Library Stuff The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development 2014-10-22T18:59:59Z http://www.librarystuff.net/feed/tumblog/ WordPress Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[Lexis Advance Named Best Online Legal Research Provider by Readers in The Legal Intelligencer]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15819 2014-10-22T18:59:59Z 2014-10-22T18:59:59Z “LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced today that Lexis Advance®, the company’s dynamic, next-generation legal information service, has been voted the best online legal research provider in The Legal Intelligencer’s “Best of 2014” survey of Pennsylvania legal professionals. This recognition is one of six “Gold” category wins for LexisNexis solutions for the second year in a row.” (via Lexis Nexis)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[World Series: SF, KC libraries engage in Dewey Decimal Duel]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15817 2014-10-22T14:45:53Z 2014-10-22T14:45:53Z “As it turns out, librarians can bring better trash talk than “Shush!” On the eve of World Series Game 1 between the Giants and Royals, the San Francisco Public Library and its Kansas City counterpart engaged in a war of words on Twitter. And it’s clear the thesaurus got a workout.” (via San Jose Mercury News)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[After Queens scandal, bills introduced to open up books at city libraries]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15815 2014-10-22T14:35:26Z 2014-10-22T14:35:26Z “After Queens library boss Tom Galante was revealed to be blowing library cash on perks for himself and his cronies, legislation will be introduced in the City Council Wednesday to force city libraries to open their books. The bills, sponsored by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Queens), would require public annual reports detailing all library capital spending, including details of construction projects and which contractors got the cash. Library honchos would also have to financial disclosure statements with the Conflicts of Interest Board, disclosing their outside income and other details like pols and city officials have to do.” (via NY Daily News)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[[Calgary Public] Library to trim about 300,000 books from collection]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15813 2014-10-22T13:15:08Z 2014-10-22T13:15:08Z “The Calgary Public Library wants to reduce its book stocks by about 300,000 in order to free up more space in the buildings to run programs. The surplus books will be cleared out before the end of the year. They will be sold through a re-seller. Calgary Public Library CEO Bill Ptacek told CBC Radio’s Calgary Eyeopener that part of the motivation for culling the collection is a big change slated for the New Year. “It’s not a well-kept secret that in January the library is going to be free, there’s going to be no charge for cards,” he said.” (via CBC News)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[San Antonio airport installs digital library kiosks for travelers]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15811 2014-10-21T19:01:10Z 2014-10-21T19:01:10Z “The San Antonio International Airport has unveiled two Digital Library kiosks that will allow travelers to check out digital media to take on trips. The kiosks were funded by the Friends of the San Antonio Public Library at a cost of $26,000. The kiosks will allow library patrons to browse the library’s digital media content which can then be checked out and downloaded onto a mobile device for a limited time. Materials can be checked out for three weeks at a time before expiring.” (via San Antonio Business Journal)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[Videos Show Value of Code of Best Practices in Fair Use]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15809 2014-10-21T17:55:59Z 2014-10-21T17:55:59Z “Today, October 21, 2014, ARL released three videos on the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, a clear and easy-to-use statement of reasonable approaches to fair use of copyrighted material, developed by and for librarians who support academic inquiry and higher education. With generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the new videos capture how the Code has assisted many communities by providing helpful guidance about the scope of best practice when fair use comes into play.” (via ARL)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[ALA responds to Eleventh Circuit Court’s encouraging “fair use” decision in Georgia State University case]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15807 2014-10-21T17:51:28Z 2014-10-21T17:51:28Z “On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit handed down an important decision in Cambridge University Press et al. v. Carl V. Patton et al. concerning the permissible “fair use” of copyrighted works in electronic reserves for academic courses. Although publisher’s sought to bar the uncompensated excerpting of copyrighted material for “e-reserves,” the court rejected all such arguments and provided new guidance in the Eleventh Circuit for how “fair use” determinations by educators and librarians should best be made. Remanding to the lower court for further proceedings, the court ruled that fair use decisions should be based on a flexible, case-by-case analysis of the four factors of fair use rather than rigid “checklists” or “percentage-based” formulae.” (via ALA)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[Vatican Library Making 4,000 Ancient Manuscripts Available Online For Free]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15805 2014-10-21T13:52:52Z 2014-10-21T13:52:52Z “The Vatican Apostolic Library is now digitising its valuable ancient religious manuscripts and putting them online via its website, available for the public to view for free, as well as turning to crowdfunding to help it complete its work. The Vatican Library was founded in 1451 AD and holds over 80,000 manuscripts, prints, drawings, plates and incunabula (books printed prior to 1500 AD) written throughout history by people of different faiths from across the world.

