Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the monthly archives:
ARL: A Bimonthly Report on Research Library Issues & ActionsA report on the future of libraries in the digital landscape, actually more a paper presented at a conference. Available in HTML or PDF.(via ResourceShelf)
Japanese library to eschew plastic for biometricsNo more library cards for a new library opening in Japan next October. Instead, library users […]
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Hi everyone, here’s wishing you a belated Merry Christmas! And also a Happy New Year in a few days’ time. Hope everyone will have a good and fun year in 2006.
Anyway, here’s a paper written by Judith Pearce (with Janifer Gatenby) of the National Library of Australia on “New Frameworks for Resource Discovery and Delivery”.
It’s […]
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First Edition of Google Librarian NewsletterA way for Google to chat and discuss with librarians on how they make use of Google in the libraries to help people find useful and relevant information.(via LISNews)
One Surefire Way to Get Teenagers to ReadA very simple solution. Just put a label ‘Forbidden’ on the book and teenagers will […]
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New York City Area Libraries and Answers.com form Homework Help websiteAnswers.com, an answers-based search engine, will be providing reference sources to homeworkNYC.org. homeworkNYC.org is a website set up by the New York City Area libraries to assist students in New York City with their homework, studies and research. The website will have links to relevant […]
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Rewarding Reading - Reading Advisory TrainingQuite interesting post about Reader’s Advisory. It also mentioned in the last point about the Chinese Romance book club at Bukit Panjang Community Library.(via Real Public Librarian)
12 Best Business Books of 2005Salon’s David Pollard provides a list of 12 of the best business books published in 2005. The library has […]
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The Future of Library Catalog: Open, Interactive, Participatory (Powerpoint presentation)The new face of library’s OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog(via Resource Shelf)
Blogging Starter ChecklistA comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to starting a blog(via LibrarianInBlack)
Learning from the WebA magazine article by Adam Bosworth, ACM Queue vol. 3, no. 8 - October 2005. Though not directly talking about libraries, […]
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Library downstairs, Housing UpstairsA really interesting concept for a new library that is currently being built in St Paul, Minnesota in the States. They are building the library on the first level and housing and offices on the upper floors. Here’s the press release for the project that had it’s ground-breaking ceremony 3 months ago.(via […]
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