LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Reference interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:52:38 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/2011/04/stuck-in-past.html This month in Library Journal Michael Stephens writes in Stuck in the Past about the changing nature of the profession. He neglects catalogers. However, we can offer a few suggestions along the lines of those he suggests for reference. How about advising or offering classes for those wishing to "catalog" their collection? In metadata how about advising the town or academy in best selecting a metadata standard, standard indexing terms, and the software to use it? Just what is the benefit in filling in the info on a Word or PDF file? How could it be more useful? How should files be organized and named so that they can be easily found again? Would adding microformats to the Website of a local business reduce costs and drive more business their way? Giving a workshop, training session or just such advice might be useful. Any other suggestions? (Source: Catalogablog) Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0100 895883 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/BVJj0NIaufQ/friday-brain-teaser-from-credo_31.html The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Jean and Jone. "Try to identify these people who all have the first name Jean or Joan. And remember that these names can belong to men as well as women" Answers here. 1. American movie star who won an Academy Award for her appearance in "Mildred Pierce". She was also memorably teamed with Bette Davis in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" 2. French intellectual and a leader of the French Revolution, who was assassinated by Charlotte Corday in 1793. 3. French film director whose films included "La Grande Illusion", "The Diary of a Chambermaid" and "The River". He was the son of a famous painter. 4. American folksinger and political activist whose recordings include "Gracias a la Vida" and "Diamonds and Rust". 5. French poet (1621-95) best known for his "Fables". 6. British-born actress who played the young Estella in the 1946 film of "Great Expectations" and Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's film of "Hamlet". 7. French dramatist and poet (1639-99) whose works included "Andromaque", "Bajazet" and "Mithridate". 8. British novelist (1894-1979) whose novels included "After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie" and "Wide Sargasso Sea". 9. US comedian who was born Joan Molinsky in 1933. 10. Spanish painter, ceramicist and sculptor who was a leading member of the Surrealist movement. (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:15:34 +0100 895800 http://web.docuticker.com/go/docubase/62942 Multiple Perspectives on Battered Mothers and their Children Fleeing to the United States for Safety: A Study of Hague Convention Cases (PDF) Source:  National Institute of Justice (via National Criminal Justice Reference Service) Mothers who flee with their children because of domestic violence may have few other options to ensure their [...] (Source: Docuticker) Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:54:00 +0100 895761 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16352 Director of Adult Services (The Urbana Free Library, Illinois) The Director of Adult Services at The Urbana Free Library sets direction and oversees daily operations of Adult Services, a department that serves adults and teens from grade 6 and up. The director supervises departmental staff; provides reference, readers’ advisory, and technology assistance; coordinates and shares in collection management and programming; promotes the department and the library to the community; functions as part of the administrative staff; and participates in decision making for the library as a whole. Duties are performed under the supervision of the Executive Director. (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:20:02 +0100 895650 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16348 Digital Collection Services Intern (OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Ohio) OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs.  Tens of thousands of libraries around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve library materials.  We are currently seeking candidates for a Digital Collection Services Intern position.  The work location for the assignment will be our Corporate Headquarters in Dublin (Columbus), Ohio. ... Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:20:02 +0100 895649 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/dec/30/cookery-books-of-the-year As the locavore tide reached its high water mark, it's been an intriguing year for cookbooks. Which have you found most useful or inspirational?2010 was an odd year for cook books. Several I had eagerly anticipated were disappointing, and those I had no expectations of surprised, delighted and even excited. One of my favourite books of the year is the Moomins Cookbook. Beautifully designed, full of original Moomin illustrations and quotes and some excellent recipes. It's an accessible introduction to Finnish food and a book which actually made some children I know excited about cooking. It's everything the inaccessible Noma Cookbook isn't. I loved it, but was also incredibly frustrated by it – due to the specialist kit needed the dishes are nigh on impossible to recreate at home. I know it's not really the point of this sort of book, but looking at the photographs made me feel like a child squashed up against the sweetshop window; unable to get in. John Crace's hilarious Digested Read is just too close to the mark. Redzepi is the King of the Locavores, and with the Noma Cookbook that particular movement probably reached its peak. I think we're now moving away from books which focus on the local and seasonal, which have so dominated the past few years. This has to be a good thing - there is only so much you can say about our own produce without being repetitive, and going foraging to discover more outlandish ingredients is unrealistic for most of us and is even causing controversy with environmentalists. An alternative to foraging is to use ingredients which either went out of fashion centuries ago, or that have been newly introduced. So we have Jekka McVicar's Herb Cookbook (there's an extract here) guiding us through growing and using every herb you can think of and a few more you may not have such as stevia, Good King Henry and rock samphire. ... Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:43:00 +0100 895644 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/QgjtTY34as8/opening-reference-librarian-drake-university-law-library.html Drake University Law Library is seeking a Reference Librarian with a strong service orientation to help provide patron services to members of the Law School, Drake University, the local bench and bar, and the public. Located in Iowa’s capital city,... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895841 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/30122010012527PMMVAPLZ.htm Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2010: Year-end Update : Maintaining Growth Amid Global Uncertainty takes stock of the recovery of the region’s economies from the Great Recession of 2008/09 and emerging challenges since the publication of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and ... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895732 http://santafelibrary.blogspot.com/2010/12/two-part-internet-workshop.html January 19 & 26Main LibraryCommunity Room145 Washington Ave.Take this two-part workshop to learn the basics about getting online.This free workshop is limited to ten adults, aged 18 and over.Participation in Part 1 is required for Part 2.Registration is recommended and will start on January 5.Call 955-6781 or register in person at the Main Reference Desk.Wednesday Mornings10:15 - 11:45 a.m.Part 1: January 19Mouse, Links, and More! –An introduction to using a mouse, clicking on links, filling out web forms, using search engines, and beginning web surfing.Part 2: January 26Get Your E-mail – Set up a free e-mail account, send and receive messages, forward and reply to messages, delete messages, create folders, and Sign Out.Sponsored by the Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library. (Source: ICARUS... the Santa Fe Public Library Blog) Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895713 http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/62982 Impressive, interesting, and useful. Direct to Interactive Calendar from Box Office Mojo + U.S. Release Dates View by Date (Data for 2012 and Beyond Now Available) Also available, view entries: + Alphabetically + By Distributior + By New Dates/Changed Dates + By Title Changes + By MPAA Ratings [...] (Source: ResourceShelf) Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:56:00 +0100 895616 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/the-online-future-of-australian-journalism-as-seen-by-the-industry-itself/ I’m a journalist, and a member of the journalists union, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (of which the Australian Journalists Association, the AJA, forms part). All members receive a monthly magazine with news and in-depth articles about the industry, but this year is special – it’s 100 years since a wily bunch of Aussie scribblers formed the AJA. So, a century into Australian journalism proper, the union has published a report of the state of the industry, and where it expects the future to lay. (SPOILER: online). The report is called Life in the Clickstream II (a similar report came out two years ago), and I thought I’d share some of it (less than 10% of course, to keep my copyright nose clean!) with you. Keep in mind that this is the industry talking (through the report) about where they are and where they are going, not me. The state of play It’s ugly out there right now. In the federal secretary’s foreword, he talks about the “carnage” that had been forecast for the industry, and how it has been mitigated slightly by the appearance of news apps for phones and tablet computers like the iPad. But the operative word is “slightly”. All the graphs are sliding downwards. In Australia, the industry is on better shape than in the US or UK, but that’s no great prize. Hundreds of journalists no longer have full-time jobs, but here they are finding themselves in part-time or casual positions. I guess it’s better than being laid off. In the US the drop in print newspaper circulations are roughly 30%, in the UK about 20% overall. In AU, the decline is about 3% – the second-best result behind Austria in the Western world. New Zealand fared worse, dropping 13%. So it could be worse. But all but two major metro newspapers lost circulation here, and corresponding sales falls mean that the industry knows it needs to phase in a Plan B. It’s already doing so. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:21:15 +0100 895516 http://bhplnjbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/12/questions-today-at-reference-desk.html Do you have any Theodore Dreiser books on tape or CD? No, but we do have Sister Carrie as a downloadable audiobook from Listen NJ. It comes bundled with a self-help tape for depression. No, just kidding.Can you find information about my doctor? Yes, usually we can. We use AMA's Doctor Finder, The American Board of Medical Specialties website and/or the reference books to find educational information, address and phone number of offices and the NJ Office of the Attorney General to find the doctor's NJ license number and status. No, I can't tell you if I like your doctor or not.Can you write this address (patron shows piece of paper with address on it) on this envelope for me? Um, yes, but why? Is it a ransom note? No, I just don't want the addressee to recognize my handwriting.I can't read my handwriting with the information you gave me over the phone yesterday, can you give me the answer again? Yes. What is it with the handwriting problems today?Can you look up 5 people's phone numbers for me? Yes. We use Reference USA, a database of phone and city directories available online to all NJ library card holders from any internet connected computer.Patron calls back later to say several phone numbers did not work. Maybe he couldn't read his handwriting?Why does the copier say it doesn't have any matching paper? I don't know. It often says that, but it's lying.Does the library only have one copier now? Yes. The old copier location became a teen lounge. Alternatively, we could have middle schoolers lounging on the copier.Can you look up this phone number which I don't recognize that was on my caller ID? Patron hands over scrap of paper with scribbled numbers. Yes. It's usually telemarketers calling from a cell phone or unlisted phone, but I can't find this one. Handwriting, people! Do you have a fine tip marker I can use? No. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895738 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=6527 1. Coordinate library’s efforts to scan and incorporate digitized materials in the library’s DSpace repository a. Locate and scan materials selected by library staff for scanning b. Overseeing shipments sent to Internet Archive’s scanning center c. Coordinate scanning work of interns and coop students d. Locate state documents and other materials on the Internet Archive and related sites to download and incorporate in the library’s electronic repository e. Under the direction of the technical services staff, add electronic and digitized documents to the library’s DSpace repository. f. Assist with interlibrary loan requests 2. Oversee inventory projects a. With the Head of Reference and Head of Technical Services, establish procedures to inventory the library’s collections. b. Coordinate shelf-reading of collection to be inventoried c. Inventory collection, adding barcodes to items not in the online catalog. d. Assist with copy cataloging and other related tasks for this project. 3. Coordinate collection maintenance and space planning a. Shelve main library materials, with assistance of coop students b. Maintain orderly and neat condition of the stacks c. Consult librarians on stack maintenance projects and initiate projects to improve collection storage. d. Oversee physical shifting of materials. e. Review and revise stack guides as needed. 