Sunday, May 03, 2009
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #133
SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #133 - May 2, 2009 is now available
Ancestors Magazine - May 2009
The May edition of Ancestors, the family history magazine from The National Archives, is available now. This month's issue has an Irish feel with articles on beginning research in Ireland, land records and Belfast's Linen Hall Library. Other topics include:* Parliamentary papers
* Tracing dentists
* Nelson's memorials around Britain
* Milliners
Podcast: Every journey has two ends: using passenger lists (UK)
The UK National Archives' Chris Watts reveals the benefits of using both arrival and departure records when searching for details of our migrant ancestors, as well as demonstrating how the shortcomings of content, indexing and accessibility can be minimised
Man Booker Prize 2009 dates now available
"The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2009 can confirm the longlist, shortlist and winner announcement dates. They are:
* Tuesday 28 July 2009 - Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2009 longlist announcement
* Tuesday 8 September 2009 - Man Booker for Fiction 2009 shortlist announcement
* Tuesday 6 October 2009 - announcement of the winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2009 at Guildhall
This year's judging panel is chaired by James Naughtie. He is joined by Lucasta Miller, John Mullan, Sue Perkins and Michael Prodger"
* Tuesday 28 July 2009 - Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2009 longlist announcement
* Tuesday 8 September 2009 - Man Booker for Fiction 2009 shortlist announcement
* Tuesday 6 October 2009 - announcement of the winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2009 at Guildhall
This year's judging panel is chaired by James Naughtie. He is joined by Lucasta Miller, John Mullan, Sue Perkins and Michael Prodger"
UKSG 33rd Annual Conference and Exhibition 2010
UKSG 33rd Annual Conference and Exhibition - April 12-14 2010 - Edinburgh, Scotland
Library Philosophy and Practice Annual Special Issue 2009
Library Philosophy and Practice Annual Special Issue 2009 is now available from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Libraries. Contains papers from the 3rd conference of the Student Association of Medical Library and Information Science of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran, held in December 24 and 25, 200
ProQuest-sponsored travel to the 2009 ALA Annual Conference
"In response to shrinking library budgets that have reduced or even eliminated conference travel, ProQuest is conducting a random drawing sponsoring a librarian's travel to the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. To enter, eligible applicants should complete the brief online entry form before midnight on May 10, 2009. A winner will be selected randomly and notified on May 11, 2009"
Library of Congress Authorities and Vocabularies service
The Library of Congress Authorities and Vocabularies service enables both humans and machines to programmatically access authority data at the Library of Congress via URIs
Mashups - a free evening seminar from CILIP BBOD
Karen Blakeman is giving a presentation on mashups at next Tuesday's CILIP BBOD evening meeting. Date: 5 May 18.00 for 18.30 (postponed from February). Venue: Great Expectations, Reading, Berkshire, UK
MetaJuris
"The Information and Telecommunication Technology Center and the School of Law at the University of Kansas have developed a powerful online search tool for legal researchers. MetaJuris, a metasearch engine, simultaneously searches various legal databases for cases, statutes and literature citations. The free service is open to the public"
Saturday, May 02, 2009
The new BMJ online archive
"Every BMJ article published since the journal's first issue in October 1840 is now available online from bmj.com. This was achieved by digitally scanning 824,183 pages of the print journal. It cost about $1 (GBP0.68; {euro}0.76) a page and was made possible by the extraordinary generosity of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the United Kingdom's Wellcome Trust and Joint Information Systems Committee" - BMJ
Swine flu: free access to world-renowned public health database
CABI has announced free access to its specialist Global Health database, the definitive database for public health information, to assist in the battle against swine flu
Institute of Museum and Library Services awards almost $3 Million to support conservation efforts at Nation's Museums (USA)
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced the 35 recipients of $2,994,748 million in Conservation Project Support (CPS) grants. These grants are awarded to museums that are committed to identifying conservation needs and priorities, and performing activities to ensure the safekeeping of their collections. "These 35 museums, by preserving and conserving their collections, are ensuring the longevity of our nation's treasures for the education and enjoyment of all Americans," said Anne-Imelda Radice, Director, IMLS"
2009 Edgar Allan Poe Awards winners
The winners of the 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Awards have been announced
Radio Berkman: Open Accessories
"This week Peter Suber, Senior Researcher at SPARC gives us little look inside the battle for Open Access"
Roberta Stevens elected ALA President for 2010-2011
"Roberta Stevens, outreach projects and partnerships officer at the Library of Congress and project manager for the National Book Festival, has been elected president of the American Library Association for the 2010-2011 term, defeating Kenton L. Oliver, executive director of the Stark County District Library in Canton, Ohio. As ALA president, Stevens will be the chief elected officer for the oldest and largest library organization in the world. The ALA has a membership of more than 67,000 librarians, library trustees and library supporters. Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information services and public access to information. Stevens will become president-elect in July 2009, and will assume the ALA presidency in July 2010, following the ALA Annual Conference. She will serve a one-year term as president and a one-year term as Immediate Past President"
2009 ACRL election results
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, coordinator for information literacy services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected ACRL vice-president/president-elect. She will become president-elect following the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, and assume the presidency in July 2010 for a one-year term. Lisabeth Chabot, college librarian at Ithaca College, and Ann Campion Riley, assistant director for technical services at the University of Missouri, have been elected to the ACRL Board of Directors as director-at-large. Full 2009 election results are available on the ACRL Web site
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