Royal Society announces 2009 journal prices

The Royal Society has announced that its 2009 journal prices are now available

10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship

10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship - 31 August to 4 September 2009 - Brisbane, Australia

2008 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest winner

The winner of 2008 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest is Garrison Spik (pronounced "speak"), a 41-year-old communications director and writer from Washington, D.C. Garrison Spik is the 26th grand prize winner of the contest that began at San Jose State University in 1982

Starting out: Preserving Digital Objects - Principles and Practice

DPE/Planets/CASPAR/nestor Joint Training Event: Starting out: Preserving Digital Objects - Principles and Practice - 13-17 October 2008 - Prague, Czech Republic

ProQuest releases first online version of Documents on British Policy Overseas

"ProQuest has released the first online version of Documents on British Policy Overseas, providing serious scholars in history and world affairs unprecedented access to the activities and thoughts of Britain's diplomats and policymakers, from the build-up to World War I to the Cold War. Until now, this valuable collection of primary source materials was only available through three different print series. Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has partnered with ProQuest to make these materials available digitally through libraries"

Thomson Reuters adds new resources to Citation Impact Center

"The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters has announced the addition of new features to the Citation Impact Center - a Web-based resource devoted to scholarly resources and discussion about the many facets of citation-based evaluation. The Citation Impact Center, formally the Citation Impact Forum, now features interviews and commentary from industry leaders - bibliometricians, researchers and publishers - about scholarly evaluation. In addition, with a streamlined site registration, visitors can take part in a discussion about the published articles. Industry experts are encouraged to submit articles and commentary for publication to the site"

WebJunction launches new online social and learning experience for the library community

"WebJunction, the online learning community for librarians and library staff, has launched a new social and learning experience in close collaboration with partners in 15 U.S. state libraries. The new site builds on the deep repository of helpful content, relevant courses, and active discussions that have been the hallmark of WebJunction since 2003"

ABC-CLIO eZine - August 2008

The August 2008 issue of the ABC-CLIO eZine is now available online

Crossroads - August 2008

Crossroads: the newsletter of WebJuntion.org - August 2008 issue is now available

Librarians' Internet Index - New This Week

Librarians' Internet Index - New This Week - August 14, 2008

Penguin Podcast 53

"This podcast features three of our top summer titles, Marian Keyes' This Charming Man, the new James Bond adventure Devil May Care and a brand new Artemis Fowl novel from Eoin Colfer" - Previous Penguin Books podcasts can be found here

Victorian Networks & the Periodical Press

"The 2009 Research Society for Victorian Periodicals Conference will explore the ways in which the periodical press relied on a variety of networks, including journalistic, business, communication, technology, transportation, imperialist, immigration, political, activist, scientific, philosophical, literary, artistic, and other social networks. The program will include several panels and two plenary speakers as well as workshops devoted to digital resources and methods of teaching periodicals - 21-22 August 2009 - University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA"

2008 Hugo Award results announced

The results of the 2008 Hugo Awards were announced at Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, in Denver, Colorado, USA, on August 9 2008

Library 2.0 Gang Podcast: August 2008

Library 2.0 Gang Podcast: August 2008: "Open Source Software has been around for many years. Open Source components have been used to develop library systems since the late 1990's. Koha, acknowledged as the first fully open source library system was launched by its New Zealand based developers in 2000. The growing interest around open source, stimulated by Koha, was given a significant boost when Georgia Public Libraries launched Evergreen in September 2006.

We have two guests this month:

* Karen G. Schneider, Community Librarian for Equinox Software, the support organisation which grew out of the Evergreen project.
* L J Haravu Chief Domain Specialist, Verus Solutions Pvt., Ltd., Hyderabad India, the software company behind NewGenLib the Open Source library system successfully spreading across India and the Middle East.

Stimulated by the success of the organisations represented by our guests, the gang for this month - Nicole Engard, Talin Bingham, Andrew Nagy, Marshall Breeding, and Carl Grant - go on to discuss how Open Source Library Systems, and the open approach behind them, have changed the way all system suppliers both commercial and Open Source are delivering their systems and engaging with their customers"

DPE presentations added on Slideshare.net

All the presentations from DigitalPreservationEurope are also now available on slideshare.net

IASL 2009 Annual Conference

IASL 2009 Annual Conference: 38th Annual Conference incorporating the 13th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship. Theme: School Libraries in the Picture: Preparing Pupils for the Future Information Research through the School Library - 2-4 September 2009 - Abano Terme (Padua), Italy

