Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
A new dad’s interesting thoughts about him visiting a public library again, all thanks to his baby daughter, in The Observer Magazine on Sunday. And he writes: I haven’t set foot in a library for a long time. I have spent most of my adult life being a private citizen, buying private goods and services […]
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Alice (a staff at the the OCLC Computer Library Center and one of the five that maintains this personal group blog) wrote about “13 Ways of looking at a public library”. I’ve got to agree with her that these 13 factors would determine the sustainability of libraries all over the world. Though the library might […]
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- The Top 100 Alternative Search EnginesYou don’t always have to rely on Google. There are many other search engines that you can make use of - 100 to be exact. To be honest, I’ve personally used only about 5-6 of those on the list. - Librarian Leaves Mark on SchoolA story about an outstanding […]
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- Cuts threaten services at British LibraryBudget cuts might have huge implications on the services that the British Library would be able to provide to its patron in the coming year. - Presidential Candidates 2008 as AuthorsApparently, the US presidential candidates for the 2008 elections are quite prolific authors with 61 books published to their […]
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The Florida Metropolitan University (FMU) Online has compiled a Top 10 list of the most useful online databases. The list is as follows: Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)* ABI/INFORM Complete (ProQuest)* CQ Researcher Gale Virtual Reference Library* Oxford Reference Online Premium LexisNexis Academic* College Source Online Plunkett Research Online Census Information WorldCat (OCLC) I’ve added asterisks […]
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(Link) The Allen County Public Library’s IT department has produced a parody of the Apple “Get A Mac” ads. It’s really quite funny. And do check out the library’s website as well … very cutting-edge design. UPDATE: There’s a new edition of iACPL video on YouTube. Can watch it here.
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Graphic novels and libraries have not always been that closely interlinked together … and I don’t mean cartoon books such as Baby Blues, Calvin and Hobbes, and Far Side Gallery which the public libraries in Singapore had always have. Graphic novels only came into the picture when library@orchard was opened in 1999 when it became […]
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The Mail Tribune recently had a news report on “Public Libraries are good for the community”. It’s written by a librarian as part of the paper’s weekly column. A couple of my favorite points from the article: 3. Libraries play an important role in helping young children develop reading skills. Early childhood literacy and exposure […]
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