LISNews: http://lisnews.org Librarian And Information Science News en Judge: Unredeemed Borders Gift Cards Are Worthless http://lisnews.org/judge_unredeemed_borders_gift_cards_are_worthless <p>If you were hoping to cash in that Borders gift card for the latest Dan Brown novel — or at least hoping to get some cash for it — you're too late.</p> <p>A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the bankrupt and defunct book chain owes nothing to the roughly 17.7 million people who hold $210.5 million in unredeemed gift cards.</p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/22/186121063/judge-unredeemed-borders-gift-cards-are-worthless" rel="nofollow">Full story</a></p> http://lisnews.org/judge_unredeemed_borders_gift_cards_are_worthless#comments Book Stores http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42166 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:52 +0000 Bibliofuture 42166 at http://lisnews.org Texas county to open "library without books" http://lisnews.org/texas_county_to_open_library_without_books <p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-paperless-public-library-texas-20130522,0,7192513.story" rel="nofollow">Bexar County, Texas, is set to launch a huge project they're calling "BiblioTech"</a>.</p> <blockquote><p>... the BiblioTech library will have 100 e-readers for loan, and an initial selection of 10,000 digital titles. The library itself will have a host of computer stations where patrons can study, use the Internet, and learn computer skills.</p> <p>Meanwhile, readers at home can check out e-books without leaving the couch. It's estimated that the library's services will reach about 1.7 million people in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio. The BiblioTech project is designed to supplement the existing city library system.</p> </blockquote> <p>We've heard of "virtual" libraries before, but what I find interesting about this is the emphasis on e-readers for loan, not just computer terminals or digital holdings. However, I have to wonder how 100 e-readers are meant to serve a population of 1.7 million. I assume that's just a starting point, but I'm fascinated to see how this model develops and what it will mean for other public libraries and managing digital readership.</p> <p><em>Edited to add - "Anonymous" in the comments below is absolutely right to call me out on using "without books" when I meant "paperless." --Amy</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://lisnews.org/texas_county_to_open_library_without_books#comments Public Libraries http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42164 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:12 +0000 Amy Watts 42164 at http://lisnews.org Rolling Stones legend has finally been brought to book – for unpaid library fines dating back 50 YEARS http://lisnews.org/rolling_stones_legend_has_finally_been_brought_to_book_for_unpaid_library_fines_dating_back_50_years <p><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/keith-richards-faces-library-fine-1903324" rel="nofollow">Current darling of the literary world, Keith Richards, is in trouble with his childhood library. </a></p> <p>It's hardly the most rock and roll rap he’s ever faced. But after a lifetime of hell-raising Keith Richards has finally been brought to book – for unpaid library fines dating back 50 YEARS.</p> <p>The Rolling Stones legend, 69, admits he still owes for books he borrowed and failed to return to his local public library in Dartford, Kent, when he was a teenager.</p> <p>And at 15p a day – plus interest and admin fees – the star could be slapped with a bill for around £3,000.<br /> Keith confessed: “I’ve still got overdue fines from about 50 years ago. They must be astronomical by now.”</p> <p>But with an estimated personal fortune of £175million the veteran guitarist shouldn’t have too much trouble stumping up. Keith, who was once jailed on drug charges and admits he has drunk so much over the years he can’t remember all the Stones’ songs, reveals he was a bit of a bookworm in his early days.</p> http://lisnews.org/rolling_stones_legend_has_finally_been_brought_to_book_for_unpaid_library_fines_dating_back_50_years#comments Overdue Book People N Patrons http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42163 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:18:50 +0000 birdie 42163 at http://lisnews.org Old Library Technology, Transformed http://lisnews.org/old_library_technology_transformed <p>The “Alternet” is one of three side-by-side installations that make up “Artists in the Archives: A Collection of Card Catalogs,” an exhibition that revitalizes library tools rendered obsolete by digital technology in the mid-1990s. Each installation includes a card catalog filled with art: the “Alternet” consists of works by 75 artists, “Book Marks” is the creation of a single artist, and “The Call to Everyone” contains contributions by several hundred members of the public.