Reinventing Science Librarianship

Reinventing Science Librarianship: an ARL/CNI Forum - October 16–17, 2008 - Arlington VA, USA

YALSA's 2008 Young Adult Literature Symposium

"Join YALSA for the inaugural Young Adult Literature Symposium, to be held biannually starting in 2008. The first symposium, on the topic 'How We Read Now,' will take place November 7–9, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel. The Young Adult Literature Symposium is funded in part by the William Morris Endowment"

Europeana coming in November 2008

"Europeana will launch in November 2008, bringing you digitised books, films, paintings, newspapers, sounds and archives from Europe’s greatest collections"

Nielsen Book E-Book listings policy statement

"The International ISBN Agency recently issued a policy statement on the use of ISBNs for E-Books restating the requirement in the ISBN standard that each different format of an electronic publication requires a separate ISBN, and newly legitimising the application in some circumstances of ISBNs to E-Book products by resellers and distributors to ensure the continuity of trade systems across the supply chain. In response, Nielsen Book, operators of the UK ISBN Agency and providers of the leading product information, transaction and sales measurement services for the English language book industry worldwide, are announcing our listings policy for E-Books..."

Manchester Literature Festival 2008

Manchester Literature Festival 2008: "Writers will be travelling to Manchester from as far afield as North Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the United States to take part in our third festival, organised in association with CityLife.co.uk. We'll also be showcasing plenty of local talent at our Festival Hub. With events ranging from Past Crimes to A Place for Romance and literature in translation to children's fiction, the programme caters for all literary tastes. And, as part of our Big Science Read Weekend, we will be hosting a series of readings, debates and workshops exploring the interplay between literature and science"

Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2009 participants

OCLC, along with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the American Theological Library Association, has named librarians chosen to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Program for 2009

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #32

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #32 : "This week's episode brings a mix bound by the thread of 'borders'. The program this week brings an interview with Amy Kudwa, a spokesperson at the United States Department of Homeland Security, as well as a commentary looking at how history plays a role in the way we look at borders". Previous Podcasts can be found here

August Early Reviewer books at LibraryThing

The August batch of Early Reviewer books is now available at LibraryThing. There are 56 books this month, and a grand total 1,274 copies to give out. The deadline to request copies of these books is Sunday, August 17 at 6pm, EDT

New journals from Inderscience Publishers

STM and business publisher, Inderscience, has published the first issues of 2 new titles:

International Journal of Systems, Control and Communications
International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and the American Heart Associationhave announced that the full text of Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging is now available online

New journals from SAGE Publications

SAGE Publications has announced that the following titles are now available online:

General Music Today
Journal of Music Teacher Education
Update: Applications of Research in Music Education
The Journal of School Nursing
Journal of Research in Music Education
Music Educators Journal
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders

Classification and subject retrieval in the 21st century

Classification and subject retrieval in the 21st century - CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group Conference - 3-5 September 2008 - Glasgow, Scotland

In the Transition Zone: Making the Move from Print to Electronic Journals

In the Transition Zone: Making the Move from Print to Electronic Journals - Sponsored by College & Research Division and Technical Services Roundtable, Pennsylvania Library Association - September 12, 2008 - Grantville, PA, USA

Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective: 1900-1984

"The H.W. Wilson Co. has announced Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective: 1900–1984, a new resource that cites tens of thousands of essays from anthologies and other sources published dating back to 1900. This database is designed to unlock a wealth of information and opinion that might otherwise be inaccessible - unsung tracts hidden away in decades of larger works"

Finalists announced for TD Canadian Children's Literature Award

The Canadian Children's Book Centre and TD Bank Financial Group have announced the finalists of the 2008 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for the most distinguished book of the year. This annual award recognizes excellence in Canadian children's literature with a $20,000 prize

JISC Podcast: Beyond the Google Generation report – next steps

"The Google Generation made a major impact when it was published in January of this year. In this podcast interview one of its authors Ian Rowlands of University College London talks to Philip Pothen from JISC about some of the implications of the report, while Rachel Bruce, JISC programme director, gives her views on the report and possible next steps"

Koha version 3 released

"Koha 3 is the next-generation release of the award-winning Koha open-source integrated library system"

Swets Charleston Conference Scholarship

Swets North America has announced that it is offering a $1,000 scholarship to attend the 2008 Charleston Conference, taking place November 5-8, 2008

WILU 2009

WILU 2009 - 25-27 May 2009 - Montreal, Canada

Call for proposals from Urban Library Journal

The editors of Urban Library Journal have announced a call for proposals for the Winter 2008-2009 issue

