June 15, 2010



NEWS

South Carolina Governor Vetoes Library Funds
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford vetoed $4,653,933 in state aid to public libraries and $1,172,758 in stimulus funds to public libraries, a decision that "is immediately catastrophic to the citizens who use our public libraries," according to David Goble, director of the South Carolina State Library.
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Library directors and faculty leaders at the University of California (UC) and executives at the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) are trading charges about NPG's proposed increase in license fees, the tenor of negotiations, and whether UC has long been getting a sweet deal. UC threatens a possible systemwide boycott of NPG if the current licensing deal is not maintained. » » »
In anticipation of the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference later this month, LJ tried for something a bit different on its June 1 cover: graphic representations of some prominent figures at the conference, and in the library world, situated around the Capitol building where librarians will be lobbying on June 29. » » »

Earlier this year, the Canadian Library Association (CLA) Executive Council startled CLA members by announcing serious financial problems and its decision to suspend elections in 2010. While there was no formal theme at this year's CLA Conference June 2-5 in Edmonton, AB, the underlying issues were change and sustainability, both for the profession at large and for CLA in particular.» » »

How can you reach those 77 percent of your users who want reading recommendations, but never make it past the hold shelf? And how about those virtual visitors looking for suggestions in the online catalog, on the library's website, or even emailed to them? Moderator and NoveList creator Duncan Smith led a panel of readers' advisory (RA) experts who addressed these questions and offered several solutions for providing reading recommendations to library patrons (and staff!). » » »



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Xpress Reviews

James Lee Burke's The Glass Rainbow, John Connolly's The Whisperers, Joss Whendon's Firefly: Still Flying and other reviews just in!
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