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The 'M' Word - Marketing Libraries:
If you're an academic librarian who's wondering how to get more students to use your references services, help is here. In the new issue (Nov/Dec) issue of Marketing Library Services newsletter, the free online article is called "Working With Campus Marketing Classes to Improve Reference Service Visibility."It's a case stud (Read More)
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Retiring Guy's Digest:
1 of 3 graphs that Pat Tully includes in his post.Link to November 13 From the University Librarian blogpost, "1998-2009: How libraries have changed. (via Lazyfeed)Excerpt: In the past decade libraries have been transformed:- More and more resources are being converted from a print or other physical formats to an electron (Read More)
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Retiring Guy's Digest:
Screen shot from the Colton Public Library System homepageLink to City of Colton news release.Link to November 19 Los Angeles Times article, "Many libraries go quiet as local budget cuts deepen". (via Lazyfeed)Excerpt: As tax revenues plummet and desperate local governments struggle to close widening deficits, some are (Read More)
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Congrats and Kudos to ALA’s Washington Office Team on the New Look of their District Dispatch Blog
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ResourceShelf:
The blog has a new look that’s very easy on the eyes. You’ll also find links to the District Dispatch RSS and Twitter feeds. If the intersection of the library world with the world of U.S. politics is of interest, District Dispatch (D) is essential reading. So, a ResourceShelf tip of the cap to Jacob Roberts and the rest of (Read More)
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ResourceShelf:
The complete list of papers/presentations available can be found here. The meeting took place October October 14–15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Audio of the presentations is also available. Here are the Titles of the Sessions (Each Session Includes Presentations by One or More Presenters):+ New Models for Federal Depository L (Read More)
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From the Announcement:Working together with the National Archives and Allen County Library, Footnote.com has created a unique collection that will help people discover new details about Native American history.The Footnote Interactive Native American Collection features original historical documents including:+ Ratified Ind (Read More)
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Information & Libraries Scotland:
School librarians might be interested in enquiries on CILIPS involvement in the current campaign in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. CILIP in Scotland Council discussed this item and also with SLIC.As many of you know the situation in Scotland is somewhat different. All secondary schools have a requirement to provide a (Read More)
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the New Cybrary:
We have a Frequently Asked Questions section on our website addressing library facility issues, but maybe we should refine it with a Frequently Observed Misconceptions section. Here's a few of the things I seem to hear or notice:It's a done deal - Hardly! If it were, I'd have a lot less work to do. As of now, the City Co (Read More)
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Librarians and Libraries in the Black Hills LitBH:
Here is additional information regarding the Teenage Brain training opportunity on December 8th, from 8:00 – noon, at the Rapid City Public Library. As a reminder, the session is free, but you need to RSVP by noon on December 4 to Jennifer Read at jread@rcplib.org, or 605-394-6139 ext 2223.Dr. Sheryl Feinstein will present (Read More)
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LISNews - Comments:
In reply to Opposition mounts against CA library outsourcing:Library Systems Services, LLC (LSSI) is the only organization to offer a bid for the entire management of the Nevada County Library system. LSSI has a track record, and I have been unable to find a single instance of LSSI having saved a community any money.Matt Sy (Read More)
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the New Cybrary:
Reading to kids is vital. On the Washington Post site last week, there was a terrific column including some big points. Authoritatively: the single best predictor of how a child will do over 12 years of school is: how much s/he was read to prior to the first day of first grade.if we want to change America, we need to chang (Read More)
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District Dispatch:
Hi, friends of libraries.You probably noticed things look a little different here. We at the Washington Office have decided to make some changes to the look and feel of our blog. The timely and substantive information you’ve come to expect from us, however, will remain the same.If you experience any usability issues or othe (Read More)
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Retiring Guy's Digest:
Link to news release at Merriam Webster website. (via The Resource Shelf)The word and the 9 runners-up:1. admonish2. emaciated3. empathy4. furlough5. inaugurate6. nugatory7. pandemic8. philanderer9. repose10. rogueI worked as an Associate Editor/Editorial Librarian for Merriam-Webster in Springfield, Massachusetts, from Mar (Read More)
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Retiring Guy's Digest:
Link to November 20 Sheboygan Press article, "Mead Public Library in Sheboygan may be cut out of Eastern Shores Library System".Excerpt: Mead Public Library would have to use about $250,000 in city tax money for services such as material deliveries, online cataloging and a shared automation system with other libraries if (Read More)
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Retiring Guy's Digest:
(Hey, folks, it's a photoshop festival!)Link to slide show.And after the 26th slide (out of 52), I asked myself, "Don't any of these communities have public libraries?" It is an important element of community life for many parents. Libraries matter. (Read More)
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