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From the Article:A searchable map detailing 40 years of Israeli archaeological work in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, developed for the USC Digital Library, has won the 2009 Open Archaeology Prize from the American Schools (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Source: Wikipedia CommonsLink to November 8 Sunday Insight column at SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle), "Great cities need libraries now, more than ever ".Excerpt: Yet, while the need for libraries is ever more critical, lib (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Link to November 14 Press-Enterprise article, "Residents mourn loss of library".Excerpt: Molly Kates stood dumbfounded in front of the Colton Public Library on Friday morning as she read a sign on the door saying the library (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Link to November 17 San Bernadino Sun article, " Colton City Council bombarded with complaints over libarary [sic] closures".Excerpt: Nearly 100 people crammed into the City Council Chambers Tuesday night to hear complain (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Link to November 16 GenealogyBlog post, "Clinton Presidential Library Continues to Draw Crowds". (via Lazyfeed)Excerpt: The number of visitors each year to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library has slipped only slight (Read More)
Retiring Guy's Digest:
Link to November 19 article at SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle), "Eight reasons e-readers could fail".Hamblen discusses the following 8 concerns:1. Price of devices2. Price of e-books3. Smartphones4. Apple's rumored tablet co (Read More)
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 ( (Read More)
Friends of Seattle Public Library Blog:
The Friends of The Seattle Public Library wishes to express true appreciation for all the individual and neighborhood support given to the Advocacy committee’s fall budget campaign. Emails, letters, blogs, phone calls, over (Read More)
ResourceShelf:
From an e-Mail Announcement:The “Photochrom Travel View” set in Flickr now features more than 750 prints, including scenes in Canada, Wales, Belgium, and (most recently) The Netherlands photographed at the turn of the twentie (Read More)
LISNews - Comments:
In reply to Opposition mounts against CA library outsourcing:
I meant to post the above comment under my own name, Don Pelton (Editor, "Sierra Voices" http://sierravoices.com, Email: editor@sierravoices.com). (Read More)
ResourceShelf:
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 In (Read More)
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, (Read More)
LISNews - Comments:
In reply to DON'T Call It a Library:
It will also be the first library in America to feature English As A Second Language books for native English readers.
wait for it .. (Read More)
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 Di (Read More)
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 no (Read More)
Library Gazette:
On Wednesday, November 18, Lynn, Mary Beth, Mary, Chris, Travis, and I traveled across town to visit the recently renovated Coy C. Carpenter Library at the Bowman Gray Campus during their celebratory Open House. The renovatio (Read More)
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 (Read More)
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 (Read More)
AppScout:
If you can make friends with a local cheese maker or find a spice shop in your neighborhood, I recommend doing so. But if specialty shops that suit your champagne tastes aren't available, you might like Gourmet Library. .The (Read More)