Effectively Branding Your Information Services

Effectively Branding Your Information Services: "All libraries and information teams need to ensure their internal clients are aware of the products and services available to them. Can creating a brand for your services help? This seminar will feature two case studies highlighting how a commercial bank and professional service firm have significantly increased awareness and usage for their information services by creating and promoting their services within a single brand" - 18 September 2008 - SLA Europe

BMJ Group Institutional Newsletter - August 2008

The August 2008 issue of the BMJ Group Institutional Newsletter is now available

Wiley-Blackwell backfiles

"Wiley-Blackwell have been digitising the backfile articles of some 500 scholarly journals since January 2006. Thus allowing users to browse and read the abstracts of articles right back to the very first volume and issue. For some titles this can include articles over 100 years old! Users will benefit from seamless online access to the content of Wiley-Blackwell journals, regardless of whether an article was published in 2006 or 1906. The backfiles of the following journals are now available online, please click on the links below to read through the article abstracts for free:"

African Journal of Ecology
Aquatic Conservation
Austral Ecology
Australian Journal of Entomology
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Biological Reviews
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Conservation Biology
Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Ecography
Ecological Entomology
Ecology of Freshwater Fish
Forest Pathology
Freshwater Biology
Global Change Biology
Grass and Forage Science
Ibis
Insect Molecular Biology
Insect Science
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Journal of Phycology
Journal of Phytopathology
Mammal Review
Marine Ecology
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Molecular Ecology
New Phytologist
Physiologia Plantarum
Physiological Entomology
Plant, Cell & Environment
Restoration Ecology
Systematic Entomology
Weed Research
Zoologica Scripta
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Graduate Professional Certificate in Library Sector Leadership

"The Graduate Professional Certificate in Library Sector Leadership is designed to strengthen the capacity of librarians to serve in management and leadership roles in Canada's public, private, and government libraries. The program has been developed in partnership with leaders in the University of Victoria Library. It is designed to meet ongoing demands from professional librarians for comprehensive training in management, leadership and business skills. Students from across Canada have the opportunity to relate their studies to practical challenges in their workplace so that libraries benefit from the applied learning and skills of their staff"

HighEdWeb 2008 conference

HighEdWeb 2008 conference - 5-8 October 2008 - Springfield, Missouri, USA

ERIC redesigns web site

"ERIC has announced the release of a new Web site structure and design. The new ERIC Web site features several enhancements that will make the experience of using the site easier and faster for individual researchers, along with improvements to aid librarians in supporting ERIC users. These enhancements include improved navigation, expanded help and training, an information area for librarians, and a lighter visual design"

Sudan Open Archive version 2.0

"The Sudan Open Archive offers free digital access to knowledge about all regions of Sudan. It is an expanding, word-searchable, full-text database of historical and contemporary books and documents. The current version, SOA 2.0, incorporates a comprehensive, interactive guide to internet resources on Sudan"

British Columbia City Directories, 1860-1901

"These directories contain an abundance of fascinating information about British Columbian communities, including: detailed street and name listings of individuals and businesses in Vancouver and Victoria; population figures; listings of government offices and officials; operating newspapers; schools; libraries; advertisements; classified directories; specialized industry directories (particularly in the early years); and lists of names and businesses for towns throughout British Columbia"

Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter - August 2008

The August 2008 issue of the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter is now available

NextSpace - June 2008

NextSpace: The OCLC Newsletter - No. 9, June 2008, is now available

Ordnance Survey six-inch Scottish maps online

Hundreds of six-inch to the mile scale maps are now part of the National Library of Scotland's online collection of historic Ordnance Survey mapping. The maps date from 1843 to 1882, when Ordnance Survey carried out its earliest comprehensive survey of Scotland

2008 Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards

The Australian Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced the short list for the 2008 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

Library Connect - August 2008

Library Connect Volume 6, No 3, August 2008 is now available from Elsevier

CILIP Graduate Open Day 2008

CILIP Graduate Open Day 2008: Skills for the 21st Century Information Professional - 3 October 2008 - London, UK

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Males and Females. Answers here.

1. What is the usual word for a female dog?
2. What is the usual word for a male duck?
3. What is the usual word for a female sheep?
4. What is the usual word for a female fox?
5. What is the usual word for a male goose?
6. What is the usual word for a female seal?
7. What is the usual word for a female tiger?
8. What is the usual word for a male swan?
9. What is the usual word for a female antelope?
10. What is the usual word for a female zebra?

