blog, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Associates - November Issue
Library support staff journal.
Associates, Wednesday 24 November 2010

"Unprecedented opportunity for libraries and archives" - WIPO to work on library and archive copyright exceptions
World Intellectual Property Organisation.
IFLA, Wednesday 24 November 2010

Closures in your area? - track them through the Links page...
The Library Campaign.
The Library Campaign, Wednesday 24 November 2010