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/nyregion/artists-in-the-archives-at-greenburgh-public-library-in-elmsford.html?src=recg&amp;_r=0" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/nyregion/artists-in-the-archives-at-greenburgh-public-library-in-elmsford.html?src=recg&amp;_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/nyregion/artists-in-the-archives-at-greenburgh-public-libr...</a></p> http://lisnews.org/old_library_technology_transformed#comments Libraries http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42162 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:51 +0000 Blake 42162 at http://lisnews.org 1st Edition 'Harry Potter' book with author's notes up for auction http://lisnews.org/1st_edition_harry_potter_book_with_authors_notes_up_for_auction <p>A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on sale at a charity auction.</p> <p>The personal annotations from the bestselling author included comments on the process of writing and a section from an early draft of the novel. They also included a note on how the bestselling author came to create the game of Quidditch.</p> <p>Read more: <a href="http://www.cp24.com/entertainment-news/harry-potter-book-with-author-s-notes-up-for-auction-1.1289081" title="http://www.cp24.com/entertainment-news/harry-potter-book-with-author-s-notes-up-for-auction-1.1289081" rel="nofollow">http://www.cp24.com/entertainment-news/harry-potter-book-with-author-s-notes-up-for-auction-...</a></p> http://lisnews.org/1st_edition_harry_potter_book_with_authors_notes_up_for_auction#comments Harry Potter http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42161 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:41:40 +0000 Blake 42161 at http://lisnews.org Atheists to put books next to Bibles in GA parks http://lisnews.org/atheists_to_put_books_next_to_bibles_in_ga_parks <p><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2013/05/20/atheists-put-books-next-bibles-parks/H1xLkz9BjDvDjoYdSb02LL/story.html" rel="nofollow">A national atheist</a> group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia’s state parks after the governor’s recent decision to allow Bibles there.</p> <p>David Silverman, president of the Cranford, N.J.-based American Atheists organization, said his group is just waiting for an answer from the state on what the best procedure is to donate several books, including one titled ‘‘Why I Am An Atheist.’’</p> http://lisnews.org/atheists_to_put_books_next_to_bibles_in_ga_parks#comments Books http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42160 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:41:04 +0000 Blake 42160 at http://lisnews.org At Brooklyn Library’s New Center, Books Are Secondary http://lisnews.org/at_brooklyn_library_s_new_center_books_are_secondary <p><a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/at-brooklyn-librarys-new-center-books-are-secondary/" rel="nofollow">The four-month-old Shelby White</a> and Leon Levy Information Commons replaced the branch’s media section, providing a wood-paneled center with space for 70 laptop users, a 36-seat classroom and 7 meeting rooms, including a digital studio with green screen, microphone and video equipment. </p> <p>It quickly became popular with freelance writers and other creative minds, but its uses have been quite varied, like as a safe space for immigrants to learn about the naturalization process and for parents to hold meetings about charter schools. And yes, even as a warm environment for a wedding.</p> <p>“This is a sanctuary. It’s beautiful,”</p> http://lisnews.org/at_brooklyn_library_s_new_center_books_are_secondary#comments Public Libraries http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42159 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:03 +0000 Blake 42159 at http://lisnews.org Stephen King nixes e-book version for his latest novel http://lisnews.org/stephen_king_nixes_ebook_version_for_his_latest_novel <p>More than ten years after becoming one of the first novelists to embrace the e-book format, Stephen King has become one of the first novelists to reject it.</p> <p>King’s book, Riding the Bullet, was published as a one of the first e-books by Simon &amp; Schuster in 2000 and sold for $2.95. Just recently King told the Wall Street Journal that he would withhold digital rights to his upcoming novella, Joyland, to be released in early June. The book will be sold by Hard Case Crime, an independent publisher of crime fiction paperbacks with pulp-style cover artwork. Hard Case Crime also published King’s The Colorado Kid in 2005.