The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Assassinations. Answers here.
1. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 set off a chain of events that led to the start of which war?
2. Which American president was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 while attending a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC?
3. Which Roman dictator was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BCE?
4. Lee Harvey Oswald was alleged to have assassinated which American president in 1963?
5. Which Russian revolutionary was assassinated in Mexico City with an ice pick in 1940?
6. Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd was the prime minister of which country when he was assassinated in 1966?
7. French aristocrat Charlotte Corday is remembered as the assassin who stabbed which revolutionary leader in his bath in 1793?
8. What was the name of the eldest son of Indira Gandhi, who became prime minister of India after her assassination in 1984, and was himself assassinated in 1991?
9. Which Egyptian president was assassinated in 1981 - Nasser, Sadat or Mubarak?
10. Which Irish dramatist wrote "Assassination is the extreme form of censorship"?
Friday, November 14, 2008
International Children's Digital Library signs historic agreement with Google
"The International Children's Digital Library has announced that it has signed an agreement with Google to augment its vast collection of public domain children's literature with public domain titles digitized using Google's state-of-the-art scanning technology. The result will be the addition of potentially thousands of scanned, searchable children's books to the ICDL. As part of the agreement, the ICDL and Google will share their public domain titles making them available via the ICDL and Google's Book Search" - PRNewswire
Video: Don Tapscott discusses 'Grown Up Digital'
Author Don Tapscott sat down with CIO Canada at the recent Showcase Ontario and discussed his new book. Find out why the next generation is more sociable and better at collaborating than the TV generation:
Virtual Reference Competencies III: Maintain and Build Reference Skills and Knowledge
Virtual Reference Competencies III: Maintain and Build Reference Skills and Knowledge: An ACRL Online Seminar - November 24 to December 13, 2008. Instructor is Diane Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting
Archivists' Toolkit Version 1.5 released
The Archivists' Toolkit team has announced the availability of version 1.5.0 of the AT application
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Genome Medicine
"Genome Medicine is an online peer-reviewed journal which publishes open access research articles of outstanding quality in all areas of medicine studied from a genomic or post-genomic perspective. The journal will have a special focus on the latest technologies and findings that have an impact on the understanding and management of human health and disease. In addition to publishing high-quality research, Genome Medicine serves the international research community as a forum for the discussion and critical review of information about all areas of medicine informed by genomic research"
Infor announces general availability of its V-smart web-based ILS
"Infor Library and Information Solutions has announced the general availability of V-smart, a new web-based Integrated Library System. V-smart offers libraries distinctive advantages including faster deployment, easier maintenance, enhanced access to system data, and reduced cost of ownership."
Library Journal: Placement and Salary Survey for 2008
Library Journal has released its Placement and Salary Survey for 2008
Concord Free Press
What is Concord Free Press? "We publish books and give them away for free - online and via a network of independent bookstores. In exchange, we ask readers to make a voluntary donation to a local charity or someone in need in their community. And we ask them to pass the book on, so that every time the book changes hands, it generates more contributions"
DailyLit books now available through Viigo
"DailyLit has worked with Viigo, a developer of mobile content and delivery platforms for smartphones, to make 25 of its most popular books available through the Viigo service. Viigo works as a mobile RSS reader and complements DailyLit's current offering of books by email and RSS by giving readers another way to enjoy DailyLit on their mobile devices (iPhone, Blackberry, etc.). The current books available on Viigo include Pride and Prejudice, Dracula, Moby Dick, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and other well-known books"
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Palgrave Macmillan and Nature Publishing Group collaborate to launch new ebook platform
