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This week’s “This Week in LibraryBlogLand” has been cancelled due to clement weather.

Back next week.

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending March 18

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Karen G. Schneider (ALA TechSource) writes a letter to the Library of Congress re its bibliographic control public meeting at Google headquarters. Response from John Berry (Blatant Berry Blog). [see also Conferences, below]

Alec (Librarians at the Gate) writes on his library’s comprehensive weeding plan.

Tangognat points to a Chronicle of Higher Education article about the free-ness of interlibrary loans.

Christopher Harris (Infomancy) started a classification discussion when he asked why folktales and fairy tales are shelved as non-fiction.

After a particularly unpopular change at her library, Rochelle Hartman (Tinfoil + Raccoon) wonders, when should a library try something new if patrons have not expressed a desire for change.

Archivist Jeanne Kramer-Smyth (Spellbound Blog) has some thoughts about how Google’s new log retention policy could affect future historians.

San Jose State’s SLIS Associate Director (slis21) has made the school’s 312pp. re-accreditation self-study available for download

BLOGGING

Rochelle Hartman (Tinfoil + Raccoon) posted links to the “16 much-visited librarian bloggers” featured in the March American Libraries.

LIGHTER SIDE:

– Analog tagging.

– Fun with WorldCat and del.icio.us: Lorcan Dempsey links to the list of Top 1000 Works in WorldCat.

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control (March 8)
– (see also posts at the top of this TWiL).
– many detailed notes from Karen Coyle (Coyle’s InFormation)
– thoughts and report from Andrew K. Pace (Hectic Page) before and after.
– Brief Meeting Summary on the LOC website.

Five Weeks to a Social Library (Feb. 12 – March 17)
– blogs, course.

Discussion at the Buena Vista Branch of the Burbank Public Library (March 14)
– report from George (It’s all good)

L2 unconference Melbourne (March 2)
– unconference blog
– report from Michelle McLean (Connecting Librarian)
– report from Genevieve Tucker (reeling and writhing)

unconference for Western Australian libraryland (date tba)
– planning report from Kathryn Greenhill (Librarians Matter)

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending March 18

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Karen G. Schneider (ALA TechSource) writes a letter to the Library of Congress re its bibliographic control public meeting at Google headquarters. Response from John Berry (Blatant Berry Blog). [see also Conferences, below]

Alec (Librarians at the Gate) writes on his library’s comprehensive weeding plan.

Tangognat points to a Chronicle of Higher Education article about the free-ness of interlibrary loans.

Christopher Harris (Infomancy) started a classification discussion when he asked why folktales and fairy tales are shelved as non-fiction.

After a particularly unpopular change at her library, Rochelle Hartman (Tinfoil + Raccoon) wonders, when should a library try something new if patrons have not expressed a desire for change.

Archivist Jeanne Kramer-Smyth (Spellbound Blog) has some thoughts about how Google’s new log retention policy could affect future historians.

San Jose State’s SLIS Associate Director (slis21) has made the school’s 312pp. re-accreditation self-study available for download

BLOGGING

Rochelle Hartman (Tinfoil + Raccoon) posted links to the “16 much-visited librarian bloggers” featured in the March American Libraries.

LIGHTER SIDE:

– Analog tagging.

– Fun with WorldCat and del.icio.us: Lorcan Dempsey links to the list of Top 1000 Works in WorldCat.

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control (March 8)
– (see also posts at the top of this TWiL).
– many detailed notes from Karen Coyle (Coyle’s InFormation)
– thoughts and report from Andrew K. Pace (Hectic Page) before and after.
– Brief Meeting Summary on the LOC website.

Five Weeks to a Social Library (Feb. 12 – March 17)
– blogs, course.

Discussion at the Buena Vista Branch of the Burbank Public Library (March 14)
– report from George (It’s all good)

L2 unconference Melbourne (March 2)
– unconference blog
– report from Michelle McLean (Connecting Librarian)
– report from Genevieve Tucker (reeling and writhing)

unconference for Western Australian libraryland (date tba)
– planning report from Kathryn Greenhill (Librarians Matter)

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending March 11

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(When I said “back in three weeks,” I miscalculated. Here’s an abbreviated edition with just a few posts that caught my eye when I scanned the feeds. The full-size edition will be back next week.)

Tasha Saecker (Sites and Soundbytes) explains her concept of Library Director 2.0.

Law professor Lionel A. Sobel wrote the Copyright Navigator, a study guide for law students on the fundamentals of U.S. copyright law (via).

Mike (Techdirt) asks, is it still theft of service if it’s using the free WiFi at the library?

From Neil Gaiman’s blog, a letter from librarian Lynn Wiandt: “I have some first hand experience in dealing with the maelstrom that can engulf a library system when it is targeted by a group of ‘concerned citizens’ trying to save children from books and the internet and ideas and information in general.”

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) posts his annual list of Ten Tech Trends for Librarians.

Jenny Levine (Shifted Librarian) has advice on how to stay current about technology when you don’t have the time.

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (TWiL) appears on lisnews.org every Monday. [Feeds]

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending March 11

……….
(When I said “back in three weeks,” I miscalculated. Here’s an abbreviated edition with just a few posts that caught my eye when I scanned the feeds. The full-size edition will be back next week.)

Tasha Saecker (Sites and Soundbytes) explains her concept of Library Director 2.0.

Law professor Lionel A. Sobel wrote the Copyright Navigator, a study guide for law students on the fundamentals of U.S. copyright law (via).

Mike (Techdirt) asks, is it still theft of service if it’s using the free WiFi at the library?

From Neil Gaiman’s blog, a letter from librarian Lynn Wiandt: “I have some first hand experience in dealing with the maelstrom that can engulf a library system when it is targeted by a group of ‘concerned citizens’ trying to save children from books and the internet and ideas and information in general.”

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) posts his annual list of Ten Tech Trends for Librarians.

Jenny Levine (Shifted Librarian) has advice on how to stay current about technology when you don’t have the time.

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (TWiL) appears on lisnews.org every Monday. [Feeds]

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending February 18

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NOTE: TWIL will return in three weeks.

(Older post, but I just came across it): In her “About” page, Lazygal (Killin time being lazy) posted what she calls her technology biases.

Roy Tennant (TechEssence.Info) wrote an Open Letter to ILS Vendors. Comments from John Blyberg (blyberg.net).

Jessamyn West (librarian.net) has a query about open source software in libraries.

Eli Jacobowitz (Clarifying and Explaining) on the virtues and limits of cataloging. (via)

via Thingology: “Simon Spero, library-geek extraordinaire, has released a nearly complete copy of the Library of Congress Authority Files.”

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) points to a proposed Illinois bill that would prohibit public access to social networking websites on public libraries’ computers.

Driek (Library Spring) points out that all online communities aren’t — and shouldn’t — be equal.

Kathy Gould (PVLD Director’s Blog) has been thinking about fees — specifically, fees for holds.

