2010 National Business Book Award finalists

The finalists for the 2010 National Business Book Award have been announced:

* John DeMont, Coal Black Heart: The Story of Coal and the Lives It Ruled (Doubleday Canada)
* Wendy Dobson, Gravity Shift: How Asia's New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape the Twenty-First Century (University of Toronto Press)
* Buzz Hargrove, Laying It on the Line: Driving a Hard Bargain in Challenging Times (HarperCollins Canada)
* Rod McQueen, Manulife: How Dominic D'Alessandro Built a Global Giant and Fought to Save It (Penguin Canada)
* Jeff Rubin, Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization (Random House Canada)

The winner will be announced on June 9 at a luncheon in Toronto

New journals from Inderscience Publishers

International Journal of Business Competition and Growth

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development Mining

International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Data Mining

International Journal of Metaheuristics

StreetMuseum from The Museum of London

The Museum of London just released its first iPhone app., Streetview, which places hundreds of images from the museum's extensive archive onto a Google map

Next Generation of SAGE Journals Online - in progress

The upgrade of the SAGE Journals Online platform is currently in progress. All 560+ SAGE journals will be migrated individually onto the next generation platform, supported by HighWire Press' "2.0" technology (H2O)

OpenETD from Rutgers University Libraries

The Rutgers University Libraries have announced the availability of OpenETD, a web-based software application for managing the submission, approval, and distribution of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). OpenETD is the open source release of the Rutgers University Libraries' RUetd application and will be maintained on the RUetd annual release schedule. Releases will include fixes for known problems and recommendations for enhancements received from internal projects and from the user community at large

Librarians rally to save independent bookstores (Canada)

"The closure of three independent Vancouver bookstores in three months has teacher-librarians worried. Duthie Books closed in March, Once Upon a Huckleberry Bush shut its doors in April and Sophia Books is closing at the end of the month. At their annual general meeting May 17, teacher-librarians will discuss asking the city and provincial government to help preserve independent bookstores. Elly Werb, a teacher-librarian at Trafalgar elementary near Macdonald Street and West King Edward, says local governments could follow the example of Paris, France where a community development agency partly owned by the city has purchased retail spaces and leased them back at market or below-market rents to shopkeepers who agree to continue to sell specific items like books. But she isn't hopeful the province would spend money to support independent bookshops"

Library 2.0 Gang 05/10: RFID – Connecting with the physical world

Richard Wallis writes: "RFID on the surface didn't seem the sexiest of topics for my last show chairing the Library 2.0 Gang, but it turned out to be one of the interesting ones. I was joined by two guests to explore how RFID is providing a better experience for library users, and what challenges and opportunities greater adoption of the technology will bring. In the UK Mick Fortune is known as Mr RFID - a key facilitator in the UK's leading position in RFID adoption in libraries, with his work with the annual RFID in Libraries Conference, the industry adoption of UK standards, and the recently announced RFID Alliance between equipment suppliers. Skip Driessen, RFID Portfolio Manager for one of those suppliers, 3M, was our other guest. Skip has been with 3M for many years and has been engaged with library implementation of the technology since the early days of 1994"

UK government publications - 14 May 2010

The latest round up of new UK government publications this week - May 14 2010 from Intute and the LSE Library

HathiTrust Digital Library - Update on April 2010 Activities

HathiTrust Digital Library - Update on April 2010 Activities:

2010 Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award announced by the Canadian Library Association

The Canadian Library Association / Association canadienne des bibliothèques has announced that the 2010 Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award is being presented to Lynn Copeland. The Outstanding Service to Librarianship Award is generously sponsored by Bowker

Museums and Heritage Award 2010 winners announced (UK)

The winners of this year's Museum and Heritage Awards have been announced in a glitzy ceremony at London's Church House, Westminster. Hosted by broadcaster and journalist Simon Calder, the awards aim to recognise and celebrate best practice within the world of museums, galleries and heritage visitor attractions

2010 Independent foreign fiction prize goes to Philippe Claudel

The French writer Philippe Claudel has won the Independent foreign fiction prize for Brodeck's Report, his story of a murder in a post-war French village

Cites & Insights 10:7 (June 2010)

Cites & Insights 10:7 (June 2010) is now available for downloading. Edited and published by Walt Crawford

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Human Rights. "One of the new sources recently added to Credo Reference is the Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945, which contains much useful information about history and politics as well as human rights. This source can supply the answers to all these questions. " Answers here.

1. For which country is the Dalai Lama not only the religious leader but also the political leader?
2. In 1994, who became South Africa's first democratically elected president?
3. What is the current name of the area that was formerly named East Pakistan?
4. The United Kingdom is comprised of which four countries?
5. In which country did Lech Walesa lead a movement called Solidarity and was elected president in 1990?
6. Which organization won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian service in 1917, 1944, and 1963?
7. Which worldwide human rights movement was founded in 1961 by British lawyer Peter Benenson?
8. Name four of the five permanent members of the United Nations' Security Council.
9. Complete this sentence from the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: All human beings are born free and equal in...what?
10. Name three of the five countries with which Afghanistan shares borders.