"In response to the growing demand for digital resources Palgrave Macmillan will launch its own ebook platform, Palgrave Connect, in January 2009. Developed in association with Palgrave Macmillan's sister company, Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Connect offers libraries a flexible approach to building an ebook collection in the Humanities, Business and Social Sciences. From January over 4000 ebooks will be available in collections organised by year of publication and by discipline. 2009 collections will be updated quarterly with newly published titles. Both 2009 and backlist collections are available to purchase on a one-time fee perpetual access basis"
Librarians' e-Newsletter from Palgrave Macmillan - October 2008
The October 2008 edition of Palgrave Macmillan's e-newsletter for librarians is now available
Treasures of The New York Public Library Video Series
Watch as curators and librarians from The New York Public Library share their passion for the treasures of our remarkable collections
Tantor Media adds 1,000 audiobook titles to OverDrive Library Collection
OverDrive has announced the addition of 1,000 Tantor Media audiobooks to its catalog of 150,000 digital titles. The new audiobook content includes hundreds of popular and best-selling audiobooks like "The White Tiger," "Three Cups of Tea," and "Body of Lies," a collection of 'always available' titles for simultaneous download, and a collection of iPod-compatible MP3 audiobooks
Thomson-West launches Westlaw China
West has announced the launch of Westlaw China. The much needed service provides access to Chinese legal information, primary sources and secondary materials. In some instances, English translations appear side-by-side the original Chinese text. Stephen Yao, president and CEO, Westlaw China, talks about how Westlaw China will be used in the U.S.:
Armistice Day anniversary marked by launch of Great War Archive
Oxford University is marking the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day by launching two new, free to access websites, thanks to funding from the JISC Digitisation Programme. These resources will allow educators, scholars and the public to view previously unseen memorabilia and poetry from World War I. The Great War Archive and the First World War Poetry Archive bring together 13,500 digital images of items mainly of rare primary source material. Many items submitted by members of the public are treasured family heirlooms which have never been on public display
Semantic Digital Libraries book announcement
Semantic Digital Libraries, edited by Sebastian Ryszard Kruk and Bill McDaniel, is now available from Springer-Verlag
Code4Lib 2009 Conference - call for proposals
Code4lib 2009 is now accepting proposals for prepared talks. The conference will be held Monday, February 23 (pre-conference day) through Thursday, February 26, 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Joseph Boyden wins 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize
New Orleans resident Joseph Boyden has won the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his second novel, 'Through Black Spruce.' The Giller, which is worth $50,000, is celebrating its 15th year. Boyden's book is a portrait of contemporary aboriginal life and family struggles that ensue after a beautiful young woman goes missing"Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles
Advances in Bioinformatics
Analele Universitâtii din Oradea, Fascicula Biologie
Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation
Estudos em Design
International Journal of Reconfigurable Computing
Liberabit
Progress In Electromagnetics Research
Progress In Electromagnetics Research B
Progress In Electromagnetics Research C
Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters
Progress In Electromagnetics Research M
Revista ANACEM
Analele Universitâtii din Oradea, Fascicula Biologie
Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation
Estudos em Design
International Journal of Reconfigurable Computing
Liberabit
Progress In Electromagnetics Research
Progress In Electromagnetics Research B
Progress In Electromagnetics Research C
Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters
Progress In Electromagnetics Research M
Revista ANACEM
Policy Studies Organization partners with Berkeley Electronic Press to publish its new journals
Berkeley Electronic Press has announced that it will partner with the Policy Studies Organization to publish a new collection of PSO journals, and to provide additional online society services
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Volunteers bring to life the world of the Victorian poor