</p> <p>Read more: <a href="http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/its-about-time/2013/may/21/stephen-king-nixes-e-book-version-his-latest-novel/" title="http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/its-about-time/2013/may/21/stephen-king-nixes-e-book-version-his-latest-novel/" rel="nofollow">http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/its-about-time/2013/may/21/stephen-king-...</a></p> http://lisnews.org/stephen_king_nixes_ebook_version_for_his_latest_novel#comments Books Electronic Publications http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42158 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:35 +0000 Blake 42158 at http://lisnews.org Academic Publishers Sues Librarian Blogger for Millions http://lisnews.org/academic_publishers_sues_librarian_blogger_for_millions <p><a href="http://www.mhpbooks.com/academic-publisher-sues-librarian-blogger-for-millions/" rel="nofollow">From Melville House Books</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/12/06/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2013/" rel="nofollow">Beall’s list</a>, created by University of Colorado metadata librarian Jeffrey Beall, collates the academic journals which he regards as questionable. His hard work on outing journals whose business and academic practices are less than reputable has caught the eye of one of the publishers he named and shamed, and now he’s being sued.</p> <p>Bogus academic journals are a growing problem. Earlier this year, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/for-scientists-an-exploding-world-of-pseudo-academia.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0" rel="nofollow">Gina Kolata in the New York Times</a> called them a “parallel world of pseudo-academia”. Most of these journals are based on an online subscription model and call themselves “open access”. The ease with which people can be published in some of these journals, with only a semblance of legitimate oversight, has been met with concern by academics, who fear that junk research is being given the appearance of a properly accredited paper.</p> <p>Jeffrey Beall is being sued by India’s <a href="http://www.omicsonline.org/" rel="nofollow">The OMICS Group</a>, which, according to <a href="http://chronicle.com/article/Publisher-Threatens-to-Sue/139243/" rel="nofollow">Jake New in The Chronicle of Higher Education</a>, has been the subject of scrutiny for bad practices, such as spamming and steep fees for authors after publication, not only by Beall, but also by The Chronicle.</p> http://lisnews.org/academic_publishers_sues_librarian_blogger_for_millions#comments Journals & Magazines Legal Issues Librarians http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42157 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:37 +0000 birdie 42157 at http://lisnews.org Georgia State Park Cabins to Have Non-Religious Books as Well as Bibles http://lisnews.org/georgia_state_park_cabins_to_have_nonreligious_books_as_well_as_bibles <p>A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles there.</p> <p>David Silverman, president of the Cranford, N.J.-based American Atheists organization, said his group is just waiting for an answer from the state on what the best procedure is to donate several books, including one titled "Why I Am An Atheist."</p> <p>"We expect fair treatment, we anticipate fair treatment and we look forward to fair treatment," Silverman said. "If the state is going to put Bibles in the cabins, they must allow alternate points of view — all alternative points of view without taking sides."</p> <p>Story from <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/atheists-put-books-bibles-ga-parks-19217157#.UZqNSsqmWZE" rel="nofollow">ABC News</a>.</p> http://lisnews.org/georgia_state_park_cabins_to_have_nonreligious_books_as_well_as_bibles#comments Books State Libraries http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42156 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:56:49 +0000 birdie 42156 at http://lisnews.org Who Really Owns The Librarian of Congress? http://lisnews.org/who_really_owns_the_librarian_of_congress <p><a href="http://copyfight.corante.com/archives/2013/05/19/who_really_owns_the_librarian_of_congress.php?utm_source=LISNews" rel="nofollow">Good Question!</a><br /> As new legislation makes its way through the halls of Congress to try and fix the mess highlighted by the Librarian of Congress's refusal to extend a DMCA exemption on cell-phone unlocking an important question has arisen: to whom, exactly, does the Librarian answer?