allibris and oclc, sitting in a tree….
Strange little bit of news that came to me via the “copy and paste a press release into my mailto form” Allibris will be offering books for sale via OCLC’s WorldCat so librarians can buy a book instead...
View Articlehappy National Library Week, please shop here
I have read variants of this on four blogs so far today: “ebrary is offering one year of free access to 55 library science titles to ALA members. The collection will be integrated with the American...
View Articlesirsi and dynix together at last
Until a few days ago, this was the web page for the Sirsi online newsletter. Now it redirects you here. I sure hope this merger makes librarians happy. I sure worry that it won’t.
View Articleformer Health and Human Services Secretary chips himself
I don’t care if Tommy Thompson is going to chip himself, I’m still not sold on RFID technology for libraries as it’s being marketed and implemented currently. Let’s get real here. There’s a difference...
View Articlereference IS cool
Get your Reference is Cool button from Salem Press. If you’d like, send them some visual verification. Salem Press is inviting you to submit evidence that reference books, the people who use them,...
View ArticleLibrary, Information Science & Technology Abstracts database now FREE
This may be one of those things that everyone knows but me, but it looks like EBSCO has made their Library/Information Science & Technology Abstracts available now for free. The sexy URL redirects...
View ArticleConsumer/librarian reviews
My favorite thing about blogs beyond the personal interactions that they afford is reading what people think about more products than I can usefully evaluate on my own. Two reviews that came through my...
View Articleabove the fold retraction: there was no Little Red Book ILL
From the Daily Kos, my comments, and I’m sure many other places. Federal agents’ visit was a hoax Student admits he lied about Mao book
View ArticleAL Direct, a “perq” from the American Library Association
The American Library Association has launched an email newsletter and they have sent it to every ALA member with an email address on file. The AL Direct FAQ states “AL Direct (American Libraries...
View Articlein case you needed another reason to raise an eyebrow at Elsevier
I sometimes get a case of schadenfreude reading about bad things that happen to big companies that have a hand in library businesses. This latest mess involves Elsevier publishing what can charitably...
View ArticleIgeek open standards
From LISNews: “Geek the Library is a community-based public awareness campaign designed to highlight the vital role of public libraries for individuals and communities, and raise awareness about the...
View Articledear Elsevier, stop digging, you are embarassing us
“Elsevier officials said Monday that it was a mistake for the publishing giant’s marketing division to offer $25 Amazon gift cards to anyone who would give a new textbook five stars in a review posted...
View Articlewhat’s going on with koha and liblime
“Meanwhile, if there is high ground to be had, I doubt it is currently occupied by LibLime.” Roy Tennant explains what’s been going on at LibLime and links to a longer post at Library Matters....
View Articlenoted without comment: VPL sponsorship guidelines during the Olympics
“Do not have Pepsi or Dairy Queen sponsor your event,” read guidelines sent to [Vancouver Public Library] branch heads and supervisory staff last fall. “Coke and McDonald’s are the Olympic sponsors. If...
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self serve support, what I learned about using numbers in facebook’s hashtags
I support Open Library. We don’t offer a lot of support but we do offer some. If you don’t understand a thing, a person will help you with it. Nowadays most “free” products only offer self-serve help...
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