Podcast: Using the London Family History Centre

"Director of the London Family History Centre, Sharon Hitze, gives an indepth talk about the excellent facilities available for family historians at the centre. The centre is one of more than a hundred in the British Isles run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"

Fedora 2.2.3 Maintenance Release

Fedora Commons has released version 2.2.3 of the Fedora software that includes the repair of a serious security defect and several bug fixes

100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access

100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access by Alisa Miller: "Universities house an enormous amount of information and their libraries are often the center of it all. You don't have to be affiliated with any university to take advantage of some of what they have to offer. From digital archives, to religious studies, to national libraries, these university libraries from around the world have plenty of information for you"

2008 National Diversity in Libraries Conference

The 2008 National Diversity in Libraries Conference is being held in conjunction with the Kentucky Library Association, Kentucky School Media Association, and Southeastern Library Association joint conference in Louisville, KY. The NDLC is supported by the libraries of the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science, and the Association of Research Libraries Diversity Initiatives - October 1-4, 2008 - Louisville, KY, USA

SirsiDynix Institute Web Seminar - August 26, 2008

SirsiDynix Institute Web Seminar: "Taming Technolust: Planning in a Hyperlinked World" presented by Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor, Library and Information Science at Dominican University in Illinois - August 26, 2008

Leeds Equity Partners acquires Ex Libris Group

"Ex Libris Group, has announced that Leeds Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of the Ex Libris Group"

Banned Books Week 2008

"Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. This year, 2008, marks BBW's 27th anniversary - September 27 to October 4"

FreePint Newsletter 258

FreePint Newsletter 258 - 7 August, 2008 now available

Librarians' Internet Index - New This Week

Librarians' Internet Index - New This Week - August 7, 2008

Emerald announces opening of North American office

Emerald Group Publishing Limited has announced the establishment, on June 2, 2008, of Emerald Inc., a subsidiary company incorporated in the United States and based in new headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts

1000 Voices Archive

"The 1000 Voices Archive is a U.S. based film, video and advocacy tool collection based at the Tribeca Film Center and partnering with POV and American Documentary that connects film makers, advocates and advocacy communities, teachers, educators, and classrooms to create short form films and videos of one thousand Americans telling stories that reflect their values"

776 museums, libraries, and archives selected to receive IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf

"776 museums, libraries, and archives, representing every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam have been selected to receive the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. The contents of the bookshelf were selected by a blue ribbon panel of conservation experts; it includes an essential set of books, online resources, and a user's guide that can profoundly affect the ability of small libraries and museums to care for their collections"

EDUCAUSE Quarterly v31n3

EDUCAUSE Quarterly - Volume 31, Number 3 2008 is now available

Kids Open Dictionary Builder

"The Kids Open Dictionary Builder is a new wiki-style dictionary intended especially for kids who want to be able to read simple definitions of real world terms. Of course, the dictionary can be used by anyone: students of all ages, teachers, publishers and more. All content will be contributions to the public domain, free for anyone to use, modify and repurpose"

Deep Web 2.0

Deep Web 2.0 will briefly investigate just what is meant by Web 2.0, Wikis, Blogs and RSS - 5 September 2008 - Sunderland, UK

Digital Preservation Training Programme

Digital Preservation Training Programme - 20-22 October 2008 - London, UK

HeinOnline Update - July 2008

HeinOnline Update - July 2008 is now available

Wiley Organic Essentials available via CambridgeSoft

"Wiley-Blackwell has announced a new agreement with CambridgeSoft Corporation by which CambridgeSoft will offer structure- and substructure-searchable versions of Wiley's organic chemistry content to their customers under the title of Wiley Organic Essentials. Under this agreement, CambridgeSoft will provide Wiley-Blackwell's reaction databases and online reference works to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical industries and to higher education and academic researchers worldwide. CambridgeSoft will begin offering Wiley Organic Essentials to its users and customers with immediate effect"

Internet Resources Newsletter - Issue 164

Internet Resources Newsletter - Issue 164 - August 2008 - edited by Roddy MacLeod, Heriot-Watt University, is now available

The OLE Project

"With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Open Library Environment (OLE) Project will convene the academic library community in the design of an Open Library Management System built on Service Oriented Architecture. The project leaders are a multi-national group of libraries dedicated to thinking beyond the current model of an Integrated Library System and to designing a new system that is flexible, customizable and able to meet the changing and complex needs of modern, dynamic academic libraries. The end product will be a design document to inform open source library system development efforts, to guide future library system implementations, and to influence current Integrated Library System vendor products"

