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Gates Foundation Grants OCLC $5M To Boost Library Support
The Gates Foundation has awarded OCLC a $5 million grant to develop a public information campaign to improve library support. » » »
EBSCOhost Launching Discovery Service for One-Stop Searching
Though EBSCOhost already has a federated search option, the new Discovery Service product will rely on pre-indexed content and metadata, so users will be able to search through all of the pre-indexed materials via a single interface. » » »
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PLA Survey on Mentally Ill Patrons Spurs Controversy
A sensationalistic press release from a treatment advocacy group for an otherwise informative Public Library Association survey of the mentally ill in libraries overstated the issue and raised a journalist’s ire. » » »
News of the Week
ALA, American Booksellers Association, and others, request Patriot Act revisions, St. Paul’s Huggins takes Richland County job, plus top tech, book news, and more. » » »
Tech and Book Webcasts
LJ recently hosted two webcasts, Technology on a Shoestring: Big Tools for Small Budgets, which offered over a half dozen free solutions that can help with some of the library’s toughest patron services challenges; and Spring Book Buzz in which four top publishers gave the inside scoop on new titles. Click through for full recaps. » » »
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Blogs
E-Views by Cheryl LaGuardia
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online: Try It Here for Free!
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online includes 1800 definitions and... Read On »
Bubble Room by Alison Circle
What the Heck is Customer Segmentation and What Does it Mean to Libraries?
Customer segmentation is marketing's bread and butter. Targeting customers makes good... Read On »
LJ Insider by Norman Oder
It's National Library Week: Time To Honor Your City Manager (in Austin)
In celebration of National Library Week, the Austin Public Library, TX, unveils a new... Read On »
Annoyed Librarian by Annoyed Librarian
Share Your Story!
If it weren't for the kindness of strangers, I might never have anything to blog about... Read On »
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Wyatt's World
Plant it, Cook it, Eat It!
The Kitchen Garden Grower's Guide: A Practical Vegetable and Herb Garden Encyclopedia by Stephen Albert (BookSurge)
Kitchen Harvest: Growing Organic Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs in Containers by Susan Berry (Frances Lincoln)
Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life by Jamie Oliver (Hyperion)
Fresh Food from Small Spaces: The Square-Inch Gardener's Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting, and Sprouting by R.J. Ruppenthal (Chelsea Green)
Delia's Kitchen Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Growing and Cooking Fruit and Vegetables by Gay Search and Delia Smith (BBC Books )
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Review
  Medeiros, Teresa. Some Like It Wild.
Avon. Apr. 2009. 374p. ISBN 978-0-06-123536-8. pap. $7.99. Historical Romance
Left in dire straits when their actress mother dies in a fire, Pamela and Sophie Darby head to Scotland, hoping to find the long-lost son of an elderly English duke and claim the reward for his recovery. Then Connor Kincaid, a brawny, sexy Highlander, waylays their coach, and after a series of unexpected, sometimes hilarious misadventures, the ever-resourceful Pamela convinces him to “become” the lost heir and take subtle revenge upon the hated English. Their ruse succeeds—and then Connor gives things an unexpected twist. Well-matched, beautifully antagonistic protagonists keep things sizzling in a superbly plotted story laced with just enough mystery and danger to keep readers on edge. This is the second in the Kincaid Highland series. The ever-popular Medeiros lives in Kentucky. » » »
—Kristin Ramsdell, California State Univ., East Bay
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Xpress Reviews
Xpress Reviews: First Look at New Books
Mary Higgins Clark's Just Take My Heart, Garry Disher's Blood Moon, Rupert Isaacson's The Horse Boy, and more reviews just in! » » »
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Highlights
Running in Hard Times
John Berry puts ALA presidential hopefuls Roberta Stevens and Kent Oliver through their paces, quizzing them on the role that office can play in helping libraries and ALA cope as the economy tanks and times get tougher, along with other questions. » » »
Collection Development: Stepfamily Ties
The nuclear family seems a relic of the 20th century. These 27 print resources focus on building successful stepfamilies and parenting children in other scenarios. » » »
How Do You Manage: Cut Off?
If you suspect a regular patron is drunk but well behaved, should you let him flop or call a cop? » » »
The Reader’s Shelf: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One
Vastly different books with identical titles is one of reader advisory’s biggest challenges. Neal Wyatt gathers some prime examples. » » »
Behind the Mike—Tantor Media: The Elephant in the Room.
The audio publisher has gone from startup to major player in just under a decade thanks to a unique business model, a top list, multiple formats, and sturdy retail packaging. » » »
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If your library received a star rating in LJ's Index of Public Library Service survey, why not show it off? Simply fill out the form and you'll be taken to a page with a number of graphics for you to download and include on your homepage.
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