Spinebreakers

Spinebreakers.co.uk is Penguin's pioneering online book community for teenagers, run by teenagers themselves. Editorial control of the site is in the hands of a core editorial team of nine teenagers aged between 13 and 18 years, supported by a large network of contributing teen editors from across the UK

The World Almanac E-Newsletter - January 2008

The World Almanac E-Newsletter - Volume 08, Number 01 - January 2008 is now available

OCLC announces three libraries set to use WorldCat Local service

"Following results from several pilots, Cornell University Library, the State Library of Ohio and the University of Delaware Library have signed agreements to use WorldCat Local, a new service that combines the cooperative power of OCLC member libraries worldwide with the ability to customize WorldCat.org as a solution for local discovery and delivery services"

Podcasting: A Practical Guide - from Netskills

"Producing a podcast is simple, but producing one that people will want to listen to takes a bit more know-how! What's the best format for your show? What equipment do you need? Where will you publish it? This workshop provides a practical guide to the planning and production of effective podcasts that will engage listeners. Participants will have the opportunity to evaluate a range of podcasts, as well as record, edit and publish their own. This workshop is free for members of the JISC Users and Innovation Programme Community of Practice (Emerge)"

15 February 2008 - Newcastle University
02 April 2008 - Edinburgh University
23 April 2008 - University of Manchester
07 May 2008 - South Camden City Learning Centre
15 July 2008 - UWE (University of the West of England)

D-Lib Magazine - January/February 2008

D-Lib Magazine - January/February 2008 is now available

Humana Press journals now available on SpringerLink

"Humana Press was acquired by Springer in September 2006. Humana Press content is immediately available on www.springerlink.com along with more than 1,500 peer-reviewed Springer journals and more than 22,000 eBooks. Beginning with the subscription year 2008, libraries and research institutions may purchase Humana Press journals through Springer. All issues previously available on the Humana Press platform are now available on SpringerLink which includes most journals starting from the inaugural issue or from 2000 and earlier. Archival conversion has been initiated with the intent to provide electronically available content to the first issue of each journal. In fact, over 240 of such issues are available on SpringerLink now. With all content and subscribers migrated to SpringerLink the Humana Press journals platform will be deactivated 31 January 2008. On 1 February 2008 access to journals on HumanaPress.com or HumanaJournals.com will no longer be available"

ResearcherID

"ResearcherID is a website where invited researchers can register for a unique researcher ID number. At this site, users can: Update their profile information; Build their publication list using Web of Science search services or uploading a file; Select to make their profile public or private. Registered as well as non-registered users can search the Researcher Registry to view profiles and find potential collaborators"

BioMedExperts

"BioMedExperts is a new online community that connects biomedical researchers to each other through the display and analysis of the networks of co-authors with whom each investigator works to publish scientific papers. The comprehensive system of pre-populated expert profiles, coupled with the ability to analyze all associated professional connections within the co-author network, allows scientists and researchers across organizations the ability to share data and collaborate in ways never before considered"

2007 T S Eliot prize winner

BBC: Poet Sean O'Brien has been named as the winner of the 2007 T S Eliot prize for his anthology The Drowned Book. The 55-year-old from Newcastle, who has won the Forward Poetry Prize a record three times, was presented with a cheque for GBP15,000

This Week in LibraryBlogLand

This Week in LibraryBlogLand - week ending January 13, 2008

Coleg Menai joins TalNet Consortium

Coleg Menai in North Wales becomes the latest library to join TalNet, a library consortium whereby users share their library catalogues, enabling wider access to resources for its visitor

The World Today via Exact Editions

The World Today, published monthly for over sixty years, is now available online via Exact Editions

American Library Association announces literary award winners

The American Library Association has announced the top books, video and audiobooks for children and young adults - including the Caldecott, King, Newbery, Schneider Family and Printz awards - at its 2008 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia

JISC Collections weekly update - Issue 56

JISC Collections weekly update - Issue: No. 56 - 10 January 2008 is now available

2007 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists

The 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists have been announced

New volumes of the Victoria County History

Four more volumes of the Victoria County History are now live. These include volume 3, which details the city and university of Cambridge

The Identification of Digital Book Content from BISG

The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. has just published a new discussion document on how digital publications should be identified. The document, The Identification of Digital Book Content, was commissioned jointly by the Book Industry Study Group and Book Industry Communication in the UK and written by Michael Holdsworth, an industry consultant who was formerly Managing Director (UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa) of Cambridge University Press. The Identification of Digital Book Content is intended to stimulate debate in the book industry about how digital book content should be identified and to encourage further work on the development and implementation of identification standards and best practices for such content

The Oral History Review from Oxford Journals

Oxford University Press and Oral History Association have announced that the full text of The Oral History Review is now available online

Museums and Refugees - Keeping Cultures Conference

Museums and Refugees - Keeping Cultures Conference will explore the changing shape of
community cultures and how museums and heritage sector agencies respond to complex historical, ethical, legal, social and political issues. It also marks the end of the four year London Museums Hub funded Refugee Heritage Programme - 13-14 March 2008 -
Museum in Docklands, London

UK Serials Group 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition

UK Serials Group 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition - 7-9 April 2008 - Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay, UK