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"Volunteers around England and Wales are embarking on an exciting project to unearth the often sad and gruesome world of the Victorian poor. Led by The National Archives, the 'Living the Poor Life' project will involve more than 200 local and family historians in cataloguing memos, letters and reports held within the records of 22 Poor Law Unions. Over the next 18 months the volunteers will catalogue more than 100,000 pages of documents dating from the mid-1830s to around 1850. From the running of the workhouses, to tales of family breakdown, greed and corruption, these records provide a detailed snapshot of a key period in Britain´s history. The scanned records will be eventually be made available on The National Archives' website. Local and family historians will be able to search by name, place, date and event, providing a level of detail not found in any other records from this period. 'While the 19th century saw a huge growth in Britain's economy and industrial capacity, not everyone shared the material benefits,' says Dr Paul Carter, Principal Modern Records Specialist at The National Archives. 'These are the kind of records that will help researchers, whether a family historian or an academic, answer the question of what life was like for these people.' The National Archives is funding the current work and is seeking additional funding to extend the project through to records from the early 1870s." UK National ArchivesNovember Early Reviewer books at LibraryThing
The November batch of Early Reviewer books is now available at LibraryThing. There are 1,645 copies of 60 books available this month
The Golden Notebook Project
The Golden Notebook Project is an experiment in close-reading in which seven women are reading the book and conducting a conversation in the margins. The project went live on Monday 10 November 2008
DigitalPreservationEurope newsletter - October 2008
DigitalPreservationEurope newsletter - Issue 3, October 2008, is now available for download
The Tech Static from Rachel Singer Gordon
The Tech Static is focused on technology-related collection development in libraries. The Tech Static's creator, Rachel Singer Gordon, wrote Library Journal's "Computer Media" review column from 2002 until it was retired in October 2008. She launched The Tech Static in November 2008 to fill the resulting gap in the library literature; few library-oriented publications currently review computer books
Monday, November 10, 2008
Society for Endocrinology journal prices 2009
The Society for Endocrinology has announced its journal prices for 2009
2008 Shirley Olofson Memorial Award winner
The Shirley Olofson Memorial Award has been awarded to Annie Paprocki. She received $1000 to attend ALA Annual 2008 in Anaheim, CA.
Conference on Intellectual Property
The inaugural Conference on Intellectual Property (CIP) will be held June 12-13 2009 at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY, and will include keynote addresses by Laura M. Quilter, M.L.S., J.D. and painter Joy Garnett
ECDL 2009
ECDL 2009: 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries - September 27 to October 2, 2009 - Corfu, Greece
New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Books 2008
The New York Times Book Review has announced its Best Illustrated Children's Books 2008 winners
LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #47
LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #47 : "This week's episode brings a chat with Blake, a chat with an artist about the business of art, and a commentary.Although we have had video releases accompanying audio releases, such is delayed until a later day this week". Previous Podcasts can be found here
San Rafael Public Library joins Facebook
San Rafael Public Library, California, has recently joined Facebook
Sunday, November 09, 2008
ELPUB 2009
ELPUB 2009: 13th International Conference on Electronic Publishing - 10-12 June 2008 - Milan, Italy
The Second International m-Libraries Conference
The Second International m-Libraries Conference aims to explore and share work carried out in libraries around the world to deliver services and resources to users 'on the move,' via a growing plethora of mobile and hand-held devices. The conference will bring together researchers, technical developers, managers and library practitioners to exchange experience and expertise and generate ideas for future developments - 23-24 June 2009 - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Library of Congress Information Bulletin - June 2008
Library of Congress Information Bulletin - Vol. 67, No 6 - June 2008 - is now available online
Saturday, November 08, 2008
ebrary launches QuickView for instant document viewing in a browser
ebrary has announced the availability of ebrary QuickView, which enables end-users to view documents in many web browsers and on the iPhone. No software downloads or installations are needed
Pathogenetics
"Pathogenetics is a peer-reviewed, online open access journal, which features studies on the pathogenesis of genetic diseases, phenotypes and traits. Such studies may use molecular, biochemical, cellular, and physiological methods, as well as genome-wide approaches, to provide novel insights into the biological mechanisms underlying the phenotypic manifestations of genetic diseases."