A Newbery-award winning book contains an anatomical word. Hilarity ensues.

Jill Hurst-Wahl (Digitization 101) points to copyright website Know Your Copy Rights.

Also via Jill Hurst-Wahl: a 2-year project to digitize the backfile of ERIC microfiche reports.

French digital librarian Alain Patez (TeleRead) reports on E-books for disabled people in France.

Library Journal job satisfaction survey.

COMMUNITY VIDEOS

From New Jersey State Library: Three Reasons Why I Love My Library.

From Gail Borden Public Library: My Favorite Book.

BLOGGERS & BLOGGING

Feel Good Librarian needs good thoughts sent her way.

“I RSS” (t-shirt). (via)

THE LIGHTER SIDE

Two sets of library themed bookends. (via)

AboveTheLaw.com (which has held previous law-related “hotties” contests) is taking nominations for their newest contest, hot law librarians (via)

“Books Are Good For You” (t-shirt). (via)

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Five Weeks to a Social Library (Feb. 12 – March 17)
– blogs, course, etc..
– Social Library Lurkers Wiki.

Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference 2007 (Jan. 31-Feb 3)
– Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad) has links to presentations.

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (TWiL) appears on lisnews.org every Monday. [Feeds]

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending February 18

……….
NOTE: TWIL will return in three weeks.

(Older post, but I just came across it): In her “About” page, Lazygal (Killin time being lazy) posted what she calls her technology biases.

Roy Tennant (TechEssence.Info) wrote an Open Letter to ILS Vendors. Comments from John Blyberg (blyberg.net).

Jessamyn West (librarian.net) has a query about open source software in libraries.

Eli Jacobowitz (Clarifying and Explaining) on the virtues and limits of cataloging. (via)

via Thingology: “Simon Spero, library-geek extraordinaire, has released a nearly complete copy of the Library of Congress Authority Files.”

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) points to a proposed Illinois bill that would prohibit public access to social networking websites on public libraries’ computers.

Driek (Library Spring) points out that all online communities aren’t — and shouldn’t — be equal.

Kathy Gould (PVLD Director’s Blog) has been thinking about fees — specifically, fees for holds.

A Newbery-award winning book contains an anatomical word. Hilarity ensues.

Jill Hurst-Wahl (Digitization 101) points to copyright website Know Your Copy Rights.

Also via Jill Hurst-Wahl: a 2-year project to digitize the backfile of ERIC microfiche reports.

French digital librarian Alain Patez (TeleRead) reports on E-books for disabled people in France.

Library Journal job satisfaction survey.

COMMUNITY VIDEOS

From New Jersey State Library: Three Reasons Why I Love My Library.

From Gail Borden Public Library: My Favorite Book.

BLOGGERS & BLOGGING

Feel Good Librarian needs good thoughts sent her way.

“I RSS” (t-shirt). (via)

THE LIGHTER SIDE

Two sets of library themed bookends. (via)

AboveTheLaw.com (which has held previous law-related “hotties” contests) is taking nominations for their newest contest, hot law librarians (via)

“Books Are Good For You” (t-shirt). (via)

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Five Weeks to a Social Library (Feb. 12 – March 17)
– blogs, course, etc..
– Social Library Lurkers Wiki.

Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference 2007 (Jan. 31-Feb 3)
– Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad) has links to presentations.

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending February 11

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David Rothman (davidrothman.net) posted his rewriting of Ranganathan’s five laws.

Jenny Levine (Shifted Librarian) posted some notes and links about public libraries and adapting to the change to virtual community. lajensen (Lauren Jensen?) (ACRLog) has a short piece about balancing the research and recreational needs of patrons when library computers are in short supply.

K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) brings attention to the federal government’s zeroing out $47 million in appropriations for a decade’s worth of digital preservation efforts.

For website designers: Corey Wallis (Tech Explorer) gives an example of an unwelcoming library website. Darlene Fichter (Blog on the Side) has an idea for helping to come up with names for new services on library websites.

K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) comments on Library Journal’s article about LITA’s Top Tech Trends.

Aimee (Centered Librarian) points to gridskipper’s list of best libraries in the USA.

Lazygal (Killin’ time bein’ lazy) says librarians are important because we’re generalists.

Steve Backs (Blog About Libraries) points out that professions do not stand still. Jennifer Macaulay Life as I Know It) says technical support should be a core competency.

THE LIGHTER SIDE

A reminder from Peta Hopkins (librariesinteract.info): February 14 is Australian Library Lovers Day

Video: March of the Librarians, by Nick Baker.

The Illustrated Librarian Temporary Tattoos.

Video: Introducing the book

BLOGGING

Y’know those new Snap Previews on WordPress blogs?
– For readers: How to stop it.
– For WordPress bloggers: Why stop it (and how-to).

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Rutgers SCILS
– Janie L. Hermann (Library Garden)

Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference 2007 (Jan. 31-Feb 3)
– Presentations. (recommendations from Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad))
– Darlene Fichter (Blog on the Side)

La Corporation des Bibliothecaires Professionnels du Quebec (Feb. 9)
– Links related to Elisabeth Lavigueur’s presentation. via)

Information Online 2007 (Jan. 30 – Feb 1)
– Michelle McLean (Connecting Librarian)

Computers in Libraries 2007 (Aprl 16-18)
– Joomla in Libraries presentation.

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (TWiL) appears on lisnews.org every Monday. [Feeds]

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending February 11

……….

David Rothman (davidrothman.net) posted his rewriting of Ranganathan’s five laws.

Jenny Levine (Shifted Librarian) posted some notes and links about public libraries and adapting to the change to virtual community. lajensen (Lauren Jensen?) (ACRLog) has a short piece about balancing the research and recreational needs of patrons when library computers are in short supply.

K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) brings attention to the federal government’s zeroing out $47 million in appropriations for a decade’s worth of digital preservation efforts.

For website designers: Corey Wallis (Tech Explorer) gives an example of an unwelcoming library website. Darlene Fichter (Blog on the Side) has an idea for helping to come up with names for new services on library websites.

K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) comments on Library Journal’s article about LITA’s Top Tech Trends.

Aimee (Centered Librarian) points to gridskipper’s list of best libraries in the USA.

Lazygal (Killin’ time bein’ lazy) says librarians are important because we’re generalists.

Steve Backs (Blog About Libraries) points out that professions do not stand still. Jennifer Macaulay Life as I Know It) says technical support should be a core competency.

THE LIGHTER SIDE

A reminder from Peta Hopkins (librariesinteract.info): February 14 is Australian Library Lovers Day

Video: March of the Librarians, by Nick Baker.

The Illustrated Librarian Temporary Tattoos.

Video: Introducing the book

BLOGGING

Y’know those new Snap Previews on WordPress blogs?
– For readers: How to stop it.
– For WordPress bloggers: Why stop it (and how-to).

