C&RL News - January 2010

C&RL News Volume 71, No. 1, January 2010 is now available from ACRL

Music Tech Focus: Mastering via Exact Editions

"This 132-page special edition magazine, produced by the Music Tech experts, concentrates purely on that critical process, Mastering, and features:

* 14 Mastering Workshops, including Logic, Cubase, Pro Tools, Reason, Live and more...
* Three in-depth Studio Technique features
* 42 Mastering Tips & Tricks
* Mastering Past & Present and Mastering Basics
* Major studio interviews
* Six Mastering Ten Minute Masters
* The best monitors and plug-ins for mastering and more...

Please note: this digital edition is available at a substantial discount but does not include the DVD"

Sir Roy Strong donates his archive to the Bodleian Library

"The celebrated writer, museum director and chronicler of British cultural life, Sir Roy Strong is donating his archive to the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. This archive comprises of personal material, letters and manuscripts relating to a distinguished career in the arts which began in 1967 when, aged just 32, he became the youngest Director of the National Portrait Gallery. His remarkable and comprehensive archive includes manuscripts of his many books on historical, cultural and artistic subjects; personal diaries including the ones covering the period between 1967 and 1987 which caused a sensation when published in 1997 and letters from illustrious society figures including Gianni Versace, Antonia Fraser, Sir Frederick Ashton, the late Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Sir Hugh Casson, Lady Diana Cooper and Sir Cecil Beaton. His letters also include complete runs of correspondence with close friends who made a great impact on his life such as his history teacher at his grammar school with whom he kept in touch between 1953 and 2002 and a Dutch academic friend with whom he exchanged correspondence from 1959 to 1985"

New ALA report details economic trends in libraries and 2010 outlook (USA)

"At every turn, news reports and research indicate fairly dramatic changes in U.S. library funding, services and staffing - most occurring in the last 18 months. According to a new report prepared by the American Library Association, libraries of all types are feeling the pinch of the economic downturn while managing sky-high use.
Compiled from a broad range of available sources, The Condition of Libraries: 1999-2009 presents U.S. economic trends (2009), and summarizes trends in public, school and academic libraries across several library measures, including expenditures, staffing and services. The report also highlights trends in services provided to libraries by library cooperatives and consortia"

Taylor & Francis slects Atypon to power next-generation informaworld™ publishing platform

"Atypon Systems, Inc. has announced that the Taylor & Francis Group has chosen its software to power the next generation of the informaworld™ publishing platform. The Taylor & Francis Group, which is a division of Informa plc and includes such imprints as CRC Press, Psychology Press, and Routledge, publishes more than 1,400 journals and 3,000 new books each year and maintains an e-book backlist of 25,000 titles and a print backlist of 50,000 titles"

ACRL announces winter 2010 e-Learning schedule

"The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering a wide variety of online learning opportunities in winter 2010 to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. Full details and registration information are available on the ACRL Web site"

FOLUSA and ALTA to Become ALTAFF

"Citizen support for libraries will be receiving a big boost on February 1, 2009. This marks the date when Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) and the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) join forces to become an expanded division of ALA. The new organization will be called the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, or ALTAFF for short. The boards of both FOLUSA and ALTA believe that a strong division that reaches as many formalized lay support and governing groups of libraries as possible will be extremely important for America's libraries. 'No one has a stronger voice for libraries in the community and on campus than those who use and love libraries. This is a wonderful opportunity to pull those voices together for advocacy,' said FOLUSA board president, Peggy Barber"

Barnes & Noble announces textbook rental program

"Barnes & Noble College Booksellers has announced that it has created a multi-channel textbook rental program for college students that could result in millions of dollars of savings for college students across America"

Springer eBook Trials

"The Spring 2010 trial period will begin on Monday, February 1 and end on Friday, April 30. Springer eBook Collection:

* More than 3,500 new eBooks and eReference works every year
* Ownership business model
* Unlimited simultaneous use
* Over 30,000 eBooks available

Available through SpringerLink's IP-enabled eBook gateway libraries and corporations can offer their patrons online access to the most worthwhile books instantly from multiple locations, including library, office, home or wherever they are"

Craig Buthod: Library Journal's Librarian of the Year 2010

"An ability to convert setbacks into opportunities is the key to the successful career of Craig Buthod, director of the Louisville Free Public Library (LFPL), KY. Buthod possesses a unique combination of optimism, managerial talent, political savvy, and a willingness to do battle, even after serious losses. This uncanny mix is why he was singled out from strong competitors to be LJ's 2010 Librarian of the Year"

Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National library of the Netherlands: Strategic Plan 2010-2013

"The Koninklijke Bibliotheek will work intensively in the coming four years to realise a digital library that will offer everyone access to all digital and printed publications that appear in the Netherlands. As the national library of the Netherlands the KB its task is also to foster the establishment of a new (digital) information infrastructure. Close cooperation between the KB, scientific and public libraries is essential to grant everyone in the Netherlands access tot scientific information"