</p> http://lisnews.org/who_really_owns_the_librarian_of_congress#comments Politics http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42155 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:49:19 +0000 Blake 42155 at http://lisnews.org LISTen: An LISNews.org Program -- Episode #242 http://lisnews.org/listen_an_lisnewsorg_program_episode_242 <p>And we're back. The first episode after the production suspension has a series of brief essays followed by a news miscellany.</p> <p>Related links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/arduino-and-wi-fi-together-in-the-immediate-future/">Ars Technica: Arduino and Wi-Fi, together in the immediate future</a></li> <li><a href="http://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2013/05/19/does-sergey-know-about-shrinkage/">VodkaPundit: Does Sergey Know About Shrinkage?</a></li> <li><a href="http://collegeinsurrection.com/2013/05/harvard-crimson-now-offering-library-sex-tips/">College Insurrection: Harvard Crimson now offering library sex tips</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.volokh.com/2013/05/17/is-the-library-of-congress-a-legislative-department-or-an-executive-department/">The Volokh Conspiracy: Is the Library of Congress a Legislative Department or an Executive Department?</a></li> <li><A HREF="http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2013/05/copyright's-constitutional-chameleon.html">Concurring Opinions: Copyright's Constitutional Chameleon</a></li> <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/05/19/yahoo-tumblr-2/">Mashable: Report -- Yahoo Board Approves Tumblr Acquisition</a></li> <li><a href="http://identi.ca/notice/101015957">Identica: glynmoody -- #Yahoo Board Approves #Tumblr Acquisition - http //ur1.ca/dxl32 this will end in tears</a></li> <li><a href="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/blogs/annoyedlibrarian/2013/05/13/how-the-internet-relaces-libraries/">The Annoyed Librarian: How the Internet Replaces Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="http://travelinlibrarian.info/2013/05/whats-a-library-written-by-a-man-rich-enough-to-live-on-w-53rd-st-whos-never-been-to-the-library-and-googles-everything/">The Travelin' Librarian: What’s a Library? -- Written by a man rich enough to live on W. 53rd St. who’s never been to the library and Googles everything</a></li> <li><a href="http://magpielibrarian.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/whats-a-library-written-by-a-man-rich-enough-to-live-on-w-53rd-st-whos-never-been-to-the-library-and-googles-everything/">The Magpie Librarian: What’s a Library? -- Written by a man rich enough to live on W. 53rd St. who’s never been to the library and Googles everything</a></li> <li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/05/blogger-writes-about-predatory-publishing-is-threatened-with-1b-suit/">Ars Technica: Blogger writes about predatory publishing, is threatened with $1B suit</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.popehat.com/2013/05/15/omics-publishing-group-makes-a-billion-dollar-threat/">Popehat: OMICS Publishing Group Makes A Billion Dollar Threat</a></li> <li><a href="http://chronicle.com/article/Publisher-Threatens-to-Sue/139243/">Chronicle of Higher Education: Publisher Threatens to Sue Blogger for $1-Billion</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/15/chinese-internet-censorship-campaign">The Guardian: Chinese internet -- 'a new censorship campaign has commenced'</a></li> </ul> <p>Download <a href="http://lisnews.org/files/LISTen-242.mp3">here (MP3)</a> <a href="https://archive.org/download/LISTen242/LISTen-242.ogg">(Ogg Vorbis)</a> <a href="https://archive.org/download/LISTen242/LISTen-242.flac">(Free Lossless Audio Codec)</a> <a href="https://archive.org/download/LISTen242/LISTen242_archive.torrent">(Torrent)</a>, or <a href="http://lisnews.org/taxonomy/term/113/feed">subscribe to the podcast (MP3)</a> to have episodes delivered to your media player. We suggest subscribing by way of a service like <a href="http://gpodder.net/subscribe?url=http://lisnews.org/taxonomy/term/113/feed">gpodder.net</a>.</p> <p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/</a>.</p> <!--break--><!--break--> 18:24 The Air Staff of Erie Looking Productions Censorship Google Internet Library Of Congress Linux LISNews Features LISNews Netcast Network LISTen LNN Experimental Mon, 20 May 2013 03:30:56 +0000 StephenK 42154 at http://lisnews.org Don’t sell and shrink our libraries. They are the stuff of democracy. http://lisnews.org/don_t_sell_and_shrink_our_libraries_they_are_the_stuff_of_democracy <p>An interesting letter to the editor from Sonia Collins about replacing a public library.