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What to say? We can’t even look after our own libraries!

What to say? We can’t even look after our own libraries! | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
I was pleased to be asked to speak about my MSc dissertation at the New Professionals event being held at University of the West of England tomorrow evening. My MSc dissertation was about libraries...

 

"...I am writing this post as I am rather surprised to be totally stumped regarding what I am going to say about my dissertation in the talk. I have been invited to speak about it at several events in the past and have never encountered this problem..."

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Are publishers really 'hoodwinking' academics?

Are publishers really 'hoodwinking' academics? | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
Our anonymous academic claims that dubious publishing practices are being used to trick libraries and researchers. But the experts disagree

 

Last week’s Academics Anonymous revealed that researchers are being pushed to publish books that few people ever read, but nonetheless bring big profits for publishers, who sell them to libraries all over the world. One editor explained that the company would expect to sell at least 300 copies of each book, priced at about £80 each – totalling £24,000.

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What Would An Open Access Academic Library Look Like, and What Would an Open Access Academic Librarian Do?

In the context of something else, I mooted whether a particular project required an “open access academic library” as a throwaway comment, but it’s a phrase that’s been niggling at me, along with the associated “open access academic librarian”, so I’ll let my fingers do the talking and see what words come out…

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Must admit I had not considered all the ins and outs of setting up and open access library, lots of food for thought.

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Visitors and Residents: useful social media in libraries

A keynote for the Interlend 2015 Conference. Blog post explaining these slides in more detail at: http://www.ned-potter.com/blog/visitors-and-residents-useful-…;
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Libraries could outlast the internet, head of British Library says

Libraries could outlast the internet, head of British Library says | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it

Stop worrying about whether libraries will survive the digital age, the head of the British Library has said, as he argues that they could outlast the internet.

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Head of library and scholarly futures | Jisc

Head of library and scholarly futures | Jisc | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
Lead our work in support of nudging towards a new digital paradigm for scholarly communication, academic publishing and related digital library developments
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21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons

21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
Libraries become a different kind of learning destination when schools reimagine them as open, transparent spaces that invite student communication and collaboration.
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Plenty to share here, good examples of library design, use of technology and inspiration for use of space

 

via @gingerblox

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Downside library to open 1,000-year-old collection to public

Downside library to open 1,000-year-old collection to public | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it

A major conservation programme has led to exciting discoveries at a historic library.

 

Downside Abbey holds treasures date back 1,000 years, but cataloguing and conservation work, partly funded by an £850,000 Heritage Lottery grant is throwing new light on the historic collection, which will soon be more accessible to the public.

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This a wonderful opportunity for the public to have access, for the first time, to one of our great library collections

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Why You Should Resolve To Use The Library Every Day In 2015

Why You Should Resolve To Use The Library Every Day In 2015 | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
The Top 10 Ways Your Library Can Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolution
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Incluseds the Top 10 Ways Your Library Can Help You Keep Your New Year's Resolution

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The Future of Libraries Has Little to Do with Books

The Future of Libraries Has Little to Do with Books | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
In a digital age that has left book publishers reeling, libraries in the world’s major cities seem poised for a comeback, though it’s one that has very little to do with books. The Independent Library Report—published in December by the U.K.’s Department for Culture, Media, and Sport—found that libraries across the nation are re-inventing themselves by increasingly becoming “vibrant and attractive community hubs,” focusing on the “need to create digital literacy—and in an ideal world, digital fluency.”
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Jennifer Stencel's curator insight, July 3, 12:52 PM

Love the quote "vibrant and attractive community hubs" as the purpose of the 21st century library.

 

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Library of Birmingham, about 100 of the Library’s 188 staff will go...in cuts

Library of Birmingham, about 100 of the Library’s 188 staff will go...in cuts | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it

Just over a year after the £188 million Library of Birmingham opened to public, more than half the staff are bracing themselves for redundancy following budget cuts.


About 100 of the Library’s 188 staff will go as opening hours are cut from 73 to 40 per week and extra services for the public are stopped

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Fury at staffless library plans

Fury at staffless library plans | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
Librarians are throwing the book at plans to develop staffless libraries which would allow for longer opening hours.
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Read more about staff-less libraries on the Stop the privatisation of Public Libraries blog - http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-library-solution-without-staff.html - http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/unstaffed-libraries-contradiction-in.html -

Open Libraries in Denmark - http://slq.nu/?article=volume-46-no-3-2013-5 - Scandinavian Library Quarterly

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DIY libraries taking off in Herefordshire

DIY libraries taking off in Herefordshire | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
A FARMING family on the welsh borders is making it its mission to keep West Herefordshire youngsters reading, setting up their own library at their farm shop.

The Prices are lifelong literature lovers and mum Ceri said that growing up libraries were just something that she took for granted.

