June 2009 Early Reviewer books at LibraryThing

The June 2009 batch of Early Reviewer books is now available at LibraryThing. There are 1796 copies of 68 books available this month

EBSCO A-to-Z® offers improved access to e-journal content

"EBSCO has announced a new feature of its A-to-Z listing service which enables researchers to browse e-journal tables of contents and directly access articles to more quickly discover the information they need for their research"

Stanford University Libraries cutbacks

"Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, the academic unit that oversees more than a dozen libraries, and the Stanford Center for Professional Development in the School of Engineering have announced 2010 budget cutbacks. University Libraries announced Wednesday that it has laid off 32 employees. It also offered nine other staff members the option of being laid off and receiving severance benefits instead of staying in revamped positions at reduced pay or reduced hours. The unit also announced plans to permanently close the Physics Library in the summer of 2010 and transfer its holdings to other locations, including the Engineering Library in the Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center—currently under construction—and the Stanford Auxiliary Library in Livermore. Most of the affected employees were laid off Wednesday and will be eligible for the university's enhanced severance package, which expires June 30."

Simon & Schuster eBooks now available on Scribd

Approximately 5,000 top Simon & Schuster eBooks are available for purchase on Scribd at a discounted rate

Digital Map - Beta

The "Digital Map - Beta" is the first step toward a new generation of digital topographic maps delivered by the U.S. Geological Survey. These maps are built from The National Map data, which are integrated from local, State, Federal, and other sources. The initial version of the "Digital Map - Beta" includes orthoimagery plus roads and geographic names in the traditional 7.5 minute quadrangle format. "Digital Maps - Beta" are available free on the Web in the GeoPDF format. File size is about 15 to 20 Megabytes

e-books for FE Project (UK)

The e-books for FE Project will provide Further Education colleges in the UK with access to a Core Collection of e-books on a platform which provides functionality suitable for the needs of the community

Reminder: SLA 2009 Annual Conference

"The Special Libraries Association will hold its Annual Conference in Washington, DC, USA at the Washington Walter E. Washington Convention Center 14-17 June 2009. The conference will create an environment for networking, communication, learning and other developmental opportunities for information professionals" Follow SLA #sla2009 RSS feed on Twitter

Library Journal named Queens Library its 2009 Library of the Year

"Library Journal named Queens Library its 2009 Library of the Year. The announcement was made on the steps of New York's City Hall by Francine Fialkoff, Library Journal's Editor-in-Chief and John N. Berry III, Editor-at-Large. It is the cover story of the publication's June 15, 2009 issue. They were joined on the podium by leaders of City government. 'Library of the Year' is an annual awards program of Library Journal, sponsored by Gale, part of Cengage Learning. Queens Library is one of New York City's three independent public library systems"

The World Factbook website gets re-designed

"Completely redesigned website - presenting a cleaner look, improved navigation, and a host of added features - launched on the World Wide Web. Among the major enhancements are downloadable and printable photos for nearly 100 countries, a 'Did You Know?' section explaining the impact of the Factbook around the world, and built-in world rankings for many of the Factbook information fields. Government sections reflect the results of recent parliamentary elections in Kuwait - where women were elected for the first time - and India, as well as presidential elections in Lithuania, Mongolia, Panama, and South Africa"

ECDL 2009 registration now available

Registration is now available for ECDL 2009: 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries - September 27 to October 2, 2009 - Corfu, Greece

New ACRL publication: Influencing Without Authority

"The Association of College and Research Libraries announces the publication of a new title, 'Influencing Without Authority' by Melanie Hawks. The second entry in the ACRL Active Guides series, 'Influencing Without Authority' provides guidance to those seeking to gain support for their ideas, developing collaborative relationships and becoming recognized leaders regardless of their positions or titles. Working effectively in the library profession means finding ways to reach and lead those who are not required to listen or follow. The ability to influence others is a required workplace skill and yet it is one in which very few people receive education. 'Influencing Without Authority' is designed to help individuals develop the skills they need to influence peers, library administrators, college and university faculty, students and external stakeholders"

