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Ellen Greenblatt wins 2012 ACRL WGSS Career Achievement Award

2012-02-13T07:34:00.002-06:00

Ellen Greenblatt, scholarly communications librarian at the University of Colorado-Denver Auraria Library, has been selected as the 2012 winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) Career Achievement Award. The award honors significant long-standing contributions to women’s studies in the field of librarianship over the course of a career. A plaque will be presented to Greenblatt at 8 a.m. on June 28, 2012, at the WGSS program during the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim

Archivists discover rare love letters in Kew Gardens (UK)

2012-02-13T07:06:00.002-06:00

Love letters from botanists and explorers, thought to be over 150 years old, have been discovered at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The letters were found within the Directors' correspondence collection and personal papers written by botanical collectors and explorers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Click on the image on the right to see a selection of letters and images. Kiri Ross-Jones, Archivist & Records Manager, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, said that the letters 'give us a real insight into the great botanists, enabling us to see the personal lives of the men behind the science.'

British History Online - London sheriffs' court roll

2012-02-13T07:02:00.000-06:00

An edition of the court roll for 1320 is now live. Edited by Dr Matthew F. Stevens, it gives a complete edition and index of London's only surviving such roll for the medieval period, for July-Sept 1320. It was produced as part of the Centre for Metropolitan History ESRC-funded 'London women and the economy before and after the black death' project (2009-10)

Launch of the Library and Archives Canada podcast series

2012-02-12T08:56:00.000-06:00

Library and Archives Canada has announced the release of the new podcast series, Discover Library and Archives Canada: Your History, Your Documentary Heritage. Developed and produced by the Resource Discovery Sector at LAC, the series showcases treasures from the vaults and explores topics such as Aboriginal peoples, transportation, immigration, genealogy, government, as well as military and peacekeeping. With new episodes released monthly, the podcasts will guide you through LAC's many services and introduce you to the people who acquire, safeguard and make known Canada's rich documentary heritage

Factiva expands content

2012-02-12T08:34:00.000-06:00

Factiva has expanded its aggregated content to offer more global sources, blogs and images

Find a Library (UK)

2012-02-12T08:31:00.000-06:00

Find a Library lets you:

* find public libraries near you
* view their contact details
* update location information
* report changes

EBSCO Publishing releases MEDLINE Complete

2012-02-12T08:14:00.000-06:00

EBSCO Publishing continues to expand access to leading content for biomedical research with the release of MEDLINE Complete®. MEDLINE Complete is the largest full-text companion to the MEDLINE index ever assembled and provides full text for more than 1,850 journals. This wide-ranging file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the MEDLINE index - available in MEDLINE Complete with no embargo

HathiTrust Digital Library - Update on January 2012 Activities

2012-02-12T07:32:00.000-06:00

HathiTrust Digital Library - Update on January 2012 Activities

Directory of Open Access Journals - recently added titles

2012-02-12T07:23:00.002-06:00

ISRN Computational Mathematics

ISRN Discrete Mathematics

ISRN Mathematical Physics

ISRN Meteorology

G3 : Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Nusantara Bioscience

ISRN Microbiology

ISRN Ophthalmology

ISRN Physical Chemistry

ISRN Psychiatry

ISRN Public Health

ISRN Vascular Medicine

Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology

Strenae : Recherches sur les Livres et Objets Culturels de l'Enfance

Genomics and Quantitative Genetics

BVICAM's International Journal of Information Technology

Journal of Multidisciplinary Research

Questions Vives : Recherches en Éducation

Recherches Sociologiques et Anthropologiques

Annali di Botanica

Open Journal of Philosophy

Dickens Day at Foyles (UK)

2012-02-12T06:52:00.001-06:00

To mark the bicentenary of Dickens' birth, Vintage Classics and Ebury Publishing have joined forces to host a Dickens Day at Foyles, 25th February 2012. A host of celebrated writers, including acclaimed authors and historians Deborah Moggach, David Kynaston, Sarah Wise and Alex Werner, screenwriter Sarah Phelps (who wrote the recent BBC adaptation of Great Expectations) and one of our best known children's authors Michael Rosen, discuss their love of Dickens' writing, London in the 19th century and the power that Dickens continues to hold today. The day will also include a 'I Never Knew That About Dickens Quiz', hosted by Christopher Winn, author of the popular 'I Never Knew That About...' series. The audience will have the opportunity to win a selection of the books discussed on the day, including sixteen of Dickens' works. Ticket holders will also receive a goody bag including a free Vintage Classics book

Protesters march against potential library layoffs (USA)

2012-02-11T08:18:00.000-06:00

A crowd of more than 100 protesters gathered outside the Holyoke Center Thursday night in response to plans to reorganize Harvard University Library that could include involuntary staff reductions. The protestors chanted and marched in a circle, after which several workers, students, and other supporters spoke to the crowd. They then walked into the Yard and circled Massachusetts Hall several times. The rally sought to increase awareness in the Harvard community about the library workers' concerns as well as to display opposition to the administration’s intentions, said William P. Whitham '14, a member of the Student Labor Action Movement

2012 IFLA Presidential Programme Spring Meeting

2012-02-11T08:11:00.000-06:00

Indigenous Knowledges: Local Priorities, Global Contexts: IFLA Presidential Programme: Libraries - A Force for Change. 12-14 April 2012 - First Nations House of Learning on the campus of the University of British Columbia

Preservation Research Exchange (USA)

