November 6, 2009 – 2:05 pm
nbsp;http://www.infotoday.com/mls/nov09/index….
“I wanted to let you know about the new issue of Marketing Library Services newsletter. Tho it’s a print-based subscription, for every issue, we choose one article to post online, full-text, for free. This time it’s a great academic case study called “Working with Campus Marketing Classes to Improve Reference Service Visibility.”
Lynda Duke [...]
November 6, 2009 – 1:53 pm
nbsp;http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA…
After surviving a scenario that could have led to its closure, the Utah State University Press will merge into the Merrill-Cazier Library at Utah State University (USU). Though its output may be somewhat reduced, press staff will aim at more digital and open access publications. The transition is already in process; the new configuration becomes [...]
November 4, 2009 – 9:25 am
http://www.libereurope.eu/files/LIBER-Strategy-FINAL.pdf
Making the case for European research libraries, November 2009
November 2, 2009 – 12:32 pm
nbsp;http://www.arl.org/news/pr/rli266-oct09….
contents include:
Removing All Restrictions: Cornell’s New Policy on Use of Public Domain Reproductions
by Peter Hirtle, Senior Policy Advisor, Cornell University Library,
with Tricia Donovan, Administrative Assistant, ARL
Evolving Preservation Roles and Responsibilities of Research Libraries
SPARC Explores Income Models for Supporting Open-Access Journals
by Jennifer McLennan, Director of Communications, SPARC
October 30, 2009 – 1:18 pm
nbsp;http://www.ala.org./ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/…
Very little literature exists on the nature of external reporting lines and funding structures of academic special libraries. This study focuses on academic health sciences libraries. The authors analyze information gathered from statistics published by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) from 1977 through 2007; an anonymous online survey of AAHSL library directors; [...]
October 30, 2009 – 1:17 pm
nbsp;http://www.ala.org./ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/…
Library faculty are often tenure track, requiring a record of significant publishing and service before achieving tenure. However, meaningful tools and methods for evaluating the scholarship of librarianship frequently fall short in providing an accurate picture of the scholarship of any particular candidate. The authors conducted a case study analyzing the research output of Oregon [...]
October 30, 2009 – 11:56 am
nbsp;http://www.eahil.net/journal/journal_200…
Challenges for library space – space for books or space for users; the case of Kuopio University Library J. Saarti Library spaces – new theatres of learning: a case study H. Todd Creating library space for users to work better, learn better, feel better S. Wood-Lamont, I. Robu The renovation of the Marquesa de Pelayo [...]
October 26, 2009 – 2:05 pm
Today, The Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) and JISC have signed a three year partnership agreement to bring together the knowledge of UK library professionals with JISC’s expertise in digital technologies.
The two organisations will work towards a vision of everyone having equal access to the widest range of resources supporting world class [...]
October 21, 2009 – 9:58 am
nbsp;http://news-libraries.mit.edu/blog/acces…
A new collection of scholarly articles by MIT authors is openly available to the world today through MIT’s research repository DSpace@MIT. The launch of the “MIT Open Access Articles” collection coincides with International Open Access Week to reflect the spirit of an MIT faculty policy established in March 2009.
source: MIT Libraries news
October 21, 2009 – 9:44 am
nbsp;http://www.ilovelibraries.org/loveyourli…
a site of the American Library Association
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Careers in Libraries
The Hollywood Librarian
Thomson-Gale Librareo Library Video Contest
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