Amsterdam Law Forum
The Amsterdam Law Forum is an open access initiative supported by the VU University Library. Netherlands
Oxford University Press (USA) Holiday Sale
The Oxford University Press (USA) Holiday Sale is now on, with savings of up to 80%
PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication
"PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication is a biannual open-access online postgraduate publication. Founded by the Media and Communications Program, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, PLATFORM has just been launched in November 2008. This new postgraduate journal, PLATFORM, is refereed by an international board of established and emerging scholars working across diverse paradigms in Media and Communication. It is planned to develop it as an international journal"
Directory of Open Access Journals updated
Directory of Open Access Journals covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. There are now 3728 journals in the directory. Currently 1304 journals are searchable at article level. 219688 articles are included. There are also daily, weekly, and monthly RSS feeds available for new titles added.
Podcast: The parish: administration and records
For hundreds of years the parish was the most important unit of local government. This talk covers the historical administration of the parish, its officials and their records, as well as showing you how you can use these records to trace your ancestors and find out more about their local community - UK National Archives
Liverpool University Library opens following GBP17 million investment
The University of Liverpool's Sydney Jones Library has opened following a GBP17 million redevelopment project. The project, which has taken two years to complete, has extended the original library building into the University's former headquarters building, Senate House. Named after former Lord Mayor of Liverpool and University benefactor Sir Charles Sydney Jones, the library is now home to more than 1.2 million books, as well as student IT facilities, teaching rooms and a cafe with outdoor terrace. Liverpool poets and honorary graduates Roger McGough and Brian Patten opened the Library on 6th November 2008
Reference Extract
"Reference Extract is envisioned as a web search engine, like Google, Yahoo and MSN. However, unlike other search engines, Reference Extracts will be built for maximum credibility by relying on the expertise and credibility judgments of librarians from around the globe. Users will enter a search term and get results weighted towards sites most often referred to by librarians at institutions such as the Library of Congress, the University of Washington, the State of Maryland, and over 1,400 libraries worldwide. This grant will support planning for Reference Extract and building the foundation necessary to implement it as a large-scale, general user service"
Friday, November 07, 2008
The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference
The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Superheroes. Answers here.
1. Which superhero's real name is Bruce Wayne? His assistant is Robin, the Boy Wonder.
2. Which superhero was born on the fictitious planet Krypton and also leads an ordinary life as newspaper reporter Clark Kent?
3. Which comic strip hero is this: his real name is Peter Parker; as a youth he was bitten by a mutant animal; and his costume is a red and blue uniform decorated with black webbing?
4. Which US comic-book superheroine was created in 1941, has a costume suggestive of the star-spangled banner, and is armed with a magic lasso?
5. What does mild-mannered scientist Bruce Banner change into when he is stressed?
6. Which spaceman hero, created in 1934, has a series of adventures on the planet Mongo with his girlfriend, Dale Arden?
7. Which red-suited, tough-muscled superhero of American comics is nicknamed "the Big Red Cheese"? His magic word is "Shazam".
8. Which US children's animation featuring an inept superhero and his streetwise cat was first shown on British television in the mid-1970s?
9. "I Am the Law" is a line associated with which comic-book character?
10. Which actress had her first starring role as the superhero Storm in "X-Men" (2000)?
1. Which superhero's real name is Bruce Wayne? His assistant is Robin, the Boy Wonder.
2. Which superhero was born on the fictitious planet Krypton and also leads an ordinary life as newspaper reporter Clark Kent?
3. Which comic strip hero is this: his real name is Peter Parker; as a youth he was bitten by a mutant animal; and his costume is a red and blue uniform decorated with black webbing?
4. Which US comic-book superheroine was created in 1941, has a costume suggestive of the star-spangled banner, and is armed with a magic lasso?
5. What does mild-mannered scientist Bruce Banner change into when he is stressed?
6. Which spaceman hero, created in 1934, has a series of adventures on the planet Mongo with his girlfriend, Dale Arden?
7. Which red-suited, tough-muscled superhero of American comics is nicknamed "the Big Red Cheese"? His magic word is "Shazam".
8. Which US children's animation featuring an inept superhero and his streetwise cat was first shown on British television in the mid-1970s?
