Archive for the 'librar*' Category
Two Library Magazines Sold
March 16th, 2010Publishers Weekly – “Two weeks after Library Journal and School Library Journal were acquired by Media Source, two other publications serving the library market have been sold. VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates), which is aimed at librarians serving young adults, and Teacher Librarian, the journal for school library professionals, have been acquired by E L [...]
Libraries are about democracy, not books
December 2nd, 2009Canada.com – “Somewhere between Gutenberg and Google one of our most venerable institutions is looking to find its place. The library is an ancient idea that went from storing knowledge to a place where knowledge is shared and disseminated.”
New Support for Public Libraries to Help Provide Broadband Access for More Americans
December 1st, 2009Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – “Foundation will fund state-level efforts to improve Internet connections in libraries, and to apply for federal broadband stimulus funds.”
Bloomberg Closes Business Week Library
November 25th, 2009Very sad.
Librarian Forced to Resign over Fees
October 27th, 2009WSET – “It’s an amazing show of support for a former librarian in South Boston, forced to resign two weeks ago for waiving some overdue fees. Hundreds have signed a petition to support Woodson Hughes, and on Tuesday, lots of people came out to show their support for him.”
Placements & Salaries Survey 2009: Jobs and Pay Take a Hit
October 16th, 2009Library Journal – “It’s a recession, baby!” was the common refrain among the LIS graduates of the class of 2008
From the Library: Styles and directors change with time
October 13th, 20093 Librarians – “At one time, money was put into CD’s and now we burn them.”
Borrow tools from a local library
August 23rd, 20096abc.com – “A library in West Philadelphia isn’t offering books, but tools. It’s called “The Tool Library,” and people stop by to borrow hammers, saws, and even power tools.”
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Adding Currency to JSTOR
August 13th, 2009Inside Higher Ed – “Ithaka, a nonprofit organization financed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, has been urging academic publishers, libraries and universities to work together to confront the realities of the digital revolution in the sharing of scholarly research.”
Librarian, Henry Miller, and a Honkey-Tonk Pick-Up
August 2nd, 2009Libraries are the real dea
August 1st, 2009Steve Lambert – “You won’t find “Death By Internet” in the murder-mystery section of your local public library. You might see it in the librarian’s eyes, however – the look one gives when the end of a good thing seems right around the corner.”
THE BOOK SHNOOKS ON E. END
August 1st, 2009New York Post – “Apparently reading is only for rich kids in East Hampton. A Hamptons library director says a local zoning board is blocking the creation of a children’s reading wing — solely because it might attract book-hungry youngsters from lower-class areas.”
More at Fark
Britain’s most avid reader, 91, has borrowed 25,000 library books
July 29th, 2009Telegraph – “Louise Brown, 91, has read up to a dozen books a week since 1946 without incurring a single fine for late returns.”
Library bosses ban Sunday school poster for being too religious
July 28th, 2009mirror.co.uk – “Library officials have banned a Sunday school leader from putting up a poster they deemed too religious – while their shop offers mints mocking Christianity.”
Libraries are a Vital Community Resource in the Information Age
July 1st, 2009IMLS – “The character of library services has changed dramatically with the advent of new information technologies, the continuous development of locally-tailored services, and the expectations of the 21st century library user, according to the first analysis of the Grants to States program by the Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS). The report, “Catalyst [...]
Elgin library board member banned from library
July 1st, 2009Daily Herald – “A recently elected Gail Borden Library trustee has been banned for a year from visiting the place that his constituents frequent: the library itself. Randy Hopp, a retired engineer who was extremely critical of the library’s leadership on the way to winning a 4-year seat on April 2009, was banned from [...]
Amid criticism, Rutgers officially drops ‘Library Studies’ from school division name
July 1st, 2009MyCentralJersey.com – “University officials on Wednesday closed the book on a controversial move to drop the words “Library Studies” from the name of its School of Communication, Information and Library Studies. As of Wednesday, the school will be known as the School of Communication and Information, or SC&I, pronounced “sky,” the university said in [...]
Should Your Book Be In Libraries?
June 21st, 2009Book Marketing Maven – “Some authors and publishers worry that having their books offered for free check out in libraries will hurt consumer sales. This is probably more of an issue with fiction than with nonfiction. But many people who check out fiction in libraries are voracious readers who get most of their reading material [...]
South Dakota Hospital Eliminates Librarian, Provoking Backlash
June 15th, 2009Library Journal – “Rapid City Regional Hospital (RCRD), SD, has ended public access to its medical library and fired its longtime medical librarian, provoking a negative reaction to the decision. In response to a story in the Rapid City Journal June 9, some 67 people wrote about their displeasure with the hospital, bringing up salient [...]
Browsing virtual libraries? Thanks but no thanks
June 14th, 2009Tim Holt – “I do have serious problems with the Internet when it starts messing up my world, the world of living, breathing human beings, and when it threatens to replace something I hold dear, the free public library.
Libraries eye stimulus money for their Web access
May 5th, 2009Associated Press – “The libraries in Delaware County, Pa., are trying to shift into warp speed. The county is hooking eight branches to a fiber-optic network to help meet library patrons’ ever-rising demand for high-bandwidth tasks like streaming educational videos and uploading online resumes. Yet that still leaves 17 of the county’s branches in [...]
Fallen Santa display decked by library
December 7th, 2008The Chronicle-Telegram – “Wellington conceptual artist Keith McGuckin’s display featuring a legless Santa being pushed down some stairs by a homicidal Christmas tree is coming down today.”
Some discussion at Fark
The Insulting Librarian – Mitchell & Webb
December 7th, 2008Library display shows Santa’s grisly end
December 4th, 2008UPI – “A public library in Oberlin, Ohio, has a holiday display that features a legless Santa Claus being pushed down the stairs by a sadistic Christmas tree.”
I love librar* button
November 26th, 2008Emily (of Shelf Check fame) created an I love librar* button
I knew I should have trademarked that.
First Impressions Last! Simple Branding and PR Tips for Libraries
November 24th, 2008subscribed!
Police: Man Attacks Library Patrons, Employee With Rock
November 20th, 2008WEWS Cleveland – “Police said a man attacked three people with a rock Wednesday at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library.”
Long Island libraries an inspirational resource
November 15th, 2008Newsday.com – “Some books can be priceless at your neighborhood library!” (Thanks Ray, my boss, for sending this one in)
Bid to cut bad behaviour at library
November 15th, 2008Evening News 24 – “Library bosses today told how they are successfully tackling anti-social behaviour despite concerns raised in a new report.”
Lack of openness over library closings cited
November 15th, 2008Philadelphia Inquirer – “Described as being uncharacteristically inaccessible, the Nutter administration is catching flak for not sharing the statistics and thought process behind its decision to close 11 libraries.”