UKRR membership closes with 29 members

The UK Research Reserve is pleased to welcome 14 new Higher Education Institutions as members, taking its final membership to 29. The full UKRR membership, which includes libraries from right across the country, is:

* Aberystwyth University
* Cambridge University Library
* Imperial College London
* Kings College London
* London School of Economics
* Northumbria University
* The Open University
* Oxford University Library Services
* Queen Mary, University of London
* Royal Holloway, University of London
* University of Aberdeen
* University of Birmingham
* University of Cardiff
* University College London
* University of Durham
* University of Edinburgh
* University of Glasgow
* University of Kingston
* University of Leeds
* University of Liverpool
* University of London Research Library Services
* University of Manchester
* University of Newcastle
* University of Nottingham
* University of Reading
* University of Sheffield
* University of Southampton
* University of St Andrews
* University of Sussex

Fundamentals of Library Supervision, Second Edition

Fundamentals of Library Supervision, Second Edition by Joan Giesecke and Beth McNeil. Publisher: ALA Editions. "Two experienced library managers explain how to create a productive workplace as they weave expert advice and commentary into an easy-to-use resource. This revised edition focuses on daily, real-world practices offering

* Specific strategies for new supervisory staff
* Hundreds of tips for encouraging a positive work ethic, maintaining productivity, and building teamwork
* Proven advice on practical supervisory issues like hiring, firing, interviewing, and training
* Policies and procedures that maintain fairness while addressing potential legal landmines

Guiding supervisors through the intricate process of managing others, this comprehensive handbook addresses the fundamental issues facing new managers. It also serves as a welcome refresher and reference for experienced managers facing new challenges in this complex and changing environment"

CARL E-Lert # 358

CARL E-Lert # 358, January 8, 2010, is now available from Canadian Association of Research Libraries. Some of this week's items: CARL Produces Data Management Awareness Toolkit; Authors lobby U.S. court to reject Google deal; NFB boss says Canada needs plan to compete, succeed in digital world; Technology gives the law a workout in 2009

CARL E-Lert # 357

CARL E-Lert # 357, December 23, 2009, is now available from Canadian Association of Research Libraries. Some of this week's items: Data-sharing culture has changed; eScience Librarians; IIPC Access Working Group Launches Web Archive Registry; French Consortium Is Out to Battle Google Over Book Scanning

The Past's Digital Presence

The Past's Digital Presence: Database, Archive, and Knowledge Work in the Humanities - 19-20 February 2010 - Yale University, USA. Keynote Speaker: Peter Stallybrass, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities, University of Pennsylvania; Colloquium Speaker: Jacqueline Goldsby, Associate Professor, University of Chicago

BBC - What happens inside the National Archives? (UK)

"Chief executive Natalie Ceeney gave the BBC's Sanchia Berg a rare tour behind the scenes of the UK National Archives - including both highlights of the past and plans for the future"

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #102

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #102. "This week's episode features a chat with Blake Carver about the 2010 Blogs to Read list and the nascent essay contest. An essay as well as a miscellany of news bits are also presented". Previous Podcasts can be found here

Food for Fines (Nova Scotia)

Food for Fines - January 18-27, 2010 - "Participating Novanet Libraries will reduce your fines by $2.00 for each food item you bring in to a maximum of $20.00. Donations will be given to local Food Banks"

Library ban on sermons of hate (UK)

"Hundreds of taped sermons by Al Qaeda hate cleric Anwar al-Awlaki have been withdrawn from public library shelves after questions were raised by the Sunday Express. Muslim-led Tower Hamlets Council in east London removed 258 'talking book' cassettes on Friday after we asked bosses to justify being the only authority in the capital stocking his work. The tapes were available to borrow from the council's main library in Whitechapel, a few hundred yards from where Detroit bomber Umar Abdulmutallab worshipped at the controversial East London Mosque. American-born Awlaki, who records his messages from his base in Yemen, has been named as the 23 year old's spiritual mentor and the man who encouraged him to try to murder innocent civilians" - Sunday Express

Library 2.0 Gang 01/10: Towards A New Decade

Library 2.0 Gang 01/10: Towards A New Decade - "The Gang for this month, Carl Grant, Marshall Breeding and Frances Haugen, convened as we enter the second decade of the 21st century, to review the game changing influences on our world over the last ten years and then attempt to predict what we will see in the next ten"

Institutional Repository Bibliography - Version 2

"The Institutional Repository Bibliography (IRB), from Charles W. Bailey, Jr., presents selected English-language articles, books, technical reports, and other scholarly textual sources that are useful in understanding institutional repositories. Most sources have been published between 2000 and the present; however, a limited number of key sources published prior to 2000 are also included. Where possible, links are provided to e-prints in disciplinary archives and institutional repositories for published articles. Note that e-prints and published articles may not be identical" - Version 2, January 11, 2010