9. "I Am the Law" is a line associated with which comic-book character?
10. Which actress had her first starring role as the superhero Storm in "X-Men" (2000)?
The British Cartoon Archive
"The British Cartoon Archive is located in Canterbury at the University of Kent's Templeman Library. It has a library, archive, gallery, and is a registered museum dedicated to the history of British cartooning over the last two hundred years. It holds more than 130,000 original editorial, socio-political, and pocket cartoons, supported by large collections of comic strips, newspaper cuttings, books and magazines. The collection of original artwork dates back to 1904 and includes work by W.K.Hasleden, Will Dyson, Strube, David Low,Vicky, Emmwood, Michael Cummings, Ralph Steadman, Mel Calman, Nicholas Garland, Chris Riddell, Carl Giles, Martin Rowson, and Steve Bell, amongst many others"
European Conference on OCR and Mass Digitisation
On 6 and 7 April 2009 the IMPACT project will organise a conference on OCR in mass digitisation projects. This conference will focus on exchanging views with other researchers and suppliers in the OCR field, as well as presenting some preliminary results from the first year of the IMPACT project. The venue will be the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB – National Library of the Netherlands) in The Hague. There is a maximum of 150 participants
DailyLit launches Book Samplers
"Book Samplers combine short excerpts from different books and allow you to easily sample a number of different titles. If you like the excerpt of the book contained in the sampler, you can easily access the full book on DailyLit to start reading it or give it as a gift using our gifting feature. Or, you can add it to your To-Read BookList with one click"
Announcing the Calendar of Cecil Papers
British History Online has announced the digitisation of the 24 volumes of the calendars of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House. These documents of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, represent state papers which have remained in the Hatfield archives. As the papers of the central governmental figure of Elizabeth's reign, they will provide an essential complement to the calendars of state papers online. The Calendar of Cecil Papers is scheduled to go online in spring 2009 and will be free to all users
E-News for ARL Directors, November 6, 2008
E-News for ARL Directors, November 6, 2008 is now available online
Access 2009
Access 2009 is taking place from September 30 to October 3 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Open Access Day 2009 participation
The organizers of Open Access Day 2009 are seeking ideas for participation
Collaborative Librarianship
Collaborative Librarianship is a forthcoming peer-reviewed OA journal. It is published by the Colorado Academic Library Consortium, the Colorado Library Consortium, the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, Regis University, and the University of Denver
New website from ProQuest
"ProQuest's new Website offers enhanced ways to search and browse product information and introduces the new ProQuest Support Center for 24/7 answers to questions"
Next Generation Learning from Becta
"Becta is the UK government agency leading the national drive to ensure the effective and innovative use of technology throughout learning. It is our ambition to utilise the benefits of technology to create a more exciting, rewarding and successful experience for learners of all ages and abilities, enabling them to achieve their potential. Next Generation Learning is a Becta-initiated campaign to transform our education and training system for the better, enabling people to get better results, creating a more highly skilled workforce to benefit the UK economy so everyone succeeds"
UNC Cause 2008
UNC Cause 2008 will be held in Greensboro, NC, USA, at the Greensboro Mariott Downtown from November 17-19. This year's conference theme is "The University of North Carolina Tomorrow: Striving for Excellence Through Technology and Collaboration."