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

1. Who was lead singer with the Supremes until she began a solo career in early 1970?
2. Roger Daltrey is the lead singer of which group?
3. Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of which group until his death in 1997?
4. Which US hip-hop group has had vocalists named Kim Hill and Fergie?
5. Who was lead singer of Black Sabbath until leaving it in 1978 to pursue a solo career?
6. Who was the lead singer and principal songwriter of Roxy Music?
7. Chrissie Hynde is the lead singer of which group?
8. Which Northern Irish rock singer and songwriter first came to attention as the lead singer with the Irish band Them?
9. In 1972, which female singer formed a band called Rufus: "a white soul band with a black singer"?
10. Chuck D was the lead singer with which rap group?

Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook

"The Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook (OASIS) aims to provide an authoritative 'sourcebook' on Open Access, covering the concept, principles, advantages, approaches and means to achieving it. The site highlights developments and initiatives from around the world, with links to diverse additional resources and case studies. As such, it is a community-building as much as a resource-building exercise. Users are encouraged to share and download the resources provided, and to modify and customize them for local use"

2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner

Man Gone Down by Michael Thomas is the winner of the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the world's richest literary prize

The New Angle Prize for Literature shortlist

The Ipswich Institute (UK) has announced the shortlist of books chosen by judges for the first New Angle Prize for Literature, worth GBP2,500. The books demonstrate the appeal of the region to a great variety of authors:

* Suffolk Boy by Alasdair Eoin Aston
* Scapegallows by Carol Birch
* Story of the Southwold-Walberswick Ferry by Dani Church with Ann Gander
* Crow Country by Mark Cocker
* Notes from Walnut Tree Farm by Roger Deakin
* Constable in Love by Martin Gayford
* What I Was by Meg Rosoff
* Coke of Norfolk (1754-1842) by Susanna Wade Martins

Pioneer of the World Wide Web to advise the UK government on using data

The UK Prime Minister has announced the appointment of the man credited with inventing the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee as expert adviser on public information delivery. The announcement was part of a statement on constitutional reform made in the House of Commons this afternoon. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who is currently director of the World Wide Web Consortium which overseas the web’s continued development. He will head a panel of experts who will advise the Minister for the Cabinet Office on how government can best use the internet to make non-personal public data as widely available as possible. He will oversee the work to create a single online point of access for government held public data and develop proposals to extend access to data from the wider public sector, including selecting and implementing common standards. He will also help drive the use of the internet to improve government consultation processes.

Digital Defoe

Digital Defoe "...unlike the pricey databases accessible only to those working in universities with big budgets, Digital Defoe is a publicly accessible, subscription-free peer-reviewed journal and online forum which all those working in higher and secondary education, as well as those outside of academia, are welcome to join..."

Library 2.0 Gang 06/09: Library System Suppliers view of OCLC Web-scale

Library 2.0 Gang 06/09: Library System Suppliers view of OCLC Web-scale

Librarians' Internet Index - New This Week

Librarians' Internet Index - New This Week - June 11, 2009

DeepDyve

"DeepDyve, formerly Infovell, delivers the research engine for information-savvy consumers who want access to expert content on topics they care about. For the first time, researchers, students, technical professionals, business users, and other information consumers can access a wealth of untapped information that resides on the "Deep Web" - the vast majority of the Internet that is not indexed by traditional, consumer-based search engines. The DeepDyve research engine unlocks this in-depth, professional content and returns results that are not cluttered by opinion sites and irrelevant content."

