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• Librarianship A Good Career To Pursue …
  A US News article says that librarianship has a very good outlook in 2006 though one part of it talks about the presence of search engines that would result in a decline in job prospects.
  (via LibrarianInBlack.net)
• Blogs for Children’s Librarians
  Here are two blogs (with many more out there on the Internet) for children librarians.
  (via LibrarianInBlack.net)
• Gaming Links Roundup
  Some links to news about gaming in libraries and in general.
  (via walkingpaper)
• A Bit of Marketing Goes A Long Way
  Another library bites the dust in setting up not just one, but two blogs, to attract youths to the library by showcasing books and videos available in the library. They are also planning on hosting network gaming in the library. Hmmm … maybe our High Browse team could work with them on some form of collaboration.
  (via Library Stuff)
• Falling Out of Print is A Book’s Natural Fate
  A science fiction editor at Tor Books bemoans how quickly most books disappear into history, even popular ones.
  (via boingboing)
• Favorite Places in the Library
  A librarian looks at some of his favorite spots in the library. Maybe we can integrate this together with our “I Love My Library” campaign and ask the public to submit photos of their favorite spots in the library.
  (via ricklibrarian)
• 2006 Notable Books
  The Notable Books Council, a division of the American Library Association, has released its 2006 list of outstanding books for the general adult reader.
  (via LISNews)
• Generations Online
  Pew Internet, an Internet research company, has just released a report that shows a relatively high number of seniors go online. Not too sure what the statistics would be in Singapore, but I’m sure the number of Internet-savvy seniors will growing in the coming years due to our greying population. My dad would be a good example. He just received a golf set that he bought from eBay. And the best part is that I’ve not even bought anything before from eBay or Yahoo! Auctions and I’m supposed to the super tech-savvy one in the family.
  (via LibrarianInBlack.net)
• Library Checkout is Going Online
  Three suburban libraries in the United States are going to start offering books, movies and other materials for home delivery. They will be charging US$4.00 (about S$6.50) per item and the library materials will be delivered by US Postal Service, UPS or a private courier as the three libraries are using different companies. The only catch to all this convenience is that you’ll have to pay for delivery charges to return the books or drop them off library it was from or the 24-hour library drop box. One of the oldest and largest delivery program is the one by Orange County Library System in Orlando. Patrons can order the books online and it’ll be delivered free to them. The system delivered 600,000 items last year, which is equivalent to what is loaned out at one of their most busy branches.
  (via LISNews)
• Fond Memories
  Patrons’ recollection of what they thought about a North Carolina library that is celebrating its 100 years of serving its community. Quite similar to our “Celebrating Libraries” event that we are holding at all libraries in Singapore.
  (via Library Marketing)
• What’s In A Service?
  Links to two helpful articles on the marketing of services.
  (via Library Marketing)
• Students and Teachers, From K to 12, Hit The Podcast
  A news article in the New York Times on the usage of podcasts in the education industry in the United States. Some of the podcasts are created by teachers to give tips and ideas on teaching to other teachers while the majority are created by students. And the beauty of it all is that the podcast is available to anyone in any part of the world with Internet access.
  (via New York Times)

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