Peter Scott's Library Blog

Podcast: Researching Mr Briggs' Hat: an account of Britain's first railway murder

2012-01-28T06:16:00.000-06:00

Researching Mr Briggs' Hat: an account of Britain's first railway murder The 1864 murder of Thomas Briggs in his first-class railway carriage is investigated through documents in The National Archives, The US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), newspapers and other resources. The overwhelming reaction to this event tells us about second generation Victorian society, how the trial stood at the cusp of legal change and has parallels with our own time. Kate Colquhoun is the author of Mr Briggs' Hat. Her books have been shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize and longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Award. She writes regularly for The Telegraph, The Sunday Times and many other newspapers and magazines including Who Do You Think You Are?, as well as appearing on television and radio

The European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation becomes the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

2012-01-28T06:11:00.000-06:00

SAGE and the European Society of Cardiology have announced that the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation has become the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The Journal is the official journal of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation of the European Society of Cardiology and embraces all the scientific, clinical and public health disciplines that address the causes and prevention of cardiovascular disease, as well as cardiovascular rehabilitation and exercise physiology

Learn Chemistry - hundreds of high-quality education resources in one place

2012-01-28T06:09:00.000-06:00

Learn Chemistry brings the RSC's huge range of educational resources into one place. It makes them easily accessible with improved searching. To help with navigation, resources have been tagged in terms of their chemistry content and their relevance to global issues and challenges. Resources are also linked to other relevant content on Learn Chemistry to help teachers prepare their lessons

MediaSurfer

2012-01-28T05:57:00.002-06:00

MediaSurfer, created by Tech Logic Corporation, is a stand-alone machine that makes it easy for libraries to automatically lend iPads and other media devices to library patrons, allowing them to borrow the latest mobile technology and embrace digital learning

Slovenian library creates surprise book packs based on genre

2012-01-28T05:25:00.002-06:00

The National and University Library of Slovenia recently offered packs of three books, curated by genre, to their visitors

Eurostat regional yearbook 2011

2012-01-28T05:16:00.000-06:00

The Eurostat regional yearbook 2011 gives a detailed picture of a large number of statistical fields in the 27 Member States of the European Union, as well as in EFTA and candidate countries. The text of each chapter has been written by specialists in statistics and is accompanied by maps, figures and tables. A broad set of regional indicators are presented for the following 16 subjects: population, labour market, labour cost, education, health, European cities, gross domestic product, household accounts, structural business statistics, information society, tourism, land cover and land use, coastal regions, transport, science, technology and innovation, and last but not least, a study on trends in densely and thinly populated areas

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

2012-01-27T11:57:00.000-06:00

Tecnoscienza : Italian Journal of Science & Technology Studies

REMISE : Revue de Microbiologie Industrielle Sanitaire et Environnementale

Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade

Incontri : Rivista Europea di Studi Italiani

Revista Iberoamericana de Turismo

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan

Jurnal Teknik Mesin

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - January 27, 2012

2012-01-27T09:37:00.000-06:00

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Television. "This week's brainteaser is about television and some of the programmes shown on it, old and new" Answers here.

1. Which US science-fiction television series included the characters Captain Kirk and Mr Spock?
2. "D'oh!" is the characteristic cry of pain or exasperation frequently uttered by Homer in which TV series?
3. In talking about television, what does "HDTV" stand for?
4. Who was the co-writer with Ricky Gervais for the TV series "The Office'?
5. Which television show starred Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz?
6. Who played Chief Inspector Morse in the television series "Morse"?
7. "The truth is out there" appeared in the opening credits of which American series about two FBI agents?
8. Which American animated television comedy follows the adventures of Eric Cartman, Kyle Broflovski, Stan Marsh and Kenny McCormick?
9. Name four of the six members of the British comedy team who made the television series "Monty Python's Flying Circus".
10. Wooburn Grange in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, served as which building in a 1970s BBC television sitcom?

LISTen: An LISNews.org Program -- Episode #183

2012-01-26T09:53:00.000-06:00

LISTen: An LISNews.org Program -- Episode #183. "This week's episode looks at the aftermath of the SOPA battle and the take-down of MegaUpload while looking at some consequences thereupon for the knowledge ecology. A draft resolution for any upcoming ALA meeting is also presented". Previous Podcasts/Programs can be found here

Foreign Official Gazette cataloging completed

2012-01-26T09:37:00.000-06:00

The Center for Research Libraries recently completed cataloging its extensive Foreign Official Gazette collection, with holdings that date from 1665 to the 1980s; 161 countries are represented in 582 records. About one-third of the physical collection is in original format. The collection was cataloged with MARC records, which are now in the CRL catalog and in OCLC's WorldCat

The British Library 19th Century Historical Collection App wins Publishing Innovation Award

2012-01-26T09:34:00.000-06:00

The British Library, together with technology partner, BiblioLabs, LLC, was awarded the prestigious Publishing Innovation Award for their British Library 19th Century Historical Collection iPad App. The App, released in August last year, offers seamless, cloud-based access to more than 45,000 historical works from the British Library, spanning 21 thematic collections. The Publishing Innovation Awards were established to honour outstanding digital products that enrich and delight readers. The British Library 19th Century Historical Collection App was named the 2012 Winner in the Reference/Academic category