Alexander Street launches new blog - "Music Media Monthly"

Alexander Street has announced the launch of a new music blog, Music Media Monthly, 'a guide to the best recent (and sometimes not-so-recent) sound recordings, music-related books, videos, and Web sites.' The blog is designed to be a resource for music and media librarians, music students and teaching faculty, and music lovers. Sponsored by Music Online publisher Alexander Street and updated monthly, the blog is independently edited by Rick Anderson who is Associate Director for Scholarly Resources and Collections at the University of Utah's Marriott Library; founder and editor of CD HotList: New Releases for Libraries; and the former editor of the 'Sound Recording Reviews' column for Notes, the quarterly journal of the Music Library Association. Anderson will write Music Media Monthly's introductory note for each issue, as well as the Recordings column, which will cover significant new releases and reissues (both CDs and downloads), along with recommendations for related backlist titles

Call for articles for Multimedia Information & Technology journal

Catherine Dhanjal, Managing Editor of Multimedia Information & Technology journal writes: "The August issue of the journal will carry a special focus on multimedia in public libraries. We are looking for articles on exciting projects in the public library world - this could involve anything from audio; video; animation; use of mobile/handheld devices; RFID; digitised images; websites; web 2.0.... Please contact the Managing Editor, Catherine Dhanjal, catherine.dhanjal@THEANSWERUK.COM, for more information and to put forward an outline. Deadline for copy submissions for finished articles: 1 July. Wordcount: from 750 words to 2400"

Tipping the scales : tackling information obesity to ensure productive and sustainable information resources

Tipping the scales : tackling information obesity to ensure productive and sustainable information resources - "Information obesity" describes a condition whereby available information resources are not being used in a productive and sustainable way by individuals or communities. Like physical obesity, it is not just the result of consuming too much, but is linked to declines in the information's quality, and individuals' and communities' awareness of problems which arise through over-consumption. Fitness and (mental) exercise also come into play. The consequences of information obesity may be severe if left unchecked; it will lead to a decline in our ability to manage knowledge, both in our communities and our workplaces - A joint UKeiG/BDA Knowledge Management meeting - 29 June, 2010 - London, UK

Credo Reference adds University of Wales Press title

"Credo Reference has signed an agreement with the Welsh Academy to integrate the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, published by the globally-renowned University of Wales Press, into the Credo collection. This is the first University of Wales Press title to be made available on Credo"

Biblio Tech Review - May 2010

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

* St Mary's University College, London Selects V-smart
* OCLC researchers analyze, synthesize studies of the Digital Information Seeker
* Sunnyvale (CA)Library Goes Online with Bibliotheca RFID Solutions
* Libraries Implementing SkyRiver

FreePint Newsletter 301

FreePint Newsletter 301 - 13 May, 2010 now available

2010 Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards winners

The winners of the 2010 Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards have been announced. Prizes will be awarded at a ceremony in Toronto on May 27:

* Fiction: The Winterhouse by Robin McGrath
* History: Coming of Age: A History of the Jewish People of Manitoba by Allan Levine
* Holocaust Literature: Some Measure of Justice: The Holocaust Era Restitution Campaign of the 1990s by Michael R. Marrus
* Youth Literature: Puppet by Eva Wiseman
* Biography and Memoir: Save the Deli by David Sax
* Jewish Thought and Culture: What the Furies Bring by Kenneth Sherman
* Scholarship on a Jewish Subject: Jewish Public Culture in the Late Russian Empire by Jeffrey Veidlinger
* Yiddish: Stingy Buzi and King Solomon by Goldie Sigal
* Special Achievement Award: Howard Engel

Book Bazaar

Book Bazaar is an iphone application for book lovers, buyers, and sellers, to carry with them. The current version lets users compare prices of books while at a bookstore by looking at all the major online sites. It also lets you find local bookstores which might have the book that you're looking for. The new version will have a marketplace so that you can find buyers, sellers, and borrowers for your favorite book, in your locale. Imagine finding someone to sell or pass on your old books - perfect for book lovers, book sellers, even students for textbooks! Download it from the Apple iTunes App Store

Siobhan Parkinson - Ireland's first laureate for children's literature

Author Siobhan Parkinson has been announced as Ireland's first laureate for children's literature. Irish president Mary McAleese, announced the news at the Irish Arts Council in Dublin, where she presented Siobhan with the Laureate na nÓg medal. The Dublin-based author said: "I am thrilled and honoured to be chosen as the first Laureate na nÓg. I believe that children's literature lays the foundations of the imaginative life of a people, and that every child deserves to have access to a reading haven-a well-stocked and well-run library in their school and in their community"