IMLS awards more than $1.2 million to support Native American Libraries

"The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded $1,217,000 to 208 Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages as part of the Native American Library Services program. With this funding, the libraries will be able to strengthen their core services for the benefit of the tribal communities and villages they serve"

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

Revista Ambiente Construído

AIDAinformazioni : Trimestrale di Scienze dell'Informazione

International Journal of Mormon Studies

Journal of Case Research in Business and Economics

Research in Business and Economics Journal

PLoS Progress Report: June 2009

The PLoS Progress Report: June 2009 is now available from The Public Library of Science

FreePint Newsletter 279

FreePint Newsletter 279 - 11 June, 2009 now available

Cites & Insights 9:8 (July 2009)

Cites & Insights 9:8 (July 2009) is now available for downloading

EBSCO Publishing makes Footnote.com available to libraries

"EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) and Footnote have announced a distribution deal making EBSCO the exclusive worldwide distributor of Footnote.com for libraries and institutions. Footnote.com combines original historical documents and personal histories, creating a unique historical and genealogical resource. The Footnote.com collections feature over 55 million images available from a content partnership with The National Archives and other regional archives - most never before available on the Internet. These digital images of records, preserved in the National Archives, represent a growing collection of historic documents"

DPC What's new in digital preservation - Issue 20

DPC What's new in digital preservation - Issue 20 (January 2009 - April 2009). Compiled by Najla Rettberg for the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and reviewed by PADI, The National Library of Australia

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog update

The June 10, 2009 edition of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog from Charles W. Bailey, Jr. is now available

The Calendar of the Cecil Papers preserved in Hatfield House is now live

These 24 volumes cover the papers of the leading political family of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. William Cecil, Lord Burghley, was chief advisor to Elizabeth I, and his son Robert was Secretary of State to both Elizabeth and James I. Unusually, these state papers have remained in the family archives at Hatfield House. Among other highlights, this calendar covers the Casket Letters attributed to Mary, Queen of Scots and material relating to the Gunpowder Plot - British History Online

Ariadne - Issue 59, April 2009

Ariadne - Issue 59, April 2009 is now available. Ariadne is targeted principally at information science professionals in academia, and also to interested lay people both in and beyond the Higher Education community. Its main geographic focus is the UK, but it is widely read in the US and worldwide

Google Translator Toolkit

Google Translator Toolkit is "a powerful but easy-to-use editor that enables translators to bring that human touch to machine translation"

Coming soon: SAGE Reference Online Handbook Collection

"SAGE Reference Online has hosted high-quality, authoritative and award-winning encyclopedia content since its inception in 2007. Soon, SAGE Reference Online will also host more authoritative, interdisciplinary content by publishing 80 handbook titles online."

New City Library in Newcastle (UK)

The New City Library in Newcastle "opened its doors for the first time on Sunday 7 June at 11.00am. Opening this wonderful new library on a Sunday was a symbolic statement, and one which emphasises Newcastle City Council's commitment to providing contemporary and easily accessible services"

Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2009 shortlist

The shortlist for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2009 has been announced:

Death Message - Mark Billingham
The Accident Man - Tom Cain
Bad Luck And Trouble - Lee Child
Gone To Ground - John Harvey
Ritual - Mo Hayder
The Garden of Evil - David Hewson
A Cure For All Diseases - Reginald Hill
The Colour Of Blood - Declan Hughes
Dead Man's Footsteps - Peter James
Broken Skin - Stuart MacBride
Beneath The Bleeding - Val McDermid
Exit Music - Ian Rankin
Friend Of The Devil - Peter Robinson
Savage Moon - Chris Simms

Library + Information Gazette now available to all

Library + Information Gazette, the fortnightly magazine for the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, is now available online to everyone

Public Library Authorities Conference 2009 (UK)

Public Library Authorities Conference 2009 - This year's conference explores the importance of community involvement in the development of library services. Speakers from a wide range of backgrounds will provide insights into the impact of libraries on individuals and communities through work with young people, health, digital neighbourhoods and much more - 7-9 October 2009 - Bristol, UK

Anthony Browne announced as the sixth Children's Laureate (UK)

Anthony Browne, internationally acclaimed, award-winning author and illustrator was announced as the Children's Laureate for 2009-11 at a ceremony at Centre Point, London on 9 June

UKSG Introduction to Serials and E-Resources Today: London

UKSG Introduction to Serials and E-Resources Today: London is designed particularly for staff new to working with serials, whether from a publisher, an intermediary or a library. This seminar may also be of interest to those looking to consolidate and update their serials and e-resources knowledge - 30 June 2009