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Rutgers SCILS
– Janie L. Hermann (Library Garden)

Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference 2007 (Jan. 31-Feb 3)
– Presentations. (recommendations from Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad))
– Darlene Fichter (Blog on the Side)

La Corporation des Bibliothecaires Professionnels du Quebec (Feb. 9)
– Links related to Elisabeth Lavigueur’s presentation. via)

Information Online 2007 (Jan. 30 – Feb 1)
– Michelle McLean (Connecting Librarian)

Computers in Libraries 2007 (Aprl 16-18)
– Joomla in Libraries presentation.

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Due to a slight scheduling change at work, this week’s This Week in LibraryBlogland will not be posted until Tuesday morning.

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending February 4

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Will Sherman (DegreeTutor.com) lists 33 reasons why libraries and librarians are still extremely important. More from Helene Blowers (LibraryBytes). David Warlick (2 Cents Worth) asks, If you had only a minute to support librarians, what would be your elevator answer?

Court rules that books on tape can be rented without copyright owner’s permission (Techdirt discussion).

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) asks how would you rewrite Ranganathan’s Five Laws for the 21st century?

Top Technology Trends (LITA podcasts). Kathleen Kern (RUSQ) has tips for keeping up with library-related technologies (via). Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) repeats, age or generation has nothing to do with being tech-savvy.

Speaking of tech-savvy: Dorothea Salo (Caveat Lector) writes about unfriendliness to newbies in the DSpace developer community. K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) says that this unfriendliness is a potential limitation of open source software.

Christopher Harris (Informancy) notes that, while Blyberg’s SOPAC is exciting, it’s still an OPAC, and therein lies the problem.

Steve Oberg (Family Man Librarian) explains how, on his library’s website, they have turned the catalog inside out.

Nicole C. Engard (What I Learned Today) wants to know what was your most successful library website redesign project.

Tagging: According to the latest Pew Internet Report, 28% of internet users have tagged or categorized content online such as photos, news stories or blog posts. Comments from Dan Giancaterino (ResourceShelf). Michel-Adrien Sheppard (Library Boy) recommends some background reading.

Jill Hurst-Wahl (Digitization 101) posted the beginnings of a bibliography on federated search. David Pattern (Self-plagiarism is style) has been playing with searching for books by color.

Jill Stover (Library Marketing) is collecting library marketing metrics.

Phil Bradley’s memo to Google Librarian Central: Not all librarians are based in the U.S.

Dan Chudnov (One Big Library) discusses the energy footprint of ILL-ing a book versus buying on Amazon.

Doug Johnson (Blue Skunk Blog) asks, if your school library position librarian proof?

Why did the student choose Iris Jastram’s (Pegasus Librarian) college? In part, because of the librarian trading cards.

Susan Knisely (Nebraska Library Commission Blog) is book talking by adding audio links to Flickr notes (via).

BLOGGING

How to keep personal and professional life separate online? Michele Boule (A Wandering Eyre) says, The answer is, you don’t. As Steve Lawson (See Also…) points out, online double identities are like Clark Kent and phone booths. Mark Lindner (Off the Mark) comments on UIUC student legal services pamphlet, “What Employers Find on the Internet May Hurt You.”

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Five Weeks to a Social Library (Feb. 12 – March 17)
– participant blogs

Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference 2007 (Jan. 31-Feb 3)
– John Dupuis
– vonjobi (Filipino Librarian)
– conference blog

Computers in Libraries (April 16-18)
– Wiki

Information Online 2007 (Jan. 30 – Feb 1)
– slides from Dave Lankes (Virtual Dave…Real Blog)

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (TWiL) appears on lisnews.org every Monday. [Feeds]

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending February 4

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Will Sherman (DegreeTutor.com) lists 33 reasons why libraries and librarians are still extremely important. More from Helene Blowers (LibraryBytes). David Warlick (2 Cents Worth) asks, If you had only a minute to support librarians, what would be your elevator answer?

Court rules that books on tape can be rented without copyright owner’s permission (Techdirt discussion).

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) asks how would you rewrite Ranganathan’s Five Laws for the 21st century?

Top Technology Trends (LITA podcasts). Kathleen Kern (RUSQ) has tips for keeping up with library-related technologies (via). Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) repeats, age or generation has nothing to do with being tech-savvy.

Speaking of tech-savvy: Dorothea Salo (Caveat Lector) writes about unfriendliness to newbies in the DSpace developer community. K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) says that this unfriendliness is a potential limitation of open source software.

Christopher Harris (Informancy) notes that, while Blyberg’s SOPAC is exciting, it’s still an OPAC, and therein lies the problem.

Steve Oberg (Family Man Librarian) explains how, on his library’s website, they have turned the catalog inside out.

Nicole C. Engard (What I Learned Today) wants to know what was your most successful library website redesign project.

Tagging: According to the latest Pew Internet Report, 28% of internet users have tagged or categorized content online such as photos, news stories or blog posts. Comments from Dan Giancaterino (ResourceShelf). Michel-Adrien Sheppard (Library Boy) recommends some background reading.

Jill Hurst-Wahl (Digitization 101) posted the beginnings of a bibliography on federated search. David Pattern (Self-plagiarism is style) has been playing with searching for books by color.

Jill Stover (Library Marketing) is collecting library marketing metrics.

Phil Bradley’s memo to Google Librarian Central: Not all librarians are based in the U.S.

Dan Chudnov (One Big Library) discusses the energy footprint of ILL-ing a book versus buying on Amazon.

Doug Johnson (Blue Skunk Blog) asks, if your school library position librarian proof?

Why did the student choose Iris Jastram’s (Pegasus Librarian) college? In part, because of the librarian trading cards.

Susan Knisely (Nebraska Library Commission Blog) is book talking by adding audio links to Flickr notes (via).

BLOGGING

How to keep personal and professional life separate online? Michele Boule (A Wandering Eyre) says, The answer is, you don’t. As Steve Lawson (See Also…) points out, online double identities are like Clark Kent and phone booths. Mark Lindner (Off the Mark) comments on UIUC student legal services pamphlet, “What Employers Find on the Internet May Hurt You.”

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Five Weeks to a Social Library (Feb. 12 – March 17)
– participant blogs

Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference 2007 (Jan. 31-Feb 3)
– John Dupuis
– vonjobi (Filipino Librarian)
– conference blog

Computers in Libraries (April 16-18)
– Wiki

Information Online 2007 (Jan. 30 – Feb 1)
– slides from Dave Lankes (Virtual Dave…Real Blog)

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending January 28

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Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian) lists his Top 10 library 2.0 “No-brainers” for public libraries. Mary Carmen Chimato (Circ and Serve) asks, can access services be included in Library 2.0? Meredith Farkas (Web4lib) points to Bonaria Biancu’s Library 2.0 meme map. Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) posts his 2006 article about the most important traits of Librarian 2.0. Comments from Scott Pfitzinger (BiblioTech Web). Sarah Clark (The Scattered Librarian) writes about what she perceives to be The Dark Side of Library 2.0.

Jon Udell points out the difference between use experience and user experience and notes the importance of the “aha” moment.

