libraries

The classic definition of libraries, as a collection of books available for public use has shifted since the explosion of the digital age. Information and knowledge management are now more likely to be held in databases and web portals than brick and mortar buildings. Access to information and the ability to cross reference facts from a reliable source has created a new set of rules for libraries.

For medical planning, the use of online medical dictionaries and national or international medical libraries allows the user access to world class information which can improve informed consent, strengthen preventative knowledge and allows the user to create an easy access path for information on health and wellness.

The Iowa State University Library hosts a blog called the Theoretical Librarian which discusses the challenges and triumphs of libraries in the modern age. The site is rich with information on timely issues, legal changes and academic challenges.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “libraries”

• in Entertainment
  Ebook Library: Reader Coalition Dissolves
  Publishers have yet to act on petition to lift restrictions on library lending.
  by darinlhammond / on Jun 30, 2012
• in Politics
  Luxuries for Criminals: The MP3 Player Debate
  Pilot program allows prisoners to purchase MP3 players and browse over one million songs
  by eklemens / on Feb 28, 2012
• in Business
  Changes eBooks are Bringing to the Publishing World from the TOC Conference
  Lessons learned at the O'Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference dealing with the rapid influx of digital books
  by jenniferw / on Feb 20, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “libraries”

 

• Spring 2013 Issue of Law Library Journal Now Available

  
  Library Boy — Authority: 138
  The Spring 2013 issue of Law Library Journal is available on the website of the American Association of Law Libraries. Among the many articles, the following attracted my attention: Training in FCIL Librarianship for Tomorrow’s World (by Neel Kant Agrawal, Los Angeles County Law Library): "Foreign, ...
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• Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season

  
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  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season. Visit link: Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season
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• Taiwan vows to protect Filipinos from attacks

  
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  Taiwan yesterday ordered all law-enforcement personnel to step up the protection of Filipinos on the island, after a suggestion that Manila might evacuate its nationals from the island after hearing reports of attacks targeting them. “We have instructed all prosecutorial and law-enforcement agencies to step up ...
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• Li Keqiang visits New Delhi and vows to end disputes on border with India

  
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  China and India agreed yesterday to launch a fresh round of talks to settle their long-running border disputes. They also pledged to draw up a roadmap to reach a “dynamic balance” in trade between the two emerging economic powers. We need to improve the border mechanisms…and make them more efficient Li Keqiang, ...
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• South Korea’s complaint about US use of term ‘Sea of Japan’ is dismissed

  
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  Academics and the Japanese government have dismissed the complaint by South Korea’s defence ministry about US Forces Korea referring to the body of water between the Korean peninsula and Japan as the “Sea of Japan”. Read more from the original source: South Korea’s complaint about US use of term ‘Sea of ...
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• Drug trafficking charges for US Virgin Islands environment officer

  
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  Federal agents have arrested the top enforcement officer for the US Virgin Islands environment agency on drug trafficking charges after he was allegedly caught with a cache of cocaine on a government patrol boat. Read more here: Drug trafficking charges for US Virgin Islands environment officer
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• Beware of pitfalls in buying property

  
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  Signing a contract to buy a property (a flat, an office block or whatever) marks a point of no return. You have passed from the zone of negotiations to that of binding commitment. At least that is the idea. Once you sign the contract it should be all over bar the shouting. In principle, it only remains for the seller ...
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• Divorced Briton confesses to killing his children in France

  
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  A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle has confessed to killing his two young children by slitting their throats near the eastern French city of Lyons. The bodies of a five-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were discovered on Saturday afternoon in the man’s apartment in Saint-Priest, a ...
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• Cyclone Mahasen a ‘dress rehearsal’ for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims

  
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  Myanmar’s victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon season weeks away. Myanmar’s Rakhine state is pockmarked with makeshift settlements for up to 140,000 people – mainly Rohingya Muslims – ...
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• Noisefactory releases Weiss Schnur Electro Toolbox Vol. 1

  
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  Noisefactory has launched Electro Toolbox Vol. 1, a sample library by Weiss Schnur. “Weiss Schnur – Electro Toolbox Vol. 1″ comes with essential drum loops, which are divided into different parts, so you can easily use them in your productions or combine them into new grooves. Furthermore each kit contains a ...
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• [misc] The loneliness of the long distance ISBN

  
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  NOTE a couple of hours later: OCLC has discovered a problem with the analysis. So please ignore the following post until further notice. Apologies from the management. Ever since the 1960s, publishers have used ISBN numbers as identifiers of editions of books. Since the world needs unique ways to refer to unique ...
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• Book Wash

  
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  Note: There is no sound on this videos - please choose your own background music and enjoy! If you do come up with the perfect soundtrack please let us know in the comments.Información Científica Internaciona (ICI) is first Mexican company formed by...
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• Book Wash

  
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  Note: There is no sound on this videos - please choose your own background music and enjoy! If you do come up with the perfect soundtrack please let us know in the comments. Información Científica Internaciona (ICI) is first Mexican company formed by professional librarians and archivists to serve and cater ...
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• FreeType 2.4.12

  
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  Free and open source software font engine for your Mac ( read more )
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• Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians

  
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  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians. Here is the original post: Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians
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• Mali: Timbuktus literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survival

  
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  Ancient manuscripts on science and history are symbols of Africas cultural heritage, say guardians of priceless library There is a proverb in Timbuktu, the legendary medieval city in Malis desert, that says: "The ink of a scholar is more precious than the blood of a martyr." What Ahmed Baba, the 16th-century ...
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• Cambodia factory accident injures 23

  
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  A collapsing structure injured 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for a top Western brand, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. At least 23 workers were injured at a Cambodian factory that produced garments for a top Western brand on Monday, ...
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• Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion; to remain separately run

  
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  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion; to remain separately run. Original post: Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion; to remain separately run
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• The Loop Loft intros The Master Collection

  
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  The Loop Loft has announced the availability of the Master Collection, a bundle of all Loop Loft sound libraries in all formats. Introducing The Master Collection. Every loop. Every format. Instant access to everything The Loop Loft has ever released. Plus, save 60% FOR LIFE on all future releases! The Master ...
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• Lessons from Koha in Open Source Project Ownership

  
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  This article originally appeared on OpenSource.com and is republished with permission. Author Mark Johnson is Development Manager for OSS Watch , the open source software advisory service. He contributes to the Moodle VLE though code contributions and plugins, as well as the Ubuntu community through the weekly ...
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