October 2006

"Celebrating Libraries" Book

A news article on Channelnewsasia.com on a book commemorating Singapore libraries and librarians that would be available for purchase in November. The book is part of the “Celebrating Libraries” campaign that was launched last year in conjunction with the opening of the National Library building at Victoria Street.
BTW, the library featured in the […]

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A view of what “Clean Books” are. I see the need to balance between being sensitive to the reading tastes and religious beliefs of the community and the type of books that you can order for your library. I feel that it is rather extreme that books that have boy-girl relationships are considered ‘not clean’. […]

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Just One More Book!An interesting podcast which records children’s stories. You can subscribe for the podcast through either your RSS reader or iTunes. Go have a look! Would be good for our children’s librarians to have a look as they are planning something similar. Clarification - 22 Oct 2006: It’s actually recordings of reviews of […]

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Here are some quick links.

Merchandising: Attractiveness as a form of access(via Library Garden)
National Library of Australia 2.0NLB is currently moving a little slowly into Library 2.0 with the introduction of blogs and RSS feeds on its website. I’m sure things will quicken a little in due time.(via Lorcan Dempsey)
Beyond the OPAC: future directions for web-based […]

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