Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
Whoa!!! Am glad I’m in the correct job! U.S. News & World Report has named the job of ‘Librarian’ has been named as one of the best careers in 2007 in the US. The librarian has been chosen alongside the ‘normal’ best careers of arhitect, engineer, physician, and professor amongst others. Technorati Tags: 2007, careers, […]
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The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction was awarded at the Royal Festival Hall in London to Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for her novel Half of a Yellow Sun (Call No.: English ADI). The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction is a £30,000 women-only award and Adichie is the youngest winner so far at 29 years […]
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Saw this on Geekdad a couple of days back but didn’t have time to blog about it. It has been blogged about on other sites as well. Anyway, am really looking forward to the movie versions of Tintin stories as done by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Apparently, the 2 major directors are planning a […]
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The nearly 600 years old Vatican library will be closed for the next three years for rebuilding. The shutdown was made without warning and scholars will be greatly impacted. The library will close for its summer break in mid-July and only re-open in September 2010. The library will be renovated to install air conditioning and […]
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The 2007 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize winner was announced on Tuesday. Angolan journalist and author Jose Eduardo Agualusa won for his novel, The Book of Chameleons (Call No.: English AGU). The Portuguese novel is translated into English by Daniel Hahn. Jose and Daniel will be sharing the prize of £10,000. The prize celebrates a novel […]
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The longlist of nominations have been announced yesterday for the Frank O’Connor award. The Frank O’Connor award is known for being the world’s richest prize for a collection of short stories. There are 34 names that are in the running for the €35,000 prize. The award is open to any collection of short stories published […]
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- Laura Molly vs. Harry Potter 3An Atlanta mother has appealed to the Gwinnett Superior Court against the Georgia Board of Education’s decision that Harry Potter is safe for juvenile consumption. She is aiming to ban Harry Potter books from all school libraries. Do look out for more news when it goes to court on […]
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13500 pirated books of bestsellers were confiscated in India after a raid by the local police on five locations in Delhi and six people were arrested. You can read more here. I believe books are pirated countries such as India and China because of the high prices of the originals, just like computer games and […]
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