Follow-up re Karen Schneider’s article about IT planning by non-IT departments: comments from Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibrarianInBlack) and Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It). LIGHTER SIDE: Sean (ACPL’s IT blog) presents a PC-and-Mac-style ad about librarians and the IT dept.”

When you digitize, are you preserving the content or the original item? Some thoughts from Jill Hurst-Wahl (Digitization 101). Mary Minow (LibraryLaw Blog) explains how the Kahle v. Gonzales decision is bad for libraries. Jessamyn West (librarian.net) comments re U.S. National Archives/footnote.com digitization deal. More about it from Jill Hurst-Wahl. More comments from Jeanne Kramer-Smyth (Spellbound Blog) and Dan Cohen.

Jessamyn West says, go read “More on What is Going on at the Library of Congress.” David Bigwood agrees and also points to a paper about the elimination of Series Authority Records. Thom Hickey (Outgoing) has a short note about finding legendary characters in bibliographic records.

Dave Pattern (Self-plagiarism is style) has also been working on adding user ratings to the OPAC. Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad) comments about the D-Lib Magazine article about OPACs. Also many comments about Karen Coyle’s article, “Resource Description and Access: Cataloging for the 20th Century” in her blog (Coyle’s InFormation).

About John Blyberg’s SOPAC: comments from techxplorer (librariesinteract.info). Josh Neff (the goblin in the library) says it’s the code-sharing that is the most significant aspect and that we should do more of it.

Want to play with an Open Source CMS? Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian) is proposing to let up to 20 people ‘play’ with the backend of a Joomla-powered website on a test-server.

Ryan Eby (ebyblog) points to Nelsonville Public Library’s Q&A about their 2003 move to Koha.

Follow-up re Wired News article about libraries, OverDrive, and DRM: comments from Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibrarianInBlack); David Fulton (Daveman’s Tech Tips).

Peter Suber (Open Access News) has several posts about the Association of American Publishers’s (AAP) PR campaign against open access. More comments from Barbara Fister (ACRLog), Dorothea Salo (Caveat Lector), Iris Jastram (Pegasus Librarian), and Christina Pikas (Christina’s LIS Rants). Also from Dorothea Salo, AAP/PSP’s response, translated.

Information Today, Inc.’s 2007 InfoTubey Awards: “InfoTubies recognize those libraries or individuals who have created YouTube library-related productions that promote a library, or library services, or enhance the library’s value. Deadline for submissions: February 14, 2007.” (via)

Eri (Z Words) responds to DC librarian’s lament. More from Jason (Thus Spoke Pragmatic Librarian). Eri (Z Words) also points to a Christian Science Monitor editorial calling for more classics in school reading lists.

Weeding: David Bigwood (Catalogablog) points to the SUNLINK Weed of the Month Archive.

Joy Weese Moll (Wanderings of a Student Librarian) has more job searching advice.

Another custom search engine: ALA-RUSA Best Free Reference Web Sites (via)

Karen A. Coombs (Library Web Chic) explains her love-hate relationship with ALA. Michael Golrick (Thoughts from a Library Administrator wishes there were a way to follow ALA Council proceedings from afar.

Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) writes at length about when distance learning goes bad.

Doug Johnson (The Blue Skunk Blog) posts his 1995 column, “How Important is Certification?

Mary Minow (LibraryLaw Blog) writes about best policies for dealing with unattended children.

Mary Carmen Chimato (Circ and Serve) writes about Circ/Ill/Reserves’ collective self-esteem problems.

David Rothman (davidrothman.net) writes about using iPods for library training.

Paul R. Pival (The Distant Librarian) comments on a preliminary study of Google Scholar.

Mary Beth (Imprompty Librarian) points out a shooting incident at the Anderson County (SC) Library. [Google News]

T. Tallent (Yes to Know) that golf pencils are “a perfect little example of old ideas or practices that aren’t really serving us any more in libraries.” (via)

Mita (new jack librarian) has strong feelings about collection development policies.

Getting the word out: Nichole (nichole’s auxiliary storage) points to a Feb 2007 Macworld article that includes “Use your local library” among the tips and tools to “find the good stuff fast.”

From St. Joseph Public Library: “Top 10 things you probably didn’t know your library offered” (via(. Jason (Thus Spoke Pragmatic Librarian) tackles the question, Should libraries offer video games?

HOW TO choose CD/DVD archival media (via)

Mark Leggott (LoomWare) points to Laura Rein’s article (Inside Higher Ed) about the changing “place” of the library.

More food metaphors: Rochelle Mazar (Random Access Mazar) explains how information is like beef brisket.

Dave Lankes (Virtual Dave…Real Blog) points to the ALA-OITP/IIS technology brief, “Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation.”

Michel-Adrien Sheppard (Library Boy) comments on the recent study on book snobbery.

From LISNews: 10 blogs to read in 2007. Sarah Clark (The Scattered Librarian) is planning to do a weekly round-up of posts she has marked in her feed reader.

[More after the jump]

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending January 28

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Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian) lists his Top 10 library 2.0 “No-brainers” for public libraries. Mary Carmen Chimato (Circ and Serve) asks, can access services be included in Library 2.0? Meredith Farkas (Web4lib) points to Bonaria Biancu’s Library 2.0 meme map. Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) posts his 2006 article about the most important traits of Librarian 2.0. Comments from Scott Pfitzinger (BiblioTech Web). Sarah Clark (The Scattered Librarian) writes about what she perceives to be The Dark Side of Library 2.0.

Jon Udell points out the difference between use experience and user experience and notes the importance of the “aha” moment.

Follow-up re Karen Schneider’s article about IT planning by non-IT departments: comments from Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibrarianInBlack) and Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It). LIGHTER SIDE: Sean (ACPL’s IT blog) presents a PC-and-Mac-style ad about librarians and the IT dept.”

When you digitize, are you preserving the content or the original item? Some thoughts from Jill Hurst-Wahl (Digitization 101). Mary Minow (LibraryLaw Blog) explains how the Kahle v. Gonzales decision is bad for libraries. Jessamyn West (librarian.net) comments re U.S. National Archives/footnote.com digitization deal. More about it from Jill Hurst-Wahl. More comments from Jeanne Kramer-Smyth (Spellbound Blog) and Dan Cohen.

Jessamyn West says, go read “More on What is Going on at the Library of Congress.” David Bigwood agrees and also points to a paper about the elimination of Series Authority Records. Thom Hickey (Outgoing) has a short note about finding legendary characters in bibliographic records.

Dave Pattern (Self-plagiarism is style) has also been working on adding user ratings to the OPAC. Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad) comments about the D-Lib Magazine article about OPACs. Also many comments about Karen Coyle’s article, “Resource Description and Access: Cataloging for the 20th Century” in her blog (Coyle’s InFormation).

About John Blyberg’s SOPAC: comments from techxplorer (librariesinteract.info). Josh Neff (the goblin in the library) says it’s the code-sharing that is the most significant aspect and that we should do more of it.