Yajeel - Arabic search engine

Yajeel is an Arabic-only search engine from Taya IT

Spain's Clara Sanchez wins prestigious Nadal Prize

Famous author and newspaper columnist Clara Sanchez has won Spain's most prestigious and oldest award for literature, the Nadal prize, for her novel that examines the life of a former Nazi death camp guard who relocated to Spain after the war. The novel Lo que esconde tu nombre - which means 'What your name hides' - is based on a true story. It tells the story of an elderly former Nazi who has forged a new life on Spain's eastern coast and another octogenarian, a survivor of the Mauthausen concentration camp, who lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A third character, Sandra, a young pregnant woman who lives next door to the erstwhile Nazi, gradually discovers her neighbor's true identity. The Nadal Prize jury selected Sanchez's novel from among 261 works submitted this year. The jury members were German Gullon, Lorenzo Silva, Andres Trapiello, Angela Vallvey, and publisher Emili Rosales.

Why are they burning books in south Wales?

Leo Hickman of The Guardian writes: "As an act of wanton barbarism, there is little to rival the symbolism of setting fire to a book. It is, therefore, genuinely shocking to learn that book-burning is taking place in south Wales. Pensioners in Swansea are reportedly buying books from charity shops for just a few pence each and taking them home for fuel. With temperatures plummeting and energy costs on the rise, thick books such as encyclopaedias are said to be particularly sought after"

Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL

"Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL is an international peer-reviewed publication focusing on research, trends, and issues in academic librarianship and libraries which publishes twice a year (fall/winter and spring/summer). The intended audience includes faculty and staff of academic libraries and students and faculty in library science programs. Codex focuses predominantly on academic librarianship in the U.S. but welcomes English-language articles from abroad. Codex also welcomes reviews of books and software that pertain to its focus and scope"

DMC Worldwide launches COPIA e-readers

"DMC Worldwide has introduced its suite of COPIA e-readers and related accessories. The e-readers, branded OCEAN and TIDAL, are full-featured wireless reading devices that enable users to connect with the COPIA community to discover, enjoy, share and purchase digital content including books, newspapers and magazines. The COPIA e-readers offer an immersive and connected reading experience. The suite includes both monochrome e-paper-based touchscreens and panels with robust Wi-Fi or 3G wireless connectivity and advanced color e-readers designed for rich content. Each device is designed to extend the collaborative online experience of COPIA, a device-agnostic platform that DMC Worldwide unveiled"

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

Paroles Gelées

Spaces for Difference : an Interdisciplinary Journal

Technology Innovations in Statistics Education

EPJ Web of Conferences

Digital Research Tools (DiRT)

"This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively. Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool's features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers"

Biblio Tech Review - January 2010

The January 2010 issue of Biblio Tech Review is now available. This issue includes:

* Periodical Portal (Brazil) Goes Live with MetaLib and SFX
* Serials Solutions partners with Springshare LibGuides
* 3M Announces Compatibility with Future ISO RFID Tag Data Standards
* Samsung To Offer E-Books That Allow Handwriting On Screen
And lots more

Resource of the Month from Ovid - January 2010

Each month, Ovid provides you with the opportunity to "test drive" a sampling of its content, tools and services - free of charge - through its Resource of the Month program. January Resource of the Month is the Primal Pictures

Pirate Librarianship - new Yahoo! Group

Pirate Librarianship: "Are you a librarian who hears "do more with less" far too much? This is the group for you. We discuss how to obtain library resources (e.g., MARC records, bibliographic data, online and print publications, promotional materials, etc.) at little or no cost" RSS feed

PLA now accepting applications for new Leadership Fellows program (USA)

The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting applications for the PLA Leadership Fellows program, an innovative educational opportunity created to help develop leaders in public libraries. This scholarship program offers PLA members who are public library managers a chance to attend executive leadership training at some of the best universities in the United States, including:

* Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Senior Executives in State and Local Government
* University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, Leading Organizational Change
* University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, Positive Leadership - Building Extraordinary Leadership Capabilities
* University of Washington, Evans School of Public Affairs, Emerging Leader Development Program.

Edge 2010 conference in Edinburgh

"Edge 2010 is a major new conference devoted to 21st Century public service delivery. You will hear how to innovate for digital inclusion, learning and e-government. New approaches to the regeneration of cities will be presented and exploration of how virtual libraries, along with information services, are revolutionising local authorities" Edge2010 will be held February 25th and 26th 2010 in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. RSS feed

Miles Blackwell Award for Outstanding Academic Librarian nominations sought

The Canadian Association of College and University Libraries is seeking nominations for candidates for the Miles Blackwell Outstanding Academic Librarian Award. This award will be presented to an individual member of CACUL who has made an outstanding national or international contribution to academic librarianship and library development. A complete nomination package must be received by February 28 annually in order for the nomination to proceed into the consideration process

Royal Naval service records 1853-1923 now online (UK)

The records of seamen who joined the Royal Navy between 1853 and 1923 can now be searched and downloaded from DocumentsOnline, The National Archives' digital records service - UK National Archives

