Each year, our library system gives out four awards to our branches – one for Service, one for Programming, one for Branch Development and one for Branch of the Year which incorporates elements of all three plus more. Right now, I'm working through nearly 200 quarterly reports (48 branches x 4 reports per year) to […]
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LibraryThing Local
LibraryThing is already a wicked cool service but it's getting better all the time. One of their latest features is LibraryThing Local which is “a new [LibraryThing] sub-site devoted to finding, mapping and describing the world's bookstore, library, book fair and festival—as well as all the readings, signings, lectures and other events they host.” Here […]
"A cafe has taken the place of part of the fiction section and a computer learning zone has replaced the periodicals room"
MetaFilter has a good discussion on the death of libraries, this time about a library in the UK. “Hendon's library's opening hours have been cut, a cafe has taken the place of part of the fiction section, and a computer learning zone has replaced the periodicals room. When I complained, a local councillor wrote back […]
Road Stats
If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that I've been on the road for the past two months doing computer and Internet training at our various branches around SE Saskatchewan (for anyone who doesn't know about our territory, if you draw a straight line from Regina east to the Manitoba border and […]
Collegial Connections in a Digital Age
It's fascinating to think about the relationships we have with our colleagues in this digital age compared to how it was in pre-Internet (or at least the Jurassic era of the Internet – the years around 1995 or so). Back then, you would become colleagues at University but then, it took an extra special effort […]
CLA's 2nd Annual Survey of Challenged Materials in Canadian Libraries
Continuing yesterday's trend of posting items long after their “best before” date, here's a press release from the Canadian Library Association summarizing their second annual survey of challenges to materials in Canadian libraries.Oliver Twist, The Golden Compass and Rolling Stone magazine were among the library materials challenged by Canadian library users in 2007, according to […]
Borrowed Time: How Do You Build A Library in the Age of Google
Ross Dawson, a business consultant who tracks different customs, devices, and institutions on what he calls an Extinction Timeline, predicts that libraries will disappear in 2019. He's probably right as far as the function of the library as a civic monument, or as a public repository for books, is concerned. On the other hand, in […]
Friday Fun Link – Ranking the World's Best Digital Libraries (Feb 29, 2008)
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
Braverman Prize for Essays on Progressive Library Issues (Deadline: April 15)
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)
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 […]