via IBT)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[UNC libraries to open three research hubs]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15803 2014-10-21T12:14:53Z 2014-10-21T12:14:53Z “After months of renovations, the second floor of Davis Library is open for research. Davis Library is one of three University libraries that hosts a research hub, which Judy Panitch, director of library communications, said will be the ideal place for students to perform cutting-edge research. “(The Research Hub) is serving as kind of a point for campus researchers for trying new technology,” said Joe Williams, director of public services for UNC libraries. On Thursday, Davis will host a grand opening event, which will be hands-on and give students the opportunity to use 3-D printers that are being brought over from the Kenan Science Library Research Huband take pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower and Mount Everest using the Liquid Galaxy.” (via The Daily Tar Heel)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[LexisNexis Acquires Moreover Technologies]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15801 2014-10-20T20:03:38Z 2014-10-20T20:03:38Z “LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, today announced that it has acquired Moreover Technologies, Inc., a leading global content delivery service and provider of consolidated current awareness and media management solutions. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. News monitoring and distribution is a large and growing global market segment. It offers corporations, law firms and government institutions content and analytical tools to aggregate, monitor and analyze large volumes of news, legal and social media data to help them understand key market trends. It also highlights how their organizations are perceived, the actions of competitors and suppliers, changes to political, legal and regulatory landscape, and other events that could impact them or their clients.” (via Lexis-Nexis)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[Librarians Are Dedicated to User Privacy. The Tech They Have to Use Is Not.]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15799 2014-10-20T17:07:57Z 2014-10-20T17:07:57Z “Adobe has made it extremely easy for unwanted eyes to read over the shoulders of library patrons. Earlier this month reports surfaced about how Adobe’s Digital Editions e-book software collects and transmits information about readers in plain text.* That insecure transmission allows the government, corporations, or potential hackers to intercept information about patron reading habits, including book title, author, publisher, subject, description, and every page read. But the Adobe scandal is just the tip of the iceberg. Libraries sign contracts with technology companies to bring services to patrons all the time, and those contracts are not always favorable to library patrons. Whether it’s an agreement with an ISP to provide the library with Internet access, the publisher of a database of scholarly articles and primary source documents, or a children’s educational game vendor, these contracts are both commonplace and a relatively new development.” (via Slate.)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[Designing libraries that are relevant in the digital age]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15797 2014-10-20T17:04:35Z 2014-10-20T17:04:35Z “With the huge amounts of information now available online, we take a look at how libraries are designing for the 21st century.cEven though it’s still weeks from opening, the new Halifax Central Library is getting lots of attention. And not just because of its 57 million dollar cost. It’s earned international attention as one of the top buildings of 2014. It’s been years since a library of this size and importance was built in Canada. And perhaps… it’s no wonder. Much of the world’s knowledge has moved on to the internet. Books have shed their covers–and even their paper–as they slip onto e-readers.” (via CBC Radio)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[U’s Middle East Library is Home to “Enthusiastic” Librarian]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15795 2014-10-20T12:54:24Z 2014-10-20T12:54:24Z “This library, as one hears from others, is extraordinary,” said Leonard Chiarelli, associate librarian at the Marriott Library. Chiarelli is in charge of the Aziz S. Atiya Middle East Library, one of the most respected centers for research in Middle East studies. Raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Chiarelli earned a bachelor’s degree in history at Pace University in Manhattan. While an undergraduate, he resolved to come to the U to study at the suggestion of Philip Hitti, whom he had met during a lecture in Manhattan. Chiarelli wanted to study the Mediterranean region during the Medieval period, which was controlled by Arabs at the time. Hitti told Chiarelli that