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #75

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #75. "This week's podcast gets to deal with messy, emotion-laden, sometimes painful topics. First up we look at the Laporte-Arrington dispute and discuss how the corporate structures of media outlets can act as firewalls and buffers to prevent this. After that we highlight a case where a United States Attorney served a newspaper with a subpoena seeking every scrap of information possible to identify anonymous commenters who spoke about a pending grand jury investigation. Anonymity online may not be as secure or as thorough as you might imagine due to the underlying technical infrastructures involved". Previous Podcasts can be found here

The CWA Dagger in the Library, 2009 shortlist

The shortlist for The CWA Dagger in the Library, 2009 has been announced

Late at the Library: A night with Henry VIII

"This lavish evening of Tudor festivities will range from the sublime, with an opening performance by vocal consort Alamire, to the ridiculous, when the King's favourite jesters, circus acts and comedians take over the proceedings. The evening’s revelry will be topped off by the incomparable Circulus, an extraordinary live band who build the sound of the past into something very special indeed" - 24 June, 2009 - British Library, London, UK

Red House Children's Book Award 2009 winners

The winners of the Red House Children's Book Award 2009 have been announced

FreePint News and Digest - June 2009

FreePint News and Digest - June 2009 is now available

Crossroads - June 2009

Crossroads: the newsletter of WebJuntion.org - June 2009 issue is now available

Tyldesley Diary damage update

Peter Tyldesley writes: "It's now June 2009 and more information is available than when Dalya Alberge first reported that the manuscript of the Tyldesley Diary had been extensively damaged whilst in the custody of the British Library. Dalya's reports can be found in The Times of 14 May 2007 and 29 December 2007"

Librarian Portal for AAP Journals

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has announced the launch of the new Librarian Portal for AAP Journals. Librarians can access 2010 pricing, usage reports, and the latest subscription information

10% price rollback for SPIE Digital Library

"SPIE has announced a 10% rollback in pricing for institutional subscriptions to the SPIE Digital Library for 2010. This action comes as the result of a year-long study involving numerous librarians and researchers and supports the Society's commitment to enabling the broadest possible dissemination of information to the worldwide optics and photonics community"

Romani Studies via Project Muse

Romani Studies, published by Liverpool University Press, is now available via Project Muse

World Scientific and Nature Publishing Group's first book collaboration

"World Scientific Publishing Company and Nature Publishing Group have announced their first co-publishing project. Entitled Nanoscience and Technology: A Collection of Reviews from NATURE Journals, the publishers will launch the book in October 2009 at Frankfurt Book Fair. The book is a collection of more than 30 review articles by internationally-renowned researchers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The review articles were first published in a variety of Nature-branded journals. Among the topics covered are: nanomaterials and nanostructures; molecular machines and devices; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine; and applications of nanotechnology"

Library of Congress acquires archives of world's largest performing rights organization

"The Music Division in the Library of Congress has acquired archival materials from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publisher (ASCAP) Foundation, the not-for-profit arm of the world's largest performing-rights organization, representing more than 275,000 creators. The ASCAP Collection has been established to preserve the history and to create a repository for video and audio materials, photos, scores, documents and artifacts relevant to the rich history of the institution of ASCAP and ASCAP members as contributors to American culture. The gift of these materials reunites much of it with many of the special collections given to the Music Division over the years by individual ASCAP members, including Victor Herbert, Leonard Bernstein, Irving Caesar, George and Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke and Aaron Copland"

Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter - June 2009

The June 2009 issue of the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Newsletter is now available

RIPM Online Archives of Music Periodicals (FullTEXT)

EBSCO has announced the release of RIPM Online Archives of Music Periodicals FullTEXT), a unique collection of primary source material for the study of music and musical life from approximately 1800 to 1950

