Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
I previously blogged about On Demand Books’ Espresso Book Machine. And I think the first non-beta machine has just been installed at the New York Public Library’s Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL). And from August,Library users will have the opportunity to print free copies of such public domain classics as “The Adventures of Tom […]
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- China establishes more than 30,000 rural librariesWhen I first saw the headlines, I was flabbergasted. 30,000 libraries?!?! And this figure is just what has been established since 2006. I guess the size of China makes is a reason why they need to build so many libraries. But you might need to note that given […]
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- File under otherA very insightful article on how libraries in the US are cataloguing and shelving ephemera and other self-published zines.(via LISNews) - Book Worms LurkGuess libraries in Singapore are not the only ones facing the problem of children being left unattended by parents in libraries as can be seen from this article in […]
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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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A few quick links for today. First up are links about doing publicity for libraries: - Fabulous ideas for publicity for libraries: Just a thought. Maybe we should do an exchange of advertisements with some of our advertisers like put up library adverts at M1 or Courts outlets. (via LibrarianInBlack.net) - Seven Strategies for Marketing […]
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- Town blocks voter approved budgetWhat the people want is not what the town officials are giving. The people of a town in New York, Philipstown, had voted to increase funding to the town’s library, Julia Butterfield Library. But town officials have come out to say that voters were ‘bamboozled’ into voting for the increase […]
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A reading initiative, The Advertiser Little Big Book Club, was launched yesterday in South Australia by its Premier Mike Rann to boost literacy. All children in South Australia between 6-12 months can collect a free reading pack, starting from tomorrow. They expect to distribute about 18,000 reading packs. The reading pack will include “The Only […]
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Libraries & Schools in Second Life Hosted on Zooomr Seems like schools and libraries in Charlotte in the United States are making good use of Second Life, a virtual world created by Linden Lab, to reach out to teens. The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County has a virtual island in Second Life. By […]
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