May 2010 batch of Early Reviewer books now available at LibraryThing

The May 2010 batch of Early Reviewer books is now available at LibraryThing. There are 1234 copies of 70 books available this month

Directory of Open Access Journals milestones

"The Directory of Open Access Journals reaches new milestones - now 7 years of operation, now more than 5 000 journals, now more than 2 000 journals searchable on article level, very soon more than 400 000 articles searchable"

ALA launches its Awards, Grants & Scholarships resource

The Awards, Grants & Scholarships resource is now available to the public for searching or browsing the many ways that ALA offers recognition. Included in the resource are all of the books awards, professional recognition awards, grants, scholarships and "best of" lists that ALA and its Divisions, Offices, and Round Tables offer throughout the year. The database contains most of the available data back through 2004. The information can be broken down by type of award, ALA unit, or by doing a specific search

2010 Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets shortlist

The British Library has announced the shortlist for the Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets in partnership with the Poetry Book Society and with the generous support of the Michael Marks Charitable Trust. In their second year, the Awards celebrate the importance of the pamphlet form in introducing new poetry to readers in the internet age. Poetry pamphlet shortlist:

* The Terrors, Tom Chivers (Nine Arches Press). Eighteenth century hangman narratives... conducted by email.
* The Titanic Café closes its doors and hits the rocks, David Hart (Nine Arches Press). An elegy to a café in Birmingham that no longer exists, this single poem is collage, song, and paean in one.
* Advice on Wearing Animal Prints, Selima Hill (Flarestack Poets). A disconcerting tragicomedy told across the letters of the alphabet - this story follows the life of its idiosyncratic heroine Agatha.
* Devorgilla's Bridge, Hugh McMillan (Roncadora Press). This single fold-out poem, beautifully complemented by a linocut by Hugh Bryden, is devoted to what is said to be Scotland's oldest bridge: 'an astronaut in stone'.
* The Reluctant Vegetarian, Richard Moorhead (Oystercatcher Press). This pamphlet is a wry and sensual cross between a medieval herbal, a farmer's calendar and an English dictionary.
* ballast: a remix, Nii Ayikwei Parkes (tall-lighthouse). A breathtaking account of slavery told through near sci-fi effects: imagine the slave trade had operated through hot air balloons rather than ships.

UKSG Introduction to Serials and E-Resources Today: Dublin

UKSG Introduction to Serials and E-Resources Today: Dublin 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 - 16 June 2010

Library ProInfo launching in July (UK)

A new service is hoping to fill the gap left by supplier selection by promoting titles directly to librarians. Library ProInfo will launch in July to help promote debut authors, new titles and genre-based selections to librarians. Managing director George Harding said: "Supplier selection has made it very difficult for publishers to get information about their books to librarians." While books by bestselling authors and local authors are automatically reserved for libraries, the rest are selected by suppliers said Harding. "Unless you can get your titles on the suppliers' lists, you don't have much chance of getting your book into libraries." Librarians can, however, still request specific titles and Library ProInfo aims to inform librarians about books that they might not otherwise see. Harding said he was in talks with major publishing houses as well as smaller companies about the service - The Bookseller

C&RL News - May 2010

"The May 2010 issue of C&RL News is now freely available online. The Butler University Bulldogs were one of the most compelling stories of this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament, advancing to the championship game against Duke. Many schools, like Butler, take advantage of the popularity of student-athletes on campus to help promote the library. Teresa Williams discusses Butler's "Promotions with student-athletes" this month and provides advice on being compliant with NCAA rules"

The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books, 2010 Edition

Newly updated to include all 2010 award winners, the latest edition of the Newbery and Caldecott Awards guide covers awards for the most distinguished American children's literature and illustration. Librarians and teachers everywhere rely on this annual guide for quick reference, collection and curriculum development, and readers' advisory. Retaining the fresh look and format introduced in the last edition, the 2010 guide also includes

* A new preface from ALSC Executive Director Aimee Strittmatter
* Revised awards' eligibility criteria, alongside a new essay, "The Times They Are a-Changin'," by former ALSC Executive Director Diane Foote
* Updated bibliographic citations and index for the award winners

2010 Eric Hoffer Book Award winners

The winners of the 2010 Eric Hoffer Book Award have been announced

Above the Fold - April 26, 2010

Above the Fold is a Web-based newsletter published by OCLC Research. It has been developed to serve a broad international readership from libraries, archives and museums - April 26, 2010 - Vol. 3, No. 15 now available

Wellcome Library Insight - The Occult

Learn about Western occult beliefs, drawing from examples held in the Wellcome Library. Speaker is Ross MacFarlane, Research Officer, Wellcome Library. May 13, 2010

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

Pustaha

World Journal of Oncology

Romanticism and Victorianism on the Net

Knowledge Discovery Resources 2010 - An Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation

