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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “libraries”

• Do your Library Catalogue and Repository Talk to Each Other?

  
  RSC NewsFeed — Authority: 430
  A JISC funded study by the Centre for Digital Library Research (University of Strathclyde) has found that the technical interoperability between libary systems, institutional repositories and other institutional systems is currently limited. The report makes a number of recommendations for improvements in this area, ...
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• How we did it: Twynham 6th form Internet facing website using SharePoint 2007 – Part 2

  
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  Guest Author: Mike Herrity www.sharepointineducation.com In Part 1 , Mike introduced Twynham 6th form Internet facing website using SharePoint 2007. Prospectus Request The request prospectus page and the book an open morning page are custom SharePoint lists. The prospectus request form sends the data ...
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• Darwin’s On the origin of species was Published Today, in 1859

  
  Smithsonian Libraries — Authority: 129
  “The most important single book in science”—Bern Dibner, Heralds of Science   One hundred fifty years ago, in November 1859, Charles Darwin’s On the origin of species was published. The 1,250 copies of that first edition sold out in a single day. Oddly, the exact date is not entirely clear: ...
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• JISC conducts e-textbook business model trials

  
  The CITE — Authority: 129
  In September, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the UK announced that it would begin conducting trials to explore the co-existence of e-textbooks and paper textbooks, and evaluate potential business models. According to a new posting on the JISC website , eight textbook publishers, three e-book ...
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• Prodyon announces Livemachine

  
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  Prodyon has announced Livemachine , a unique “realtime looping sequencer” which be used to create songs, remixes and loops on the fly. With Livemachine you can record audio, loops and drumsounds in realtime then mangle them using the huge library of onboard effects, like reverb, slicer, grainer, pitcher and ...
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• FatLoud releases PRO Series: Urban Synths

  
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  FatLoud has announced the release of PRO Series: Urban Synths , a collection of 105 synth loops plus 13 one-shot chords/hits, custom programmed and played on instruments like Access Virus, Novation X-Station, Korg M3, and more. ‘Urban Synths’ is the second title in FatLoud’s PRO Series which is designed for ...
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• Fine Fractal Channel

  
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• Laugh? I nearly did

  
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  Nothing dates as quickly as political humour. Watch a satirical comedy show from six months ago and already the most topical jokes have lost their edge. Watch one from ten years ago and it’s hard to... (From DACH-blog: What were talking about in German collections today)
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• Amazon promises update to better ‘organize Kindle libraries’

  
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    If you’ve found yourself somewhat irked by the Kindle ’s lackluster organizing abilities, you clearly aren’t alone. A post by The Kindle Team over on Facebook has made clear that Amazon is aware of the shortcoming, and it’s currently toiling away on a “better way to organize your growing Kindle ...
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• Amazon promises update to better organize Kindle libraries

  
  Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  If youve found yourself somewhat irked by the Kindle s lackluster organizing abilities, you clearly arent alone. read more
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• required reading

  
  His Name Is RobZ — Authority: 112
  Books have always held some sort of fascination with me, as if all the questions in the world could be answered in books. During elementary school when those monthly student book order forms came out, I always wanted at least a dozen books.  Luckily for me, my parents were usually happy to order me a book or two ...
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• Safty Money Online

  
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  Find an easy start up for your online earning. There?s no such an attractive world in the whole universe than the World Wide Web. This extraordinary world of virtual things draws attention of many people every day. And you?ve also got into this trap recently. Not so long ago I only could see you at the library sitting ...
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• The Economy Hits Legal Information

  
  Slaw — Authority: 595
  Doubtless there have been other stories like this, but multiple headlines on the same day start me wondering whether after the North American economic earthquake settles, we won’t have very different local and community outreach for legal services and legal information: In Mount Vernon Ohio in 2008, the law ...
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• OCLC’s Karen Calhoun Talks with Talis

  
  Panlibus — Authority: 408
  I caught up with Vice president of OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services, Karen Calhoun, in the lobby of a hotel across the road from the iconic British Library building in London.  Karen was preparing for her presentation at the 2009 OCLC Tech Forum to be held in the Library conference centre. I took the opportunity ...
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• Article: How to Be a Person: Tips and Tricks For Virtual Reference

  
  ResourceShelf — Authority: 671
  Craig Anderson writes: When a patron is unable or unwilling to trek all the way out to their nearest library, virtual reference gives them a means to contact a reference librarian without leaving his or her chair. Some libraries provide online chat services for their patrons, where they may converse with a ...
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• On Learning: A Reprint

  
  Walt at Random — Authority: 125
  This appeared in the June 2008 Cites & Insights , as part of an omnibus Perspective “On Semantics, Reality, Learning and Rockstars.” I’m republishing it because I think it’s still relevant (maybe more so), although I’m not linking it to anything specific… One unfortunate undercurrent in the various ...
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• Information literacy in higher ed?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 648
  Im looking for information on methods of introducing information literacy in higher education. Im especially interested in methods used outside of information literacy courses. Curriculum or projects used in other courses or venues that encourages information literacy would be great. The Roxbury Community College in ...
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• Digital Curation Is a Key Service in Attention-Strapped Economy

  
  ResourceShelf — Authority: 671
  A post from Advertising Age by marketing guru, Steve Rubel, says that digital curation will be an important or “key” service going forward. We agree. And it might also be the perfect role for many information professionals. From the Article: …Google and Facebook can’t consume 100% of our attention. ...
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• Sister Libraries for Children’s and Young Adult’s Reading

  
  Bilingual Librarian — Authority: 123
  IFLA has just launched “ Sister Libraries for Children’s and Young Adult’s Reading ,” a new project to bring together libraries and librarians focused on children and young adults in order to share ideas, experiences, collaborate and develop joint programs. The project is open to a variety of participants, ...
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• Library associations release guide on Google Book Search amended settlement agreement

  
  ACRL Insider — Authority: 467
  ACRL joins the American Library Association and the Association of Research Libraries in announcing the release of “ A Guide for the Perplexed Part III: The Amended Settlement Agreement .” The guide describes the major changes in the amended settlement agreement (ASA), submitted to the Court by Google, the Authors ...
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