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

Biologics : Targets & Therapy

Clinical Interventions in Aging

International Journal of COPD

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Case Reports in Medicine

Clinical Ophthalmology

International Journal of Microbiology

Journal of Case Studies in Accreditation and Assessment

Journal of Management and Marketing Research

Journal of Social Intervention : Theory and Practice

Journal of Technology Research

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

Journal of Academic and Business Ethics

Journal of Behavioral Studies in Business

Journal of Instructional Pedagogies

Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies

Research in Higher Education Journal

ASN Neuro

ALA TechSource launches new Web site

"ALA TechSource has launched www.alatechsource.org, a new electronic archive and delivery platform for Library Technology Reports (LTR) and Smart Libraries Newsletter (SLN) using MetaPress. In addition to the MetaPress archive, ALA TechSource has rebuilt its core Web site using Drupal, an open-source content management system popular with other library Web sites"

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference

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

1. Which scientist was born in 1809, went on a momentous voyage on HMS Beagle, and wrote "On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection"?
2. Which addictive alkaloid is found in cigarettes, snuff, chewing tobacco and some gums?
3. Bile is a fluid produced by which part of the body?
4. Which continent produces more than 90% of the world rice crop?
5. In a tooth, what is the name for the substance beneath the enamel which occupies the bulk of the tooth volume?
6. What is the meaning of the word "unicellular"?
7. What phrase was introduced in 1872 by the British air pollution inspector, Robert Angus Smith, when he discovered that rain falling around Manchester contained sulphuric acid?
8. Ascorbic acid is another name for which vitamin?
9. Which important alkaloid, extracted from the bark of Cinchona species, is used in the treatment of malaria?
10. What is the name of the flap on the wall of the pharynx against which the glottis pushes during swallowing, preventing food, etc., from entering the trachea?

HeinOnline Newsletter - May 2009

The HeinOnline Newsletter - May 2009 - Issue #5 is now available online

Studies in American Jewish Literature via Project Muse

Studies in American Jewish Literature, published by Purdue University Press, is now available via Project Muse

Black Women, Gender & Families via Project Muse

Black Women, Gender & Families, published by University of Illinois Press, is now available via Project Muse

PenguinPodcast 57 - D-Day

65 years after the Normandy landings, this special Penguin Podcast commemorates the D-Day and the people and events that changed the course of history

Census maps from 1871 now online (UK)

"Digital versions of the original Registration District maps from the 1871 census (Catalogue reference RG 18/1-110) are now available to browse and download at cassinimaps.co.uk. The maps are based on the Ordnance Survey 'Old Series' but were hand annotated to show the Registration Districts of England and Wales as they existed then. This additional hand-drawn information makes the maps a vital resource to family and local historians, as well as offering a fascinating geo-political snapshot of how England and Wales were administered at the time of the 1871 census. Cassini used scanned images of the originals that were then digitally stitched together to create a seamless mosaic of mapping. The maps are free to view online and you can search by postcode, place name, parish and district name. There is a charge to download the maps"

Information Today June 2009 issues

The June 2009 issues of Computers in Libraries, Information Today, and Searcher, are now available

The new Business & IP Centre website (British Library)

"The Business & IP Centre at the British Library has launched its new website, with an easy-to-use layout and handy features. The new design should help you find the information you need as easily as possible"

BookExpo America 2009: Librarians' Picks of the Show at Book Shout and Share

After circling the show floor for two days, eight librarians with collection development or readers' advisory backgrounds came up with a list and presented them in ten minutes each at BEA's first-ever Librarians' Book Shout and Share - Library Journal

First 979 ISBN prefixes assigned

The first 979-prefixed, 13-digit ISBNS will come from France as a result of their assignment to the French ISBN agency, AFNIL. The assignment is a wake-up call to organisations with systems that are not compliant with the 13-digit ISBN, because of the possibility that the last 10 digits of 979 ISBNs will duplicate ones carrying the current, 978 prefix. However, Nielsen Book, which runs the UK ISBN agency, believes that most UK organisations are ready for the transition. The International ISBN agency reports that there is still "plenty of capacity" in the system for ISBNS with publisher prefixes of three, four or five digits. Those publishers will continue to use the 978 prefix for some time to come - BookBrunch