Serials Solutions partners with Springshare LibGuides

Serials Solutions has announced its partnership with Springshare, the maker of LibGuides. Together, Serials Solutions and Springshare will provide the first ERAMS-based LibGuides integration, enabling common subscribers to create LibGuides A-to-Z lists powered by the authoritative e-resource data of Serials Solutions® KnowledgeWorks knowledgebase

2010 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction finalists

The finalists for the 2010 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction have been announced:

* Ian Brown for The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Search For His Disabled Son, published by Random House Canada

* John English for Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968 – 2000, published by Knopf Canada

* Daniel Poliquin for René Lévesque, published by Penguin Canada

* Kenneth Whyte for The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst, published by Random House Canada

The winner will be announced on February 8, 2010

IPL 15 Things

"In honor of the IPL's upcoming 15th birthday at March 17, 2010, the Internet Public Library is launching the IPL 15 Things - introducing 15 of our favorite online technologies, with background information, best practices, related readings, examples of how the IPL is using the technology, and hands-on exercises. Explore our first ten of 15 "Things," Blogs, Microblogging, Social Networking, Wikis, Virtual Worlds, Podcasting, Videos, SMS Text Messaging, Social Bookmarking, and RSS, and take the 15 Things Challenge!"

Living Library becomes Human Library

"It has been almost 10-years since "Menneskebiblioteket" was opened for the first time at Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Shortly after the first event the creators including the author of this article, began promoting the idea outside Denmark. Today more than 45 countries have introduced the concept and so far it has been a great adventure. However when we translated the name of the concept to English, we made a mistake and now the time has come to correct that mistake. We have received documentation from attorneys representing a private company that clearly shows their right to use the old name in the United States and as we are not prepared to pay for the use of this name, we have decided to correct what has long been a mistake anyhow, the name. The correct translation from Danish is "Human Library" as it is human beings on loan and not books. And so we are happy to rectify this mistake now before we reach further territories. As of January 1st 2010 - we are now the Human Library"

New York Public Library launches new, Drupal-based web site

"The New York Public Library has launched its new Drupal-based web site, which offers much staff content, direct access to reference librarians (Ask NYPL) from nearly every page, and a new design with integration of multimedia"

New map feature in lib-web-cats

"lib-web-cats now has the ability to display maps with multiple library locations that can be generated internally, or through links embedded in external pages. This map facility is based on the Google Map API Version 3 and geographic coordinates stored in library records in lib-web-cats. These coordinates have been pre-populated for libraries in the United States using the Google API or the USGS geocoder Web service"

Indiana University Press joins Current Scholarship Program

"Indiana University Press and JSTOR have announced an agreement to make leading journals from the Press available worldwide as part of the Current Scholarship Program, a new collaborative initiative announced on August 13, 2009. By joining the Program, current and historical content from 28 Indiana University Press-published journals will be made available on a re-designed JSTOR in 2011. This will offer faculty and students around the world access to current issues alongside back issues easily and seamlessly. JSTOR's nearly 6,000 library participants worldwide will be able to license the Press's journals, either individually or as part of current issue collections, together with JSTOR back issue collections in a single transaction"

Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative 2010 Annual Meeting

The Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative will hold its annual meeting on February 5, 2010 at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Keynote Speaker: Andrew J. Torget, University of North Texas, "Can Historians Survive the 21st Century?" What does the digital revolution mean for historians? Andrew Torget will discuss the unprecedented challenges and opportunities of doing history in the age of Google, and new research methods (such as geospatial analysis and text-mining) that promise to transform how we understand the human past. Andrew J. Torget is a historian of nineteenth-century America at the University of North Texas, where he is developing new methods in digital scholarship

Pressini

Pressini is the first German-language newspaper search engine

I-Spy children's books make a comeback

"Back by popular demand, Michelin is introducing 12 exciting new titles to the iconic I-Spy collection including I-Spy Cars, Train Journeys, Birds and Creepy Crawlies. I-Spy books take you on a voyage of discovery and are a fun and exciting way for families to take a closer look at the world around them. What better way to keep the kids entertained on long journeys. Each pocket-sized book contains up to 200 themed colour photographs, which you have to 'I-Spy'. The aim is to tick them off as you go and collect points"

10th Annual Brick and Click Libraries

10th Annual Brick and Click Libraries - November 5, 2010 - Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri. "Brick and Click" is a one-day symposium of practical relevance to directors, librarians and paraprofessionals supporting traditional and online resources/services for academic library users. The annual symposium has been hosted by Northwest Missouri State University since its inception in 2001

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Decades. "As we enter a new decade, here is a quiz about decades - which are periods of ten years, usually periods starting with a year that ends with 0 or 1, like 2010 or 2001" Answers here.