4. Assist with maintenance of website, subscriptions, and library’s social media. a. Update website as needed b. Maintain subscription information in Serials Solutions c. Compile Electronic Repository (DSpace), Website Statistics and Database Statistics d. Update library’s blog, facebook page and other social media e. Suggest ideas for increasing the library’s web presence 5. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:25:02 +0100 895390 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16327 Access Services Librarian - Kemp Library #2010000318 (East Stroudsburg University -- ESU, Pennsylvania) University seeks an experienced Access Services Librarian to supervise and coordinate the areas of Circulation, ILL, Stacks Maintenance, Reserves, and Document Delivery in the Kemp Library. This is a full-time, nine month, continuing tenure track faculty position within Kemp Library and reports directly to the Library Dean. As part of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Kemp Library has a staff of 9 Full-time library faculty and 13 staff. The general collection consists of over 564,000 books, serial back-files and government documents in print, and more than 1. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:20:02 +0100 895386 http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/e-book-review-the-multiverse-series-by-david-weber-and-linda-evans/ I recently had the opportunity to pick up a pair of David Weber books I had not yet read. (Well, “pick up” in a figurative sense, as I read them as free e-books from the Mission of Honor CD on The Fifth Imperium Baen CD repository.) I found them to be quite exciting page turners, with only a few minor drawbacks. The books in question make up the “Multiverse” series: Hell’s Gate and Hell Hath No Fury. As with all Baen titles, they are available in multiple, DRM-free formats. The books are actually co-written between Weber and Linda Evans, who seems to be Baen’s designated co-author—apart from two singleton books, neither of which apparently sold well enough to merit a sequel (most frustrating in the case of one of them, The Far Edge of Darkness, which ended on a literal cliffhanger!), she has only co-written books with the late Robert Asprin, John Ringo, and now David Weber. The Setting The “Multiverse” books tell the story of the first encounter between two different human civilizations, both of which have been exploring chains of alternate universes connected via portals that have been forming from one earth to another. Most of these universes are bereft of any human presence, which makes them ideal for settling and exploiting natural resources (which are always in the same place from world to world, even though the portals open into different areas of each world—there will always be oil fields under the local equivalents of Texas or the Middle East, for example, but not every world has a portal open near there). ... Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:15:00 +0100 895412 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/for-new-and-old-kindlers-wanting-to-do-more-with-their-kindles/ CREATIVE USES OF THE KINDLE Well, pleasurable reading is good enough for most, but there is a lot more that can be done with the Kindle, as shown in the short list just below. (I recommend bookmarking this for quick access later.) 1. an old, continuing favorite forum thread about the more unique uses of the Kindle’s capabilitiesthought up by members of the Amazon Kindle Community, and I saw another idea added today. 2. a newer forum thread of favorite tips for new Kindle owners from Kindle oldtimers. NOTE: If your web browser (especially Firefox) drops you onto the Amazon forum list of topics instead of bringing you to the forum thread, click onRefresh or Reload to get the message thread itself — or click on the link again.  I don’t know why a ‘retry’ is often needed, but it is. 3. The Kindle Chronicles This is a very informative, fun resource for Kindlers at http://thekindlechronicles.com, a weekly podcast hosted by Len Edgerly who, each Friday night, brings us a roundup of the latest news (with links), excellent tech tips, an interview with someone from the Kindle world at large and some from just outside it who are of course in the Kindle net then  Len also presents video reviews as well.  At the site are summaries of what is included in the latest podcast report.  Links are given there for items mentioned in the podcast. 4. the new Kindle book by Stephen Windwalker, who has been explaining what can be done on Kindles since the Kindle 1, and this just-released book that includes info for the Latest Generation Kindles is only $0.99, which is more than a bargain. ... Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:45:17 +0100 895349 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16272 Emerging Technology/Engineering Librarian (New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Scholes Library, New York) Scholes Library, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, seeks candidates for an Emerging Technology/Engineering Librarian. This 10-month, tenure-track position reports to the Director of Scholes Library/Associate Dean of Libraries. The College of Ceramics is a statutory college of the State University of New York and home to the School of Art & Design and the Inamori School of Engineering. Scholes Library is a research-oriented, service focused organization that works in strategic partnerships with Alfred University's Herrick Library and the State University SUNYConnect Consortium. ... Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:20:02 +0100 895321 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Davidrothmannet/~3/0vakyHjVjog/ I was bit surprised at the response to my post about Libraries and Transliteracy. As long as I’m spouting off opinions on topics that have little substance other than opinion, I may as well go whole-hog and respond to some of the reponses. Marcus Banks writes: “…David goes too far in his highly conservative defense of the English language…this idea that we need to keep a tight lid on the language, or even that this is possible, is foolhardy.” I’m not attempting to defend the English language.  A beast as powerful as the English language doesn’t need me to defend it. Besides, I happily torture the language when it suits me. I use silly semi-words like ‘geekery’ and ‘libraryfolk.’1 This comment from Marcus, though, underlines a problem I saw in the post shortly after I published it. It isn’t the word, it’s the way the word is used I didn’t intend to say that the word “transliteracy” has no place in the world2, just that I have yet to see libraryfolk using it in a way that adds something previously missing from discussions in librarianship and LIS3. Thus far, it seems to me that the (admittedly cool-sounding) term is thrown around by libraryfolk who (1)admit that they can’t define it, (2)define it so vaguely and variously that it fails to have any coherent meaning, or (3)define it in a way that makes it redundant to a wide assortment of existing terms. What I find baffling is that librarians would use words they cannot define. I had thought (perhaps mistakenly) that librarians tended to be lovably pedantic and semantic nitpickers. I’d like to see some clear indication that libraryfolk are talking about this word for any reason other than novelty or self-promotion. ... Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:01:26 +0100 895323 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16308 University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian (Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts) This is an Exempt Position that falls within the MSCA Union (Massachusetts State College Association). General statement of duties: Lead, manage, and coordinate the Archives and Special Collections unit of the Bridgewater State University library. Specific examples of duties: Manage all phases of activity of the Archives and Special Collections unit based upon the types of materials held, including but not limited to maps, photographs, print, ephemera, and digital objects.  Maintain a regular and convenient service schedule for public access to the collections. Plan, coordinate, and direct staff activities and work flows in the unit. ... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:20:01 +0100 895233 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16304 Electronic Resources Librarian - Assistant Professor (Emporia State University Libraries & Archives, Kansas) WAW Library   Assistant Professor   Emporia State University's William Allen White Library seeks an Electronic Resources Librarian to provide leadership and professional expertise in the management and integration of library electronic resources. This is a twelve month, tenure-track position that reports to the Head of Systems and Technical Services. The library prizes and promotes library faculty who engage in several areas, including providing liaison and reference services as well as participate in planning and policy-making. ... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:20:01 +0100 895227 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16313 Curator, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library (University of Virginia, Virginia) Curator for the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Faculty Opening   The University of Virginia Library seeks a Curator/Americana Specialist for the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library.   Under the general guidance and supervision of the Director of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, the Curator will provide leadership for and general oversight to overall collection development activities, while working collaboratively with established area specialists. ... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:20:01 +0100 895225 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16305 Cataloging Coordinator/Metadata Librarian (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin) Institution: University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Deadline: Screening begins February 14, 2011 and continues until position is filled. The University Library seeks an experienced and forward-thinking Cataloging Coordinator/Metadata Librarian to provide leadership in the creation and maintenance of metadata for the Library’s systems, including its online catalog and digitization projects. The incumbent will have overall responsibilities for management of and quality control in the Cataloging Department and will work collaboratively with the other faculty cataloger to set priorities, allocate resources, and develop and implement plans, policies and practices within the department. ... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:20:01 +0100 895224 http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/12/ricklibrarians-books-that-matter-and.html 2010 was a good book year for me. As I look back, November was especially stellar, as almost every book that I read for a few weeks was superb. It was difficult deciding which were best of the year, but I took a stab at it anyway. I also selected movies and music.In this post, I also include links to all my reporting from library conferences and to all my reviews of new reader's advisory sources.Have a Happy New Year for good reading and cultural experiences.Recent NonfictionClaiming Ground by Laura BellDangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour by David BianculliThe Grace of Silence: A Memoir by Michele NorrisI Am Nujood, Age Ten and Divorced by Nujood Ali and Delphine MinouiThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLife List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds by Olivia GentileLighting Out for the Territory: How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain by Roy Morris, Jr.Mark Twain: The Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years by Michael SheldenA Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNierNine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India by William DalrymplePacking for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary RoachZeitoun by Dave EggersRecent FictionCorduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall SmithThe Man from Beijing by Henning MankellThe Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia StuartGreat Old BooksFirst Person Rural: Essays of a Sometime Farmer by Noel PerrinIn Patagonia by Bruce ChatwinRoseanna by Maj Sjöwall and Per WahlööChildren's BooksAn Egret's Day by Jane YolenFace to Face with Elephants by Beverly JoubertMarching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary by Elizabeth PartridgeSaving the Ghost of the Mountain by Sy MontgomeryZen Shorts by Jon J. Muth and Zen Ties by Jon J. ... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895302 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/Y5_s5Bg3MQA/friday-brain-teaser-from-credo_24.html The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Who Wrote That Music?. "All you have to do in this brainteaser is choose from three alternatives the composer or composers of particular pieces of music" Answers here. 1. Who wrote "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970)? Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel or Bob Dylan? 2. Who wrote the music for "Candle in the Wind" (1973)? Madonna, Elton John or Andrew Lloyd Webber? 3. Who wrote the music for the ballets "Swan Lake", "The Sleeping Beauty" and "The Nutcracker"? Prokofiev, Stravinsky or Tchaikovsky? 4. Who wrote the song "White Christmas"? Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern or Bing Crosby? 5. Who wrote "Get Up, Stand Up" (1973) and "No Woman No Cry" (1974)? Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley or Jimmy Cliff? 6. Who wrote the song "Blue Suede Shoes"? Elvis Presley, Bill Haley or Carl Perkins? 7. Who wrote "I Will Always Love You", which was a record-breaking hit for Whitney Houston? Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston or Barbra Streisand? 8. Who wrote "Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes" (1889)? Franz Lehar, Frederick Loewe or Gilbert and Sullivan? 