LISNews: Librarian News

In the centuries before there were newspapers and 24-hour news channels, the general public had to rely on street literature to find out what was going on. The most popular form of this for nearly 300 years was 'broadsides' - the tabloids of their day. Sometimes pinned up on walls in houses and ale-houses, these single sheets carried public notices, news, speeches and songs that could be read (or sung) aloud. The Word On The Street: The National Library of Scotland's online collection of nearly 1,800 broadsides lets you see for yourself what 'the word on the street' was in Scotland between 1650 and 1910. Crime, politics, romance, emigration, humour, tragedy, royalty and superstitions.

The Association of Part-Time Librarians, founded in 1988 by Marianne Eimer. As a part-time librarian, she felt a need to communicate with other part-time colleagues in the Western New York area. She wanted to provide interesting programs for a group which is often excluded from other opportunities for professional development, and she hoped to offer part-time librarians a chance to share experiences and offer each other support. For a while, the group met about twice a year, once in the fall to plan a program, and once in the spring for the program. The site has some good reading, including a Bibliography on Part-Time Librarianship, Characteristics of a Good Part-Time Librarian's Position and A Report on the 1999 NYLA Session "Part-Time, Full Value".

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WikiBibliography Gerry McKiernan's web-based bibliography of significant works about wikis and their uses and application. In most cases, citations are linked to their respective full-text sources. Among the notable recent additions (and links) are significant theses, technical sites, and reports from TheCorporateWorld. As Always, nominations of additional quality/substantive citations/sources are Most Welcome! WikiBibliography is a companion resource to SandBox: Wiki Applications and Uses, a categorized registry of select applications and uses of wikis.

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Durst writes "FAFLRT basically serves the same function as the Military Librarians Division of SLA. There is probably more overlap than either are willing to admit!

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