2009 Infonortics conference presentations

Presentations from the April 2009 Infonortics conference held in Boston, USA, are now available online

George Orwell at the BBC

George Orwell at the BBC is the latest collection available at the BBC Archive. For two years, between 1941 and 1943, George Orwell - real name Eric Blair - was BBC staff member 9889, hired as a Talks Producer for the Eastern Service to write what was essentially propaganda for broadcast to India

SLA AGM Agenda (UK)

The Agenda for the 2009 AGM is now available on the SLA Members' pages. As notified in the Spring 2009 info@SLA, the AGM will take place at the Management School Building, University of Surrey, Guildford, on 21 June 2009 at 9.15 am

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards 2009

The winners of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards 2009 have been announced:

Fiction and Poetry:
Nation by Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins)

Nonfiction:
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Fleming (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)

Picture Book:
Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Polly Dunbar (Clarion)

Making History - The changing face of the profession in Britain

Making History, developed by the Institute of Historical Research, is dedicated to the history of the study and practice of history in Britain over the last hundred years and more, following the emergence of the professional discipline in the late 19th century

ASIST Bulletin - June/July 2009

ASIST Bulletin for June/July 2009 is now available from the American Society for Information Science and Technology

SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #134

SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #134 - June 2, 2009 is now available

McGill University Library becomes first Canadian content provider to participate in Digitize on Demand and Kirtasbooks.com

McGill University Library has announced a partnership with Kirtas Technologies and its Canadian partner Ristech, which will allow students, faculty and the general public to request to have books scanned and made available through the new Digitize on Demand program. "It's an exciting time for the Library as we embark on a new era of services. With this innovative technology we can reveal our collections through user-driven digitization and distribution," Janine Schmidt, Trenholme Director of Libraries at McGill, said. "The partnership with Kirtas advances the Library's interest in improving scholarly access to its collections." The program will offer books that are difficult to find, because they are generally out of print. They are also in the public domain, meaning that there are no copyright restrictions

ALA announces new Virtual Conference sessions

"Attend Annual Conference from your desktop this year with the American Library Association's new Virtual Conference. ALA is offering 10 interactive Web sessions on Monday, July 13, and Tuesday, July 14, at the closing of the 2009 Annual Conference in Chicago. Interact with speakers and other attendees during each of these hour-long sessions on a variety of exciting topics. These interactive programs from ALA's Washington Office, the Office of Intellectual Freedom and several other divisions and offices will be the next best thing to being right at the Annual Conference itself. Topics will include accessing stimulus money for broadband deployment, greening your library and best customer service"

Librarians' Internet Index - New This Week

Librarians' Internet Index - New This Week - June 4, 2009

2009 Orange Prize for Fiction winner

Marilynne Robinson wins the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction

British Literary Manuscripts Online c.1660-1900

"British Literary Manuscripts Online c.1660-1900 provides an intimate look into the lives and works of Britain’s major writers across two hundred years. From the rise of Charles II to the death of Queen Victoria British Literary Manuscripts Online c.1660-1900 contains complete facsimile copies of author manuscripts including poems, plays, and novels, private correspondence, diaries and journals as well as drawings and handwritten notes. The collection traces the development of literary movements from the classicism of Pope and Johnson to the Romanticism of Wordsworth and the gothic novels of the Brontës. Users can search across 400,000 pages by metadata which includes author, named person and title of the work. British Literary Manuscripts Online, c.1660-1900 will be followed by British Literary Manuscripts Online: Renaissance and Medieval in late 2009. Both collections will be cross-searchable on the one intuitive and user-friendly interface. Purchase the collections separately or together and access 700 years of British literary manuscripts online" - Cengage Learning

World Environment Day 2009

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action

InSITE - June 1, 2009

InSITE: A Current Awareness Service of Cornell Law Library - Vol. 14, No. 20, June 1, 2009 is now available

Internet Librarian 2009

Internet Librarian 2009 - October 26-28 2009 - Monterey, California. Full program available

"Find Out at I L 2009" from Kaygraphic on Vimeo.

