Saturday, March 24, 2012
Computers in Libraries 2012 presentations
Many presentations from Computers in Libraries 2012 are now available online
Friday, March 23, 2012
The International Book Project
The International Book Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization the promotes literacy, education and global friendships by sending over 150,000 books annually to schools, libraries, churches, community organizations and Peace Corps Volunteers throughout the developing world and in the United States
Private collector gives huge trove of road maps to Stanford (USA)
The Robert C. Berlo Road and Street Map Collection includes road maps, Forest Service maps, topographic maps, regional maps and city maps. Some were published by oil companies, others by real estate firms, and others by automobile associations, from the mid-1920s onTicer International Summer School 2012 - Netherlands
Ticer has announced that the 15th edition of its Summer School on Digital Libraries will be held from August 21 to 24, 2012 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. This year's Ticer Summer School consists of four modules. In addition, an exclusive Library Directors' Course will be organized
OCLC opens new data center in Sydney, Australia
OCLC is now operating a new data center in Sydney, Australia, to support OCLC WorldShare Management Services for members in Australia and New Zealand. The Sydney center becomes the fourth data center in OCLC's global network. OCLC opened a data center in the United Kingdom in December and maintains its two primary operations data centers in the United States
ProQuest will publish the Statistical Abstract (USA)
ProQuest will rescue one of researchers' most valued reference tools when it takes on publication of the Statistical Abstract of the United States beginning with the 2013 edition. The move ensures continuation of this premier guide to an extraordinary array of statistics, which has been published since 1878. The U.S. Census Bureau, responsible for publishing the work, announced in March 2011 that it would cease production of the Statistical Abstract after the 2012 edition, prompting widespread concern among librarians, journalists, and researchers about the disappearance of this essential research tool
LISTen: An LISNews.org Program -- Episode #190
LISTen: An LISNews.org Program -- Episode #190. "This week's episode looks at a blog post by David Rothman entitled "OverDrive gets loan of up to $1M from Ohio county with budget-challenged libraries".". Previous Podcasts/Programs can be found here
Friends of Tooting Library to be established (UK)
A Friends of Tooting Library group is about to be established, with plans to roll the idea out across the borough if it is a success. Wandsworth Council has agreed for a Friends of Tooting Library pilot group to be created, to work alongside exsisting staff. A council spokesman assured residents that there are no plans to replace professional librarians with the volunteers. Surrey has been trying to do this in a bid to save cash, sparking a huge backlash from residents, which has culminated in a judicial review this week
Clifford Lynch named 2012 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award winner
Clifford Lynch has been named the winner of the 2012 LITA/Library Hi Tech award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology, cosponsored by Emerald Group Publishing Limited. The award recognizes outstanding persons or institutions for their long-term contributions in the area of Library and Information Science technology and its application. It consists of $1,000 and a certificate of merit
The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - March 23, 2012
The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: 2002. "It was only ten years ago, but can you remember things that happened in 2002? All these questions relate to the year 2002" Answers here.
1. In 2002, whom did musician Paul McCartney marry?
2. New notes and coins were issued on 1 January 2002 in several European countries for what currency?
3. What was the first name of David and Victoria Beckham's second child, born on 1 Sept 2002: Brooklyn, Romeo or Cruz?
4. Which humorous British weekly paper closed in 1992, was relaunched in 1996 by the Egyptian entrepreneur Mohamed al-Fayed, but folded in 2002?
5. In 2002, which American film producer and writer produced the film "Bowling for Columbine" and the book "Stupid White Men, and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation"?
6. In 2002, which American actor died after appearing in such films as "On the Waterfront", "The Pawnbroker" and "In the Heat of the Night"?
7. Bass player John Entwistle died in 2002. Which group was he famous for playing in?
8. in 2002, who was re-elected as President of France following a second round run-off with the extreme right-wing candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen?
9. The 39th president of the US was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002 for his efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts. What was his name?