Knowledge Discovery Resources 2010 - An Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation by Marcus P. Zillman. "This compilation is dedicated to the latest and most competent resources for knowledge discovery available over the Internet. The key is to be able to find the important knowledge discovery resources and sites both in the visible and invisible World Wide Web"

New version of PressReader available

The latest version of PressReader, optimized for the Apple iPad, is now available for download from the iTunes App Store. Developed by NewspaperDirect Inc., the iPad version of PressReader delivers a visually stunning experience for reading the more than 1,500 newspapers and magazines offered by NewspaperDirect

Red Island Repository Institute 2010 (Canada)

The Robertson Library at the University of Prince Edward Island is offering the 3rd 1-week (July 26-30, 2010) hands-on course, Red Island Repository Institute, which will be led by Sandy Payette, Carl Lagoze, Eddie Shin, Bess Sadler and Mark Leggott

Milwaukee Public Library's "green roof"

"Milwaukee Public Library is working with the City's Office of Environmental Sustainability and other public and private agencies to create an environmentally friendly, energy efficient structure that can be enjoyed for years to come. The Library is adding solar electric panels to the green roof which will generate about 36,000 kilowatt hours per year. A green roof uses a watertight membrane, protective layer, insulation, a filter layer, soil and vegetation to create a roof system. This project will provide both short- and long-term benefits for Milwaukee residents. In the short-term, replacing 30,000 square feet of traditional non-porous roof with a vegetative system will reduce polluted stormwater runoff, urban heat islands and improve air quality. Long-term, Milwaukee will benefit from reduced costs for water treatment systems and infrastructure"

Canadiana Authorities

"Canadiana Authorities searches over 660,000 name, title and name/title authority records derived from the AMICUS database. These records were formerly available in the Canadiana CD-Rom product. Library and Archives Canada's Canadiana name authorities represent standardized entries for Canadian authors/creators or issuing bodies including associations, government departments and agencies. Canadiana title authorities represent standardized entries for name/titles, uniform titles and series titles"

AcademiX 2010

"Apple and MacLearning.org invite you to AcademiX 2010 for a look at open access, the new teaching methods that are evolving with it, and the Apple technologies that help make it all simple. Six 20-minute talks will expose you to successful approaches, and jump-start a provocative conversation between participants and presenters. You'll see how leading educators are finding it easy to produce, distribute, and access academic content using Apple products and open standards. You'll also learn how students are using Apple tools outside of the traditional lecture environment for research, collaboration, and problem solving. AcademiX 2010 will take place simultaneously at MIT and Northwestern University, with both audiences linked by a video conferencing network." - May 14, 2010

New York Public Library faces harshest budget cut in its history

"The most severe budget cut ever faced by The New York Public Library was announced on May 6 as part of the Mayor's Executive Budget. 'The proposed cut of $36,800,000 is even worse than the cuts to the Library in the 1970s, when New York was on the brink of bankruptcy,' Library President Paul LeClerc said. 'If funding is not restored we will be forced to drastically reduce critical library services for New Yorkers. Ten libraries would have to close; those that remain open would have their hours reduced to an average of just 4 days per week. The cut would also result in the loss of 736 staff positions - 36% of our workforce. Today record numbers of New Yorkers are relying on their libraries for free job information, Internet access, computer classes, business information, after-school programs, and much more. This budget would force us to reduce or eliminate services at the time they are needed most. That's why we look forward to working with the City Council and the Mayor to restore funding for libraries.'"

China Miéville wins Arthur C. Clarke Award

China Miéville has become the first author to win the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award on three separate occasions. His novel The City & The City (Macmillan) was one of six novels shortlisted for the Award, the UK's premier prize for science fiction literature

Queen's University open access policy for librarians and archivists (Canada)

"Librarians and archivists at Queen's University recognize the importance of open access to content creators and researchers in fostering new ideas, creating knowledge and ensuring that it is available as widely as possible. In keeping with our long-standing support of the Open Access movement, Queen's librarians and archivists move to adopt a policy which would ensure our research is disseminated as widely as possible and available in perpetuity through deposit in Queen's institutional repository, QSpace"

University of Toronto Librarian Kent Weaver receives Award for the Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada

"The Canadian Library Association has announced Kent Weaver as the 2010 recipient of the Award for the Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada. This nomination is based on Mr Weaver's demonstrated commitment to intellectual freedom for academic librarians, and marks the first time an academic librarian has received CLA's recognition for this Award. Mr Weaver is Manager of Systems Operations, Information Technology Services, at the University of Toronto Library"

