Tag Archives: Books

Not so Hot Off the Presses

The Guardian newspaper has an interesting story about what can happen when a book from a small publisher wins a prestigious literary award. This is apparently happening more often, as ec0nomic pressures are causing larger publishers to skip innovative/riskier books … Continue reading

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The Skinny on Sheepskin

Wired is running a story that links the size of e-readers to sheep.  I think it is a stretch (and they admit it, as well), but the story does have a terrific guide to why books have traditionally been their … Continue reading

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Five Laws of Library Science (Ebook edition)

Andy Woodworth has printed an update of Ranganathan’s Five Laws, only how they relate to Ebooks: Five Laws of Library Science (Ebook edition) Ebooks are for use. Every reader his or her ebook. Every book, any ereader. Save the time … Continue reading

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How the Digital Revolution Changed Our World

An visual chart in the current Newsweek sums up many of the changes we have seen over the past decade: Exactly How Much Are The Times A-Changin’? The categories that are in decline speak volumes: The US Postal Service is … Continue reading

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A Brief History of Markup

I just received my copy of the newly-published HTML5 For Web Designers by Jeremy Keith, and remembered that the first chapter is available online.  It is a quick and interesting read, no matter how involved in web design.  In fact, … Continue reading

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The Importance of Taking Breaks

Most people are viewing this with an eye towards the Dewey Decimal System, but what I see is the importance of taking regular breaks: found on The Cataloguing Librarian

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How to make a book by folding and cutting

Eric Leese Morgan demonstrates how to quickly make a 12-page book by making a few cuts in the pages and fitting them together:  About ten years ago I created about 20 handmade books of about 25 pages each.  I … Continue reading

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ISBN-UPC-EAN Lookups

If you are involved with the selection or ordering process, then you are very likely to be familiar with searching for items by the International Standard Book Number, or ISBN.  The newer, 13-digit ISBN is actually based on the European … Continue reading

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I love the smell of books in the morning… smells like… library!

Love that New Book Smell?  Or do you prefer Classic Musty Smell?  Perhaps your preference leans towards Crunchy Bacon or Cats? Smell Of Books has got your scent (and Sensibility!). found via LISNews

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Publisher Confidential

Publisher Confidential is a creation by the Unshelved crew that strives to convey to publishers what libraries wish they would know.  It consists of brief statements illustrated with the familiar Mallville Public Library staff.  The booklet is being distributed to … Continue reading

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DIY Book Scanner

I enjoy building things, especially if there is a “let’s see what we can find to make this work” factor involved. With that in mind, it should be obvious why Building a High Speed Scanner from Trash and Cheap Cameras … Continue reading

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Media-Morphosis

Media-Morphosis : How the Internet will Devour, Transform, or Destroy Your Favorite Medium is an essay by Cory Doctorow on Internet Evolution.  Think of it as another way of describing the times in which we are living.  Then start thinking … Continue reading

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Waiving Fines

When does your library waive fines and fees?  How much do circumstance matter? How about this circumstance? I like that the book was about professional ethics. found via LISNews

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NYT Best Sellers API

The New York Times Blog announced today that they have released an API for their Best Sellers list.  Library programmers should jump on this.  Imagine being able to display information about an item’s rankings – dates, placement, etc. – in … Continue reading

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By Any Other Name

By any other name is the title of a blog post/essay by Mandy Brown which encapsulates the history of stored writing in just a few paragraphs.  Take a short few moments and read it… you will be glad you did. … Continue reading

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