And, worried about the “huge impact” library closures could have, she decided to set up her own kids’ library at the family’s Church Barn Farm Shop, near Whitney-on-Wye.
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Don't overlook your school librarian, they're the unsung heroes of literacy

Don't overlook your school librarian, they're the unsung heroes of literacy | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
School librarians are depressingly underused, argues Sally Dring. Many teachers would be amazed at how much support they can give them and their students
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School Librarians Team Up With Teachers to Create Freely Available STEM Lessons

School Librarians Team Up With Teachers to Create Freely Available STEM Lessons | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
Librarians and STEM teachers in New Hampshire are working together to co-plan lessons.
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Why social media is critical for this area of campus - eCampus News

Why social media is critical for this area of campus - eCampus News | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it

"Mainly, libraries use their social media for promotion of events and services, but an increasing emphasis on taking advantage of the ability to receive feedback from patrons has led to communication being a major objective forthings such as collection development and customer service. Additionally, using social media to present resources in new and flexible ways is a growing priority."

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"The report notes that using social media for the above purposes comes at a low cost and serves to build a sense of community between a library and its users, to support co-development of collections and help keep librarians updated on industry news and initiatives."


via - @EricStoller 

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Victoria's new library grabs ideas from farmhouses and the Apple Store

Victoria's new library grabs ideas from farmhouses and the Apple Store | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
“What we’ve been able to do here is design a smaller library that has the same level of resources of a much larger one,” McCleary said this week during a tour of the new facility. “The way we did that is through the ‘digital-in-person’ concept, which is about using the library space for people to interact with each other and the staff, rather than for shelves of books, which are migrating to the digital realm through e-books.”
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Library as a co-working space.

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3D Systems Presents 100 Libraries & Museums Participating in MakerLab Club with New Cube 3D Printers

3D Systems Presents 100 Libraries & Museums Participating in MakerLab Club with New Cube 3D Printers | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it

It’s been quite some time since libraries had a program introducing free use of progressive new technology in their buildings—harkening back to the advent of PCs, use of the internet, and even printers. Some of us may remember what a big deal that was back when everyone did not have a system at home...

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Survey shows impact of library Internet access in Newmarket

Survey shows impact of library Internet access in Newmarket | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
Newmarket Public Library released results of a study called the Impact Survey, which looks at how people use free access to computers and the Internet at the library.
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Save Lincolnshire Libraries stage protest at County Offices - 27-01-15

Save Lincolnshire Libraries stage protest at County Offices - 27-01-15 | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
Save Lincolnshire Libraries campaigners are staging a protest at Lincolnshire County Council’s offices next week.

The demonstration is at 9.15am on Tuesday, January 27, ahead of the authority’s library scrutiny committee meeting at 10am.

Six months ago a High Court judge criticised the county council’s plan to turn 30 libraries into community hubs run by volunteers.

But now the authority is proposing what campaigners say is fundamentally the same plan.
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Try and get along if you are in the area

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Auditing the accessibility of electronic resources

January edition of SCONUL Focus


Sarah George
Subject Librarian (Archaeology, Chemistry
and Forensic Sciences, Environmental
Science and Integrated Science)
University of Bradford

Ellie Clement
Subject Librarian (Peace, Development and
Economics)
University of Bradford

Grace Hudson
Head of Library Services
University of Bradford


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Sense and Sensibility: Why Librarians Remain Essential to Our Schools

Sense and Sensibility: Why Librarians Remain Essential to Our Schools | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
Unless lawmakers can be made to understand the critical role these and other educational professionals play in contributing to schools in which we can all be confident and proud, then many of these positions will remain in jeopardy to the detriment o...
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I like this quote from the post:

 

"Although not always regarded as "teaching" in the conventional sense, the ways in which librarians assist students may in fact be one of the most authentic forms of instruction."

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Open libraries in Denmark | Scandinavian Library Quarterly

Open libraries in Denmark | Scandinavian Library Quarterly | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it

Self-service libraries, known as open libraries, are popular. 180 of Denmark’s 450 libraries are now open libraries – and more are on their way.

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Free our history | CILIP

Free our history | CILIP | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it

We want the UK Government to reduce the term of copyright protection in unpublished texts to the author’s lifetime plus 70 years.

 

Why it's important

 

At the moment the duration of copyright in certain unpublished works is to the end of 2039, regardless of how old the work is.

No other country in Europe has such restrictive provisions. European institutions are able to use such important historical material freely and lawfully, but in the UK we cannot.

 

As part of the First World War Centenary many organisations want to make unpublished works such as diaries and letters accessible to the public. Because they are still under copyright protection they cannot do so without permission from the rights holder.

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ARLG Conference Report

ARLG Conference Report | Impact of libraries | Scoop.it
ARLG NW offered a bursary to the national ARLG conference. Helen Monagle, Principal Library Assistant at Manchester Metropolitan University was the winner of our bursary. Her report on the conferen...
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Excellent report by Helen with great summaries of the keynotes - @HelenMonagle

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