OCLC Research to host MissingMaterials.org webinar

This free webinar will be held twice to accommodate attendees in different time zones; once at 10 am EDT (UTC 14:00) and again at 4 pm EDT (UTC 20:00). Theft and loss of materials held in libraries and archives worldwide is a concern not only for owning institutions, but also for the international antiquarian book trade and global law enforcement. Centralized, highly-visible exposure of "missing materials" is needed to help identify stolen materials, recover missing items and deter future crimes. Together with the RLG Partnership, the RBMS Security Committee and the ABAA, OCLC Research developed MissingMaterials.org, a free mechanism for sharing reliable information about missing rare books and other materials at the network level. In order for this solution to work, however, it is of vital importance that the community use it

OECD eXplorer: interactive maps for regional statistics

"An improved version of OECD eXplorer - the interactive graphical tool to analyze OECD regional statistics - is now available. OECD eXplorer is a leading edge tool for exploring, analyzing and communicating regional statistics, using a very interactive interface that combines maps with other visual presentations for selecting the groups of regions of interest to the user"

Devon babies get library card at birth registration (UK)

Newborn babies in Devon will be given a library membership card when their parents register their birth. The timeless membership card will be activated once the family visits a library in the county. Devon County Council (DCC) said it introduced the scheme to help children develop language and listening skills. Head of DCC Library service, Ciara Eastell said: "Research has consistently supported the advantages of early book sharing." She said: "It helps them develop concentration and stimulates their imagination as well as extending their language and listening skills." More than 6,300 new babies are registered in Devon each year - BBC

Library + Information Gazette - 6 May 2010 - 19 May 2010

Library + Information Gazette, the fortnightly magazine for the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, is now available online to everyone. Latest issue: 6 May 2010 - 19 May 2010

JELIS - Journal of Education in Library and Information Science - Volume 51 Number 2

JELIS - Journal of Education in Library and Information Science - Volume 51 Number 2 is now available online. RSS Feed

Over 1 million digital books now available free to the print-disabled - Internet Archive

More than doubling the number of books available to print disabled people of all ages, the Internet Archive has launched a new service that brings free access to more than 1 million books - from classic 19th century fiction and current novels to technical guides and research materials - now available in the specially designed format to support those who are blind, dyslexic or are otherwise visually impaired. "Every person deserves the opportunity to enhance their lives through access to the books that teach, entertain and inspire," said Brewster Kahle, founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive. "Bringing access to huge libraries of books to the blind and print disabled is truly one of benefits of the digital revolution."

CARL E-Lert # 375

CARL E-Lert # 375, May 7, 2010 from Canadian Association of Research Libraries. Some of this week's items: CARL 2009 Annual Report; Washington, We Have a Problem; Conservatives preparing new copyright bill for June; NSF to Ask Every Grant Applicant for Data Management Plan

Wendy Newman named 2010 recipient of CLA/Ken Haycock Award

"Wendy Newman, Senior Fellow at the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, has been named 2010 recipient of the CLA/Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship. This award of $1000 honours individuals who have demonstrated exceptional success in enhancing public recognition and appreciation of librarianship. The award is funded jointly by the Canadian Library Association and past CLA president, Ken Haycock"

Val McDermid awarded CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award

Val McDermid is this year's recipient of the prestigious CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, which honours outstanding achievement in the field of crime writing. Arnaud Bamberger, the Managing Director of Cartier UK, presented her with the Cartier Diamond Dagger at a champagne reception at the Gore Hotel, Queens Gate, London SW7 on the evening of Thursday 6th May

The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives, 1960-1974 updated

The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives, 1960-1974 has recently been updated with over 2,000 new pages of content. Included in this latest upload are 15 new titles

Liverpool University Press to publish Contemporary French Civilization

"Contemporary French Civilization, a journal devoted to all aspects of civilization and cultural studies in France and the Francophone world, will be published by Liverpool University Press, starting in 2011. In its thirty-sixth year, CFC will move to three issues, and will continue to provide an informative and stimulating interdisciplinary forum for scholars wishing to share their knowledge and insights with a broad, diversified audience. The journal publishes articles, essays, and notes; book reviews of the latest works of interest; and information on the arts and a variety of aspects of French and Francophone cultures"

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Trios. "A trio is a group of three people or things. Can you answer these questions about sets of three?" Answers here.

1. When guitarist Jimi Hendrix came to London, he put together a trio with drummer Mitch Mitchell and bass guitarist Noel Redding. What was the name of this group?
2. "The three Rs" are the three skills regarded as the fundamentals of education. What are these three subjects?
3. Dumas's popular novel "The Three Musketeers" was about D'Artagnan and his three musketeer friends. What were these friends' names?
4. Diana Ross began singing with a trio called the Primettes, with her friends Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. Berry Gordy, the founder of the Motown record label, renamed them as what?
5. In which tragedy by William Shakespeare is a Scottish nobleman misled by the prophecy of three witches?
6. The athletics event known as the triple jump was formerly called what?
7. Which comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan includes the song "Three Little Maids from School"?
8. The Triple Entente was an understanding between three countries that developed between 1894 and 1907 and became a formal alliance on the outbreak of World War I. Which three countries were involved in the Triple Entente?
9. What are the three events involved in the equestrian contest called a "three-day event"?
10. In classical music, a piano trio usually consists of a piano and which two other instruments?

