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Library news: E-book availability in rich and poor districts in U.S.—plus Jeff Scott’s ALA conf write-upteleread.org » TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home - Sep 6, 2008 Public libraries report a double-digit growth in Internet services, according to an LISNews item summing up an ALA report. You can download the entire PDF here. So what are the e-book angles in the report? In 2008 … Also tagged: ebook, ebooks, librarian, library, drm, librarians, e books, e book, audio books, audiobooks, amazon kindle, ebabel, e books and all that, e books and other digipubs, libraries schools tech, e book ergonomics |
lisnews.com » LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News - Sep 5, 2008
Notice was taken of Jessamyn West's blog by a feature editor at the Christian Science Monitor today. The topic was censorship and the subject was Sarah Palin's flirtation with censoring certain books at the Wasilla AK …
Also tagged: politics, censorship
lisnews.com » Technology - Sep 5, 2008
On September 17th, spend 30 minutes learning about Public Computers and 2.0 Tools. Join Robin Hastings, from the Missouri River Regional Library, as she shares the steps her library has taken to foster a 2.0 friendly …
Also tagged: technology, announcements, distance learning, public libraries, library 2 0, librarian education
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Sexy Librarians: The Appeal Is Ethical, Not Aesthetic [Ex Libris]jezebel.com » Jezebel - Sep 4, 2008 By now you've probably read about Wasilla, Alaska librarian Mary Ellen Baker, who refused to ban "inappropriate books" at then-mayor Sarah Palin's request, despite the risk of losing her job. But in case you weren't … Also tagged: books, aclu, librarians, sarah palin, banned books, national security letters, ex libris, peter chase, barbara bailey, george christian, mary ellen baker, janet nocek |
lisnews.com » Technology - Sep 2, 2008
On SOPAC, Change and Mr. John BlybergTTW notesThe New Darien Library Web site and the new version of SOPAC from John Blyberg. Kathryn Greenhill posted “Almost Christmas in Libraryland…Ho Ho Ho Mr Blyberg,” and she sums …
Also tagged: technology, internet, cataloging, information retrieval
lisnews.com » LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News - Aug 31, 2008
Cabinet National Library Completed July 2004 For its Spring 2003 issue on "Property" Cabinet Magazine, a non-profit Art and Culture quarterly, purchased a 1/2 acre of land sight/site unseen for $300 on eBay. The land …
lisnews.com » LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News - Aug 29, 2008
The former head of the Wheatland Regional Library was sentenced this morning to two years less-a-day in jail for embezzling half a million dollars. Bruce Cameron, 65, had set up a fake company in Nevada and used …
lisnews.com » LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News - Aug 28, 2008
Time for one of those 'stuff found in returned books' stories, this time from the Public Library in Chandler AZ. According to library aide Marj Pals, most of the cash discoveries are just a dollar or two, but several …
lisnews.com » LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News - Aug 28, 2008
Shout-out from the BPL's Nate Hill: On Monday, September first (Labor Day), the Brooklyn Public Library and Habana Outpost Eco-Eatery will together throw a Back to School Bash to prepare kids for the upcoming school …
Also tagged: announcements, children, public libraries
lisnews.com » LISNews - Librarian And Information Science News - Aug 25, 2008
It's Avondale's $6.2 million Old Town Library (pdf) and it opens on September 15th. Detroit-based SmithGroup designed and Tempe-based Sundt Construction built the state-of-the-art library. "In addition to …
Also tagged: facilities, public libraries, money issues