I can hear myself now: “Is it a heart attack of joy or a heart attack of the usual kind?”
You know it's a hard core list when the Library of Congress only ranks an “honourable mention”. Ranking the World's Best Digital Libraries
Tories plan to withhold funding for 'offensive' productions“Would this committee put money into Juno? It might not want to encourage teen pregnancy. Would the government put money into a film with a dirty title, like Young People Fucking? Would they invest in something like Brokeback Mountain? They might not want to encourage gay cowboys to […]
One of the semi-frequent questions/complaints I get from our branch librarians is how to deal with patrons who are looking at pornography. But during my training, one branch librarian mentioned that she'd had an incident with a patron looking at something much much worse: rotten.com (I don't usually do warnings on my blog but I'm […]
A bit of sad news today, right in the middle of Freedom to Read Week… Dear colleagues in the Book and Periodical Council, We sadly note that Nancy Fleming has died. Nancy was the executive director of the BPC from 1979 to 1999. She helped organize the Freedom of Expression Committee and Freedom to Read […]
I was a bit disappointed to click through and realise this book wasn't actually a version of Richard Dawkins' book for young people (which would be awesome!). But the sentiment of this controversial German kid's book certainly fits with Dawkins anti-religion polemic. The German Family Ministry is pushing for the children's book “How Do I […]
Didn't get a chance to post yesterday so missed kicking off FTRW on its official start date. But never one to be a day late and a dollar short, here's a link to the main web site for Freedom to Read to kick off the week. Explore, read, look for events in a community near […]
It is in Canada but this map of social network popularity around the world shows there are a number of other services that are popular depending on where you are in the world – MySpace, Bebo, Orkut, etc. (via Reddit)
Thanks to Heather M. for forwarding this to me… Message from Terry Epperson, chair of PLG’s Braverman Prize committee Hello – We’re pleased to announce the fifth annual Miriam Braverman prize, sponsored by the Progressive Librarians Guild, for the best student paper on progressive library issues. Below are the guidelines for the prize. The announcement […]
From Books to Beers and Stacks to Snacks (Leap Year Edition)”You Work An Extra Day This Year – Why Not Celebrate The Fact?” Come to O'Hanlon's at 1947 Scarth St. — we'll start at 5 pm on Friday February 29. RSVP on the event page. Spread the word far and wide — especially to others […]