</p> <p>See: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/opinion/replacing-donnell-library.html?src=rechp" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/opinion/replacing-donnell-library.html?src=rechp" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/opinion/replacing-donnell-library.html?src=rechp</a></p> <p>Don’t sell and shrink our libraries. They are the stuff of democracy.</p> http://lisnews.org/don_t_sell_and_shrink_our_libraries_they_are_the_stuff_of_democracy#comments Public Libraries http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42153 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:28 +0000 Lee Hadden 42153 at http://lisnews.org Smartphones Have Bridged The Digital Divide http://lisnews.org/smartphones_have_bridged_the_digital_divide <p><a href="http://readwrite.com/2013/05/17/smartphones-have-bridged-the-digital-divide" rel="nofollow">Good News Everyone</a>... The Digital Divide has now been bridged by smartphones - the most advanced personal computing devices ever. While personal computers were disproportionally used by the rich, the white and the male, smartphones are more likely to be used by Blacks and Hispanics than Whites, and by girls as equally as boys.</p> http://lisnews.org/smartphones_have_bridged_the_digital_divide#comments Technology http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42152 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:39:24 +0000 Blake 42152 at http://lisnews.org Offutt library, education center to be consolidated due to sequestration http://lisnews.org/offutt_library_education_center_to_be_consolidated_due_to_sequestration <p>Offutt AFB, headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), is consolidating the Thomas S. Power Library and the Offutt Air Force Base Education Center this summer due to sequestration.</p> <p><a href="http://www.offutt.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123347976" rel="nofollow">Full article</a></p> http://lisnews.org/offutt_library_education_center_to_be_consolidated_due_to_sequestration#comments Libraries http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42151 Thu, 16 May 2013 18:40:37 +0000 Bibliofuture 42151 at http://lisnews.org Libraries Changed My Life http://lisnews.org/libraries_changed_my_life <p>Libraries Changed My Life<br /> <a href="http://librarieschangedmylife.tumblr.com/" title="http://librarieschangedmylife.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">http://librarieschangedmylife.tumblr.com/</a><br /> Real life accounts from library patrons whose lives have been changed for the better by libraries.</p> http://lisnews.org/libraries_changed_my_life#comments Cool Sites http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42150 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:23:18 +0000 Blake 42150 at http://lisnews.org Scientific Articles Accepted http://lisnews.org/scientific_articles_accepted <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/for-scientists-an-exploding-world-of-pseudo-academia.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=1&amp;" rel="nofollow">But they found out the hard</a> way that they were wrong. The prestigious, academically sanctioned conference they had in mind has a slightly different name: Entomology 2013 (without the hyphen). The one they had signed up for featured speakers who were recruited by e-mail, not vetted by leading academics. Those who agreed to appear were later charged a hefty fee for the privilege, and pretty much anyone who paid got a spot on the podium that could be used to pad a résumé. </p> <p>“I think we were duped,” one of the scientists wrote in an e-mail to the Entomological Society.</p> http://lisnews.org/scientific_articles_accepted#comments Publishing http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42149 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:40:29 +0000 Blake 42149 at http://lisnews.org School Librarians As Facilitators of Learning http://lisnews.org/school_librarians_as_facilitators_of_learning <p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/64892514" frameborder="0" width="500" height="313"></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/64892514">School Librarians As Facilitators of Learning</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/rdlankes">R. David Lankes</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://lisnews.org/school_librarians_as_facilitators_of_learning#comments School Libraries http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42148 Sat, 11 May 2013 17:47:04 +0000 Bibliofuture 42148 at http://lisnews.org Paul Krugman - In Praise of Public Libraries (Personal and Trivial) http://lisnews.org/paul_krugman_in_praise_of_public_libraries_personal_and_trivial <p>In a <a href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/in-praise-of-public-libraries-personal-and-trivial/" rel="nofollow">blog post,</a> Economics professor and NY Times columnist Paul Krugman rediscovers the Public Library.