Bowker and Google collaborate to optimize the identification, cataloging and discovery of Google Editions

"Bowker, a global provider of bibliographic information solutions and services, has reached an agreement with Google to provision and facilitate the assignment of ISBN numbers to Google Editions, Google's digital book offering launching later in 2010. The agreement sets an important publishing industry precedent, helping to ensure a standards-driven framework for the identification of digital and print-on-demand book products made available and sold through Google Books. Bowker operates the U.S. ISBN Agency. Under the terms of the agreement, Google will assign ISBN numbers to Google Editions in cases when book publishers have not assigned their own unique ISBNs to works they intend to make available for sale. Both Google and Bowker will encourage publishers to retain primary responsibility for assigning their own ISBNs to their respective Google Editions and including these records as part of the catalog data they distribute to their trading partners"

The Equality Act 2010 (UK)

"The Equality Bill received Royal Assent on 8 April and formally became The Equality Act 2010. All public bodies must think about treating people from different groups fairly and equally (Equality Duty). Equality Duty - this is a law for public bodies telling them they must think about how they can make sure their work supports equality. It has been made explicit 'that reasonable adjustments for disabled people include reasonable steps to provide information in accessible formats, when the way information is provided would otherwise put disabled people at a substantial disadvantage'"

Radio NYPL : The hottest songs out there are available at the library!

"Teens of New York City, you and your wallet are in luck! The library has gotten very good about getting the newest and hottest cds straight into the branches fast and into your hands for you to take home. Right now, you can find some of the most popular songs and artists playing on the radio and through videos at libraries across the system."

Code4Lib North first meeting

The first meeting of Code4Lib North will be held 6-7 May, 2010 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Tesco eBooks (UK)

UK supermarket giant, Tesco, now has its own eBook store

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

Games

Banwa : a Multidisciplinary Journal

Megaron

Revista de Administração FACES Journal

£40m book deal lost to England (Scotland)

"A furious row has erupted over moves that could see Scottish school and library books supplied from England. The move would take £40 million out of the Scots economy over the next two years and seriously damage businesses north of the Border. Schools and libraries are being forced to buy books from major suppliers instead of local businesses. And small bookshops in Scotland say they’ll be devastated by the change"

Marcia Warner Elected PLA 2011-2012 President (USA)

Marcia Warner, director of the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Public Library has been elected the 2011-2012 President of the Public Library Association. Warner will become PLA president-elect at the conclusion of the 2010 ALA Annual Conference this June and will assume the PLA presidency in June 2011 for a one-year term

The HeinOnline Newsletter - April 2010

The HeinOnline Newsletter - April 2010 - Issue #4 is now available online

Libraries, Resources and Information Management for External Engagement (UK)

"This is a free one-day event, exploring the role of library and information management services in support of their institution's engagement with external partners. Extending access to resources and data to external organisations and individuals can represent a significant change in policy, process and responsibility for libraries and information management services. This could see services acting, not only as gatekeepers with expertise in the curation and management of learning resources, licensed materials, research data and publications, but also as part of a shopfront for the knowledge assets of their institution. This workshop provides an opportunity for you to explore the challenges presented by such a strategic change, as well as exchange experience and solutions to common issues" - 25 May, 2010 - Aston University, UK

BMJ Group Institutional Newsletter - Spring 2010

The Spring 2010 issue of the BMJ Group Institutional Newsletter is now available

Crossroads - May 2010

Crossroads: the newsletter of WebJuntion.org - May 2010 issue is now available

Credo Reference adds titles from Purdue University Press

Credo Reference has signed an agreement to integrate two key Purdue University Press works into the Credo General Reference collection. These are the first titles from Purdue University Press to be made available on Credo:

* A Biographical Dictionary of People in Engineering: From Earliest Records Until 2000, by Carl W. Hall – contains the names, nationality, field of expertise, dates and a biography of over 3,500 important inventors and engineers worldwide (culled from histories, biographies, literature and handbooks, over many centuries)

* One Hundred and One Botanists, by Duane Isely – essays from Aristotle (384 B.C.-322 B.C.) to Winona Hazel Welch (1896-1991), surveying the achievements of the people who created and sustained botanical science over two millennia

Making Information Pay 2010

"BISG's Making Information Pay is a publishing industry conference for senior executives in operations, sales and marketing who are responsible for increasing sales and reducing costs. For the past six years, book industry professionals have attended Making Information Pay in order to learn the best practices driving the success of industry leaders today" - May 6, 2010 - New York City, USA

Tu Loan Trieu is 2010's New B.C. Teacher-Librarian of the Year (Canada)