Want to play with an Open Source CMS? Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian) is proposing to let up to 20 people ‘play’ with the backend of a Joomla-powered website on a test-server.

Ryan Eby (ebyblog) points to Nelsonville Public Library’s Q&A about their 2003 move to Koha.

Follow-up re Wired News article about libraries, OverDrive, and DRM: comments from Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibrarianInBlack); David Fulton (Daveman’s Tech Tips).

Peter Suber (Open Access News) has several posts about the Association of American Publishers’s (AAP) PR campaign against open access. More comments from Barbara Fister (ACRLog), Dorothea Salo (Caveat Lector), Iris Jastram (Pegasus Librarian), and Christina Pikas (Christina’s LIS Rants). Also from Dorothea Salo, AAP/PSP’s response, translated.

Information Today, Inc.’s 2007 InfoTubey Awards: “InfoTubies recognize those libraries or individuals who have created YouTube library-related productions that promote a library, or library services, or enhance the library’s value. Deadline for submissions: February 14, 2007.” (via)

Eri (Z Words) responds to DC librarian’s lament. More from Jason (Thus Spoke Pragmatic Librarian). Eri (Z Words) also points to a Christian Science Monitor editorial calling for more classics in school reading lists.

Weeding: David Bigwood (Catalogablog) points to the SUNLINK Weed of the Month Archive.

Joy Weese Moll (Wanderings of a Student Librarian) has more job searching advice.

Another custom search engine: ALA-RUSA Best Free Reference Web Sites (via)

Karen A. Coombs (Library Web Chic) explains her love-hate relationship with ALA. Michael Golrick (Thoughts from a Library Administrator wishes there were a way to follow ALA Council proceedings from afar.

Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) writes at length about when distance learning goes bad.

Doug Johnson (The Blue Skunk Blog) posts his 1995 column, “How Important is Certification?

Mary Minow (LibraryLaw Blog) writes about best policies for dealing with unattended children.

Mary Carmen Chimato (Circ and Serve) writes about Circ/Ill/Reserves’ collective self-esteem problems.

David Rothman (davidrothman.net) writes about using iPods for library training.

Paul R. Pival (The Distant Librarian) comments on a preliminary study of Google Scholar.

Mary Beth (Imprompty Librarian) points out a shooting incident at the Anderson County (SC) Library. [Google News]

T. Tallent (Yes to Know) that golf pencils are “a perfect little example of old ideas or practices that aren’t really serving us any more in libraries.” (via)

Mita (new jack librarian) has strong feelings about collection development policies.

Getting the word out: Nichole (nichole’s auxiliary storage) points to a Feb 2007 Macworld article that includes “Use your local library” among the tips and tools to “find the good stuff fast.”

From St. Joseph Public Library: “Top 10 things you probably didn’t know your library offered” (via(. Jason (Thus Spoke Pragmatic Librarian) tackles the question, Should libraries offer video games?

HOW TO choose CD/DVD archival media (via)

Mark Leggott (LoomWare) points to Laura Rein’s article (Inside Higher Ed) about the changing “place” of the library.

More food metaphors: Rochelle Mazar (Random Access Mazar) explains how information is like beef brisket.

Dave Lankes (Virtual Dave…Real Blog) points to the ALA-OITP/IIS technology brief, “Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation.”

Michel-Adrien Sheppard (Library Boy) comments on the recent study on book snobbery.

From LISNews: 10 blogs to read in 2007. Sarah Clark (The Scattered Librarian) is planning to do a weekly round-up of posts she has marked in her feed reader.

[More after the jump]

BLOGGING
 
Doug Johnson (Blue Skunk Blog) writes about personal blogging and professional common sense.
 

Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) has a couple of posts about team blogs and institutional provision of blogs.
 

Is your listing in the Open Directory Project wrong or outdated? You probably can’t fix the listing, but Darlene Fichter (Blog on the Side) shows how to fix some search engine results.
 

Angel Rivera (The Gypsy Librarian) has collected some posts on finding ideas for blogging.
 

  THE LIGHTER SIDE
 

The winners of Overdue Media’s (“the Unshelved guys”) Pimp My Bookcart contest.
 

  The Library Predic-o-matic 3000 (by Dave Pattern (Self-plagiarism is style).
 

Videos: David Rothman (davidrothman.net) points to a trailer for independent film Shelf Life, a “dark comedy of petty office politics in a library. Also via David, Three of a Kind: The One at the Library.
 

Mark Lindner (Off the Mark) is “collecting songs ‘about’ cataloging, classification, naming, lexicography, language issues, and a small group of related topics not fully explicated (yet).”
 

  Illustrated Librarian Temporary Tattoos. (via)
 

  Bad Librarian haikus.
 

  CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS
 

In the February Cites & Insights,* Walt Crawford combined a lot of advice about conference speaking.
 

StevenB (ACRLog) has some thoughts for better conference discussions. He also discusses the idea of having research paper programs at ALA.
 

  Open Repositories Conference 2007 (Jan. 23-26)

 
– Dorothea Salo (Caveat Lector).

 
– Karen A. Coombs (Library Web Chic)
 
 

  Association for Library and Information Science (ALISE) Annual (Jan. 15-18)

 
– Joyce Valenza (NeverEndingSearch Blog) attended ALISE and ALA back to back. Short report.
 

  Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting (Jan. 18-20)

 
– Barbara Fister (ACRLog)
 
 

  ALA Midwinter 2007 (Jan. 19-24)
LITA Blog
Katie (Young Librarian)
David Lee King
PLA Blog
Anna Creech (eclectic librarian)
QuestionPoint blog
Rochelle Hartman (Tinfoil + Raccoon)
Michael Porter
(Libraryman).
Andrew Pace (Hectic Pace)
Jim Rettig (Twlight Librarian)
Jonathan Rochkind posted a report as a comment in FRBR Blog. (via)
– More bloggers at the MidWinter2007 wiki.
 
 

  * Yes, I know C&I is not a blog.
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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (Sort-of-Double Edition
week ending January 21 (plus a lot from January 1-14)

……….

Libraries as Lyceum?

More about too much politeness, from David Rothman (TeleRead); Walt Crawford (Walt at Random); and Heidi Dolamore (quiddle).

Iris Jastram (Pegasus Librarian) has argument against library greeters.

More about weeding uproar, from Chadwick (InfoSciPhi).

More comments about the Maplewood library’s plan to close after school from: Carleen Huxley (Library Shrine); Miss Martini (Martinis and Vinyl); Lazygal (Killin’ time being lazy). RELATED: Amy (All Things Amy) notes that the Madison (Wisc.) Public Library is proposing a new behavior policy for minors. More from Barbara (Librarians at the Gate).

Are there book lists on your library’s website? Tell Rick Roche (ricklibrarian), so he can add them to his Librarian’s Booklist Search.

Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad) wonders about the numbers cited re audience and participation in online services.