1. Which decade was called "The Noughties" - was it the last decade of the 20th century or the first decade of the 21st century?
2. Which decade was known as "The Roaring Twenties" - was it the 1720s, the 1820s or the 1920s?
3. Which 1956 play by John Osborne was described by Kenneth Tynan as "the best play of its decade"?
4. Were the films "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "Gone with the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz" made in the 1930s, the 1940s or the 1950s?
5. Which American author coined the phrase "the me decade" - was it Tom Wolfe, Saul Bellow or Henry Miller?
6. Which epic poem by Homer records the adventures of Odysseus on his decade-long homeward voyage from Troy?
7. "Fauvism" is the name given to the work of a group of young French artists of the first decade of which century?
8. "Celtic Tiger" was a nickname applied to which country in the last decade of the 20th century owing to its thriving economy?
9. In the USA, which decade was known as the "red decade" because the domestic Communist movement was the nucleus of a huge "popular front" against European fascism?
10. Which decade was nicknamed the "Mauve Decade"?

Vodafone launches GoSpoken powered mobile book store (UK)

"Vodafone has become the first mobile phone operator to launch their own branded eBook and audiobook store as part of their Vodafone Live! service. The store, powered by GoSpoken.com, follows similar offerings from handset manufacturers but is the first to be offered directly by an operator. GoSpoken.com is expected to announce further tie-ups with T-Mobile and Orange in the coming weeks. Book purchases will be billed to the customer’s mobile phone bill making the buying process simple, secure and seamless for the user. More than 10,000 eBooks will be available to the majority of handsets connected with Vodafone UK, and eventually the whole Vodafone user base"

ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication Webinar Series

"This 8-part webinar series will assist libraries in taking their scholarly communication programs to the next level. Featured guest speakers will provide practical perspectives on emerging areas in scholarly communication. Throughout the series, participants will have opportunities to build and develop a network of colleagues and to review how local successes and activities can build towards a comprehensive program plan. The series is designed to cover a broad range of topics geared toward graduates of the popular ARL/ACRL Scholarly Communication Institute, as well as others with responsibilities in the area of scholarly communication. Specific webinars may also appeal to a broader audience of librarians who feel they need to be better informed of scholarly communication issues. Organizations are welcome to participate as a group, or librarians can participate individually"

Edinburgh University Press launches journals subject collections

All Edinburgh University Press journals are now available as a package in its Complete Collection, and smaller subject-specific collections are also available. The available collections are as follows:

EUP Complete Collection
EUP Humanities Collection
EUP Social Science & Science Collection
EUP Literary Studies & Philosophy Collection
EUP Literary Studies, Language & Philosophy Collection
EUP Language & Culture Collection
EUP Historical Studies Collection
EUP Politics & Law Collection

ForiSearch

ForiSearch - use your native language to search for images from foreign language websites

Datastore for London coming soon (UK)

"Welcome to the prototype Datastore for London. This is where we'll be releasing all of the Greater London Authority's data for all Londoners to see and use free of charge. Releasing GLA data is just the beginning though and we'll be using our connections and influence to request and cajole other public sector organisations into following suit. Our formal launch is at the end of January 2010 with a larger number of data packages and an improved user interface. In the meantime join the conversation and give us your thoughts and feedback - we want to make this site work for you." There is also an RSS Feed

PubMed Central Canada now available

"PubMed Central Canada is a free digital archive of full-text, peer-reviewed health and life sciences literature based on PubMed Central, the archive developed by the US National Library of Medicine. The search interface allows anyone to browse, search and download articles. PMC Canada will launch a manuscript submission system later this year. It will support CIHR's Policy on Access to Research Outputs, which requires CIHR grant recipients to make their peer-reviewed publications freely accessible online within six months of publication. PMC Canada is a partnership between the National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the US National Library of Medicine (NLM)"

The Ministry of Food exhibition at The Imperial War Museum (UK)

"The Ministry of Food, a major new exhibition examining how the British public adapted to a world of food shortages, is coming soon to Imperial War Museum London. Marking the seventieth anniversary of the introduction of food rationing in Britain, the exhibition shows how growing your own food, eating seasonal fruit and vegetables, reducing imports, recycling, and healthy nutrition were just as important in 1940 as they are today. Explore a wartime greenhouse, a 1940s grocer's shop, and a typical kitchen complete with larder, gas cooker, and an ample stock of economy recipe books. Listen to advice on gardening and learn why the number of allotment holders more than doubled during the war years. Discover how 'Lending a Hand on the Land', 'Digging for Victory', taking up the 'War on Waste', and being both frugal and inventive on the 'Kitchen Front' helped to get Britain through the dark days of the Second World War" Begins 12 February, 2010

Content Workflow 2010

"Content Workflow 2010 is an exciting one day event detailing strategies for professionals - in information management, knowledge management and IT, R&D, medical affairs, and publishing - to inject high-value STM content into the workflow of knowledge workers when and where they need it, and exploring critical information about global copyright compliance" - 26 January, 2010 - Frankfurt, Germany

Webinar: Leveraging Search & Discovery Patterns For Great Online Experiences

Webinar: Leveraging Search & Discovery Patterns For Great Online Experiences with Peter Morville & Mark Burrell - January 12, 2010 - 1:30pm ET

Search & Discovery Patterns, a UIE Virtual Seminar

View more presentations from UIEpreviews.