9. In 1967, who wrote the song "Both Sides Now"? Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell or Judy Collins? 10. Who wrote the music for the 1987 opera "Nixon in China"? Steve Reich, Philip Glass or John Adams? (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:16:47 +0100 895083 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2010/12/25/3840 Markus FISCHER, Stefan KANDERA, Veronika KLEIBEL, Maike KRONE, Susanne MAYER, Erika NIEDERMANN und Dieter SULZER: bibnet.org – kooperative Referenzdatenbank für das Gesundheitswesen Zusammenfassung: Schwerpunktthema der aktuellen Ausgabe 3/2010 von GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information ist die Jahrestagung 2010 der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen (AGMB) in Mainz; das Motto der Tagung lautete „alles – einfach – sofort: Service in Medizinbibliotheken“. Zentrales Thema der diesjährigen Tagung waren innovative Dienstleistungen und Produkte in und für Medizinbibliotheken. Weitere Beiträge setzten sich mit Themen wie Bibliotheksneubau, Benutzerschulungen und Qualitätsmanagement auseinander. Eine Arbeitsgruppe des Vereins „Netzwerk Fachbibliotheken Gesundheit“ (CH) hat unter der Adresse http://bibnet.org/ zusammen mit dem Rudolfinerhaus in Wien (A) eine kooperative und frei zugängliche Referenzdatenbank für das Gesundheitswesen geschaffen. Nachgewiesen werden Referenzen primär aus dem pflegerischen Bereich stammender und überwiegend deutschsprachiger Zeitschriftenartikel. bibnet.org führt auf einer zentralen Plattform vorhandene Katalogisate verschiedener Bibliotheken zusammen. Aktuell enthält die Datenbank rund 45.000 Datensätze aus über 400 ausgewerteten Zeitschriften. Diese stammen aus den Beständen des Rudolfinerhauses in Wien und der Pro Senectute Bibliothek Schweiz und gehen bis ins Jahr 1979 zurück. Weitere Datensätze werden durch Beteiligung zahlreicher Bibliotheken an der fortlaufenden Katalogisierung hinzugefügt. Jede teilnehmende Bibliothek übernimmt dabei die Verantwortung für die Auswertung der ihr zugeteilten Zeitschriften. Sämtliche verwendeten technischen Systeme basieren auf Open Source-Lösungen: Als Suchsystem kommt Vufind zum Einsatz. Als Katalogisierungssystem für Bibliotheken, die über keine MARC-kompatiblen Systeme verfügen, steht eine Instanz von KOHA zur Verfügung. ... Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:00:14 +0100 895375 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/12/24/just-plain-wrong/ Clements (Litigation Guardian of) v. Clements, 2010 BCCA 581 - right result, bad reasons. A sub-text to the case is the manner in which the panel used a hot-off-the press article in a law review to explain and justify its analysis and conclusion, introducing and setting up the manner in which it intended to use the article this way: [54] The question of when it will be appropriate to resort to the material-contribution test discussed in Resurfice Corp. has been the subject of some appellate consideration and considerable academic writing. In my view, the answer to this question is fully and articulately set out in a paper by Professor Erik S. Knutsen entitled “Clarifying Causation in Tort”, found at (2010), 33 Dal. L.J. 153. Professor Knutsen’s view, with which I agree, is that a judge can resort to the material-contribution test in only two situations: what he refers to as ones involving circular causation and dependency causation. In all other cases, causation must be determined on the but-for test. The panel is right that there has been “considerable academic writing”. I’ve written some of it. (Some might accuse me of much of it, certainly more words than most, but that’s true only about the Canadian writing.) It’s my view that not much of it - the academic writing, that is – agrees with the contents of Prof. Knutsen’s article. The substance of the disagreement is an issue for another day. What isn’t is the fact that there is substantive disagreement but there’s no acknowledgement of that in the reasons.  The panel is also right that there has been “some appellate consideration”. Unfortunately, with the exception of a recent contribution from the Alberta Court of Appeal, all of what is useful appellate consideration is in decisions of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. ... Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:09:49 +0100 895182 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dTJJL/~3/Y5_s5Bg3MQA/friday-brain-teaser-from-credo_24.html The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Who Wrote That Music?. "All you have to do in this brainteaser is choose from three alternatives the composer or composers of particular pieces of music" Answers here. 1. Who wrote "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970)? Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel or Bob Dylan? 2. Who wrote the music for "Candle in the Wind" (1973)? Madonna, Elton John or Andrew Lloyd Webber? 3. Who wrote the music for the ballets "Swan Lake", "The Sleeping Beauty" and "The Nutcracker"? Prokofiev, Stravinsky or Tchaikovsky? 4. Who wrote the song "White Christmas"? Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern or Bing Crosby? 5. Who wrote "Get Up, Stand Up" (1973) and "No Woman No Cry" (1974)? Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley or Jimmy Cliff? 6. Who wrote the song "Blue Suede Shoes"? Elvis Presley, Bill Haley or Carl Perkins? 7. Who wrote "I Will Always Love You", which was a record-breaking hit for Whitney Houston? Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston or Barbra Streisand? 8. Who wrote "Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes" (1889)? Franz Lehar, Frederick Loewe or Gilbert and Sullivan? 9. In 1967, who wrote the song "Both Sides Now"? Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell or Judy Collins? 10. Who wrote the music for the 1987 opera "Nixon in China"? Steve Reich, Philip Glass or John Adams? (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Fri, 24 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895670 http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/62875 News Briefs + Wiley-Blackwell Launches Mobile Applications for Select Health Publications (Information Today) + Seattle librarian confirmed for national library post (Seattle Times) + Ski passes offered at Ottawa library (CBC News) + James J. Hill Reference Library to launch business incubator (Star Tribune) + Microsoft Cloud Data Breach [...] (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:26:00 +0100 894764 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LibraryGarden/~3/vzK_O_aXKwc/ Rider University Family Weekend 2010 image As Rider University gets ready to close down at Noon today for our Christmas/Winter Break, many of our faculty and staff (the students are already gone!) are also getting ready to travel, as are many of the Library Garden team blog members. However, while working the Reference Desk yesterday and this morning at Moore Library, I fielded several interesting questions from faculty and community members about airline travel concerning checked baggage and travel with food/gifts (liquids & gels, in particular) that I thought would also be of interest to our blog readers. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) logo Besides the airline-provided information that our library patrons already possessed, I sent them both to particular sections of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration main site (http://www.tsa.gov/index.shtm). There we found answers to their particular questions, among many other important travel tips and information; for instance, there was a very helpful “Airport Checked Baggage Guidance” page, an interesting “Traveling with Food or Gifts” page about packing these items, and–my favorite–the “3-1-1 for Carry-Ons,” detailing info about carry-on liquids/gels during airline travel (see the graphic directly below). Lots of very good travel tips and information can be found at the main site (and within the TSA blog), so check out the TSA site before you pack and travel. Transportation Security Administration (TSA): 311 for Carry-Ons/Air Travel graphic I hope this helps all of our Library Garden readers, and my esteemed LG colleagues, as much as it did our Moore Library patrons. Everyone, please have a safe and happy holiday travel time–and I will “see” you all in our ‘garden’–next year!! -Robert Robert J. ... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:58:48 +0100 895532 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16296 Web Services & Emerging Technologies Librarian (Albion College, Michigan) Web Services & Emerging Technologies Librarian at Albion College.  User-friendly, highly skilled professional to provide leadership and share responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining the Library website and other digital systems and services for information retrieval.  Overall responsibility for the installation, maintenance, and enhancement of the library’s integrated library system which functions as a shared system with the Albion District Library. ... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:10:02 +0100 894617 http://50.16.230.151/article/thursday-threads-2010w51/ Receive DLTJ Thursday Threads:by E-mailby RSSDelivered by FeedBurner When I say “<blank> is a question answering system. A question can be posed in natural language and … <blank> can come up with a very precise answer to that question” — what comes to mind to fill in the <blank>? If you guessed a system developed by IBM to appear alongside human contestants on Jeopardy, you’d be right. That quote comes from video posted by IBM earlier this year that is the topic of the first DLTJ Thursday Threads entry. This weeks other entries look at possible erosions of copyright first sale doctrine, the state of open access publishing, and a proposition for new definitions to terms of art in data modeling.If you find these threads interesting and useful, you might want to add the Thursday Threads RSS Feed to your feed reader or subscribe to e-mail delivery using the form to the right. If you would like a more raw and immediate version of these types of stories, watch my FriendFeed stream (or subscribe to its feed in your feed reader). Comments and tips, as always, are welcome.Reference Librarian of the Future? IBM Supercomputer ‘Watson’ to Challenge ‘Jeopardy’ StarsIBM 'Watson' Video on YouTubeAn I.B.M. supercomputer system named after the company’s founder, Thomas J. Watson Sr., is almost ready for a televised test: a bout of questioning on the quiz show “Jeopardy.” I.B.M. and the producers of “Jeopardy” will announce on Tuesday [December 14, 2010] that the computer, “Watson,” will face the two most successful players in “Jeopardy” history, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, in three episodes that will be broadcast Feb. 14-16, 2011.For I.B.M., “Watson” is an important test of artificial intelligence. Scientists there have been talking to “Jeopardy” about a man vs. machine match-up for the better part of two years. ... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:06:53 +0100 895465 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2010/12/23/3836 Eike HENTSCHEL und Anja KAISER: alles – einfach – sofort: Service in Medizinbibliotheken: Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen (AGMB) e.V. vom 27. bis 29.9.2010 in Mainz Zusammenfassung: Vom 27.–29.9.2010 fand an der Universität Mainz die Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen (AGMB e.V.) statt. Auf der zentralen Fortbildungsveranstaltung für das medizinische Bibliothekswesen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz konnten sich die Teilnehmer unter anderem über folgende Themen informieren: Zunehmende Digitalisierung der wissenschaftlichen Kommunikation und deren Auswirkungen, innovative Services in Hybridbibliotheken (Virtuelle Lehrbuchsammlung und E-Books On-Demand), Ausbildung (Weiterbildungs-Masterstudiengang Informations- und Wissensmanagement in Hannover), Neubau der Fachbibliothek Medizin O.A.S.E. an der Universität Düsseldorf, Qualitätsmanagement nach ISO 9001, subito (neue Dienste auf der Basis von § 52a+b UrhG), Zukunft der Nationallizenzen und Allianz-Initiative der deutschen Wissenschaftsorganisationen, Informationskompetenz am Beispiel von Blended-Learning, Public Relation sowie neue Kommunikations- und Servicestrategien, Zukunftskonzepte für Medizinbibliotheken, Dienstleistungen der Bibliothek an einem Forschungsinstitut in Großbritannien, Literaturverwaltung, Web 2.0 und andere Emerging Technologies, BibNet.org, Cochrane Library, MedPilot, PubMed. In einer begleitenden Firmenausstellung präsentierten alle für medizinische Bibliotheken wichtigen Verlage und Dienstleister neue Produkte und Services. Schlüsselwörter: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen (AGMB e.V.), Jahrestagung 2010 in Mainz, Fortbildung Eike HENTSCHEL & Anja KAISER: all – simply – immediately: service in medical libraries: Annual Meeting 2010 of “Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen” (AGMB e.V. ... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:00:48 +0100 895377 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/23122010122453PMUNRNF6.htm The Children and AIDS: Fifth Stocktaking Report 2010, issued jointly by UN specialised Funds and programmes including UNFPA, and UNICEF has been issued. Issued in conjunction with World AIDS Day 2010, this report states that achieving an AIDS-free generation is possible if the international c... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894866 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/23122010125306PMMVANYR.htm The Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2010 notes that the strong performance of exports and trade in general is the result of a vibrant China which imports intermediate goods from the rest of Asia and exports finished goods to the rest of the world. This year, exports from developing economie... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894865 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/23122010013418PMMVAPSG.htm World Migration Report (WMR) 2010: The Future of Migration: Building Capacities for Change was launched on 18 December during the commemoration of International Migrants Day. The report identified key migration dynamics and trends, citing, among other main drivers, declining population rates i... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894864 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/23122010040001PMMVASMK.htm A recently released handbook, Monitoring Peace Consolidation: United Nations Practitioners’ Guide to Benchmarking aims to assist UN field practitioners in measuring progress towards peace consolidation. Produced under the direction of a Steering Committee chaired by Peacebuilding Support Office with... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894863 http://www.alia.org.au/employment/vacancies/listing.html?ID=1893 Employer: Somerville House, Brisbane [closing date: 19 January 2011] (Source: ALIAnet: LIS jobs) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:25:03 +0100 894846 http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=2672 Google has added a feature to its advanced search form that allows you to filter results by reading level or add information about a page’s reading level to the information in the results. Reading level is indicated as “basic,” “intermediate,” or “advanced.” Like most of what goes on underneath the Google hood, we aren’t given much information about how reading level is computed. I am constitutionally against anything that could be construed as “dumbing down,” but I have to confess that I find this feature interesting. Working with first-year students in an academic library I often find myself wishing that we had a way to search bibliographic databases that would provide scholarly acceptable content that the students were actually able to comprehend. Something like this technology could be used in a bibliographic database, although I am sure its application in a reference setting would be potentially awkward and intellectual freedom issues would emerge. In checking out this feature, I noticed that Google’s advanced search page includes some additions that I would have to call welcome and surprising from a librarian’s standpoint. If you haven’t looked at it for a while you should check it out (including the collapsed features at the bottom). (Source: Library Juice) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:07:14 +0100 895080 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/n_n.html SABER Astronomy (searchable annotated bibliography of education research) is a database of astronomy education research.SABER is an online, searchable database of astronomy education research. The database contains full bibliographic references to published research articles in the areas of science education, science teaching, teacher education, curriculum and instruction, cognitive science, and informal education. For each reference we provide an annotation, consisting of a short description of the article's content, study focus, and key findings. (Source: New) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:45:52 +0100 894843 http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?p=1530 Ever visited a content farm? Chances are you have, at least online. “Content farm” is the slightly derisive term for a company that hires freelance writers to create online articles answering the most common questions people post on the Internet. One of the best-known of these companies is Demand Media, which prides itself on giving people articles about the information they want, but online journalists sometimes refer to such articles as “sludge” written by amateurs with no fact-checking and little editorial oversight. Because these articles meet an existing demand and are thus accessed often on the Internet, they tend to rise to the top of search engine results—something to keep in mind next time you use Google for answering a reference question. Lessons from the content farm (AdWeek/Robertson Barrett)  ”Demand Media has turned traditional journalism on its head, flipping the model to create content that meets user demand, and using algorithms to determine which content makes the most money. For better or worse, its strategy has been effective. Search for anything from ‘how to bake a yellow cake’ to ‘how to belch,’ and you’ll find Demand Media content at the top of the search results.” Don’t blame the content farms (PBS MediaShift/Dorian Benkoil)  ”Rather than a small group of editors surmising what a community might want, algorithms from Demand Media, AOL and others process search queries and social media, glean what’s wanted, then use other pieces of technology to calculate the likely value; they then quickly find writers or producers at a profitable price, assign and produce the content, attach money-making ads, and pay the ‘content creators’ in a streamlined way. ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:25:43 +0100 895139 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/22122010031430PMUNRRR5.htm The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP has issued the Emissions Gap Report. In his Forward to the Report", UNEP’s executive Director presents it as a follow-up to the Copenhagen summit . This report informs governments and the wider community on how far a response to climate change has... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894867 http://cmrlslibrarynews.blogspot.com/2010/12/warm-pearl-library.html The winter program is a fun program aimed at adult readers who can qualify for prizes/prize drawings by reaching reading targets. If you’re interested in escaping the cold winter weather with a few good books and the chance to win fun prizes, sign up at the reference desk. Read or listen to any books you choose. Join us from January 3 through February 28, 2011 for the Winter Adult Reading Moments (WARM) program at the Pearl Public Library. Pre-registration begins December 27. Come to the library anytime starting January 3, sign up, receive a reading log, check out books and READ. If you finish 5 or more books, you will receive a treat when you turn in your reading log. Only one treat per patron. Your name will also be entered into our grand prize drawing. 5 additional entries into the grand prize drawing can be attained for every book you finish after your initial 5. The Winter Adult Reading Moments is free and open to ages 18 and up.If you have any questions about this program, please contact the library at 601-932-2562 or Kimberly Coley at rcref@cmrls.lib.ms.us. (Source: CMRLS News) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894724 http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/2010/12/interview-with-legal-reference_22.html In Custodia Legis, the blog of the Law Library of Congress in Washington, has started an interview series featuring members of the library staff.Today, the eighth interview in the series appeared. It is with Debora Keysor, Legal Reference Specialist:"What is the most interesting fact you’ve learned about the Law Library of Congress?: The sheer volume of government documents that are received and maintained in the Law Library, including, but not limited to, more than 5,000 U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs each term and, more than 10,000 congressional bills and resolutions each year. In addition, the Law Library of Congress has worked on a hearings pilot project to digitize congressional committee hearings from the Library of Congress collection, which includes over 75,000 volumes of printed hearings. The project’s ultimate goal is to provide free permanent public access to this valuable collection of federal legislative documents. To this end, I was intensely involved in the hearings pilot project to compile three collections: census, privacy, and immigration." (Source: Library Boy) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894520 http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/2010/12/intro-to-microfotmats.html Microformats: Digging Deeper into the Web by Ben Ward is a short introduction to the topic. It would have been nice to see some mention of COinS, since this is a publication for information workers.Extracting, repurposing and combining information is a core activity for info pros so it's good to know that we are being helped with this on the Web, even if we are not aware of it. Ben Ward describes how microformats - vocabularies which enable recurring information to be described and then reused - are making content available in a richer form and facilitating the combining of data.Related articlesLeveraging the Data Web - YDN (developer.yahoo.com)Microformats (reference.sitepoint.com) (Source: Catalogablog) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894489 http://mplic.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/heilbrunn-timeline-of-art-history/ http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ “The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History is funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund. The Timeline is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Museum’s collection. It is an invaluable reference and research tool for students, educators, scholars, and anyone interested in the study of art history and related subjects. First launched in 2000, the Timeline extends from prehistory to the present day. “–From the Web Site. (Source: MPLIC Reference Highway) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:28:46 +0100 895303 http://mplic.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/national-coalition-for-the-homeless-factsheets/ http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/index.html “The National Coalition for the Homeless publishes fact sheets on various aspects of homelessness. Each sheet summarizes facts and issues and contains a list of recommended reading for further research.”–From the website. (Source: MPLIC Reference Highway) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:20:07 +0100 895304 http://mplic.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/ala-association-for-library-service-to-children-great-web-sites-for-kids/ http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm The ALSC offers it updated version of the best web sites for children here. (Source: MPLIC Reference Highway) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:38:37 +0100 895305 http://mplic.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/a-new-portrait-of-america-first-2010-census-results/ http://2010.census.gov/news/press-kits/apportionment/apport.html This page has links to the newest United States Census results and also to a schedule of 2010 Census Data releases. (Source: MPLIC Reference Highway) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:19:57 +0100 895117 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=6521 1.Initiates, develops, and implements procedures for efficient operation and use of the media center. 2. Prepares and administers media budget; evaluates, selects, orders, and catalogs all media center resources. 3.Develops, administers, and maintains a balanced collection in accordance with the district's materials selection policy. 4.Provides literature appreciation, reference, and readers' advisory services to a diverse student population; serves as an information resource to staff and as a link to resources outside the media center. 5.Trains and supervises adult and student volunteers. 6.Works cooperatively with teachers to plan and implement lessons and projects that make use of media center resources; collaboratively plans instructional units incorporating content-area and information literacy skill objectives. 7.Develops and deliver lesson plans for teaching information literacy skills, the information search process, and literature appreciation. 8.Participates in curriculum development and implementation through service on building and district committees; demonstrates knowledge of the Massachusetts State Frameworks. (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:10:02 +0100 894268 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=6520 Manage access to Association archives, including adding new acquisitions, cataloging, arranging and describing collections, preservation and conservation. Working with end users, content providers and stakeholders, manages and updates association-wide taxonomy. Provides reference assistance to library users. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Manage use and develop collections in the Archives, identify, acquire, and catalog new NFPA publications, regardless of format; search for older publications not represented in the archives - Arrange and describe archival collections, create finding aids, catalog new acquisitions and update MARC records to ensure access - Create, maintain, and manage digital preservation projects for individual items and collections to provide electronic access to image collections - Oversee conservation and preservation to protect older materials - Collaborate with users and stakeholders to maintain an association-wide controlled vocabulary for NFPA’s digital assets; use nationally-recognized indexing, metadata and taxonomy standards for consistency across the Association - Develop user documentation to train content providers and searchers on how to tag collections and web pages - Provide research to staff, using Archives, library and databases, to assist with code and product development - Answer walk-in, email, and telephone inquiries. (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:10:02 +0100 894267 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16284 Librarian, Adult and Teen Services (Oak Park Public Library, Illinois) The Oak Park Public Library seeks a dynamic, service-oriented librarian to join our busy Adult and Teen Services (ATS) department.  All ATS librarians perform collection development, reference, readers/viewers/listeners advisory, programming and outreach.  Due to retirement, we are seeking a self-starter with nonfiction/reference expertise.  Visit http://www.oppl.org/about/jobs.htm for complete posting. Full-time position including weekends and evenings. Salary begins at $40,622 with excellent benefits. Requirements: ALA-accredited MLS.  Excellent communication, team work, and technology skills.  Knowledge of nonfiction literature and reference sources.  Strong customer service, reference and collection development skills. ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:05:02 +0100 894261 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16281 Librarian - Reference (North Orange County Community College District, California) Job #FCF711 Tenure-track position, 100% contract. STARTING DATE August 10, 2011   MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Master’s degree in library science or library and information science; OR Valid California teaching credential authorizing service in a community college in the appropriate subject matter area; OR The equivalent.  Equivalent qualifications may include related education, training, employment and professional experience that would be equal to the required degree(s) and experience in the field as determined by the District Equivalency Committee. All degrees and course work used to satisfy the required minimum qualifications must be from accredited postsecondary institutions (see www.nocccd. ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:05:02 +0100 894260 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/-9Wsb8wf7eM/ I contributed my final post as a regular author this week at ALA TechSource. I must say it makes me a bit emotional but it’s time to move on to focus on other things. I thought I take this chance to point back to some of my favorite posts from the last 5 years of writing at TechSource. One of my favorite things to do was a “back and forth” interview/discussion style post. Here are some of the best of the best: John Blyberg: On the L2 Train | Information Experience Michael Casey: Where Do We Begin? | Better Library Services for More People Robert Doyle (Illinois Library Association) Michael Edson (Smithsonian Institution) Michael Golrick | Stacey Greenwell | Christopher Harris | Cliff Landis And some of my FAVORITE solo posts: November 2005: Do Libraries Matter: On Library & Librarian 2.0 The library encourages the heart. As we reach out to users, we must remember all of the folks we serve. To me, Library 2.0 will be a meeting place, online or in the physical world, where my emotional needs will be fulfilled through entertainment, information, and the ability to create my own stuff to contribute to the ocean of content out there – the Long Tail if you will. Librarian 2.0, then, will be available to guide me and teach me to use the systems provided by the library to do just that. As Abram said, librarians will provide clarification: Librarians need to position themselves and the library to help with finding the answers to: how? and why?” February 2006: Are You Dreaming? That’s where dreaming comes in. Have you had the chance to dream at your library job? Have you had the chance to stop for a minute in the buzz buzz of your routine and think about the future? Are you encouraged to innovate? If not, then I urge you to do so. And I urge library administrators to encourage dreaming on the job. ... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:57:37 +0100 894289 http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2010/dec/21/1 What we enjoyed readingJoshua Rozenberg, columnistThe Life of Hersch Lauterpacht by Sir Elihu Lauterpacht (Cambridge University Press, £85)This 500-page biography, with copious source material, charts the Jewish immigrant who arrived in London in 1923 with little more than his towering intellect and who, just over 30 years later, was elected by the United Nations to be Britain's representative at the most important international tribunal in the world. Eli Lauterpacht, himself a distinguished international lawyer, reveals how his father was supported by the Foreign Office for appointment to the International Court of Justice, even though a junior minister, Selwyn Lloyd, thought that "owing to his origins", Lauterpacht "would not perhaps be what we should regard as entirely sound from our point of view on matters of human rights" – and even though the Attorney General, Sir Lionel Heald, thought it was desirable that "our representative at The Hague both be, and be seen to be, thoroughly British; whereas Lauterpacht cannot help the fact that he does not qualify in this way either by birth, by name or by education".Editor's note: Hersch Lauterpacht is Philippe Sands' legal hero.Gill Phillips, director of Guardian Editorial Legal ServicesReputation in a Networked World: Revisiting the Social Foundations of Defamation Law (pdf) by David S Ardia A thought-provoking article about what is reputation, whether a party has been defamed and if so to what degree, and who should be the judge of that - the complainer, or their relevant community. It also offers a fascinating analysis of the possible harms that defamatory speech can cause. ... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:16:38 +0100 894247 http://www.cilip.org.uk/about-us/governance/subsidiary-bodies/equal-opportunities/Pages/default.aspx   Reports to: Office of the President. Terms of Reference: The Equal Opportunities and Diversity Panel advises CILIP on the policies, strategies and actions necessary to: Promote an inclusive profession, reflecting and celebrating the diversity of the society it serves and based on equal opportunities; Support and encourage CILIP members and others in providing library and information services that reflect good practice in regard to equal opportunities and diversity. CILIP's Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Practice for Library and Information Professionals identifies a number of general principles, which should govern the conduct of library and information professionals. Date constituted: 3 April 2002. Secretary: Guy Daines BA DipLib MCLIP FRSA (guy.daines@cilip.org.uk) Chair: Ayub Khan BA(Hons) MCLIP FCLIP Members:- Margaret Forrest MA MSc DipLib FCLIP FSA (Scot)Brian Hall MLS MCLIP (CILIP President for 2011) (ex officio)Gulshan Iqbal BA DipLibJon Scown BA MCLIPJohn Vincent MCLIPPhilip Wark MCLIP Margaret Watson BA MA FCLIP HonFCLIP Equal Opportunities & Diversity Panel meetings: Agendas, papers and minutes Encompass - positive trainee scheme  (Source: CILIP – Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:10:43 +0100 894315 http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/policy/interim-policy-forum/subsidiary-bodies/Pages/youthandschools.aspx Reports to: Policy ForumTerms of Reference:The Joint Committee advises CILIP, develops policy and promotes good practice in relation to library and information services for young people. Date Constituted: 3 April 2002.Membership: Chair: Sue Jones BA MA MCLIP Committee Secretary: Guy Daines Members:Tricia Adams BA MCLIPPhil Bradley BA (Hons) MCLIP (CILIP Vice-President) (ex-officio) Annie Everall OBE BA(Hons) MCLIPChris Fardon Lucy Gildersleeves MA MLib MCLIPGillian Harris MA MCLIPRebecca Hemming BA BMus (Hons) MScSharon Markless HonFCLIPAnne Sarrag Sarah de ZoysaAgendas and minutes of meetings (CILIP members only)   (Source: CILIP – Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:49:12 +0100 894316 http://www.cilip.org.uk/membership/benefits/informed/information-centre/Pages/default.aspx The Information Centre is open to CILIP Members and bona fide researchers (the latter by appointment only). Whether you work or study locally, or are in London for a meeting or training course, please pay us a visit. You can conduct research, check your emails or catch up with the latest issues of key LIS journals. If you can’t visit, then contact the team by filling in the enquiry form.  We can search the Information Centre’s resources on your behalf. We are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm* and are situated on the 2nd floor of 7 Ridgmount Street.  *CHRISTMAS OPENING The Information Centre will close at 12pm on 24th December and re-open on 4th January at 9am. View map The centre contains a current awareness collection focusing on the LIS sector and the needs of the LIS professional, and includes: Books on a wide range of LIS related subjects (reference only) Branch and group journals CILIP publications Directories and Yearbooks Professional journals - many available electronically (including 17 from Emerald) 4 computer terminals are provided with access to: Internet MS Office packages Online databases and journals The Centre is WiFi enabled - ask reception or the Information and Advice Team for a password. A photocopier and printer is provided (10p per sheet).   (Source: CILIP – Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:20:55 +0100 894317 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arlisnap/~3/LY2xeCv-HS0/ via ARLIS-L: Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:03:04 +0000 From: Judy Dyki Subject: Job Posting – Art Indexer, H.W. Wilson Company ART INDEXER, H.W. WILSON COMPANY The H.W. Wilson Company is a major publisher of library reference materials in print and electronic for 112 years. H.W. Wilson is seeking an indexer for its Art Index. [...] (Source: [ArLiSNAP]) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:13:16 +0100 894690 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=8980 State: Indiana Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) Walter E. Helmke Library (http://www.lib.ipfw.edu) seeks an energetic, knowledgeable, and collaborative individual to work independently and in a team environment to provide high-quality, innovative, and effective information and instructional services and programs to a diverse university community. Librarian will provide liaison services to the Richard T. Doermer School of Business, Public and Environmental Affairs, and Labor Studies. Interviews will be conducted for a 12-month, tenure-track position to begin July 1, 2011. Responsibilities: Successful candidate will contribute substantially to the library's initiatives to integrate information literacy programs across the curriculum, provide expert information and research services, expand digital initiatives, build physical and electronic collections, and conceptualize the future of academic library public services within a rapidly changing information landscape. As part of the IPFW Learning Commons team, will promote collaboration and effective working relationships with IPFW Learning Commons’ partners in developing, implementing, and assessing an integrated approach to student academic success at IPFW. Within liaison-area assignments, is responsible for providing research-consulting services; developing innovative information services and programs; teaching and assessing information literacy competencies in partnership with faculty; developing outreach activities for students and faculty; evaluating, selecting, and using printed and electronic resources; and contributing to IPFW's digital initiatives. Other duties may be assigned. Qualifications: An A.L.A.-accredited master's degree in library or information science is required. Preference given to candidates with experience in academic library settings, especially liaison-area assignments. ... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:30:02 +0100 894155 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=8984 State: Maryland Why do people love their jobs at HOWARD COUNTY LIBRARY? Because we are a first-rate, dynamic organization that stands for excellence in education. A nationally recognized leader among the great public library systems, Howard County Library offers a friendly, collaborative work environment with a benefits package which includes 14 paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave --- and the day off for your birthday! We are currently seeking a Web Programmer. Brief Summary of Duties: * Develops and designs interactive/dynamic website * Works with IT team members, Information Services staff, and vendors to analyze potential web-based software requirements and create and refine specifications * Participates in integrating functionality of new software with existing products * Participates in planning the design and architecture of Howard County Library systems * Performs coding and testing * Develops test cases, identify and resolve errors * Tracks reported programming problems and resolutions for future reference Consider joining our dynamic, business-minded, talented team that delivers high-quality public education for all ages through a curriculum that comprises Three Pillars: Self-Directed Education, Research Assistance & Instruction, and Instructive & Enlightening Experiences. HCL’s customer base, a community of 275,000 people visit HCL’s six branches 3M times each year to borrow 7.2M items, seek research assistance (1.4M sessions), and attend award-winning classes and events (186K attendees). Interested? To view the full listing and apply for this position, visit our website at http://www.hclibrary.org Application http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=124 Full position description http://www.hclibrary.org/uploads/WebProgrammerPD12_13_10.pdf Submitted on 2010-12-15 (Source: SLIS Careers Feed) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:30:02 +0100 894154 http://invisibleweblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-library-world-current-issue.html New Library World journal has published the 11/12th issue of its 111 Volume. The following papers appeared in this issue.Public libraries as impartial spaces in a consumer society: possible, plausible, desirable?Social networking in academic libraries: the possibilities and the concerns,Library design, learning spaces and academic literacy,Implementation of the Finnish University Libraries National Information Literacy Recommendation into academic studies at the Kumpula Science Library, University of Helsinki,Customizing an open-source tool to enhance information literacy,Reference tools in Second Life: implications for real life libraries,Project management in the library. (Source: The Invisible Web Weblog) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895025 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/21122010113452AMMVAMFW.htm The International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) newly released Rural Poverty Report 2011: New realities, new challenges: new opportunities for tomorrow's generation reports that, during the past decade, the overall rate of extreme poverty in rural areas of developing countries... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894871 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/21122010025126PMUNRRAQ.htm The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics has been issued. The volume provides essential data for analyzing and measuring world trade, investment, international financial flows and development. In deviation to earlier editions, the online edition is discontinued and replaced with a new data dis... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894870 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/21122010031435PMUNRRR6.htm The Creative Economy Report 2010 has been issued. This report presents an updated perspective of the United Nations as a whole on this exciting new topic. It provides empirical evidence that the creative industries are among the most dynamic emerging sectors in world trade. The report is availabl... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894869 http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf/dx/21122010034043PMUNRS9H.htm UNCTAD has been issued the Review of Maritime Transport Report 2010. Available in full fext, pdf, the Review contains a chapter on legal and regulatory developments and includes a chapter highlighting Asia and the Pacific. ... (Source: UN Pulse | A Service/Blog of the United Nations Library) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894868 http://marincountyfreelibrary.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html#7125736575818564766 NEW teen book clubs! For middle- and high-school teens. There are 3 book choices for this month ...Thu Jan 13 5-6pm: Pretty Little Liars by Sara ShephardThu Jan 13 5-6pm: Alice in the Country of Hearts by Quinrose & Hoshino Soumei (manga) Sat Jan 15 10-11am: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayAll meetings will be held in the Novato Library Community Room. Place your own online hold or ask for help at the reference desk.For more information, call the Novato Library Reference Desk at 415-897-1142. (Source: Marin County Free Library Blog) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894371 http://creativelibrarian.com/982/delicious-trouble/ There was a scare last week that Yahoo! was going to close down the Delicious bookmarking service. They’ve backed off and are looking to sell it instead after the Internet freakout but it’s still got a lot of people thinking about alternatives. The main reasons libraries use Delicious is to keep reference bookmarks in a central location and for the social media aspect. Many people are keeping their accounts on Delicious for the social aspects but are also backing up their bookmark files locally and reviewing other options for hosting. My own research revealed a few options. Zotero Diigo Zootool Pinboard With Pinboard the closest to matching Delicious but costing a one time fee. Diigo is the closest free competitor but it took days to import my bookmarks and they still haven’t parsed all my tags. Another option is self-hosting. I’m very tempted to integrate my bookmarks back into my WordPress install and see if I can’t find something to post to both. This blog post shows how to have your Delicious bookmarks reposted to your blog at the end of the day. Delicious XML Importer takes the XML exported bookmark file and imports it into WordPress as regular posts, a custom post type, or links, keeping the attached tags or converting them into categories. Query Multiple Taxonomies is a plugin that allows you to filter posts through multiple custom taxonomies. Quickly build a multi-user Delicious clone with Scuttle and Delicious XML exporter is an article for those who need the full service on a self-hosted platform. I’m considering importing my own as a custom post type using the Bookmarks Post Type plugin. How to display custom post types on your WordPress blog homepage gives you a the code for your functions.php file to display custom post types with the regular posts on your homepage. ... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894338 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/12/rural_oc_librar.php by Kathleen M. Wade, Regional Services Manager, North Region OC Public Libraries, Santa Ana, CA kathleen.wade@occr.ocgov.com Library Journal (LJ) writer Norman Oder called the Silverado branch library "the smallest and most isolated branch" of the OC Public Libraries system in his May 30, 2008 LJ article: "When a Fire Hit, a Rural OC Library Was There to Help" [http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/communitypublicservices/861293-276/story.csp]. He said that the Silverado Library was the "key community center" in the aftermath of the 2007 Santiago fire. It was recently the focus again, having to do with the 2007 Santiago fire, but this time as the recipient of the documents and oral histories of residents who were impacted by the Fall 2007 conflagrations. The personal narratives and media were part of a California Council of Humanities sponsored project at the Center for Oral and Public History at California State University, Fullerton campus (CSUF). "Gone Through Fire: Modjeska and Silverado Canyons and the 2007 Santiago Fire" was the oral history project done in collaboration with the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary. The resource collection was given to Branch Manager Lucille Cruz at a recognition ceremony Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary. To see pictures from the event and all who participated, please visit http://calstate.fullerton.edu/news/inside/2010/santiago-fire-oral-history.html. 10 bound reference volumes of narrative transcripts, 16 interview videodiscs, and 19 audio recordings of residents and their families were a gift to the Silverado Library. All these materials are available for the public to view, listen and read (and for some, relive) the more powerful moments of the fires that swept through the Santiago, Modjeska and Silverado canyons of Orange County, California in October 2007. The print volumes are reference materials, but the audio editions are able to be checked out. ... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:05:11 +0100 894328 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/12/verizon_gives_1.php Press Release Whittier, CA - Rio Hondo College Library received a $15,000.00 grant from Verizon supporting Reinforcing Literacy @ Rio: A Librarian-Faculty Collaboration. This initiative addresses the need for the library to provide satisfying reading experiences for older, new readers of books written in English. The library will use the grant monies to develop a Verizon Collection of high-interest, low-literacy level materials. Three resource types will be purchased: life-skill oriented/informational materials, study and instructional materials, and adult leisure reading. "This is a great resource for developing readers," says Robert Holcomb, Assistant Dean of Student Success and Retention (Basic Skills). In the Rio Hondo Community College District area, over 26% of the students attending public schools are English learners. Of district residents, over 35% speak a language other than English at home, according to the 1999/2000 report of the U.S. Census Bureau. New students at Rio Hondo Community College take an academic preparedness test to identify reading level. The majority of students (63%) test into the remedial English (Reading & Study Skills) classes. These developmental learners are the students for whom this grant is directed, though the Verizon Collection will be available to the entire 25,000-person campus. Cooperation with the Communications & Languages Department means that over 1,100 students could benefit from the program by the spring of 2011. This is the third Verizon grant that Rio Hondo College Library has received in the last two years. In the fall of 2008, Verizon gave $12,500 for the initiative Project Rio Hondo: An e-Learning Tutorial. This money was used to develop online tutorials for the library Web site. In the summer of 2009, Verizon contributed $20,000 to Children's Story Time @ Rio Hondo College Library: A Campus Collaboration. ... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:03:26 +0100 894329 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/12/2010_california_1.php by Natalie Cole, Program Director for CLA On a typical day, more people visit a California library than live in the city of San Francisco. In October 2010, Californians showed how valuable and important their library is to them and their community, when over ONE MILLION people visited a public, academic, school or special library on California Library Snapshot Day. Library usage on Snapshot Day clearly showed that Californians need their libraries for information, education, entertainment, and enrichment. Libraries provide free access to timely, unbiased, accurate, information every day. This information helps people find jobs, study for a degree, navigate their way through school, become citizens, buy a home, set up a business and so much more. On Snapshot Day, library staff answered over 109,000 reference questions either in person, by phone, email, text, instant message or via their web page. Patrons shared their appreciation of their libraries: "The staff is incredibly helpful and friendly. I feel welcomed and comfortable asking for help. Thanks a lot!" "I do all of my homework in the library! Plenty of reference books, wifi access for D2L, and if I need it, the tutoring center is right up the hall. Full-text databases makes grade-A essays (almost) easy! Library staff is friendly and helpful...and it's QUIET! Yeay!" "This library is essential for people to discover the law, to help file suits [...]that take advantage of the laymen. I could not afford an attorney; I'm in pro per. I need this library to do research and defend my rights." "Without a school library, how would 6th graders figure out middle school?" Libraries provide free access to literature, music, and art that broadens our world view, expands our minds, and makes us laugh, cry, and think. Patrons borrowed over 770,000 items on Snapshot Day. ... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:46:29 +0100 894336 http://mplic.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/frequently-requested-statistics-on-immigrants-and-immigration-in-the-united-states/ http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=818 Latest statistics from the Migration Information Source on immigrants and immigration in the United States. (Source: MPLIC Reference Highway) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:47:00 +0100 894119 http://mplic.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/james-bond-the-changing-world-of-007/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/james_bond/ The BBC Archive of programs on, and images of, James Bond, “the world’s most popular secret agent.”–From the website. (Source: MPLIC Reference Highway) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:39:27 +0100 894120 http://mplic.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/glassdoors-best-places-to-work-employees/ http://www.glassdoor.com/Best-Places-to-Work-LST_KQ0,19.htm “Glassdoor.com is excited to announce our third annual Employees’ Choice Awards for Best Places to Work. Our Top 50 winners were selected by the people who know these companies best — their employees!”–From the Web site. (Source: MPLIC Reference Highway) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:26:03 +0100 894121 http://mplic.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/foodbourne-illness-outbreak-disease/ http://www.outbreakdatabase.com/ “This database provides summaries of significant food and water related outbreaks occurring since 1984 caused by E. coli, Salmonella, Hepatitis A, Campylobacter and other pathogens.”–From the Web Site. (Source: MPLIC Reference Highway) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:09:17 +0100 894122 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16274 Reference Service and Instruction Librarian (University of Guam Library, Guam) The University of Guam Robert F. Kennedy Library in Mangilao, Guam USA seeks a dynamic and enthusiastic reference librarian who will provide information services to students, faculty and staff; provide leadership in developing next generation reference services, including assessment of current practices, policies and procedures, and the creative use of appropriate technology; take a leadership role in working with faculty in the development of curriculum for information literacy, including face-to-face and online formats; be responsible for reference services, bibliographic instruction, management and collection development of reference resources and library display coordination. ... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:05:02 +0100 894025 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16276 First-Year Engagement Librarian/Lecturer (University of North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina) University of North Carolina Wilmington, Randall Library is accepting applications for a First-Year Engagement Librarian/Lecturer.  This librarian will coordinate the design, development, delivery and assessment of a full complement of  instructional services for this population.  First-year students are primarily freshmen, but also include transfer students, early college students, and other students in transition to the university setting. Special attention is given to preparing students to meet the beginning level information literacy requirements of the UNCW University Studies curriculum to be implemented by fall 2012. ... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:05:02 +0100 894023 http://mplic.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/the-morgan-library-museum-music-manuscripts-online/ http://www.themorgan.org/music/ “The goal of the Music Manuscripts Online project has been to create and to provide online access to high-quality images and descriptions of music manuscripts owned by The Morgan Library & Museum.”