T. Scott says that What do we need to do to get people to come in? is entirely the wrong approach. Deb (Real Public Librarian) speculates on the reasons for the downward trend in library circ stats. Laura Cohen (Library 2.0) writes about academic libraries and captive audiences.

Speaking of audiences: don’t forget to also plan library orientations for homeschoolers.

T. Scott notes that librarians worry about the library becoming less relevant. Joshua Neff (the goblin in the library) gives a personal example of the library being important and relevant and good.

Laura Solomon (Library Geek Woes) asks, is stagnation driving your staff away? Adrienne Furness (What Adrienne Thinks About That) felt reenergized after her sabbatical week.

Diane Zabel (RUSQ) has a lot of advice for prospective authors.

Helene Blowers (LibraryBytes) explains how “a library is like a good recipe for spaghetti sauce.

Dorothea Salo (Caveat Lector) has very good advice for dealing with e-mail bullies.

The Washington Post published an Op-Ed piece from a D.C. school librarian (Jan. 21). Chris Zammarelli (Libraryola) comments.

Karen G. Schneider (ALA TechSource) has advice on strategy for IT planning by non-IT departments. Helene Blowers (LibraryBytes) points to a Wired.com article about libraries, OverDrive, and DRM. A New Mexico library director resigns over WiFi irradiation: comments from Rory Litwin (Library Juice) and Bill Drew (Wireless Libraries).

Mark Lindner (Off the Mark) questions the need for a virtual ALA Washington office in Second Life. [RELATED: Get a First Life.]

Jackson County Library (Ore.): main library and all 14 branches will be closed as of April 7 due to lack of funding.

Janie L. Hermann (Library Garden) thinks that overdue books should not affect your credit score.

Laura Cohen (Library 2.0) comments on Karen Coombs’ article “Building a Library Web Site on the Pillars of Web 2.0.” The author comments back.

HowTo: Iris Jastram (Pegasus Librarian) teaches online searching backwards from the results.

StevenB (ACRLog) points to an Educause article, “If the Academic Library Ceased to Exist Would We Have to Invent It?”

Many people pointed to the D-Lib Magazine article, “The Online Library Catalog: Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained?” John Blyberg (blyberg.net) presents the SOPAC (Social OPAC).

Steven Cohen (Library Stuff) says “Google doesn’t “get” librarians…again.” Comments from Steve Matthews (Vancouver Law Librarian Blog); Phil Bradley (search engine land; lo-fi librarian.

Amanda Etches-Johnson (blogwithoutalibrary.net) posted an update to her special libraries 2.0 survey.

Laura Crossett (lis.dom) writes in defense of the dinky library.

BLOGGING

K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) posted her libraries’ draft blog guidelines.

TRENDS

K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) asks, what do you think are 2007’s Top Technology Trends? Lots of comments in the post. More comments from Scott Pfitzinger (BiblioTech Web). More trends at LITA Blog. Ms. Doyle (teenlibrarian) lists the Top Trends in YA Librarianship.

Gail McGovern (Infoblog) points to trendwatching.com’s January 2007 Trend Briefing.

BLOGGING

Walt Crawford (Walt at Random) comments on charitable reading and on who does your blogging reflect on. Candi Clevenger (LibTalkBlog) learned that you never know who’s reading. Joshua Neff (the goblin in the library) points to the origins of the phrase and concept, “charitable reading.”

THE LIGHTER SIDE

Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad) went on a library quest on World of Warcraft and posted screenshots.

Rick Roche (ricklibrarian) wants to know, How are you re-using your conference bags?

The Onion: Nation’s gays demand right to library cards.

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. (June 21-27, 2007)
– Official wiki.

two presentations at OCLC (Jan. 8-9)
– “Mass Digitization in Google Book Search: Effects on Scholarship,” by Mike Keller. Notes by Stuart Weibel.
– Victoria Reich’s talk on LOCKSS and CLOCKSS. Notes by Stuart Weibel.

MLS (northeastern Ill.) Local History Special Interest Group mtg (Jan. 16)
– Rick Roche (ricklibrarian)

Association for Library and Information Science (ALISE) Annual (Jan. 15-18)
– Juried paper abstracts.
– Dave Lankes’ presentation slides and mp3.

Helene Blowers talk at TBLC Library 2.0 Challenge
– Notes by Diana.

Web Standards Group, Singapore Meetup (Jan. 17)
– Flickr: photos by ALA staff.
– Ivan Chew (Rambling Librarian)

North Carolina Science Blogging Conference (Jan. 20)
– Christina Pikas (Christina’s LIS Rant)

ALA Midwinter 2007 (Jan. 19-24)
– Andrew K. Pace (Hectic Pace).
– Jenny Levine (The Shifted Librarian)
– OCLC’s It’s all good.
– Christopher Harris (Infomancy)
– LITA Blog
– Karen A. Coombs (Library Web Chic)
– Michelle “Jane” Boule (A Wandering Eyre
– Rochelle Hartman (Tinfoil + Raccoon)
– AASL blog
– PLA Blog
– eclectic librarian

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (Sort-of-Double Edition
week ending January 21 (plus a lot from January 1-14)

……….

Libraries as Lyceum?

More about too much politeness, from David Rothman (TeleRead); Walt Crawford (Walt at Random); and Heidi Dolamore (quiddle).

Iris Jastram (Pegasus Librarian) has argument against library greeters.

More about weeding uproar, from Chadwick (InfoSciPhi).

More comments about the Maplewood library’s plan to close after school from: Carleen Huxley (Library Shrine); Miss Martini (Martinis and Vinyl); Lazygal (Killin’ time being lazy). RELATED: Amy (All Things Amy) notes that the Madison (Wisc.) Public Library is proposing a new behavior policy for minors. More from Barbara (Librarians at the Gate).

Are there book lists on your library’s website? Tell Rick Roche (ricklibrarian), so he can add them to his Librarian’s Booklist Search.

Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad) wonders about the numbers cited re audience and participation in online services.

T. Scott says that What do we need to do to get people to come in? is entirely the wrong approach. Deb (Real Public Librarian) speculates on the reasons for the downward trend in library circ stats. Laura Cohen (Library 2.0) writes about academic libraries and captive audiences.

Speaking of audiences: don’t forget to also plan library orientations for homeschoolers.

T. Scott notes that librarians worry about the library becoming less relevant. Joshua Neff (the goblin in the library) gives a personal example of the library being important and relevant and good.

Laura Solomon (Library Geek Woes) asks, is stagnation driving your staff away? Adrienne Furness (What Adrienne Thinks About That) felt reenergized after her sabbatical week.

Diane Zabel (RUSQ) has a lot of advice for prospective authors.

Helene Blowers (LibraryBytes) explains how “a library is like a good recipe for spaghetti sauce.

Dorothea Salo (Caveat Lector) has very good advice for dealing with e-mail bullies.

The Washington Post published an Op-Ed piece from a D.C. school librarian (Jan. 21). Chris Zammarelli (Libraryola) comments.