British Library looks for agency for Cultural Olympiad project

"The British Library is readying its contribution to the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad that runs alongside the London 2012 Olympics and is looking for an agency to develop an accompanying interactive campaign. The British Library's project involves young people selecting and interpreting items from the Library's collections for an exhibition which will appear in the Paccar Gallery in 2012. It wants to work with an agency to develop the creative strategy and for a campaign embracing online, mobile and experiential channels. The aim is to encourage people to be involved in the selection and interpretation of the exhibition objects" - MarketingWeek

LISNews Librarian Essay Contest

"The first ever LISNews Librarian Essay Contest invites librarians to write an original essay about issues that impact librarianship. The contest will run for the entire month of February 2010, with the fabulous prizes awarded sometime in March. Winning essayists will receive one of several prizes including Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift cards, and a year of hosting from LISHost.org"

Technology Training in Libraries by Sarah Houghton-Jan

"Your library plays a crucial role as your community’s epicenter for technology whether you provide skill building resources, free access to the Web or both. To deliver top service to your Web-savvy users, you and your staff must stay up-to-date with the latest technology skills and trends. This invaluable new Tech Set guide from renowned consultant, speaker, and technology instructor Sarah Houghton-Jan presents practical, start-to-finish guidance so you can easily and successfully implement a low-cost, comprehensive, and effective staff technology training program in your library. To be published March 2010"

Vintage Ad Browser

"Vintage Ad Browser was created in 2009/2010 and released in 2010, by Philipp Lenssen from Germany, currently living in China. This site aims to collect vintage ads from a variety of sources, including comic books, CD-Roms, websites, APIs, your submissions, book, magazine & comic book scans, and more. At the moment, this site contains 123,311 ads. Vintage Ad Browser has a sister site called Cover Browser, created in 2006"

Wireless Internet Access at Toronto Public Library (Canada)

"Free wireless Internet access is available at all 99 branches of the Toronto Public Library. Funding to support the wireless Internet service at Toronto Public Library was generously provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada"

First Monday - January 2010

First Monday - Volume 15, Number 1, 4 January 2010 now available

The Music Week App from Exact Editions

The Music Week App has just been released by Exact Editions

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

Technológia vzdelávania

Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis

Journal of Oral Microbiology

Nordisk Miljörättslig Tidskrift

Journal of Aesthetics & Culture

World's Fair Use Day

"World's Fair Use Day (WFUD) is a free, all-day celebration of the doctrine of fair use: the legal right that allows innovators and creators to make particular uses of copyrighted materials. WFUD will take place at the Newseum in Washington D.C. on Tuesday January 12, 2010, and will be organized by Public Knowledge (PK), a Washington D.C.-based non-profit, consumer-advocacy group

First issue of Digital Content Quarterly

"Whether your background is cultural heritage, education and research, health or public service broadcasting, you face many of the same opportunities and challenges when it comes to digital content. In this fast-paced, ever-changing environment the Strategic Content Alliance's Digital Content Quarterly provides a news round-up of digital content issues from around the world, thought-provoking features highlighting key debates in the field and regular columns from experts in areas that have most traction in terms of digital content provision: intellectual property rights and business modelling and sustainability. The quarterly is also interactive, complete with video interviews, features and 'top tip' guides as well as a vibrant new design

ITAL: Information Technology and Libraries - December 2009

ITAL: Information Technology and Libraries - Volume 28, Number 4, December 2009 is now available

Celebrate National Library Week with free customizable PSA (USA)

"To promote National Library Week 2010, a free customizable public service announcement (PSA) featuring award-winning author Neil Gaiman is now available. Gaiman, the 2009 Newberry Medal winner for "The Graveyard Book," will appear in both a print and a radio public service announcement (PSA). Gaiman's love of libraries and librarians is no secret, as his many fans and Twitter followers know"

"American Libraries" offers new ways to stay informed

"American Libraries, the flagship magazine of the American Library Association, is offering a whole new way of keeping on top of library-related news, views, and perspectives.
The website americanlibrariesmagazine.org is rolling out over the coming weeks, with content open to all. The site offers many new benefits, including expanded news content, web-only spotlights, HTML versions of most of the print magazine's content, comment-enabled articles, an archive of every issue of the popular e-newsletter American Libraries Direct, and RSS feeds for new issues"

New C&RL preprint now available

Article Title: Unheard Voices: Institutional Repository End-Users
Authors: Beth St. Jean, Soo Young Rieh, Elizabeth Yakel, Karen Markey
Accepted: December 26, 2009
Anticipated Publication Date: November 2010

Katherine Paterson named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Katherine Paterson, two-time Newbery Award winner for Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved, has been appointed the 2010–11 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Center for the Book of the Library of Congress and the Children's Book Council's Every Child a Reader initiative. Paterson succeeds Jon Scieszka, who became the first-ever national ambassador in 2008