–From the website. (Source: MPLIC Reference Highway) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:05:15 +0100 894123 http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/index.asp?article=16925 From the Center of Military History -- "Christmas in the Field - Through the Years" available at ... <a href="http://www.history.army.mil/html/reference/holidays/index.html">Click Here</a> (Source: CARL News & Information Feed) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:23:00 +0100 893989 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davidleeking/~3/y0kKYmdktJc/ So last week, some of you probably heard that the Delicious.com service was possibly being – their term – “sunset.” Then they announced that it wasn’t, and that they hope to find another home for the service outside of Yahoo. My library doesn’t use Delicious for our website – but some libraries rely pretty heavily on the service for things like a linkroll. I know of more than one library who replaced in-house reference web link databases with the Delicious service. I’m guessing a couple of us were scrambling around, looking for alternatives (Diigo is one good one that I’m familiar with), and figuring out how to export their links out of Delicious. Here’s what I’m interested in – how much do we depend on these third party services for essential parts of our website? Delicious is one example … what if Yahoo decided to do the same thing to Flickr, or if Google decided to do that to Youtube or even their Google Accounts (many organizations have switched their email/storage/messaging systems to Google from hosting them in-house)? There are definitely alternatives to most of these services, and I’m not sure that dumping content into one primary service and one “just in case” backup service is worthy of our time (though I personally do that with my Flickr photos). And honestly, I’m not sure that people who read my blog would have that much trouble finding alternatives (I know my library wouldn’t, anyway). But what about understaffed, or smaller libraries that don’t have dedicated web dudes? For example, Topeka could easily build a links database – we have those skills in-house. But many libraries and organizations don’t have those skillsets, which is one reason why they chose a 3rd party tool in the first place – free/cheap and easy. ... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:10:34 +0100 894143 http://granite.medlib.iupui.edu/rlmlnews/?p=830 Firefox not importing references into EndNote *or* prompting to save/open When trying to export a reference from Google Scholar , Firefox may not allow you to choose what to do with export file. It may opo up a little orange-rimmed box in the lower right corner that says, “saving file…[filename]” .” This probably relates to a Zotero preference setting. You can use Zotero and EndNote on the same computer if you change one setting. In Zotero General Preferences, you just need to be sure to un-check the box labeled “Use Zotero for downloaded RIS/Refer files.” This will enable EndNote to automatically import files you save from web databases. You can easily change this setting back if you ever need to. Jason Rollins, the EndNote team http://community.thomsonreuters.com/t5/EndNote-How-To/Firefox-not-importing-references-into-EndNote-or-prompting-to/td-p/10077 (Source: IU Medical Library News) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:41:45 +0100 894774 http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/policy/equalopps/Pages/default.aspx There is information here on CILIP's work on diversity and equality issues. There are also links to pages that give practical information and advice on diversity issues in libraries.  The following Equal Opportunities and Diversity Statement was approved by CILIP Council in April 2004: CILIP Equal Opportunities and Diversity Statement Our vision is an informed society in which everyone has ready access to the knowledge, information and works of imagination appropriate to their needs, wants and aspirations. This is the distinctive contribution of library and information professionals to developing a society where: All groups are empowered Attitudes and prejudices that hinder the progress of individuals and groups are confronted and tackled Cultural, racial, and societal diversity is respected and celebrated Individuals and communities live together in mutual respect and tolerance Discrimination is challenged and tackled robustly In affirming this vision CILIP will seek:  To achieve recognisable excellence as an organisation that values and puts into practice equal opportunities and diversity  To work towards establishing an LIS workforce that is representative of the diversity within UK society  To facilitate an awareness and appreciation of the value and importance of diversity and equal opportunities to LIS work amongst our members and staff  To collaborate with other interested parties in the encouragement and mainstreaming of best practice in service delivery so that the values of diversity and equal opportunities are embodied in the services provided by our members  To tackle prejudice wherever it is found in the LIS domain Equalities Audit We recently conducted an equalities audit to understand where CILIP currently sits in regard to equality issues and to establish a baseline for future comparisons. ... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:14:03 +0100 894319 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16273 Business Librarian (York University, Ontario) Peter F. Bronfman Business Library Business Librarian – Continuing Appointment   York University Libraries seeks a motivated and service-oriented librarian to serve as a member of the Peter F. Bronfman Business Library and to provide reference and research assistance, instruction, collections and liaison services related to business teaching and research at York University, with special responsibilities in the area of finance. Details are available at: http://webapps.yorku.ca/academichiringviewer/viewposition.jsp?positionnumber=1181 YorkUniversityis an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York's website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs/ or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. ... Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:05:01 +0100 893908 http://invisibleweblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/journal-of-documentation-vol-66-no-6.html Journal of Documentation has published the 6th Issue of it 66th Volume. Titles of some papers in this issue are: Documentary tools in everyday life: the wedding planner, Opening and closing rituals of the virtual reference service of the Internet Public Library,The individual and social dynamics of knowledge sharing: an exploratory study,Managing documents at home for serious leisure: a case study of the hobby of gourmet cooking,A multilevel model of HIV/AIDS information/help network development,How poor informationally are the information poor?: Evidence from an empirical study of daily and regular information practices of individuals,Carbon footprint of the knowledge sector: what's the future?Findings of the last paper is very interesting: "... The current practices for production and distribution of printed knowledge products generate an enormous amount of CO2. It is estimated that the book industry in the UK and USA alone produces about 1.8 million tonnes and about 11.27 million tonnes of CO2 respectively. CO2 emission for the worldwide journal publishing industry is estimated to be about 12 million tonnes. It is shown that the production and distribution costs of digital knowledge products are negligible compared to the environmental costs of production and distribution of printed knowledge products." (Source: The Invisible Web Weblog) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895028 http://www.ohionet.org/jobs2.php?jid=1769 Denison University (Source: OHIONET - Job Announcements) Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:00:04 +0100 893777 http://lovetheliberry.blogspot.com/2010/12/can-i-put-you-on-hold-please.html Yesterday I took a call from the back room. They put the customer on hold while they transferred the call to me. When I said hello, this is Amy at the reference desk, how can I help you? the guy said -- you have amazing music on hold!Then he asked me a question, I don't recall what it was, but I asked if I could put him on hold again while I do a little research. He said-- absolutely, I'll put you on speaker phone so my whole family will enjoy the music! (Source: Love the Liberry) Sun, 19 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894090 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/17223 Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest Collaborative SMS Text Messaging Project   Libraries of all types and sizes are invited to join the My Info Quest(http://www.myinfoquest.info) collaborative SMS text messaging project, which kicked off on July 20, 2009 and continues its growth into 2011.  My Info Quest, the first collaborative text message reference service, will use Mosio’s Text A Librarian (http://www.textalibrarian.com) program to provide the service as of January 2011.   Over 60 libraries of all types from across the United States participated in the program’s pilot phase, during which Altarama and Gmail were used through December 2010.  My Info Quest won the Illinois Library Association Reference Service Award in Fall 2010. Participation requirements are minimal. A library need only staff the desk at least two hours per week, attend online meetings and training, and participate in evaluation activities.  The  cost to join this innovative service at this time is $399 annuall (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Sun, 19 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 893681 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/17224 Why is this any better than QuestionPoint? Wilfred (Bill) Drew, M.S., B.S., Assistant Professor. Librarian. TC3 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Lori Bell <lbell927< at >yahoo.com> Sender: "web4lib-bounces< at >webjunction.org" <web4lib-bounces< at >webjunction.org> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:20:19 To: publib< at >webjunction.org<publib< at >webjunction.org>; web4lib< at >webjunction.org<web4lib< at >webjunction.org> Subject: [Web4lib] Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest Collaborative SMS Text messaging Project Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest Collaborative SMS Text Messaging Project   Libraries of all types and sizes are invited to join the My Info Quest(http://www.myinfoquest.info) collaborative SMS text messaging project, which kicked off on July 20, 2009 and continues its growth into 2011.  My Info Quest, the first collaborative text message reference service, will use Mosio’s Text A Librarian (http:/ (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Sun, 19 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 893680 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davidleeking/~3/uiQejqMreI8/ OK – first for the apology. Some of you have told me I was dismissive in my last three post, especially when I used phrases like “up in your grill.” I apologize for that. I really didn’t mean to sound dismissive – it was an attempt at humor while talking about a difficult subject. Honestly, it usually works – but it’s also not usually about such a sensitive issue. In this case, I failed miserably, and for that, I definitely apologize. Now on to the next part of the post – While my views on names and pics on websites haven’t really changed, it does bring up an interesting issue I’m seeing. With the name/pic thing, some of you have asked for what you would see as a more reasonable “opt in” approach. Here’s where I fall on that – opt in/volunteering usually doesn’t work to it’s full potential. In Topeka, it’s either someone’s job or it isn’t – we’re not fans of the opt-in approach. That said, of course we get staff buy-in for new projects first, which makes the whole “this is now part of your job” thing much easier. But this opt-in idea … in many libraries, it’s not just for whatever personal info goes on the library’s website. It’s also for other job duties, even for services of the library, like programming, teaching classes, or IM reference. I’ve seen volunteering for posting to a blog or for maintaining the library’s Facebook presence. I think a much better way to do things is for the library to set strategic goals, with staff input into those goals. After that, it’s management’s job to change/adapt the work to be done to meet those organizational priorities. There’s really no room for opt-in there. ... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:03:37 +0100 893947 http://sciref.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/wordnik/ www.wordnik.com The Wordnik website is an online dictionary and thesaurus. It includes the definition of a word, its pronounciation, thesaurus, and more. The definition of the word includes access to more than one dictionary. The word can be translated into different languages besides English. An example sentence of the word is listed. Synonyms and antonyms are also shown. You can even give your own opinion about the word. (Source: Business & Sciences Rolodex) Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:26:37 +0100 893873 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/12/18/reference-question-of-the-week-121210 Here’s a good example of why having some readers advisory background is very helpful when doing reference - and how not taking shortcuts can save the patron’s time. A young patron came to the desk and says, I’m looking for a book - I borrowed it from a friend of mine, but only got like 25 pages into it, and then he took it back. Can you find it for me, because I want to finish it. She couldn’t remember the author, but she was sure the title was The Alchemist. No problem, I thought, as I walked her down to Y/Fic/Coelho - but after skimming the first few pages, she said it wasn’t the right book. Then I took her to Y/Fic/Scott, thinking she might have meant The Alchemyst instead of The Alchemist, but that wasn’t the right one either. Nor was it Fullmetal Alchemist. So we walked back up to the desk to search the catalog, and on the way she told me what she remembered from the story: a guy walks into a private detective’s (or a psychiatrist?) office and tells her his life story, and that he has been alive for hundreds of years. Since she’d only gotten twenty pages into the book, the only real detail she could remember is that the guy was described has having very engaging colorful eyes, that changed color sometimes. She texted her friend to ask him who the author was, while I searched our catalog for The Alchemist. However, she didn’t recognize any of the covers and the book records didn’t include descriptions. Since she kept talking about the guy telling his life story in the office, I thought we might hit on it by searching the internet. We tried searching online for things like “the alchemist” detective “life story” and alchemist “life story” -Coelho -fullmetal and “life story” book eyes change color but weren’t getting anywhere. ... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:46:59 +0100 893666 http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2010/12/18/ksl_holiday_week_hours KSL is always online, and like the rest of the campus, will adjust hours for the holidays. Visit the library this Saturday 18th as usual, 9 am - 5:30 pm. (24x7 takes a break too, now that classes & exams are over.) • Christmas week KSL is open Monday-Wednesday 9 am - 5:30 pm. • New Year's week KSL is open Monday-Thursday 9 am - 5:30 pm. After the holidays are over, KSL opens at 9 am on Tuesday, January 4th. Evening hours Tuesday-Thursday will extend to 8:30 pm. On Friday & Saturday Jan. 7 & 8 the library closes at 5:30 pm. When KSL is open, use the reference experts at asksl@case.edu for help with your research, or leave an email & staff will reply to you on the next business day. Kelvin Smith Library extends holiday wishes to all of our researchers, with wishes for a good new year in 2011. (Source: KSL News Blog) Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:05:50 +0100 893617 http://olc7.ohiolink.edu/whatsnew/archives/000397.html Update: As of early Sunday morning, we have completed reindexing the Scholarly and Reference Collection in the EBC. We are continuing to test the index for any remaining problems, but at this point searching has been restored. On Friday morning,... (Source: What's New At OhioLINK) Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894711 http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/2010/12/updated-globalex-research-guides.html The GlobaLex collection at the New York University Law School has updated a number of its research guides:A Guide to Online Research Resources for the Australian Federal Legal System with some Reference to the State LevelA Basic Guide to International Environmental Legal ResearchMore research guides can be found from the GlobaLex home page. (Source: Library Boy) Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 893676 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/18/author-alex-butterworth-digital-reviews Alex Butterworth on the book as appBack in the mid-1990s I did some research on narrative in digital media. Of the projects I worked on, those that seemed most outlandish then have since become familiar concepts. Virtual worlds hit the headlines with Second Life, geo-tagging has become mainstream with Foursquare, while many of today's best video games deploy something like a "story engine" to manage the narrative flow experienced by the player.What, though, of the digital book, and its promise of a rich, new, constructive interaction with the text? With this Christmas looking like the moment when the transition from codex to screen will finally gain real traction, will the expectations of new digital readers be fulfilled? And is there anything to encourage my own ambitious sense of the revolutionary changes in narrative that digital books might bring about?There was a time when I would have scorned a mere nonlinear rendition of a book as too simple, as not fulfilling its digital potential. So I was surprised to find myself warming to the MyFry app version of Stephen Fry's memoir. Its elegant interface charted my progress through a wheel of segments colour-coded by theme and character, drawing me into an episodic engagement with the text: I skipped through the story of Fry's addictive personality – he was hooked on sugar as a seven-year-old, before picking up serious smoking and reading habits.Are other new apps similarly successful? Illustrated non-fiction immediately suggests itself as an area where the iPad's qualities might be most apparent, and two apps without accompanying books seek to be in the vanguard. The Solar System, from the makers of The Elements, is self-explanatory, while Why the Net Matters, by David Eagleman, sells itself as a groundbreaking interactive essay on the world-saving potential of the internet. Sadly the latter over-promises, with a design that's sometimes cluttered, at other times misleading. ... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:07:32 +0100 893551 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/18/steven-poole-nonfiction-choice-reviews The God Instinct by Jesse Bering | Zero-Sum World by Gideon Rachman | Adonis to Zorro: Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion by Andrew Delahunty & Sheila DignenThe God Instinct, by Jesse Bering (Nicholas Brealey, £16.99)Is the idea of God an invention maliciously hammered into the heads of the innocent young, or is it innate? Bering, an evolutionary psychologist, thinks the latter. Theism stems, he writes, from a cluster of brain adaptations that lead to cognitive biases and illusions. Useful abilities – such as our theory of mind, our "person-permanence thinking", or our perception of patterns and causes – work not wisely but too well, so that we intuit a big watcher, an engineer of coincidence ("encrypting information in [. . .] events"), a guarantor of immortality, or a designer of our life's purpose.God, in sum, is a "sort of scratch on our psychological lenses", hard to get rid of completely. Disarmingly, Bering tells stories of his own superstitious moments, and references to Sartre and Gide add a patina of literary class. The deep-historical theses, as usual in this field, are plausible to varying degrees but always unprovable. Did the idea of God solve the problem of gossip among early humans by inhibiting reputation-harming behaviour? Maybe, but we'll never know. Bering also downplays the role of culture excessively: indoctrination and tradition do exist, and they work. First-cause deists, meanwhile, will be serenely untroubled by it all, as they usually are.Zero-Sum World, by Gideon Rachman (Atlantic, £20)Since the financial crisis hit, we are living in an "Age of Anxiety", which follows the "Age of Transformation" (1978-91: Reaganomics) and the "Age of Optimism" (1991-2008: the "end of history"). ... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:07:09 +0100 893561 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/18/tree-codes-safran-foer-review Michel Faber considers Jonathan Safran Foer's cut-up of Bruno SchulzJonathan Safran Foer's all-time favourite book is Bruno Schulz's Cinnamon Shops, retitled The Street Of Crocodiles when it was translated into English 47 years ago. "Some things you love passively," Foer told Vanity Fair, "some you love actively. In this case, I felt the compulsion to do something with it." How might this active love manifest itself? A foreword to a new edition of Schulz's masterwork? No, Foer had already done that, for the Penguin Classics reissue published in 2008 in the US (but sadly not here). So, might Foer do something to bring Schulz's book back into print in the UK? Or might he commission a fresh translation? (Celina Wieniewska's 1963 version still reads like a dream to me, but there have been mutterings about its faithfulness for decades.) Might he script or bankroll a movie adaptation?No. What Foer has done is cut Schulz's text to ribbons and turn it into a different book credited to Jonathan Safran Foer. Snip seven letters from the title Street of Crocodiles and you get Tree of Codes – and so on, for 134 intricately scissored pages. A boutique publisher called Visual Editions, working in tandem with die-cut specialists in the Netherlands and a "hand-finisher" in Belgium, has produced a £25 artefact that, if you share Foer's aesthetics, has "a sculptural quality" that's "just beautiful", or which, if you're an average reader, might make you think a wad of defenceless print has been fed through an office shredding machine.Foer has wanted to "create a die-cut book by erasure" for years, and considered using encyclopaedias or his own novels as raw material before settling on The Street of Crocodiles. Despite the fact that all the words in Tree of Codes – including many complete phrases and sentences – are Schulz's, Foer insists "This book is mine. ... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:07:06 +0100 893546 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/18/dictionary-slang-guardian-style-review Feeling like a boiled owl? Then soothe your head with these treasuries of slang and style, says Steven PooleAfter more than a decade's labour, Jonathon Green, lexicographer of the subversive, has produced as fine a three-volume dictionary of slang as you would desire to piss upon (1700: phrase meaning "excellent, first-rate"). Like the OED, it is built on "historical principles", with dates for citations, impressing upon us the boisterous demotic creativity of our forebears, who were no less interested than we are in making up new ways to describe getting drunk (1650: "go to the scriveners and learn to make indentures").It is surprising to learn how old some current slang is: you could keep someone posted in 1864, and "put up or shut up!" goes back at least to 1873 gambling dens. The boys who admired my "hard" jacket on the Tube the other week were probably no more aware than I was that this usage to mean "excellent" or "fashionable" dates from at least 1936.Slang, Green argues in his introduction, is a language "of marginality and rebellion, of dispossession and frustration". The great themes here are sex, death, religion, alcohol and intense dislike of other people, which is to say the great themes of all literature. It can be faintly disheartening to come across yet another word bigging up the penis as a weapon of violence (there are 1,000 of them, Green says), but there are also many obscure beauties: exflunct ("to destroy or overwhelm"), taradiddler ("a petty liar"), or the splendid puddlejumper ("an excitable person").One marvels too at the variety of usages to which a single word has been put: a "growler" has been a dog, a four-wheeled cab, a whisky-flask, a toilet, the vagina and food. ... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:07:02 +0100 893564 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/18/atlas-islands-san-francisco-review Robert Macfarlane is enchanted by two cartographical conceitsIn September 1842 the Antarctic explorer Charles Wilkes was court-martialed on a charge of "immoral mapping". Two years earlier Wilkes had claimed to have sighted the coast of a "vast Antarctic continent", visible across an "impenetrable barrier of ice". He had modestly named his discovery "Wilkes Land", mapped it and reported his find to the Secretary of the American Navy. But the following year the English explorer James Ross falsified Wilkes's claim, dismissing Wilkes Land as "a pseudo-continent" – and so Wilkes was hauled into court on suspicion of cartographical deceit.It is now thought likely that Wilkes had in fact himself been deceived, the victim of a mirage bred by cloud vapour and refracted light, peculiar to the trickster optics of the Antarctic. Mirages are not the same as illusions: they are, as it were, real hallucinations – authentic experiences of the eye.Wilkes had seen a cloud-mass which impeccably mimicked a land-mass, and in that sense his map had told the truth.The history of cartography is littered with such pseudo-continents, chimerical islands, dream-rivers and other Wilkean visions, flickering between the literal and the mythical. This is partly because cartographers have often tended also to be dreamers, seduced into their science by the beauty of maps and the flights of imagination that they prompt. Maps seek to mark the world and fix its flux, but in doing so they also loosen it from its moorings: as documents, they are at once fiercely empirical and faintly mystical.Judith Schalansky was a map-dreamer from a young age. Born in East Germany in 1980, unable to journey far because of state restrictions, she became "a child of the atlas". By the time the Berlin wall fell she had "already grown used to travelling through the atlas by finger . . . ... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:06:46 +0100 893568 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/UJlzbbF3LlI/friday-brain-teaser-from-credo_17.html The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Christmas. "Our brainteaser is all about Christmas. We wish you all a happy one" Answers here. 1. Which rock group has returned its 1973 Christmas chart-topper "Merry Xmas Everybody" to the British charts at least eight times? 2. In which year did the "Christmas truce" occur? 3. Santa Claus is named after which saint? 4. What kind of tree is most commonly used as a Christmas tree? 5. Who wrote the 1973 picturebook "Father Christmas" in which Father Christmas lives in a terrace house with an outside toilet and an old-fashioned stove? 6. Who composed the Christmas Oratorio, first performed in 1734/35: Bach, Mozart or Beethoven? 7. What was the title of Phil Spector's 1963 Christmas album? 8. "A Christmas Carol" was the first of five "Christmas Books" by Charles Dickens which were published together for the first time in 1852. Can you name one of the other books in this collection? 9. What kind of bird is the "colly bird" (often changed to "calling bird") referred to in the traditional song "The Twelve Days of Christmas"? 10. On what date in the year is "Women's Christmas", also called "Small Christmas" or "Little Christmas"? (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:54:33 +0100 893576 http://careercenter.sla.org/jobs/3811667/reference-librarian-programs-partnerships US - CA - Los Angeles, Position Qualifications Required • MLS degree, JD or other advanced degree • Demonstrated writing ability and statistical data gathering using Microsoft Office environment • Strong analytical, (Source: SLA Career Center Search Results []) Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:15:00 +0100 893571