10. Which country on a small island in south-east Asia gained independence from Indonesia in 2002?
1. In 2002, whom did musician Paul McCartney marry?
2. New notes and coins were issued on 1 January 2002 in several European countries for what currency?
3. What was the first name of David and Victoria Beckham's second child, born on 1 Sept 2002: Brooklyn, Romeo or Cruz?
4. Which humorous British weekly paper closed in 1992, was relaunched in 1996 by the Egyptian entrepreneur Mohamed al-Fayed, but folded in 2002?
5. In 2002, which American film producer and writer produced the film "Bowling for Columbine" and the book "Stupid White Men, and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation"?
6. In 2002, which American actor died after appearing in such films as "On the Waterfront", "The Pawnbroker" and "In the Heat of the Night"?
7. Bass player John Entwistle died in 2002. Which group was he famous for playing in?
8. in 2002, who was re-elected as President of France following a second round run-off with the extreme right-wing candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen?
9. The 39th president of the US was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002 for his efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts. What was his name?
10. Which country on a small island in south-east Asia gained independence from Indonesia in 2002?
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Announcing the digital edition of Washington, D.C.'s Evening Star, 1852-1922 (USA)
This spring Readex will begin releasing a complete 70-year span of The Evening Star - one of the most influential newspapers in U.S. history. For more than a century, historians have regarded The Evening Star as the newspaper of record for the nation's capital. Today, curators from leading newspaper repositories cite this long-running afternoon daily as one of their most heavily researched papers
Writer Peter Carey to be awarded Bodley Medal (UK)
The Bodleian Libraries have announced the latest recipient of the Bodley Medal. The renowned Australian writer, Peter Carey will receive libraries' highest honour following his delivery of the Bodley Lecture (which is to be held for the first time at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival on 1 April). The award will be presented by Dr Sarah Thomas, Bodley's Librarian following the event where Peter Carey will discuss his last novel, The Chemistry of Tears, with Peter Kemp, the Sunday Times Chief Fiction Reviewer. Peter Carey is one of the greatest contemporary writers having received the Booker Prize twice, once for Oscar and Lucinda in 1988 and again for True History of the Kelly Gang in 2001. His other honours include the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Born in Australia he now lives in New York City, where he is the director of the Hunter College program in creative writingLibrary Publishing Services: Strategies for Success: Final Research Report, from SPARC
Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success - Final Research Report - Version 2.0, March 2012. This project was made possible by a Level II Collaborative Planning grant in the National Leadership Grant category from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Above the Fold - March 7, 2012
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 - March 7, 2012 - Vol. 5, No. 10 now available
Book Grocer: 21-27 March 2012
Book Grocer: 21-27 March, 2012 - The week ahead in literary London from the Londonist blog. #books #London
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The new CourseSmart eTextbook Reader
CourseSmart, a provider of etextbooks and digital course materials, has announced the launch of the New CourseSmart eTextbook Reader, an enhanced reading platform providing a greater overall user experience, new tools and viewing options. The New CourseSmart Reader is available now and can be used with any browser that supports Adobe Flash Player. The New CourseSmart Reader has faster page loading times, streamlined navigation, and multi-level zooming capabilities. In addition to a new look and feel, users will have access to new tools and functionality to enhance the learning experience
Register for free access to BBC Northern Ireland's news footage (UK only)
The BUFVC has announced the pre-launch of Chronicle: BBC Northern Ireland's television news from the 60s and 70s, for exclusive use by UK higher and further education institutions. The audio-visual archives of the BBC contain a wealth of material gathered since it was founded in the 1920's but it remains largely inaccessible. 'Chronicle' has made part of that archive available to UK higher and further education by digitising hours of content from the BBC Northern Ireland’s vaults. The digitised material will allow users to explore events over a 7 year time period (1969-1976) of Northern Ireland's history, delivering a rich and contextual experience from a political, historical and cultural perspective
CIPE Italian University Consortium to add 11 million records to WorldCat
OCLC and the CIPE consortium, which comprises 11 university libraries in northern and central Italy, have signed an agreement to load CIPE library records into WorldCat to increase visibility of these Italian collections, and enrich the world's largest resource for discovery of library materials
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