NERCOMP - New Discovery Tools Symposium (USA)

NERCOMP (North East Regional Computing Program) in partnership with the Boston Library Consortium and National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education present: "New Discovery Tools Symposium" - February 1, 2010 - Worcester, MA, USA

DC-2010 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative has announced that DC-2010 will take place 20-22 October 2010 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The conference will be held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) which is scheduled for 24-27 October 2010 in the same location. Since 2001, the DCMI Conferences and Workshop Series has been called "The International Conference on DublinCore and Metadata Applications". Conferences include a Tutorial track, a peer-reviewed Conference track, Special Sessions and Community meetings and are attended by hundreds of experts from around the world

FreePint Newsletter 293

FreePint Newsletter 293 - 7 January, 2010 now available

Book of the Day Quote - Penguin Classics

Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device available soon

The Kindle DX Wireless Reading Devicewill be available January 19, 2010 from Amazon.com

NewspaperARCHIVE

NewspaperArchive.com - "the world's largest online newspaper archive. Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world, NewspaperARCHIVE makes exploring history and genealogy easy and fun. Discover fascinating news in archived newspapers hundreds of years old - including obituaries, birth announcements, sports articles, comics, and more - to fill in the life stories you are interested in. And share those stories with others through our community at OurNewspaperARCHIVE. All of our historical newspapers are full-page and fully searchable"

Skiff Reader to debut

"Skiff, LLC and Sprint have announced that they will preview the Skiff Reader, the first e-reader optimized for newspaper and magazine content, at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this week"

Supporting Research Students (Facet)

Supporting Research Students by Barbara Allan
"This is an essential text for all library and information professionals in higher education institutions globally that cater for the needs of research students. It will also be valuable reading for LIS students"

Digital Information: Order or anarchy? (Facet)

Digital Information: Order or anarchy?
Hazel Woodward and Lorraine Estelle, editors
"This book is essential reading for all library and information professionals as well as for researchers and library students. The book will also be of interest to publishers wishing to reconcile their own digital strategies with those of both information consumers and providers"

Shared Shelf: partnership plans to launch networked image management platform

"ARTstor, eight partner colleges and universities, and the Society of Architectural Historians have embarked upon a new initiative for the management and sharing of digital images called Shared Shelf. The institutional partners include Colby College, Cornell University, Harvard University, Middlebury College, New York University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Miami, and Yale University. Harvard and Yale are serving as lead partners. The project intends to make it practical for institutions, large and small, to combine images created by individuals, those held by the institution, and those in ARTstor's database - and to do so without the need for local on-site infrastructure. Partners are contributing significant staff knowledge and time, in addition to investment funds, and ARTstor is developing the common software platform. The goal is to create an efficient and innovative infrastructure informed by the shared expertise of key participating institutions"

Innovations in Reading Prize, 2010 (USA)

"Each year, the National Book Foundation awards a number of prizes of up to $2,500 each to individuals and institutions - or partnerships between the two - that have developed innovative means of creating and sustaining a lifelong love of reading" - Deadline is February 17, 2010

2010 Library Assessment Conference (USA)

"The Association of Research Libraries, the University of Virginia Library, and the University of Washington Libraries have announced the 2010 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Baltimore, Maryland from October 25-27, 2010. The conference goal is to support and nurture the library assessment community through a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and posters, workshops, and engaging discussion. The conference is geared toward library and information professionals and researchers with responsibility for or an interest in the broad field of library assessment with an emphasis on, but not limited to, North American academic libraries"

Rymer's Foedera With Syllabus

"Volumes eight and nine of Rymer's Foedera have now been published. This printed collection of treaties was published in the early eighteenth century; in the nineteenth century the Record Office produced a syllabus, or English summary, of its contents. To make the Foedera more useful and searchable we have combined the two texts in a tabular format, with the Syllabus entry on the left and the full text of the Foedera on the right. There are 18 more volumes of the Foedera, which will be published in the coming year" - British History Online

Costa Book Awards 2009 category winners announced

One winner is selected in each of the five categories - Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's Book. Each category-winning author receives £5,000.

This year's Costa Book Awards 2009 category award winners are:

2009 Costa Novel Award Winner
Colm Toibin - Brooklyn

2009 Costa First Novel Award Winner
Raphael Selbourne - Beauty

2009 Costa Biography Award Winner
Graham Farmelo - The Strangest Man

2009 Costa Poetry Award Winner
Christopher Reid- A Scattering

2009 Costa Children's Book Award Winner
Patrick Ness - The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, Book Two)

NewspaperDirect brings more than 1,400 publications to Sony Reader digital books

"NewspaperDirect Inc. is making available its entire library of more than 1,400 publications for the entire line of Sony Reader digital books. NewspaperDirect works with publishers to broaden their reach across a broad range of digital devices, and includes publications from 93 countries in 44 languages. Starting Wednesday, January 6, PressDisplay.com users can download any of the local, national and international titles currently available on the world's largest online newspaper and magazine kiosk, and read them in their entirety on their Sony Reader. Some of the prestigious titles from around the world include The Washington Post, USA Today, Toronto Star, National Post, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune, Daily Mail, Irish Independent, L'Equipe, Il Giornale, Iltalehti, Bangkok Post, Kommersant, and De Volkskrant"