LIASA Librarian of the Year for 2008
Dora Ackerman is Library and Information Association of South Africa Librarian of the Year for 2008
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Novelist Michael Cunningham receives Fairfax Prize
Novelist Michael Cunningham was the recipient of the 2008 Fairfax Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Literary Arts. This award was funded by the Fairfax Library Foundation, at the 10th annual Fall for the Book Festival
TheLancet.com has relaunched
"The Lancet has announced the relaunch of its online medical journals. Owned by Elsevier, TheLancet.com is the company's latest solution for delivering flagship medical journal content in daily, contextualised updates for the clinical community"
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog update
The November 5, 2008 edition of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog from Charles W. Bailey, Jr. is now available
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Say It Right: Speaking Confidently and Effectively
Reminder: Say It Right: Speaking Confidently and Effectively with Cheryl Stenstrom - Online course - November 10 to December 8, 2008 - Developed for the Education Institute by Darlene Fichter's Northern Lights Internet Solutions, Inc., Saskatchewan
SAGE to publish Human Factors in 2009
SAGE has announced that it will become the publisher of Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society beginning in January 2009
Academic Publishing in the Digital Age
Academic Publishing in the Digital Age is the November topic on the HASTAC Scholars Forum
UK National Archives website short-listed for Children's BAFTA
"A groundbreaking education website from The UK National Archives, Focus on Film, has been short-listed for a Children´s BAFTA in the annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. Focus on Film explores film as a historical source and features a range of original footage from the twentieth century and historical reconstructions of earlier periods. It includes activities for children, such as an innovative tool which enables students to experience working with a film editor"
ALA seeks $100 million in stimulus funding for public libraries
"The American Library Association is asking Congress for a one-time infusion of $100 million in stimulus funding to help libraries aid Americans as they deal with the nation's current fiscal crisis. At a time when Congress is considering another economic stimulus package, ALA points out that public library usage has risen during this tough economic time while their budgets face severe budget cutbacks. While public libraries depend heavily on local property taxes to maintain operations, increased foreclosure rates, lower home values, and fewer sales have sharply reduced available funds, forcing libraries to cut services and hours" - Library Journal
One UK library closing every week
"One library is closing in the UK every week, according to new figures. The number of professional staff working in libraries fell by 6.2 per cent. LISU, The Library and Information Statistics Unit, research also showed spending on books fell by GBP800,000 and now represents just 8.7 per cent of total library expenditure. 'This survey demonstrates the severity of the crisis facing library services across the country,' said Liberal Democrat culture spokesman Don Foster. 'Libraries play a vital role in our communities yet this government has allowed the slow death of hundreds of services across the country'"
JISC Podcast: Work Related Learning
"Work-related learning is increasing its importance in the curriculum landscape. There is evidence that it helps students relate their learning to their current and future working lives. While also offering employers an opportunity to contribute directly to education and training. Work-related learning is involved in a wide range of activities. These include developing awareness of the local and broader economy, seeing connections between the national curriculum and other topics, careers education and learning about the world of work. In this podcast Rebecca O'Brien from JISC talks to experts in this field who provide examples of the types of support being provided by JISC and the Academy in this fast developing area"
4th ALIA New Librarians' Symposium
4th ALIA New Librarians' Symposium: The objectives of the 2008 symposium are to showcase new and innovative developments by addressing various issues which affect new graduates, providing a forum for professionals from all library and related sectors to network, exchange ideas and learn from each other. It is in the context of this networking and innovative environment that the New Librarians' Symposium in 2008 will be organised, to address the various issues currently facing library and information professionals - 5-6 December 2008 - Melbourne, Australia
Internet Detective - Welsh version now available
Intute has launched a Welsh translation of the Internet Detective tutorial as a free download for universities and colleges to make available via their Virtual Learning Environments
DPC What's new in digital preservation - issue 18
DPC What's new in digital preservation - issue 18, March 2008-August 2008, compiled by Najla Semple for the Digital Preservation Coalition
Monday, November 03, 2008
Information Today November/December 2008 issues
The November/December 2008 issues of Computers in Libraries, Information Today (November only), and Searcher, are now available
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #127
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #127 - November 2 2008 is now available
The Living Library to launch in Japan