Karen G. Schneider (ALA TechSource) has advice on strategy for IT planning by non-IT departments. Helene Blowers (LibraryBytes) points to a Wired.com article about libraries, OverDrive, and DRM. A New Mexico library director resigns over WiFi irradiation: comments from Rory Litwin (Library Juice) and Bill Drew (Wireless Libraries).

Mark Lindner (Off the Mark) questions the need for a virtual ALA Washington office in Second Life. [RELATED: Get a First Life.]

Jackson County Library (Ore.): main library and all 14 branches will be closed as of April 7 due to lack of funding.

Janie L. Hermann (Library Garden) thinks that overdue books should not affect your credit score.

Laura Cohen (Library 2.0) comments on Karen Coombs’ article “Building a Library Web Site on the Pillars of Web 2.0.” The author comments back.

HowTo: Iris Jastram (Pegasus Librarian) teaches online searching backwards from the results.

StevenB (ACRLog) points to an Educause article, “If the Academic Library Ceased to Exist Would We Have to Invent It?”

Many people pointed to the D-Lib Magazine article, “The Online Library Catalog: Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained?” John Blyberg (blyberg.net) presents the SOPAC (Social OPAC).

Steven Cohen (Library Stuff) says “Google doesn’t “get” librarians…again.” Comments from Steve Matthews (Vancouver Law Librarian Blog); Phil Bradley (search engine land; lo-fi librarian.

Amanda Etches-Johnson (blogwithoutalibrary.net) posted an update to her special libraries 2.0 survey.

Laura Crossett (lis.dom) writes in defense of the dinky library.

BLOGGING

K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) posted her libraries’ draft blog guidelines.

TRENDS

K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) asks, what do you think are 2007’s Top Technology Trends? Lots of comments in the post. More comments from Scott Pfitzinger (BiblioTech Web). More trends at LITA Blog. Ms. Doyle (teenlibrarian) lists the Top Trends in YA Librarianship.

Gail McGovern (Infoblog) points to trendwatching.com’s January 2007 Trend Briefing.

BLOGGING

Walt Crawford (Walt at Random) comments on charitable reading and on who does your blogging reflect on. Candi Clevenger (LibTalkBlog) learned that you never know who’s reading. Joshua Neff (the goblin in the library) points to the origins of the phrase and concept, “charitable reading.”

THE LIGHTER SIDE

Richard Akerman (Science Library Pad) went on a library quest on World of Warcraft and posted screenshots.

Rick Roche (ricklibrarian) wants to know, How are you re-using your conference bags?

The Onion: Nation’s gays demand right to library cards.

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

2007 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. (June 21-27, 2007)
– Official wiki.

two presentations at OCLC (Jan. 8-9)
– “Mass Digitization in Google Book Search: Effects on Scholarship,” by Mike Keller. Notes by Stuart Weibel.
– Victoria Reich’s talk on LOCKSS and CLOCKSS. Notes by Stuart Weibel.

MLS (northeastern Ill.) Local History Special Interest Group mtg (Jan. 16)
– Rick Roche (ricklibrarian)

Association for Library and Information Science (ALISE) Annual (Jan. 15-18)
– Juried paper abstracts.
– Dave Lankes’ presentation slides and mp3.

Helene Blowers talk at TBLC Library 2.0 Challenge
– Notes by Diana.

Web Standards Group, Singapore Meetup (Jan. 17)
– Flickr: photos by ALA staff.
– Ivan Chew (Rambling Librarian)

North Carolina Science Blogging Conference (Jan. 20)
– Christina Pikas (Christina’s LIS Rant)

ALA Midwinter 2007 (Jan. 19-24)
– Andrew K. Pace (Hectic Pace).
– Jenny Levine (The Shifted Librarian)
– OCLC’s It’s all good.
– Christopher Harris (Infomancy)
– LITA Blog
– Karen A. Coombs (Library Web Chic)
– Michelle “Jane” Boule (A Wandering Eyre
– Rochelle Hartman (Tinfoil + Raccoon)
– AASL blog
– PLA Blog
– eclectic librarian

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (Double Edition)
Two weeks ending January 14, 2007

……….
Note: I only got through 3/4 of my blog subscriptions. (You guys write a lot!) I’ll include the past two weeks’ worth of the remaining blogs in next week’s edition.

Reader’s Advisory: CrimeSpot.net (via). Also: Monster Librarian (via ???). Speaking of fiction: reading fiction => higher empathy (via).

In Brookfield (WI), librarians helped police catch a scammer. Right? Wrong? Discuss.

Phyllis (Something New Every Day) points to a WebJunction suggestion about always being ready to talk up your library. Steven Chabot (Subject/Object) points to a Globe and Mail article about Canada’s thriving libraries.

YALSA has a MySpace page (via). Michael Sauers explains how to run Second Life on a public computer. Speaking of: Second Life Library has podcasts.

Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) asks, Should tech support be an explicit library service? Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) has a tale from the trenches. Andrea Mercado (LibraryTechtonics) has some recommended reading. Ivan Chew (Rambling Librarian) wonders, if churches are doing it, will libraries have to resort to SMS-speak, too? Michael J. Giarlo (Technosophia) would like to start a BarCamp for New Jersey library geeks.

ACRLog comments on a Chronicle of Higher Education article about tenure, university presses, and libraries. Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibrarianInBlack) has co-written an eleven-part series about eBooks in libraries. Anna Creech (eclectic librarian) has been thinking about the future of the journal. Joyce Valenza (NeverEndingSearch Blog) points to the set of articles in the December 1 Forbes that answer the question, Are books in danger?

Much talk about the press coverage of Fairfax County Public Library’s weeding practices: Michael Casey (LibraryCrunch); more comments at librarian.net; Simon Chamberlain (VALIS) points to several more blog posts (via). The library’s director responds.

Related to this, there’s a long discussion on Ezra Klein’s blog about libraries vs. bookstores (via).

Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian) asks, is “open weeding” a Library 2.0 concept? More on weeding from Christina Pikas (Christina’s LIS Rant).

About the library that is closing for part of the day to keep out unruly teenagers:Michael Casey (LibraryCrunch). Late news: the library decides not to close.

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) wonders what the library’s teens-related closing and the upcoming launch of the Netflix-like BookSwim forecast for the future of libraries.

Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibraryInBlack) points to a Linux.com article about open-source library ILS “Evergreen.” Comments from Corey Wallis (librariesinteract.info);

Jessamyn West (librarian.net) writes about Amazon’s nownow.com answers-by-email service.

Rochelle Hartman (Tinfoil + Raccoon) points out that, as a profession, library folks “are too damn polite.” Comments from Steve Lawson (See Also…); Walt Crawford (Walt at Random).

In Meredith Farkas’s blog, Information Wants to Be Free, the conversation morphed into a discussion about criticism, me-too-ism, and honesty; continued by Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian),

David Lee King has a series of articles about inviting participation in web 2.0. Joshua Neff (The Goblin in the Library) expanded the conversation to include his library’s patrons. In Elgin (IL), the community is invited to participate with YouTube videos. Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) has some suggestions about encouraging participations in the wiki world.

Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) ties together the discussions about library politeness and online participation.

Mark Lindner (Off the Mark) is concerned about the future of the Carnival of the Infosciences.

Looking for the best Library Videos? (warning: some videos start automatically).

StevenB (ACRLog) has been thinking about the need to move ideas to practice. iSchool student Steven Chabot (Subject/Object) ponders the Theory and Practice Divide.

Nancy Dowd (The “M” Word) wants to know your “ten reasons why libraries are better than buying. Answers from tango (librariesinteract.info;

Peter Bromberg (Library Garden) has been thinking about how OPACs affect customer satisfaction. More from Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It).

Nicole C. Engard (What I Learned Today) on the limitations of assigning physical locations for books in the age of databases.

BLOGGING

When you blog, does/should your writing reflect on your employer? How about when you read or comment: how does it reflect on you? Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) explains why she blogs.

What are your “Must Read” library logs? Fiona Bradley (Blisspix) has a list of the uses made of blogs in librarianship. Need help keeping up with lib blogs? Kathryn Greenhill (librariesinteract.info) has some suggestions. Brian Mathews (The Ubiquitous Librarian) asks, are libraries’ news blogs worth it?

Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) asks, When is a blog a blog?

THE LIGHTER SIDE

Three-letter acronyms can be
Very confusing as you’ll see.

Wapsi Square (comic strip) had a sequence set in a library (via)

Jessica (The Cool Librarian) posted the Naomi Shihab Nye poem, “Because of Libraries We Can Say These Things.”

On the PUBLIB mailing list, Joe Schallan explains how to save money at conferences.

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

from Nancy Dowd (The “M” Word), what makes a good speaking celebrity.

eVisioning Maryland Libraries (January 10, 2007):
– Christina Pikas (Christina’s LIS Rant).

Five Weeks to a Social Library (February 12-March 12, 2007):
– The list of participants.

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (Double Edition)
Two weeks ending January 14, 2007

……….
Note: I only got through 3/4 of my blog subscriptions. (You guys write a lot!) I’ll include the past two weeks’ worth of the remaining blogs in next week’s edition.

Reader’s Advisory: CrimeSpot.net (via). Also: Monster Librarian (via ???). Speaking of fiction: reading fiction => higher empathy (via).

In Brookfield (WI), librarians helped police catch a scammer. Right? Wrong? Discuss.

Phyllis (Something New Every Day) points to a WebJunction suggestion about always being ready to talk up your library. Steven Chabot (Subject/Object) points to a Globe and Mail article about Canada’s thriving libraries.

YALSA has a MySpace page (via). Michael Sauers explains how to run Second Life on a public computer. Speaking of: Second Life Library has podcasts.

Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) asks, Should tech support be an explicit library service? Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) has a tale from the trenches. Andrea Mercado (LibraryTechtonics) has some recommended reading. Ivan Chew (Rambling Librarian) wonders, if churches are doing it, will libraries have to resort to SMS-speak, too? Michael J. Giarlo (Technosophia) would like to start a BarCamp for New Jersey library geeks.

ACRLog comments on a Chronicle of Higher Education article about tenure, university presses, and libraries. Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibrarianInBlack) has co-written an eleven-part series about eBooks in libraries. Anna Creech (eclectic librarian) has been thinking about the future of the journal. Joyce Valenza (NeverEndingSearch Blog) points to the set of articles in the December 1 Forbes that answer the question, Are books in danger?

Much talk about the press coverage of Fairfax County Public Library’s weeding practices: Michael Casey (LibraryCrunch); more comments at librarian.net; Simon Chamberlain (VALIS) points to several more blog posts (via). The library’s director responds.

Related to this, there’s a long discussion on Ezra Klein’s blog about libraries vs. bookstores (via).

Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian) asks, is “open weeding” a Library 2.0 concept? More on weeding from Christina Pikas (Christina’s LIS Rant).

About the library that is closing for part of the day to keep out unruly teenagers:Michael Casey (LibraryCrunch). Late news: the library decides not to close.

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) wonders what the library’s teens-related closing and the upcoming launch of the Netflix-like BookSwim forecast for the future of libraries.

Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibraryInBlack) points to a Linux.com article about open-source library ILS “Evergreen.” Comments from Corey Wallis (librariesinteract.info);

Jessamyn West (librarian.net) writes about Amazon’s nownow.com answers-by-email service.

Rochelle Hartman (Tinfoil + Raccoon) points out that, as a profession, library folks “are too damn polite.” Comments from Steve Lawson (See Also…); Walt Crawford (Walt at Random).

In Meredith Farkas’s blog, Information Wants to Be Free, the conversation morphed into a discussion about criticism, me-too-ism, and honesty; continued by Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian),

David Lee King has a series of articles about inviting participation in web 2.0. Joshua Neff (The Goblin in the Library) expanded the conversation to include his library’s patrons. In Elgin (IL), the community is invited to participate with YouTube videos. Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) has some suggestions about encouraging participations in the wiki world.

Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) ties together the discussions about library politeness and online participation.

Mark Lindner (Off the Mark) is concerned about the future of the Carnival of the Infosciences.

Looking for the best Library Videos? (warning: some videos start automatically).

StevenB (ACRLog) has been thinking about the need to move ideas to practice. iSchool student Steven Chabot (Subject/Object) ponders the Theory and Practice Divide.

Nancy Dowd (The “M” Word) wants to know your “ten reasons why libraries are better than buying. Answers from tango (librariesinteract.info;

Peter Bromberg (Library Garden) has been thinking about how OPACs affect customer satisfaction. More from Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It).

Nicole C. Engard (What I Learned Today) on the limitations of assigning physical locations for books in the age of databases.

BLOGGING

When you blog, does/should your writing reflect on your employer? How about when you read or comment: how does it reflect on you? Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) explains why she blogs.

What are your “Must Read” library logs? Fiona Bradley (Blisspix) has a list of the uses made of blogs in librarianship. Need help keeping up with lib blogs? Kathryn Greenhill (librariesinteract.info) has some suggestions. Brian Mathews (The Ubiquitous Librarian) asks, are libraries’ news blogs worth it?

Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) asks, When is a blog a blog?

THE LIGHTER SIDE

Three-letter acronyms can be
Very confusing as you’ll see.

Wapsi Square (comic strip) had a sequence set in a library (via)

Jessica (The Cool Librarian) posted the Naomi Shihab Nye poem, “Because of Libraries We Can Say These Things.”

On the PUBLIB mailing list, Joe Schallan explains how to save money at conferences.

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

from Nancy Dowd (The “M” Word), what makes a good speaking celebrity.

eVisioning Maryland Libraries (January 10, 2007):
– Christina Pikas (Christina’s LIS Rant).

Five Weeks to a Social Library (February 12-March 12, 2007):
– The list of participants.

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