"The BC Teacher-Librarians' Association is pleased to announce that Tu Loan Trieu (centre, with Coquitlam teacher-librarians Chantal Petiot and Karen Elkan) is the 2010 and inaugural recipient of the New BC Teacher-Librarian of the Year Award. The award honours a practicing teacher-librarian with under five years experience who has planned and implemented a school library program and/or school library services of such exemplary quality that either or both is serving as a model and inspiration for others"

Teen Librarian Monthly: April 2010

Teen Librarian Monthly: April 2010 is now available for download

The National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST) (India)

"Over 2,000 e-journals and 51,000 digitalised books will be just a click away for students, researchers and faculty members of over 7,000 colleges across the country with the launch of an electronic library, N-LIST, here today. The National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST) project, inaugurated by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, will also enable users to access the e-resources and download articles. Faculty, staff, students and researches from colleges covered under section 12B of UGC Act are eligible to access e-resources through the N-LIST project. Out of nearly 25,000 colleges, over 7,000 institutions are covered under this section. The students and faculty members can directly download the material from the publisher's website after they are authenticated through servers deployed in the INFLIBNET Centre, a statement issued by the HRD Ministry said"

Concordia University opens its research findings to the world (Canada)

"Concordia University's academic community has passed a landmark Senate Resolution on Open Access that encourages all of its faculty and students to make their peer-reviewed research and creative output freely accessible via the internet. Concordia is the first major university in Canada where faculty have given their overwhelming support to a concerted effort to make the full results of their research universally available"

Library of Congress Information Bulletin - November 2009

Library of Congress Information Bulletin - Vol. 68, No 11 - November 2009 - is now available online

Library of Congress to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month

The Library of Congress' month-long celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month will open with the first of several programs honoring the contributions of Jewish Americans. The program, featuring a keynote address by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), will be held at 11 a.m. on May 5. Other speakers at the opening program include Abby Schwartz, Jewish American Heritage Coalition; Daniel S. Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith International; and William C. Daroff, vice president for public policy and director of the Washington office of the Jewish Federations of North America. Songs will be performed by students from the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital. The program is free and open to the public; reservations are not required

Abu Dhabi's National Library publishes titles on Arabic poetry and linguistics

The National Library of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage has announced the publication of two new books, one on Andalusian poetry, the other on Arabic linguistics

Carol June Bradley Award - 2010 call for applications

The Carol June Bradley Award for Historical Research in Music Librarianship was established by the Music Library Association in coordination with Carol June Bradley, a library science educator recognized as the foremost historian of music librarianship. The $1,000.00 award is given to support research about:

* the history of music libraries and collections, and music librarianship (including oral history projects)
* the lives of music librarians (including oral history projects)
* music special collections, especially those that hold rare materials and/or are not well known
* specific aspects of music librarianship
* music library patron activities
* music librarian education

ISKO UK event - New technologies for Cultural Heritage

Seeing is believing: new technologies for cultural heritage - 9 June, 2010 - London, UK - Access to cultural heritage collections and information is a hot topic with the public and even with some politicians. Information professionals in museums, galleries and libraries, including managers of virtual collections on the Internet, now have the opportunity (as well as the obligation) to harness technology and bring our cultural assets to the people. Even more, we can actively engage the public in tagging and otherwise participating in curation! Come to this seminar to hear about current work with texts, archives, objects and museum collections, from both a theoretical and an implementation standpoint, and to look at a variety of approaches to the material including Web 2.0 solutions

Ovid's Resource of the Month - May 2010

"Each month, Ovid's Resource of the Month program allows you to "test drive" different products for free. This month's resource: Maternity and Infant Care - "an amalgamation of references to journal articles, book chapters, reports, pamphlets, news items, audio visual materials, conference proceedings and other 'grey literature' relating to the midwifery profession, pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal care, and neonatal care extending into the first year of life"

Wellcome Library Insight - Fascinating Faces

"This Thursday afternoon (6th May) offers another chance to explore the provocative idea that faces can be 'read', through our free Fascinating Faces 'Insight' session. This session will explore face reading, from its origins in Ancient Greece and China up to present day security debates on facial recognition"

OCLC Research to host greening interlibrary loan webinar

All who share an interest in reducing the environmental impact of interlibrary loan operations are invited to attend this free webinar. In this webinar, OCLC Research program officer Dennis Massie will discuss findings from a recent OCLC Research-sponsored study of the environmental impact of current interlibrary loan practices, as well as recommended practices for reducing the carbon footprint of resource sharing operations worldwide - 6 May at 2 pm EDT (UTC 18:00)

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #116

LISTen: The LISNews.org Podcast - Episode #116. "Strangely enough, this week's episode features appearances from all the air staff. We have an essay about practical electioneering with the New Jersey situation in mind that Andy Woodworth has written about. We also feature readings of a "DJ Read Script" that libraries can give to local radio stations to help keep the fire alive from National Library Week. An interview with the leader of Ubuntu Ohio is also presented as the Lucid Lynx release is discussed. A production hiatus for LISTen is also announced. The target return date for the program is August 23rd. Special episodes will still be released as required, though. Advance warning of special episodes will be posted to the LISNews feed on Identica." Previous Podcasts can be found here