Luis Herrera: Library Journal's 2012 Librarian of the Year

2012-01-26T09:01:00.000-06:00

Luis Herrera has been named as Library Journal's 2012 Librarian of the Year

Podcast: Anxiety, dread and disease: British ports 1834-1870

2012-01-26T08:57:00.000-06:00

As Britain's status as the 'workshop of the world' grew, so did the new industrial and trading towns. Ports became densely populated and ripe for the spread of infection; once disease took hold it moved rapidly and lethally. Yet what made these ports so particularly vulnerable, in addition to the threat from within, was their high exposure to threats from abroad. While obviously of huge economic importance, a section of the 'inside' port town community undoubtedly perceived seafarers as 'outside', 'foreign' and a medical threat. The daily interplay between these settled and transient communities created an environment imbued with anxieties as to the nature of disease, its transmission and its treatment. Sarah Hutton is a modern domestic records specialist at The National Archives, where she has worked for five years. She is particularly interested in 19th and early 20th century health. This talk was part of our diversity week event in November, highlighting the diversity of The National Archives' collection

Electronic Enlightenment

2012-01-26T08:52:00.000-06:00

With 59,489 letters and documents and 7,230 correspondents as of November 2011, Electronic Enlightenment is the most wide-ranging online collection of edited correspondence of the early modern period, linking people across Europe, the Americas and Asia from the early 17th to the mid-19th century. Drawn from the best available critical editions, EE is not simply an "electronic bookshelf" of isolated texts but a network of interconnected documents, allowing you to see the complex web of personal relationships in the early modern period and the making of the modern world

Literati by Credo is now available

2012-01-26T06:36:00.002-06:00

Literati by Credo is a collaborative research platform that supports research effectiveness and information literacy. It gives users a simplified and smart process for locating, analyzing, and utilizing the right information. It enhances this information with embedded technology features and automates the best practices of effective research. With its adaptable, state-of-the-art architecture, Literati is a flexible, long-term solution that can accommodate changing organizational needs and evolving technical requirements

OCLC Research Distinguished Seminar Series presents "Libraries as Read/Write Services" by Gary Marchionini

2012-01-26T06:34:00.000-06:00

The public is invited to attend this free presentation in person or online. Gary Marchionini is the Dean and Cary C. Boshamer Professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He teaches courses in human-information interaction, interface design and testing, and digital libraries. He also heads the Interaction Design Laboratory at SILS - 21 February 2012

New book: The Librarian’s Guide to Micropublishing

2012-01-26T05:52:00.000-06:00

The Librarian's Guide to Micropublishing: Helping Patrons and Communities Use Free and Low-Cost Publishing Tools to Tell Their Stories by Walt Crawford, is now available both in paperback from the publisher, Information Today, Inc. and in casewrap hardcover from Lulu

New publication: Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

2012-01-26T05:26:00.000-06:00

The Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Social Media at the School of Communication of American University, and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at the Washington College of Law of American University have released the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries

2012 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award

2012-01-26T04:54:00.000-06:00

The Association of College and Research Libraries has announced the recipients of the 2012 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award – Seattle Central Community College Library; Champlain College Library, Burlington, Vt. and the Grand Valley State University Libraries, Allendale, Mich. Sponsored by ACRL and YBP Library Services, the award recognizes the staff of a college, university and community college library for programs that deliver exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution

TAPAS

2012-01-26T04:41:00.000-06:00

TAPAS is the TEI Archival Publishing and Access Service for scholars and other creators of TEI data who need a place to publish their materials in different forms and ensure it remains accessible over time. Tapas is also for anyone interested in reading and exploring TEI data, and communicating with those that share that interest

NISO Webinar: Embracing the Cloud: Real Life Examples of Library Cloud Implementation

2012-01-25T16:45:00.000-06:00

NISO Webinar: Embracing the Cloud: Real Life Examples of Library Cloud Implementation - February 8, 2012 - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

2012-01-25T11:05:00.000-06:00

SANE Journal

Walailak Journal of Science and Technology

Ingenierías USBMed

Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Basic and Clinical Neuroscience

ACDI : Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional

FreePint Newsletter 343

2012-01-25T10:36:00.002-06:00

FreePint Newsletter 343 - 26 January 2011 now available

Book Grocer: 25-31 January 2012

2012-01-25T09:08:00.002-06:00

Book Grocer: 25-31 January 2012 - The week ahead in literary London from the Londonist blog. #books #London

Know Your Copy Rights

2012-01-25T08:31:00.002-06:00

Know Your Copy Rights - a Web site for librarians who are developing positive educational programs for academic users of copyrighted materials in US not-for-profit institutions. This site looks at copyright from the perspectives of all key academic stakeholders and suggests what each group can do to enhance their copyright practices and advance academic interests. To help libraries undertake a campus copyright educational campaign, a range of tools are offered. Your feedback on what is most useful is encouraged