Editor's Note

In echoes of the Cornell-Columbia collaboration reported two weeks ago by LJ, Harvard University Librarian Robert Darnton says Harvard is talking to Cambridge neighbor MIT about potential collaboration: “no serious library can go it alone anymore.” Also, echoes of Steven Bell's column last week as the University of Iowa considers consolidating four special branch libraries. Finally, some early speculation about an Obama presidential library at the University of Chicago. And, of course, enjoy our report on a card catalog's exit, a provincial collaboration, and the rest of the Newswire.—Josh Hadro, Editor, Academic Newswire

• At Univ. of South Carolina, the Card Catalog’s Graceful Departure
  Contests, celebrations help commemorate the end of an era.
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• Nova Scotia Makes Public and Academic Library Holdings Available to All
  "Borrow Anywhere, Return Anywhere" backed by provincial role in library funding.
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• Anianet Debuts, Aims to Expose Chinese Scholarship to Broader Audience
  Can the new scholarly networking site bridge the gap between China and the West?
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• Judge Urged To Not Restrict Comments on Google Settlement
  As November 9 date for revised settlement approaches, objectors and interested parties express concern.
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• Movers & Shakers Nomination Guidelines
  Library Journal needs your help identifying emerging leaders in the library world. Our ninth annual Movers & Shakers feature will profile up-and-coming individuals who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. From librarians to vendors to others who work in the library field, Movers & Shakers 2010 will celebrate the new professionals who are moving our libraries forward. Deadline for submissions is November 9.
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• From the Bell Tower—Your Campus Just Shut Down. Now What? 
  Now is a good time, says Steven Bell, to contemplate how your institution would continue to serve students if your school had to close due to disaster or pandemic—the show must go on.
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• Peer to Peer Review—The Accessibility Paradox
  Do cheap books and free information mean the end of publishing and libraries? Quite the reverse, according to Barbara Fister.
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• Baker & Taylor and Gale form a new alliance; Credo expands academic content; EBSCO working with consortia on rapid renewals; H.W. Wilson’s Art Full Text adds 63 titles
  LJ Academic Newswire's marketplace notes and announcements.
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• People
  The latest on people from the library world.
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• Best Sellers in Chemistry
  March 2009 to date as identified by YBP Library Services.
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