2012-02-11T03:05:00.000-06:00

The Preservation Research Exchange (PREx) is the third annual symposium hosted by Institute of Museum and Library Services preservation doctoral fellows. PREx will be held February 17-19, 2012 at the School of Information, University of Texas at Austin. This symposium is for graduate students, faculty, and other scholars interested in sharing digital heritage research. The theme this year is Sustaining Digital Heritage. PREx is an opportunity for diverse disciplines to come together and share research about the many facets of sustaining digital artifacts. The three-day event will feature panel presentations, posters, speakers and tours. Join us and share your research

Teachers TV titles Added to Alexander Street's Education in Video Collection

2012-02-10T09:50:00.000-06:00

Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press has announced the addition of the complete catalog of United Kingdom-based Teachers TV to its Education in Video collection

The British Library celebrates Lawrence Durrell’s centenary with a CD of rare recordings

2012-02-10T07:14:00.002-06:00

The British Library has released a new audio CD, The Spoken Word: Lawrence Durrell, to mark the centenary of the novelist and poet. The Spoken Word CD contains a selection of previously unreleased BBC broadcasts in which Durrell reads his poetry and discusses his life and work, together with a unique pair of private recordings of Durrell as a jazz pianist and vocalist

MEMP preserves Turkish newspapers

2012-02-10T07:12:00.000-06:00

MEMP recently completed microfilming of CRL's holdings of several newspapers published in Turkey. The newspapers microfilmed are from the late 1940s through the mid-'50s. MEMP's preservation of these Turkish newspaper titles was planned to complement the Library of Congress microfilming of holdings of these titles in other time periods. This project produced 138 reels of microfilm and has been in progress for over fifteen years

The Newton Manuscripts at the National Library of Israel

2012-02-10T06:49:00.000-06:00

Among the many manuscripts preserved at the National Library of isreal are works by the man considered to be the greatest physicist of all time, Sir Isaac Newton. Contrary to what one might expect to find amid Newton's works, these papers cover topics such as interpretations of the Bible, theology, the history of ancient cultures, the Tabernacle and Temple, calculations dealing with the end of time, historical documents, and even alchemy

Putting 600,000 Books Online: the Large-Scale Digitisation Partnership between the Austrian National Library and Google by Max Kaiser

2012-02-10T06:43:00.000-06:00

In a public-private partnership with Google, the Austrian National Library is digitising its historical book holdings. Some 600,000 volumes from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries will be digitised and made available free of charge. The project demonstrates that public-private partnerships can be successful in enabling our heritage institutions to provide large-scale access to their holdings, provided that such partnerships are not exclusive and free access is ensured. The article outlines the preparatory phase and work flows established in the project

Biddy Fisher appointed Umbrella 2013 Programme Director (UK)

2012-02-10T06:37:00.002-06:00

CILIP have just announced that Biddy Fisher OBE has been appointed Conference Programme Director for CILIP's Umbrella Conference 2013. Umbrella is CILIP's flagship conference which takes place every two years. In 2013 it will be held in Manchester

Penguin ends E-Book library lending and relationship with OverDrive

2012-02-10T06:34:00.000-06:00

Three months of library drama are coming to a climax this evening as big-six publisher Penguin announced that it is ending its relationship with digital library distributor OverDrive. Starting tomorrow, it will stop offering e-books and digital audiobooks to libraries - at least until it finds a new partner. With this move, Random House becomes the only big-six publisher to allow unrestricted access to its e-books in libraries - though it will raise prices beginning in March

Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs - Issue 8, January 2012

2012-02-10T06:32:00.000-06:00

Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs - Issue 8, January 2012 is now available from the Association of Research Libraries

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - February 10, 2012

2012-02-10T06:12:00.000-06:00

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Just William. "This brainteaser is about people whose first name is William, some of whom are best known as Bill. Try to identify them all." Answers here.

1. English playwright whose plays include Antony and Cleopatra and As You Like It.
2. US computer scientist and businessman who, in 1975, founded Microsoft Corporation with Paul Allen.
3. The forty-second president of the United States, the first Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt to serve two full terms in the White House.
4. British poet (1770-1850) who wrote "I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills".
5. What was the nickname given to William Cody, an American who managed the travelling Wild West Show?
6. English Quaker (1644-1718) and believer in religious toleration, who founded the American colony of Pennsylvania.
7. American musician whose recordings of "Rock Around the Clock" and "Shake, Rattle & Roll" were among the earliest rock ’n’ roll hits.
8. English reformer who was instrumental in abolishing slavery in the British Empire.
9. Pianist and band leader, nicknamed "Count", who formed his own jazz band in 1935.
10. English printer who in 1474-75 printed the first book in English.

Maney to publish Journal of Chemotherapy

2012-02-09T14:59:00.002-06:00

The Journal of Chemotherapy is an international scholarly journal published bimonthly. It publishes original experimental and clinical research articles, reviews, brief communications and letters in English on all aspects of antimicrobial, immunomodulating and anticancer chemotherapy, including: antivirals, immunomodulators, anticancer drugs, antibiotics and antifungals

Endocrine Connections launching Spring 2012

2012-02-09T14:56:00.002-06:00

The Society for Endocrinology and the European Society of Endocrinology have announced the forthcoming launch of Endocrine Connections - a new Open Access journal that will bridge research and practice and provide authors with the opportunity to share their work with the broader biomedical community

February is Public Library Month on Libraries Thriving

2012-02-09T11:11:00.000-06:00

In response to the work of Voices for the Library, a UK campaign aimed at spreading the value of public libraries, Libraries Thriving, a collaborative space and community for e-resource innovation, has decided to drum up some attention for public libraries in their community as well. For that purpose, they have established February as Public Library Month on Libraries Thriving