no one in the east knew about that specific subject and referred him to Aziz S. Atiya, who was at the U at the time.” (via The Daily Utah Chronicle)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[War of words: Book purge called necessary, but pains Chattanooga Public Library supporters]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15793 2014-10-19T21:00:29Z 2014-10-19T21:00:29Z Chattanooga’s Public Library is shedding books by the thousands. Over the past two years, Library Director Corinne Hill has reduced the library’s collection by nearly half. She says it’s part of a national trend — libraries aren’t just about books anymore. “Every library in the country has had some level of discontent with regards to weeding collections,” she said. “Chattanooga has been behind so we are a little late to this game, but it is part of us moving out of the 20th century.” (via Times Free Press)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[Mayor’s Office proposes letting police check out library patron information]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15791 2014-10-18T20:48:57Z 2014-10-18T20:48:57Z “The Omaha Mayor’s Office would like law enforcement officials to be able to access personal information from Omahans’ library cards in emergencies, setting off a debate over patrons’ privacy. Mayor Jean Stothert’s chief of staff, Marty Bilek, appeared before the Omaha Public Library’s board Thursday to ask for a change in the library’s policy. The request stemmed from an incident in which Metropolitan Community College police spent hours trying to identify a belli­gerent, drunk man at the South Omaha Library.” (via Omaha.com)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[Sensing subversion, China throws the book at kids’ libraries]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15789 2014-10-18T20:41:39Z 2014-10-18T20:41:39Z “When she got off school last Thursday, Huang Qiufeng, the high spirited 12-year old daughter of migrant workers, dropped by the local library in this scruffy village on the outskirts of Beijing, as she does from time to time. She found it closed, replaced by a convenience store. The brightly painted letters on the wall spelling out “BOOK” were obscured by shelves full of instant noodles. “The people here were very nice and I really liked the library,” Qiufeng said. “But now it’s gone.” (via CSMonitor.com)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[Manuscripts, other documents by author Toni Morrison added to Princeton’s library collection]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15787 2014-10-18T20:26:23Z 2014-10-18T20:26:23Z “The papers of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison are now part of the permanent library collection of Princeton University. Princeton made the announcement Friday, shortly before the 83-year-old Morrison took part in a forum at the school where she served on the faculty for 17 years.” (via AP)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[EBSCO Information Services Opens Second Office and Hires Former Swets Employees in the United Kingdom]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15784 2014-10-16T15:56:20Z 2014-10-16T15:56:20Z “EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is opening a second office in the United Kingdom and has hired a number of former Swets employees to help customers transitioning to EBSCO as their subscription agent. EBSCO believes that this investment in infrastructure and staffing will provide libraries with the confidence to work with EBSCO during this critical renewals phase— and into the future. Since the news broke of difficulties at Swets several weeks ago, EBSCO’s office in the UK has been drawing-up plans to manage subscription portfolios for customers of Swets looking to make alternative arrangements. With the announcement last Friday that the Swets’ staff in Abingdon have now been made redundant, many customers will be looking for a safe and financially secure partner for their journals.” (via EBSCO)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[IMLS Awards $1.3 Million for Training and Professional Development Projects]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15782 2014-10-16T15:48:12Z 2014-10-16T15:48:12Z “The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today announced grants and a cooperative agreement totaling $1,373,405 for three projects featuring training and professional development resources that will benefit library, museum, and archives professionals. “I am proud that IMLS is supporting these projects that strengthen collections care, increase access to cultural heritage materials, and provide leadership training for museum, library, and archive professionals,” said Susan H. Hildreth.” (via IMLS)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[A new D.C. online archive lets users sample photos, drawings, maps and more]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15780 