LISNews: Librarian News

Anonymous Patron writes "The largest, most comprehensive collection of books by and about Charles Darwin has been bought by the Natural History Museum, London. Known as the Kohler Darwin Collection, it includes almost everything Darwin published from 1829 onwards. Highlights of the collection include:
        * first edition of On the Origin of Species presentation copy and the accompanying handwritten letter Darwin sent to W B Tegetmeier, a poultry expert, pigeon fancier and naturalist who helped Darwin with his studies
        * a rare copy of Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, bound in original cloth in three volumes
        * 470 different editions of On the Origin of Species in 28 languages plus Braille, which is more editions than have ever previously been brought together More Here"

kmccook writes "Musematic
Rants and raves on the latest trends in the world of museum informatics and technology. An intrepid cast of experts from the Museum Computer Network and AAM's Media & Technology Committee share their insights, observations and tricks of the trade."

Anonymous Patron writes "NYPL Digital Gallery was recently chosen winner in the Best Research Site category at the annual Best of the Web competition held by Museums and the Web, "the international conference for culture and heritage online." An international panel of museum professionals selects winners each year from nominated sites in categories such as On-line Exhibition, Education, and Research. Web sites nominated in the Best Research Site category "support research on ... collections and provide excellent resources for researchers from any discipline."

What the judges said about NYPL Digital Gallery:

A rich information portal with wide ranging content available for easy use by the researcher, student and/or casual viewer.

Huge amount of information... Not only is the depth of content superb, the functionality of the search engine is exemplary.

This is a fascinating site that is easily searched and makes a wealth of information instantly available.

Past winners in this category include the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline
of Art History, Tate Online, and the
Theban Mapping Project.

http://www.archimuse.com/mw2006/best/"

Search Engines Web writes "museums in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Calif., Tacoma, Wash., Minneapolis and Greenwich, CT have begun offering cell phone tours, mostly for free. Dozens more are in the process of implementing the service. Here's The Scoop"