Webcast: Consider the Source - The Integrated Library System Marketplace

Webcast: Consider the Source - The Integrated Library System Marketplace. "When it comes to selecting an Integrated Library System, there are many factors to be considered with respect to both commercial and open source solutions. Customer support, third party integration, consortia concerns, underlying platform, and institutional stability are key parts of the equation. More than ever, libraries must consider the source of the software applications that keep all library resources accessible, manageable, and affordable, with the ILS at the center of its operations" - June 16, 2009 - 2:00PM EDT – 60 Minutes

LexOpus

LexOpus is an online law review submission service that should save authors time in finding a law journal that will publish their manuscripts

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

Spontaneous Generations : A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science

Biological Diversity and Conservation

International Journal of Security

Signal Processing : An International Journal

Dikaiosyne

International Journal of Image Processing

International Journal of Biometric and Bioinformatics

International Journal of Computer Science and Security

Open Cardiovascular Imaging Journal

Open Pain Journal

Cadernos da FUCAMP

ccNewsletter #13

ccNewsletter #13 from Creative Commons is now available

British Book Industry Awards 2009 winners

The winners of the British Book Industry Awards 2009 have been announced:

Frankfurt Book Fair Rights Professional of the Year
: Lucy Vanderbilt, HarperCollins


Orion Publishing Group Literary Agent of the Year: Jonathan Lloyd, Curtis Brown

Sue Butterworth Award for Young Bookseller of the Year, sponsored by HarperCollins: Joint Winners Max Porter of Daunt Books and Lisa Bird of Foyles South Bank

StoraEnso Design & Production Award: The Big Fat Duck Cookbook (Bloomsbury)

Baker Tilly Imprint & Editor of the Year: Ravi Mirchandani, Atlantic

Arts Council England Diversity Award in Literature: Saqi

The Daily Mail Marketing Campaign of the Year: Devil May Care Jane Rose, Penguin

PPC Publicity Campaign of the Year: The Outcast, Louise Rhind-Tutt, Random House

Independent Alliance Independent Bookshop of the Year: The Hungerford Bookshop

Lightning Source Independent Publisher of the Year: Atlantic Books

Harlequin Mills & Boon Direct Bookselling Company of the Year: The Book Depository

BDS/ehaus Chain Bookselling Company of the Year: WHSmith

Publishing Technology Publisher of the Year: Canongate

C&RL News - June 2009

C&RL News Volume 70, No. 6, June 2009 is now available from ACRL

Research Information - June/July 2009

Research Information - June/July 2009 is now available from Europa Science

InnoCentive and Nature Publishing Group launch nature.com Open Innovation Pavilion

InnoCentive, Inc. and Nature Publishing Group have announced the launch of the nature.com Open Innovation Pavilion which provides a hub for scientific collaboration and open innovation

Podcast: Charles Darwin and the Beagle

An investigation into the real reasons behind the celebrated voyage of HMS Beagle (1831-1836) and the momentous decision by Captain Robert FitzRoy to choose Charles Darwin to accompany him - UK National Archives

Ask Scotland

"Ask Scotland brings together a network of professional librarian expertise from all over Scotland. The service will enable greater use of public libraries and their unique collections and resources to answer all Scottish related queries. This new online library reference service is developed and maintained by the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC), in collaboration with OCLC, and local authority partners in Scotland"

First Monday - June 2009

First Monday - Volume 14, Number 6, 1 June 2009 now available

Archives Hub Collections of the Month, June 2009

Archives Hub Collections of the Month, June 2009: Forensics - "This month we examine a partial print of the history of forensic science, shining a light on the descriptions for the papers of physicians, pharmacists, chemists and toxicologists involved in criminal investigations, and records relating to forgery and violent crimes" Archives Hub is now on Twitter

School Library Journal's 10 Best Digital Resources for 2009 (USA)