</p> <p>"Well, there are coffee shops...But you can only drink so much coffee. And the answer is, libraries!"</p> http://lisnews.org/paul_krugman_in_praise_of_public_libraries_personal_and_trivial#comments Friday Time Killers Libraries Public Libraries http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42147 Fri, 10 May 2013 12:35:47 +0000 Pete 42147 at http://lisnews.org An Inside Look at Backstories of Decisions in Supreme Court http://lisnews.org/an_inside_look_at_backstories_of_decisions_in_supreme_court <p>In her new book, "The Roberts Court," Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and regular NewsHour contributor takes a look at the landmark decisions that have reached the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice John Roberts. She talks to Jeffrey Brown about her observations and interviews with the justices. <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l3AsupMscvg" frameborder="0" width="560" height="315"></iframe></p> http://lisnews.org/an_inside_look_at_backstories_of_decisions_in_supreme_court#comments Authors Books http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42146 Fri, 10 May 2013 04:29:29 +0000 Bibliofuture 42146 at http://lisnews.org Scout creates giant Scrabble set for Highland library http://lisnews.org/scout_creates_giant_scrabble_set_for_highland_library <p>Poor eyesight can no longer be an excuse for not playing Scrabble at the Highland Public Library.</p> <p>Vincent Alcorn, a Lakeland High School senior, made sure of that, creating a giant Scrabble set for the library for his Eagle Scout project.</p> <p>“I worked along with librarian Dawn Dittmar to come up with the idea,” Alcorn said.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130509/NEWS11/305090410/Scout-creates-giant-Scrabble-set-Highland-library" rel="nofollow">Full article</a></p> http://lisnews.org/scout_creates_giant_scrabble_set_for_highland_library#comments Librarians http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42145 Fri, 10 May 2013 04:11:08 +0000 Bibliofuture 42145 at http://lisnews.org Injured Emory law librarian sues Delta http://lisnews.org/injured_emory_law_librarian_sues_delta <p>An Emory University law librarian is suing Delta Air Lines, claiming she suffered permanent brain trauma when books and other items fell on her after a flight attendant opened an overhead bin two years ago.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/business/injured-emory-law-librarian-sues-delta/nXmgd/" rel="nofollow">Full article</a></p> http://lisnews.org/injured_emory_law_librarian_sues_delta#comments Legal Issues Librarians http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42144 Fri, 10 May 2013 04:07:14 +0000 Bibliofuture 42144 at http://lisnews.org State of the Art Library to Open on NY's Upper West Side in 2015...But Existing Libraries Find Funding Slashed http://lisnews.org/state_of_the_art_library_to_open_on_nys_upper_west_side_in_2015but_existing_libraries_find_funding_s <p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-york-public-library-unveils-designs-new-20m-branch-w-53rd-st-article-1.1336959" rel="nofollow">From New York's "Picture Newspaper", the Daily News</a>:</p> <p>" The New York Public Library’s newest branch is going to sparkle like fine crystal. "<br /> <img src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1336951.1367931721!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/library7n-1web.jpg" /><br /> The W. 53rd St. center will be an airy, vibrant structure with multiple public spaces, modern computer labs, an audio-video collection, and walls of books, library officials said Monday as they unveiled new renderings of the three-story facility designed by Enrique Norten’s TEN Arquitectos.<br /> <img src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1336958.1367931883!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/library7n-8web.jpg" /><br /> The new library will also feature a sizable auditorium.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the city is sucking dry its existing libraries. The <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/albor-ruiz-public-libraries-patrons-oppose-city-budget-cuts-article-1.1337577" rel="nofollow">Daily News also reports</a>: </p> <blockquote><p> "Not only the Queens Library, but the city’s three library systems — Queens, Brooklyn and New York (which serves the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island) — that have had a tough time over the last five years, as Bloomberg has made it an annual ritual to propose major cuts to their budgets. It’s true that much of the cuts are restored by the City Council, but never in full.