- Gaming Taskforce at my Library
A good post to look at if NLB decides to go into providing gaming at some of our libraries. This would provide a framework for us to work with.
(via LibrarianInBlack) - Community List for Comics Blogs
A PubSub community list for comics blogs. And what’s so good about the list is that you can do a search for all the blogs on the list through PubSub and can even subscribe to an RSS feed of your search term.
(via Scripting News) - Web Readers Hit The Books Less Frequently
This article in the New York Times cites a study done by Jupiter Research where 31% of Internet users who read magazines less frequently as compared to 37% who read books less frequently. The study also says that Internet users are more likely to buy magazines even though most magazines are now available for reading online.(Free registration required)
(via LISNews) - Reviewer’s Checklist
This is an online searchable database designed to help visitors find new books for children, teens and families. It currently has about 9,000 new and forthcoming titles from about 120 publishers. New titles are added weekly
(via LISNews) - Short-term blogs for long-term marketing gain
A short-term topical blog that has generated good mileage in terms of marketing for the library hosting it. Might be a good idea for us to generate topical/subject blogs to expand on the content creation aspect for librarians.
(via Library Marketing-Thinking Outside The Book) - Ariadne
A web magazine for information professionals. The current issue marks the 10th anniversary of this online publication.(via Lorcan Dempsey’s weblog)
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