"School Library Journal's second annual 'best of' list looks at products reviewed between June 2008 and the present. The past year saw many excellent and innovative projects - and narrowing them down to a top-10 list wasn't easy. As we prepare for the next school year - or as public libraries develop the budget for a new fiscal year - these are the products for children and teens you should be advocating to add to your digital collection"

Research Library Issues no. 263

The Association of Research Libraries has released issue 263 of Research Library Issues. This issue features an essay on diversity in research universities by UNC-Chapel Hill Provost Bernadette Gray-Little, a study of digital scholarly communication by Ithaka Analysts Nancy Maron and Kirby Smith, a discussion of incorporating author-rights language in library-publisher contracts for content licenses, and more

The Women in Dickens' Life at The Women's Library (UK)

Lucinda Dickens-Hawksley and Gaynor Arnold discuss the women in Dickens' life: his daughter, his wife and his lover. Lucinda Hawksley (great-great-great-granddaughter of Dickens) talks about Charles Dicken's daughter Katey - a beautiful artists' model, celebrated artist and friend of London's artistic and literary elite. Gaynor Arnold draws from her fictional biography of Charles Dickens' wife Catherine, Girl in a Blue Dress, recently nominated for the Man Booker Prize, the Orange Prize and the Desmond Elliott Prize. Lucinda and Gaynor will also talk about Dickens' mistress, the actress Nelly Ternan. Organised by the Greater London Authority as part of the Story of London Festival - 19 June 2009 - The Women's Library (UK)

Joseph O'Neill wins Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2009

Joseph O'Neill has won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2009 for Netherland. O'Neill scooped the main €15,000 prize on the opening night of the Listowel Writers Week Festival. The award was presented by actor Gabriel Byrne

Living Library at Houston Central Library, Texas, USA

"The Houston Public Library invites Houstonians to the first-ever Living Library event in Houston, Texas, the third event in the state. As part of the event, 'Living Books' (people who have chosen to be a public representative of a certain part of the community) will be available for check-out by 'Readers' (library customers) for 30-minute conversations on various topics. The premise is that these personal conversations can foster mutual understanding and the goal is to connect strangers who might not normally have an opportunity to hear each other's points of view. The Living Library event will be held on Saturday, June 6 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Houston Public Library Central Library"

MyiLibrary Audio from Ingram Digital

"Ingram Digital has announced the launch of MyiLibrary Audio, an advanced audiobook offering for libraries. Featuring thousands of titles from more than twenty imprints, MyiLibrary Audio is the first fully iPod, iPod touch and iPhone-compatible solution tailored to the needs of library patrons that is also compatible with both WMA and MP3 devices"

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #74

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #74. "This week's podcast brings an essay as well as a selection of news briefs". Previous Podcasts can be found here

50,000 Norwegian books available on the net

The Norwegian National Library has just made 50,000 Norwegian books accessible on the net - at no charge and perfectly legal. The service, Bokhylla.no was officially opened by Minister of Culture Trond Giske. Based on the results of the High North Project, the National Library through this project will make available on the Internet all books published in Norway through three decades, namely those between 1790-99, 1890-99 and 1990-99. During a three year period, the public will get easy access to a considerable body of Norwegian literature, around 50,000 books. 10,000 books were made available when the service opened - The Norway Post

A singing history of London (British Library)

"Sing your way through London's history. Take a journey through London's songs and delve into the stories behind them. Discover the hidden meanings of street traders' rhymes, learn the songs of illegal professions and find out why so many Londoners left town to spend their summers 'hopping'. From the tavern to the gentleman's club, discover how London's songs tell the story of our city. But this is no ordinary lecture; we want everyone to raise their voices and sing! No experience necessary; just a bit of London pride! Come if you love to sing, come if you think you can't. Everyone will receive a free copy of A Singing History of London - a wonderful new illustrated resource produced by Sing London in partnership with the English Folk Dance and Song Society. They will also learn how to find out more about folk music by accessing the British Library Sound Archive" - 8June 2009 - The British Library