</p> <p>One would think that Bloomberg, who supposedly values efficiency and cost-effectiveness, would go out of his way not to put the libraries through budget hell every year.</p> <p>After all, they have really been able to do more with less: Despite their shrinking resources, over the last 10 years New York’s public libraries have seen a 40% increase in program attendance, and 59% in circulation, according to a Center for an Urban Future study.</p> <p>Yet, despite their success, the mayor’s Fiscal Year 2014 preliminary budget is proposing to slash funding for public libraries citywide by a whopping $106.7 million dollars. That’s a 35% cut over last year’s funding level, the largest reduction ever.</p></blockquote> http://lisnews.org/state_of_the_art_library_to_open_on_nys_upper_west_side_in_2015but_existing_libraries_find_funding_s#comments Facilities Libraries http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42143 Thu, 09 May 2013 18:17:45 +0000 birdie 42143 at http://lisnews.org Were There Robot Librarians in the 1950s? http://lisnews.org/were_there_robot_librarians_in_the_1950s <p><a href="http://www.psmag.com/science/robot-librarians-photoshop-images-56569/" rel="nofollow">Did you push a button</a> for your book to appear below? How useful was a book vending machine with only eight or so different titles? And how, in the 1950s, did you automate checking out a book without something like barcode technology?</p> http://lisnews.org/were_there_robot_librarians_in_the_1950s#comments Librarians http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42142 Thu, 09 May 2013 12:30:52 +0000 Blake 42142 at http://lisnews.org Don't Quit Your Day Job? http://lisnews.org/dont_quit_your_day_job <p><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-57583295/librarian-wins-at-least-$1m-in-lays-chip-promo/" rel="nofollow">CBS Money Watch reports</a>: Librarian wins at least $1M in Lay's chip promo.</p> <p>Fans voted to keep the potato chip maker's Cheesy Garlic Bread flavor on store shelves for at least the end of the year as part of the company's nearly year-long "Do Us a Flavor" promotion.</p> <p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRwQkGohuVQCWvrw3fHd81DuL-z_bGgySg2wb-zvhTl81TIk-ZF" /></p> <p>The campaign is the latest promotional stunt from companies trying to engage customers through social media and direct interaction. Toy maker Hasbro Inc. recently held a Monopoly contest that ended with the addition of a cat game token and the demise of the iron for the classic board game. Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. is asking people to watch show pilots on its streaming video service and vote for which one to turn into a full series.</p> <p>Karen Weber-Mendham, a children's librarian from Land O'Lakes, Wis., submitted the Cheesy Garlic Bread flavor and will receive $1 million or 1 percent of sales, whichever is higher. (The company said it hasn't tallied sales numbers yet.) The creators of the Chicken &amp; Waffles and Sriracha chips will be awarded $50,000 each.</p> <p>Weber-Mendham came up with the flavor because her three kids love to order cheesy garlic bread at Italian restaurants. Earlier this year she traveled to Frito-Lay's Plano, Texas, headquarters to taste the chips. Frito-Lay is a unit of PepsiCo Inc. "I was actually shocked at how good the chips came out," Weber-Mendham, 45, said in an interview after she was named the winner late Monday in Los Angeles.</p> <p>I liked the Sriracha chips :(</p> http://lisnews.org/dont_quit_your_day_job#comments Librarians http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42141 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:55:06 +0000 birdie 42141 at http://lisnews.org Syria has dissapeared from the Internet. http://lisnews.org/syria_has_dissapeared_from_the_internet <p>Syria has largely disappeared from the Internet since May 7 at 2:45pm Eastern Time. Both Google and a Web security company called Umbrella Security Labs are indicating that the entire country of Syria may have been severed from the Internet. Google has a screen shot of Syria's Internet traffic at that time at: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2013/05/syria-google-taller.jpg" title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2013/05/syria-google-taller.