New ALA website coming soon

You can now preview, and comment upon, the new ALA website which will be fully available shortly

2008 RITA and Golden Heart winners

The winners of the 2008 RITA and Golden Heart awards have been announced. RITA awards are presented annually to the best published romance novels of the year. The award itself is a golden statuette named after RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada, and has become the symbol for the best in published romance fiction

The Journal of the Medical Library Association - July 2008

The Journal of the Medical Library Association - Volume 96(3) July 2008 - is now available online

JISC Podcast: The Future is Green

JISC Podcast: The Future is Green - "JISC is funding a number of projects on reducing the environmental impact of information and communications technology in institutions. Case studies are being complied on current environmentally sustainable practices in the education sector, one of which focuses on work at Cardiff University. In this podcast interview, Xanthe O’Donnell speaks with Dr. Hugh Beedie, the Chief Technology Officer at Cardiff University about a recent sustainable IT workshop"

Oxford Journals now deposits NIH-funded articles into PubMed Central

"Oxford Journals has announced that they will deposit into PubMed Central any articles published in any of their biomedical journals which are identified by the authors as being funded by the National Institutes of Health. This development helps authors to comply with the public access policies of the NIH"

GBP265,000 research grant awarded to the British Library

The British Library has been awarded GBP265,000 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to fund a major research project into the Library's collection of medieval and Renaissance Royal illuminated manuscripts. The project, a collaboration with The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, will culminate in a major exhibition at the British Library in 2011-2012

Tobacco Induced Diseases

Tobacco Induced Diseases is the official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases. The journal encompasses all aspects of tobacco induced diseases, including their underlying mechanisms, as well as the prevention of tobacco addiction

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #31

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #31 : "First up was author David Michael Slater who discussed his writing career. Following Slater was the CEO of search engine Mahalo, Jason Calacanis. Calacanis talked about his company as well as the search engine field. Rounding out our session of interviews was Tim Darlington, Digital Services Manager at the library of Massey University. Darlington spoke about Massey University being the first of the academic institutions in New Zealand to have its library adopt a discovery layer such as Encore from Innovative Interfaces". Previous Podcasts can be found here

Mackintosh Italian Job

"A little known sketchbook used by the world famous Glasgow architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh on a tour of Italy has now been opened up for use online. The sketchbook, which is today held in the Glasgow School of Art archive, was taken by Charles Rennie Mackintosh on his tour of Italy, France and Belgium in 1891 as the recipient of the Alexander Thomson Travelling Studentship. It provides a unique insight into the architect's formative years and shows Mackintosh as a young architect with a mind of his own. Mackintosh ignored the strict stipulations of the grant body which made his trip possible, and instead pursued his desire to learn more about Renaissance architecture"

IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2008

IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2008 - 13-15 October 2008 - Freiburg, Germany

biab online: the british & irish archaeological bibliography

"biab exists to help you find out about archaeology via the published sources. The biab online database contains datasets covering publications from AD 1695 to the present day on archaeology and the historic environment, historic buildings, maritime and industrial archaeology, environmental history, and the conservation of material culture - with a geographical focus on Britain and Ireland"

2009 NASIG Conference

2009 NASIG Conference - 4-7 June 2009 - Asheville, North Carolina, USA

SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #124

SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #124 - August 2 2008 is now available

2008 National Book Festival Podcasts

2008 National Book Festival Podcasts from Warren Brown, Joseph Bruchac, Sharon M. Draper, Arthur Frommer and Pauline Frommer, Kay Ryan, Jan Brett, Jon Scieszka, R.L. Stine

Emerald enhances reprints service with Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink

"Emerald Group Publishing Limited has announced that its reprints licensing service is now available through the Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink. The enhancement offers a highly efficient real-time solution to Emerald content users wishing to reuse copyrighted material published in over 180 Emerald journals. This development also complements the permissions service which has been delivered through Rightslink online ordering system since January 2008, enabling users to gain instant information and guide prices directly from the article abstract page"

Call for society publishers to participate in free semantic web pilot project

"TBI Communications and Talis have announced a joint initiative that offers society publishers the opportunity to participate in a free pilot project designed to test the application of Web 2.0 and semantic technologies to journal articles. The project will explore the potential of these tools to increase membership engagement – with other members, and with the society and its publications"

DLF Fall Forum 2008

DLF Fall Forum 2008 - 12-14 November 2008 - Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Orwell Diaries blog

