LISNews - Librarian And Information Science NewsLibrarian And Information Science NewsAre books history- July 4, 2008 Sean McGown: I've been noticing something recently and I'm seeing it more and more. IT learning resources are moving more and more towards video screencasting and less and less towards the continuation of written material. Now, I'm not predicting the demise of books just yet, but I've noticed that people are asking for video resources more often.http://www.lisnews.org/node/30514 R.I.P.: Mollys Books- July 4, 2008 R.I.P.: Mollys Books Today comes the news that Mollys will be closing, and while this is awful news, its not exactly shocking; much like the local record store, the local book store has been in decline for a while now. Like the best of these places, though, Mollys was special....http://www.lisnews.org/node/30520 Ray Bradbury mourns Acres of Books- July 4, 2008 Ray Bradbury spoke last week at the iconic Long Beach bookstore and railed about its threatened closure and the dearth of bookstores in certain areas around Los Angeles. LBReport.com was there and quotes Bradbury, who said of Acres of Books, "I love this place. I love the smell of it. When it used to rain...I'd come to Long Beach, I'd come here to the Acres of Books and I'd go in the back."http://www.lisnews.org/node/30516 Can wet books, papers be salvaged- July 4, 2008 Can wet books, papers be salvaged The Minnesota State Historical Society offers advice on restoring valuables. Papers, and especially books, that have been exposed to flood water are fragile, very likely to mold, and difficult to dry successfully. They may be a health hazard, so wear waterproof gloves.http://www.lisnews.org/node/30511 Private detectives hunt for late library books- July 4, 2008 Private detectives hunt for late library books: Norfolk County Council (That's in England) admitted it had spent 82,358 in the past three years using private detectives. Much of the money was used to hunt debtors and the council confessed it had used detectives to look online for people who owed them cash but had moved away.http://www.lisnews.org/node/30523 Milford MA New Director is Open for Suggestions- July 3, 2008 Wickedlocal reports...A new chapter started yesterday at the Milford Town Library, with Susan Edmonds, formerly of Boston's George Fingold Library, taking over as director and establishing stability for a staff that has worked under three bosses in three months in a newly renovated library. Edmonds said she's ready to lead, but first has to get her bearings. On day 1, Edmonds had to check with staff to see how to get into the locked Milford Room, which showcases the town's history. When a staff.http://www.lisnews.org/node/30531 What Are You Doing for the 4th- July 3, 2008 American University Librarian Emeritus James Heintze, who wrote the "Fourth of July Encyclopedia" published in 2007 by McFarland, traditionally visits the National Archives and watches the Fourth of July parade in downtown Washington. Here's Heintze's website on the subject that he finds perpetually fascinating. AP gives us a glimpse of the former librarian and his patriotic passion.http://www.lisnews.org/node/30530 A month of spam: no help for sex life, but it enlarges the inbox- July 3, 2008 If you ever wanted concrete proof that the "Don't share my information with other companies" and "Stop emailing me" options on a web site are often useless, it's here. It's impossible to know which companies share data and which don't, but registering with the "do not share my e-mail" option ticked didn't appear to reduce spam in any way. Some of the bloggers reported a drop in the amount of spam they were receiving on a day-to-day basis when they unsubscribed from certain services, but the...http://www.lisnews.org/node/30529 Piracy of books on the increase, publishers start taking notice- July 3, 2008 The MPAA is taking a heavy hand with piracy, as is the RIAA, but that only covers audio and video. What about books According to book publishers the threat of piracy from illegally downloaded text books is growing. Rather than students spending as much as US$100 per book to get the texts they need, they are turning to the Internet to download scanned versions for free. Full article here.http://www.lisnews.org/node/30527 Will the Next Generation of Library Systems be Customer Generated- July 3, 2008 Eric Schnell Wonders Will the Next Generation of Library Systems be Customer Generated It's no wonder that library systems of tomorrow are really just library systems of yesterday. It seems to me that as a profession we are stuck in a bad relationship with our systems and vendors. We just can't figure out a way to get out of it. Are we happy that III will not give us APIs Are we so insecure with our relationship with them that we are content to take what they give us Do we feel we are that...http://www.lisnews.org/node/30526 |