This Week in LibraryBlogLand (July 2, 2007)

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending July 1, 2007
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Note: This Week in LibraryBlogLand will return in three weeks.

Marc Fisher (Washington Post) asks, Do we need libraries anymore? See also the comments.

Don Wood (Don Wood: Library 2.0) has posted links to ALA’s keystone intellectual freedom documents.

Keeping up: Chris Zammarelli (Libraryola) writes about his reading list. Mark Lindner (Off the Mark) notes that “keeping up” should also include learning from the past. Too much keeping up: Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibrarianInBlack) points to advice on dropping RSS feeds.

Michael Sauers (Travelin’ Librarian) learned that library break-ins can be stopped by porn filters.

George Butterfield (LLRX.com) asks, Is a J.D. necessary for law librarians?

Joyce Valenza (NeverEndingSearch) lists ten reasons why your next pathfinder should be a wiki.

Phil Bradley answers the Web 2.0 questions he’s most often asked.

David Weinberger (Everything is Miscellaneous) discusses Thomas Mann’s article. (via librarian.net)

Jessamyn West (librarian.net) reviews ALA’s ilovelibraries.org/ website.

Improve ALA (wiki). [About]

THE LIGHTER SIDE

From Unshelved: “Hi, I’m in the Internet.” “And I’m a library.” Start here.

CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS

NFAIS User-Generated Content and Social Media (June 29)
– Notes from Nicole C. Engard (What I Learned Today)

ALA Annual Conference 2007 (June 21-27)
LITA Blog
Reader’s Advisor Online
Aaron Dobbs (Aaron the Librarian)
Stephen Leary (Reflective Librarian)
Maurice (Chronicles of The (almost) Bald Technology Trainer)
Rick Roche (ricklibrarian)
LibWorm
– see also last week’s TWiL for more links.


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

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending July 1, 2007
……….

Note: This Week in LibraryBlogLand will return in three weeks.

Marc Fisher (Washington Post) asks, Do we need libraries anymore? See also the comments.

Don Wood (Don Wood: Library 2.0) has posted links to ALA’s keystone intellectual freedom documents.

Keeping up: Chris Zammarelli (Libraryola) writes about his reading list. Mark Lindner (Off the Mark) notes that “keeping up” should also include learning from the past. Too much keeping up: Sarah Houghton-Jan (LibrarianInBlack) points to advice on dropping RSS feeds.

Michael Sauers (Travelin’ Librarian) learned that library break-ins can be stopped by porn filters.

George Butterfield (LLRX.com) asks, Is a J.D. necessary for law librarians?

Joyce Valenza (NeverEndingSearch) lists ten reasons why your next pathfinder should be a wiki.

Phil Bradley answers the Web 2.0 questions he’s most often asked.

David Weinberger (Everything is Miscellaneous) discusses Thomas Mann’s article. (via librarian.net)

Jessamyn West (librarian.net) reviews ALA’s ilovelibraries.org/ website.

Improve ALA (wiki). [About]

THE LIGHTER SIDE

From Unshelved: “Hi, I’m in the Internet.” “And I’m a library.” Start here.

CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS

NFAIS User-Generated Content and Social Media (June 29)
– Notes from Nicole C. Engard (What I Learned Today)

ALA Annual Conference 2007 (June 21-27)
LITA Blog
Reader’s Advisor Online
Aaron Dobbs (Aaron the Librarian)
Stephen Leary (Reflective Librarian)
Maurice (Chronicles of The (almost) Bald Technology Trainer)
Rick Roche (ricklibrarian)
LibWorm
– see also last week’s TWiL for more links.


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