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June 17, 2008

News

Floods Decimate Cedar Rapids Libraries
The Cedar Rapids PL, National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library, and other area facilities fell victim to “historically unprecedented flooding,” with water rising as high as the second floor. Volunteers at the University of Iowa in Iowa City moved more than 100,000 books and other materials from the threatened Main Library basement to higher ground. » » »

Teen Spirit in the Library Webcast
Cosponsored by Polaris Library Systems and LJ , the Teen Spirit in the Library: Best Practices for Teen Services webcast offered tips and advice on luring teens into the library and providing services that will keep them coming back. Panelists stressed that mutual respect is key to creating a comfortable relationship among teens, staff, and the library itself. » » »


Ingram Merges Book Units/POD into Lightning Group
Ingram has formed a new operation called the Lightning Group, an amalgam of the Ingram Book Group units plus the Lightning Source Inc. print-on-demand division that serves publishers, librarians, booksellers, “and other creators and consumers of printed content throughout the industry.” Skip Prichard, head of Ingram Book Group, has been named president/CEO of the newly combined group. » » »

Editorial: Green Libraries Are Local
Foregoing air conditioning and parking lots and with assorted branches utilizing solar panels, outside decking constructed from recycled plastic and sawdust, and floors made of recycled tires, the San Francisco Public Library is a lean, green, environment-conscious machine setting an example both for other libraries and private sector buildings to follow. » » »

Blogs


Tennant: Digital Libraries by Roy Tennant
$500 For Your Thoughts
The Federated Search Blog, sponsored by Deep Web Technologies, has launched a writing... Read On »


E-Views by Cheryl LaGuardia
Is It Me, or Is It the New JSTOR?
So I’m doing a research consultation with a student. We are cruising through a ... Read On »


In the Bookroom by Wilda Williams
Bloomsday, Part Deux: Ulysses and the FCC
As Mike Rogers noted in an earlier post, today is Bloomsday, and in New York City tha... Read On »


In the Bookroom by Michael Rogers
Re-Joyce—It’s Bloomsday!
Happy 104th Bloomsday! For those of you sitting there thinking “what’s he... Read On »

Tag Team Review No. 5

Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife (September, Random) makes an obscenely perfect follow-up to our May Tag Team review of an open marriage. This BookExpo America buzz novel blurs the line between fiction and memoir, with polarizing results. Pulp sadists, I give you our first bloody point-counterpoint match. If you're down in front, you might want to wear goggles. John Helling and Natasha Grant square off. Read On »

Wyatt's World

Reading and Watching to Remember: Tim Russert

  • Meet the Press: 50-Years of History in the Making by Rick Ball (Mcgraw-Hill)
  • Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons by Tim Russert (Random)
  • Big Russ and Me: Father and Son--Lessons of Life by Tim Russert (Miramax)
  • C-SPAN interview with Tim Russert
  • Tim Russert on Charlie Rose

    For more on Collection Development, click here

    Review


    Ebert, Roger. Scorsese by Ebert

    Univ. of Chicago. Oct. 2008. c.256p. ISBN 978-0-226-18202-5. $25. FILM

    Ebert has been a professional film critic for as long as Martin Scorsese has been a feature-length filmmaker. Icons in their respective fields, they have developed a professional friendship that makes this intimate study all the more fascinating. Both share similar cultural and religious backgrounds, and perhaps this has helped attune Ebert’s criticism, be it positive, negative, or respectfully reserved (like his thoughts on Cape Fear and Gangs of New York), to Scorsese’s various films. » » »

    —Peter Thornell, Hingham P.L., MA

    Highlights

    Google Books vs. BISON
    The State University of New York’s (SUNY) Buffalo Information System ONline (BISON) goes head-to-head with Google Books—and it ain’t pretty! SUNY librarians Mark J. Ludwig and Margaret Wells assert that Google grinds BISON into burgers and that libraries “had best adapt, change quickly, and build on past successes.” » » »

    Library of the Year 2008—Laramie County Library System
    Wyoming’s Laramie County Library System has joined LJ’s elite cadre, being named the 2008 Library of the Year. Called “The Impact Library,” Laramie possesses a winning combination of a beautiful new main facility and an active, expert staff deeply tied in to the community, making life richer for the city of Cheyenne and the surrounding county. » » »

    The Transparent Library: How To Find the Right Fit
    You’re fresh out of library school and eager to work. Don’t just take any job, say the Michaels. Put your research skills to work and analyze the library first: are its values your values, is staff celebrated, are newbies encouraged to voice ideas, is personal blogging allowed, are mentoring opportunities available??? Find out these answers before accepting a job, and you’ll be happier. » » »

    Now Playing: LJ Videos
    Where can you see Ray Bradbury, Michael Connelly, and Slash (yes, I said Slash) together in one place? Only on LJ’s Our Vids. Capture the best moments of Day of Dialog, Design Institute West, and BookExpo America in short video snippets shot by LJ editors. Check out the Our Vids section on the LJ homepage. » » »

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    LJ Alerts

    BEA Giveaway: And the Winner Is...
    Congratulations to Pam Ferguson, Collection Development, Johnson County Library, Central Resource Library, Overland Park, KS, who won an Amazon Kindle simply by visiting the LJ Librarian's Lounge at BookExpo America and dropping off her card. Way to go, Pam!

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