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2013/05/syria-google-taller.jpg</a></p> <p>Who cut the Internet connections, whether the Syrian government, anti-government forces, or outside powers, in unknown at this time.</p> http://lisnews.org/syria_has_dissapeared_from_the_internet#comments Censorship http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42140 Wed, 08 May 2013 14:41:20 +0000 Lee Hadden 42140 at http://lisnews.org The future of the library in the digital age http://lisnews.org/the_future_of_the_library_in_the_digital_age <p>At 11:00AM EDT today, <a href="http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/05/07/future-of-libraries" rel="nofollow">On Point, WBUR's outstanding NPR show,</a> spends an hour asking, How Can Libraries Survive The Digital Age?</p> <p>The guests are Anthony Marx, president and CEO of the New York Public Library and Eli Neiburger, associate director of information technology and production at Ann Arbor District Library. </p> <p>The show is also available later in the day as a podcast.</p> http://lisnews.org/the_future_of_the_library_in_the_digital_age#comments Librarians Libraries Library 2.0 http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42139 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:48:07 +0000 Pete 42139 at http://lisnews.org Another paywall http://lisnews.org/another_paywall <p>YouTube Is Said to Plan a Subscription Option</p> <p>Newspapers have digital subscriptions. Record labels have iTunes and Spotify. And YouTube is about to have special programming for paying customers. </p> <p>This week YouTube, the world’s largest video Web site, will announce a plan to let some video makers charge a monthly subscription to their channels. There will be paid channels for children’s programming, entertainment, music and many other topic areas, according to people with knowledge of the plan, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they had been asked by YouTube not to comment publicly yet. Some of the channels — there will be several dozen at the outset — will cost as little as $1.99 a month. </p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/business/media/youtube-said-to-be-planning-a-subscription-option.html?hp&amp;_r=0" rel="nofollow">Full article</a></p> http://lisnews.org/another_paywall#comments Information Architecture Internet http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42138 Mon, 06 May 2013 23:59:33 +0000 Bibliofuture 42138 at http://lisnews.org As Works Flood In, Nation’s Library Treads Water http://lisnews.org/as_works_flood_in_nation_s_library_treads_water <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/books/budget-cuts-hobble-library-of-congress.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">Article in the NYT</a> about sequestration and the Library of Congress</p> http://lisnews.org/as_works_flood_in_nation_s_library_treads_water#comments Intellectual Property Libraries Politics http://lisnews.org/crss/node/42137 Sun, 05 May 2013 21:37:36 +0000 Bibliofuture 42137 at http://lisnews.org Podcast Production Suspension http://lisnews.org/podcast_production_suspension <p>Greetings from Ashtabula. My name is Mike Kellat and I am the owner of Erie Looking Productions. I am recording this on Saturday, May 4, 2013. This is for immediate release.</p> <p>Stephen has received dispatch orders from the Director of the Ashtabula County Board of Elections herself this very morning. As you may or may not be aware, Stephen is thoroughly involved in local democracy by serving as a substitute precinct election official. We have a local election coming up on Tuesday and Stephen has been ordered to a new precinct to take up duty to serve the public by helping conduct the vote. Stephen first served as a poll judge during the November 2012 Presidential General Election.</p> <p>Our producer continues to be away on medical leave and that is beginning its fourth week. Between that and the requirements placed upon Stephen between now and Tuesday to avoid taking positions on ballot questions which include library issues, I am suspending production of <em>LISTen</em> and the <em>Burning Circle</em> at this time. I am also factoring in the Ubuntu Developer Summit as part of this production suspension so that time is spent appropriately on that.</p> <p>There shall be no episodes released on Monday, May 6th, or Monday, May 13th. Normal production releases shall resume on Monday, May 20th, which is the Victoria Day holiday in Canada.</p> <p>Thank you for your patience and understanding. We'll see you on the other side of this production suspension.</p> LISNews Features LISNews Netcast Network LISTen LNN Experimental Sat, 04 May 2013 16:27:10 +0000 michaelk 42136 at http://lisnews.org
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