InSITE - May 3, 2010

InSITE: A Current Awareness Service of Cornell Law Library - Vol. 15, No. 18, May 3, 2010 is now available. Contents:

# Florida Law: Laws and Legal Heritage of the State of Florida
# Migration Information Source
# YouTube EDU (Law)

First Monday - May 2010

First Monday - Volume 15, Number 5, 3 May 2010 now available

2010 James Beard Foundation Awards winners announced

The winners of the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards have been announced

The John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera (UK)

"The John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera is the product of a unique partnership between the Bodleian Library and ProQuest to conserve, catalogue and digitise more than 65,000 items drawn from the Bodleian's John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. The project, which has been funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) through its Digitisation Programme, will broaden access to a wide array of rare or unique archival materials documenting various aspects of everyday life in Britain in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries"

Joyce L. Ogburn elected ACRL Vice-President/President Elect

Joyce L. Ogburn, university librarian and director of the University of Utah Marriott Library, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). She will become president-elect following the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington D.C. and assume the presidency in July 2011 for a one-year term

Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives News - May 2010 (UK)

The May 2010 edition of Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives News is now available

Panjab Digital Library

"The mission of the Panjab Digital Library is to locate, digitize, preserve, collect and make accessible the accumulated wisdom of the Panjab region, without distinction as to script, language, religion, nationality, or other physical condition"

Get one month of Index on Censorship for just $0.99

"To mark World Press Freedom Day (May 3, 2010) SAGE and Exact Editions are offering a 30 day subscription to Index on Censorship for only $0.99 The offer is available for the newly launched Index on Censorship app for the iphone or ipad, now available in the Apple Store. The app is free to download and gives users access to the first 21 pages of the latest issue. As part of the World Press Freedom Day offer, users will be able to upgrade to a 30-day subscription (normally $2.99) for just $0.99, giving them full access to the latest issue of Index on Censorship and the previous two years of back issues"

New book: Information Skills

Information Skills: Finding and Using the Right Resources by Jonathan Grix and Gerald Watkins - published by Palgrave Macmillan - "Skills for finding information are essential for academic study and beyond. This illustrated guide provides practical advice on how to source and use the right resources. It includes guidance on how to carry out a literature review as well as the skills needed for finding and evaluating information"

SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #145

SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #145 - May 2, 2010 is now available from Peter Suber

AALL Spectrum - May 2010

AALL Spectrum - May 2010 is now available from the American Association of Law Libraries

NLM Classification 2010

NLM Classification 2010 - a product of the National Library of Medicine for the arrangement of library materials in the field of medicine and related sciences used internationally

Unique J M Barrie items in anniversary display (Scotland)

Peter Pan's creator is the focus of a month-long display opening on 1 May at the National Library of Scotland. Letters, first-edition books, plays and theatre programmes are among items being exhibited to mark the 150th anniversary of J M Barrie's birth. Gems from NLS collections include:

* A rare booklet of "Caught napping", one of Barrie's earliest plays, printed in 1883
* "Better dead", Barrie's first book
* The first American edition of the novel "Peter and Wendy" (1911)
* A letter from a 6-year-old boy proposing to "Wendy"
* Two privately printed booklets for Barrie's own amateur cricket club, Allahakbarries
* Large-format cards telling the Peter Pan story in 20 episodes, thought to date from 1914

Elsevier announces winners of new LIBER Award for Library Innovation

Elsevier and LIBER, the Association of European Research Libraries, have announced the winners of the first-annual LIBER Award for Library Innovation. Awards will be presented at the 2010 LIBER Annual Conference in Aarhus, Denmark on 29 June, 2010. Sponsored by Elsevier and with winners selected by the Programme Committee of the LIBER Annual Conference 2010, the award is designed to recognize innovative work with the potential to impact the wider library community. The winners will present their papers during the conference, and their registration, travelling and accommodation expenses will be covered by a grant provided by Elsevier. This year's inaugural award is related to the overall theme of the LIBER Annual conference: "Re-inventing the Library: Challenges in the New Information Environment," and the winners include:

* Ana van Meegen Silva & Imke Limpens: "How serious do we need to be? Improving information literacy skills through gaming and interactive elements"
* Graham Stone: "Searching life, the universe and everything? The implementation of Summon at the University of Huddersfield"
* Jani Sassali: "TOR - Toolbox of Research Information Literacy guidance"

CLIR Issues - Number 74, March/April 2010

CLIR Issues - Number 74, March/April 2010 - is now available from the Council on Library and Information Resources

Current Cites - April 2010

Current Cites (edited by Roy Tennant) - April 2010 is now available