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #101

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #101. "This week's episode is the first one for 2010. In this episode we discuss why LISTen will not be at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yet again and also get into a miscellany of briefs from allied fields. Unusually enough a musical number performed by a member of the board of directors of the Guitar Society of Las Vegas, Erie Looking Productions western engineer Mike Kellat, is also included in this episode". Previous Podcasts can be found here

Calendar of Papal Registers now complete (UK)

"The Calendar of Papal Registers relating to Great Britain and Ireland is now complete. These 14 volumes cover the period 1198 to 1492, and thus the papacy of Innocent III through to that of Innocent VIII. These volumes provide a detailed insight into the relations of the papacy with Great Britain and Ireland in the medieval period" - British History Online

Open Energy Info from U.S. DOE

"Open Energy Info is a platform to connect the world's energy data. It is a linked open data platform bringing together energy information to provide improved analyses, unique visualizations, and real-time access to data. OpenEI follows guidelines set by the White House's Open Government Initiative , which is focused on transparency, collaboration, and participation. OpenEI strives to provide open access to this energy information, which will spur creativity and drive innovation in the energy sector"

Archives Hub Collections of the Month, January 2010 (UK)

Archives Hub Collections of the Month, January 2010: Liberty, Parity and Justice at the Hull History Centre - "This month we are marking our 100th Collections of the Month feature by highlighting descriptions for the records of pressure groups held by Hull University Archives at Hull History Centre". Archives Hub is also on Twitter

New journals recently added to PubMed Central

Psychiatry Investigation

Global Health Action

Nutrition Research and Practice

Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

American Journal of Translational Research

Korean Circulation Journal

SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #141

SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #141 - January 2, 2010 is now available from Peter Suber

The end of the local library? (UK)

Channel 4: "As the government promises new legislation to reflect the changing nature of libraries campaigners fight to save their much-loved service. 2010 is set to be a year of mixed fortune for local libraries. While dozens of grand new buildings are underway, many smaller community services and older libraries are under threat as they are potential targets for cash-strapped councils. Now the government is reviewing this billion pound service, promising new legislation to reflect its changing nature - with the influence of the internet, e-books, and constant access online. At the same time, campaigners are fighting hard to keep a much-loved service"

Digital piracy hits the e-book industry

(CNN) - When Dan Brown's blockbuster novel "The Lost Symbol" hit stores in September, it may have offered a peek at the future of bookselling. On Amazon.com, the book sold more digital copies for the Kindle e-reader in its first few days than hardback editions. This was seen as something of a paradigm shift in the publishing industry, but it also may have come at a cost. Less than 24 hours after its release, pirated digital copies of the novel were found on file-sharing sites such as Rapidshare and BitTorrent. Within days, it had been downloaded for free more than 100,000 times. Digital piracy, long confined to music and movies, is spreading to books. And as electronic reading devices such as Amazon's Kindle, the Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble's Nook, smartphones and Apple's much-anticipated "tablet" boost demand for e-books, experts say the problem may only get worse.

Sisters in Crime announce the first "We Love Libraries" lottery

Sisters in Crime has announced the first "We Love Libraries" lottery. Monthly grants of $1,000 will be awarded from January through December 2010. At the end of each month, a winner will be drawn from entries received at our website. Only U.S. libraries may enter the drawing

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: The Age of Technology. "During the last ten or twenty years, there have been immense advances in technology and its uses. Try to answer these questions about the technology of these times" Answers here.

1. Which firm manufactures the iPod and the iPhone?
2. What is HotBot?
3. Thermal imaging produces images using what kind of radiation: ultra-violet or infrared?
4. The Xbox is a video game console developed by which company?
5. The millennium bug was predicted to cause computer problems with the date of which year?
6. Which internet search engine has a name which is a play on a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeroes?
7. The letters LCD stand for what kind of display?
8. "Web 2" is another name for what system?
9. Which online company was founded in 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, former employees of e-commerce firm Paypal?
10. Flash memory is a type of EEPROM. What do these letters stand for?

American Libraries Direct - December 23, 2009

American Libraries Direct: The e-newsletter of the American Library Association - December 23, 2009 now available online

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

International Journal of Intangible Heritage

Journal of Intellectual Property Rights

Indian Journal of Chemical Technology

Natural Product Radiance

Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences

Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics

Announcement of Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals Initiative

"Bloomsbury Publishing, Qatar Foundation and Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) have announced the launch of an ambitious new scientific publishing house to be based in Doha, Qatar. This initiative will extend the unique relationship between Qatar Foundation and Bloomsbury. The new publishing house, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ), will publish scientific research developed to the highest international peer review standards in order to connect the international research community to one of the fastest growing research and development centres in the world"