"Eight years and four months after its first presentation in Denmark, at Roskilde Festival 2000, the Living Library now reaches Japan. On December 6th the first Official Living Library will take place in Kyoto, Japan as part of the ATAC 2008 Conference" - The Living Library Network
LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #46
LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #46 : "This week's episode features original material and no interviews. A book review as well as a Linux flavor 'first look' are presented. A commentary is also featured in the episode". Previous Podcasts can be found here
Call for contributions to Communications in Information Literacy: Special issue on assessment in information literacy instruction
Call for contributions to Communications in Information Literacy: Special issue on assessment in information literacy instruction - The aim of this special issue is to highlight ways in which assessment has been and can be used to inform and improve instruction in a variety of settings, from individual classroom sessions to comprehensive information literacy programs. Deadline for submission: Friday, May 1, 2009
UK Monthly Digest of Statistics October 2008
Monthly Digest of Statistics October 2008 - "An important reference work containing the latest monthly and quarterly business, economic and social data (UK)"
Participate in the Perceptions 2008 International Library Automation Survey
Marshall Breeding writes: "We live in interesting times when it comes to automation strategies in libraries. Competition intensifies between traditional companies licensing their products and a new wave of open source challengers. I think that it is important to pursue research that gauges the effectiveness of the various approaches to help other libraries make decisions regarding their automation strategy. I'm especially interested in hearing any comments you have regarding the automation products used in your library and about the companies that support them. Consider this your chance to offer a few words in support of your vendor or to warn others regarding your concerns. Be candid. Your responses will not be publicly attributed to any individual or library in the published report. In last year’s report, we found the comments to be just as important in understanding the state of the industry as the structured responses"
Babylon, Myth and Reality
"Drawing on the combined holdings of the British Museum London, the musée du Louvre and the Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, and the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin, the exhibition, Babylon, Myth and Reality, explores the continuing dialogue between the Babylon of our imagination and the historic evidence for one of the great cities of antiquity at the moment of its climax and eclipse. Open from 13 November 2008 until 15 March 2009"Sunday, November 02, 2008
London Transport Museum: The art of the poster
The art of the poster - this new exhibition celebrates a century of iconic poster design for London's public transport network. It reveals stunning artworks, many of them previously unseen and uncovers the stories behind their creation. Exhibition closes 31 March 2009Archives Hub Collections of the Month, November 2008
Archives Hub Collections of the Month, November 2008: Tom Eckersley - "This month we celebrate the work of Tom Eckersley (1914-1995), one of the foremost graphic designers of the twentieth century working in the UK"
Harvard University Library opts out of Google settlement
Harvard University Library has decided not to participate on the terms reached by the libraries involved in the settlement discussions between Google and the publishers and authors
A Guide to free ebooks
A Guide to free ebooks - a Wiki page listing various free e-book resources, created by Joyce Valenza, teacher-librarian at Springfield Township High School, a technology writer, and a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program at UNT's School of Library and Information Science
Library Journal Librarian of the Year Award
"The Library Journal editors are seeking nominations for the 21st annual Library Journal Librarian of the Year Award to honor a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library profession. Deadline is November 17, 2008"
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Histories of Anthropology Annual via Project Muse
Histories of Anthropology Annual, published by University of Nebraska Press, is now available at Project Muse
2008 Guardian first book award shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2008 Guardian first book award has been announced. The shortlist comprises two non-fiction titles, The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross and Owen Matthews' Stalin's Children, as well as God's Own Country by Ross Raisin, Booker-shortlisted A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz and A Case of Exploding Mangoes, by Mohammed Hanif
New bepress Journal: Journal of Drug Policy Analysis
"The Berkeley Electronic Press has announced the launch of a new peer-reviewed journal on substance abuse control, policy, and health, Journal of Drug Policy Analysis. This is the 42nd bepress journal, and completes the ResearchNow 2009 collection that includes all 42 journals"
In old El Paso, this detective story is written in pictures
"Claudia Rivers is a librarian by trade, but lately she has become a detective hot on the trail of 50,000 mysteries. Her quarries are the names behind the faces in 50,000 antique negatives left in the town's shuttered Casasola photography studio - WSJ
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