2014-10-16T15:39:40Z 2014-10-16T15:39:40Z “Though they both lived in Washington, it’s unlikely that Clifford Berryman and Joseph Owen Curtis ever met. Berryman was the Washington Evening Star’s political cartoonist. Curtis was an amateur photographer. One used a pen to tweak lawmakers, especially over the issue of voting rights for Washingtonians. The other used a camera to celebrate the people and places of his Southwest Washington neighborhood. Now the two nestle together digitally at Dig DC, a new online archive created by the D.C. Public Library’s Special Collections department.” (via The Washington Post)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[OCLC Research publishes preprint of “Collection Directions: The Evolution of Library Collections and Collecting”]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15778 2014-10-14T19:04:41Z 2014-10-14T19:04:41Z “Written by Lorcan Dempsey, Constance Malpas, and Brian Lavoie, “Collection Directions: The Evolution of Library Collections and Collecting” [pdf] takes a broad view of the evolution of collecting behaviors in a network environment and suggests some future directions based on various simple models.” (via OCLC)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[New York Times Rolls Out Archive of Vintage Print Ads]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15775 2014-10-14T16:25:57Z 2014-10-14T16:25:57Z “Vintage ads that appeared in The New York Times are getting their own digital archive that will live on the Times’ website. Called Madison in reference to Madison Avenue, the archive is expected to go live Tuesday and, at the onset, include every print ad from every edition of the Times in the 1960s. “It invites people to view an important part of our cultural history,” said Alexis Lloyd, creative director at The New York Times Research and Development Lab, which created Madison.

But the Times is inviting readers to do more than just view the ads. It’s also asking readers to help shape the archive by sifting through the ads, identifying them and even transcribing their text.” (via Advertising Age)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[D.C. public library system highlighted in Aspen Institute’s national report]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15773 2014-10-14T16:10:24Z 2014-10-14T16:10:24Z “One of the District’s least highlighted gems is getting some national love. Tuesday, The Aspen Institute issued a report called “Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries.” The document is the work of the institute’s Communications and Society Program, which put together the Dialogue on Public Libraries to study how the facilities can be better equipped to deal with a rapidly changing information world. As it turns out, the District is doing pretty well in that regard.” (via The Washington Post)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[EC reports on digitisation in Europe]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15771 2014-10-14T11:55:29Z 2014-10-14T11:55:29Z “In early October the European Commission published two reports on the current state of digitisation of cultural heritage material in Europe: one report addresses progress in the area of digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation, while the other looks more specifically at the situation around European film heritage in the digital era. Both reports conclude that although more cultural content has been made available online in recent years, there is still a lot of work to be done.” (via OpenGLAM)

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Steven M. Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net <![CDATA[Adobe responds to ALA on egregious data breach; some action expected by week of Oct. 20]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=15769 2014-10-13T18:17:59Z 2014-10-13T18:17:59Z “The American Library Association (ALA) decries confirmed reader data breaches by Adobe and calls for immediate corrective action to encrypt and protect reader information. The plain text transmission of reader data over the Internet that was first reported Oct. 7 presumably stretches back as far as the release of Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) 4.0 in early September. The ADE e-book reader application is used by thousands of libraries and many tens of thousands of e-book readers around the globe. “People expect and deserve that their reading activities remain private, and libraries closely guard the confidentiality of library users’ records,” said ALA President Courtney Young. “The unencrypted online transmission of library reader data is not only egregious, it sidesteps state laws around the country that protect the privacy of library reading records. Further, this affects more than library users; it is a gross privacy violation for ALL users of Adobe Digital Editions 4.” (via ALA)

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