"'When one reads any strongly individual piece of writing, one has the impression of seeing a face somewhere behind the page', wrote George Orwell, in his 1939 essay on Charles Dickens. From 9 August 2008, you will be able to gather your own impression of Orwell's face from reading his most strongly individual piece of writing: his diaries. The Orwell Prize is delighted to announce that, to mark the 70th anniversary of the diaries, each diary entry will be published on this blog exactly seventy years after it was written, allowing you to follow Orwell's recuperation in Morocco, his return to the UK, and his opinions on the descent of Europe into war in real time. The diaries end in 1942, three years into the conflict"

New open access journal: The Plant Genome

"The Plant Genome is an international, open-access, electronic journal published by the Crop Science Society of America. The goal of The Plant Genome is to provide the readership with a short submission-to-online publication of the latest advances and breakthroughs in plant genomics research"

AU Libraries Anywhere

AU Libraries Anywhere is a Firefox extension that provides direct access to the Auburn University Libraries' resources. It's based on Virginia Tech's LibX plugin

Amazon.com to Acquire AbeBooks

"Amazon.com, Inc. has announced that, subject to closing conditions, it has reached an agreement to acquire AbeBooks. AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by thousands of independent booksellers from around the world"

TL Infobits - July 2008

The July 2008 issue of TL InfoBits, the information and instructional technology newsletter from the Information Technology Services at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is now available online

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #52

Uncontrolled Vocabulary #52 - Uncontrolled Tech Support is now available for download. Topics:

1. A conversation with the folks from LibGig
2. Do Senior Librarians Have a Moral Obligation to Retire?
3. Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?
4. Medical Version of Wikipedia, With Universities' Help, Gets Ready to Go Live
5. Former Employees of Google Prepare Rival Search Engine

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Inventors. Answers here.

Many things are named after the people who invented or discovered them, or were associated with them. Can you answer these questions about inventions and discoveries?

Questions:
1. The name of the world's highest mountain was recommended by the surveyor-general of India (1790-1866), who was the first to undertake detailed mapping of the Himalayas. What is the mountain's name?
2. A well-known scale for expressing the magnitude of earthquakes is named after an American seismologist who devised it in 1935 with the German Beno Gutenberg. What was the American seismologist's surname?
3. What was the surname of the French musician and inventor, first name Louis, who in 1824 developed a method of coding information to enable the blind to read, using groups of six raised spots produced by embossing paper?
4. A famous space telescope which was launched in 1990 and orbits the earth was named after an American astronomer (1889-1953) who investigated nebulae and the galaxies. What was his surname?
5. What was the surname of the German physicist, whose first name was Hans, who invented a device for counting atomic particles?
6. What type of clothing was named after Mrs Amelia Bloomer of New York, about 1850?
7. The Swedish inventor of dynamite, who died in 1896, endowed a series of prizes which are awarded annually for work in such subjects as physics, medicine and literature. What was his name?
8. A reversal of sounds in two words, with humorous effect, is named after an English clergyman and scholar who supposedly said things like "May I sew you to another sheet?" when he meant "May I show you to another seat?". What was his surname?
9. A phrase for "a choice that is not a choice at all" is named after an Elizabethan stable-owner who would only lend out the one horse nearest the stable door. What was his surname?
10. A miner's safety lamp is named after the English chemist who invented it. His first name was Humphry; what was his surname?

Library of Congress launches "E-Giving" site for donations

"While the Library of Congress relies upon congressional appropriations to carry out its missions, much of its work also depends on the generosity of the private sector: individuals, corporations and foundations. It is now much easier to support the de facto national library through financial donations with the launch of the Library’s new e-Giving web site"

Current Cites - July 2008

Current Cites (edited by Roy Tennant) - July 2008 is now available

Contemporary Storytelling: Theory and Practice

"This autumn the Scottish Storytelling Centre is launching a pioneering new storytelling qualification in partnership with Newbattle Abbey College near Edinburgh. Contemporary Storytelling: Theory and Practice is a unique course combining two residential weekends at Newbattle, with a personal project between them. It is designed for storytellers in professions as well as professional storytellers and leads to a Professional Development Qualification (SQA Level 7) recognised by all academic institutions and professional associations"

New titles at Project MUSE

Now available at Project MUSE: Arthuriana and Oral History Review

The Right to Research: Engaging students on the topic of access to research

The Right to Research: Engaging students on the topic of access to research - A SPARC Online Event - August 6, 2008 - 1:00-2:30PM EST