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As we may appreciate, library buildings are nowadays as fascinating as their book collections. Often the appearance of a building outside gives us some insight of what to expect inside. What really makes a library building fascinating? The size of the building, the shape of the building, the age of the building? Perhaps the architecture of the building is groundbreaking, or perhaps it is simply a very expensive building!

Back in 2003 and again in 2006, during research work for the first and second edition of Library World Records, the author sent out e-mails to several Internet-based bulletin boards for librarians around the world, asking for a vote on the most fascinating library buildings in the world they had visited or seen at home or abroad. The categories voted for were:

1. 10 most fascinating national library buildings.
2. 10 most fascinating university library buildings.
3. 10 most fascinating public library buildings.
4. 10 most fascinating special library buildings.

The results for both the 2003 and 2006 votes on the most fascinating library buildings in the world, with photographs of all the winning library buildings voted for, were published respectively in the 1st and 2nd edition of Library World Records.

Now with a much bigger 3rd edition of Library World Records almost finished, it is time once again cast your vote. The results of this current survey on the most fascinating library buildings in the world, with photographs of all the winning library buildings voted, will be published in the forthcoming 3rd edition of Library World Records

To vote, go to
http://www.lwrw.org/formphp.html

Your votes are very much appreciated.
Godfrey Oswald
BSc, MSc,

Library World Records
London.

This week's program starts off with a bite-sized edition of Tech for Techies led by the owner & engineer of Erie Looking Productions, Mike Kellat. News is also highlighted relative to Google Reader and its impending demise. The new comment line is mentioned as being 1-206-299-2120, extension 1580. For those willing to risk using a SIP client, sip:1580@sip.sdf.org is also usable addressing.

Related links:

• LISNews: Google Reader to Disappear
• John C. Dvorak: Google Reader Bites the Dust. Who's Next?

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This week's program provides a news miscellany.

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• CBS New York: Officials: Most NYC High School Grads Need Remedial Help Before Entering CUNY Community Colleges
• PCMag.com: Cablevision: Viacom Threatened Billion-Dollar Fine for Dropping Channels
• CBC News: Canadians no longer the biggest web addict, report shows
• Pegasus Librarian: Do you MOOC at all?
• The Corner: The Unemployment Rate: Apples to Apples

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This week's episode rambles around to talk about Open Access, The Sequester, and presents a miscellany of brief items.

Related links:

• librarian.net: Another victory for public and open access
• The Travelin' Librarian: Increasing Public Access to the Results of Scientific Research
• e-prints in library & information science: Interview on Open Access with Dr. Stevan Harnad
• Reuters: White House directs open access for government research
• Wall Street Journal: Noonan--Government by Freakout
• Catalog Matters podcast number 18
• The Annoyed Librarian: Author Says UK Libraries Should Close Because He Says So
• CBC News: OK for police to search cellphone if no password, says court
• Evan Prodromou: Building the core of a federated future

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