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SLA - Comment on School Librarian Article
www.sla.org.uk | Feb 9, 2012
<p> How I agree with Duncan Wright,  I <em>wish I’d Known That Sooner</em> . I am the professionally qualified  Learning Resource Manager in an independent secondary school on Merseyside.  For 6 years I was also a Form Tutor, and for the last 2 years I have been Head of Year

Audiobook Blog – Audiobooker, by Mary Burkey – Booklist Online » Blog Archive » First 50 freebie
audiobooker.booklistonline.com | Feb 7, 2012
Prize-winning audiobook from Listening Library/BOT just by sending an email! Here’s how to enter – and click here to see ALL of the featured titles – including this year’s Odyssey-winner Rotters: Listen Up, Librarians & Teachers! Help your young patrons and students

Social Review Site Goodreads Dumps Amazon s Metadata
newsbreaks.infotoday.com | Feb 6, 2012
As readers are adjusting to the internet for reading, buying, and selling books, they are also becoming a significant force in the publishing paradigm as they use the medium to recommend or pan books, affecting sales and, potentially, future publishing trends. One such social reviewing site is

Reforma-Tucson Home » Latino Literacy Roundtable 2012
www.reformatucson.org | Feb 5, 2012
REOFRMA-Tucson is partnering with U of A’s School of Information Resources and Library Science to host the Latino Literacy Roundtable: A Focus on Children’s and Young Adult Literature. This roundtable will provide an opportunity to discuss the contributions of Latino literature to Latino

American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Recognizes ASCSA / News / The American School of Classical
athina0.ascsa.edu.gr | Feb 3, 2012
The Director of ASCSA, Jack Davis, received a special award from the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening, January 30, 2012 at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel in Athens. ASCSA was recognized for its profile of excellence in the field of education in Greece through the

OCLC WorldShare Management Services recognized as 'Outstanding S [OCLC]
www.oclc.org | Feb 3, 2012
OCLC WorldShare Management Services recognized as 'Outstanding Service'

Hill, yeah! | StarTribune.com
www.startribune.com | Feb 2, 2012
Going out in St. Paul? Check out the coolest reference library on the planet.

FEATURE - Divide and Conquer: Update on the Google Books Lawsuit
infotoday.com | Feb 1, 2012
This is the seventh anniversary of the lawsuit pitting the Google Books project against a coalition of authors, publishers, and other copyright owners.

Libraries, Schools Join In Autism Awareness Month
www.schoollibraryjournal.com | Jan 31, 2012
It’s nice to know people in high places—and for librarians, Jack Reed is at the top of list. Just when things were looking hopeless our nation’s media centers, Democratic Senator from Rhode Island delivered an unexpected holiday gift the...

Archiving 2009 Conference, May 4-7, 2009 - News Archive - Digital Preservation (Library of Congress)
www.digitalpreservation.gov | Jan 27, 2012
News about the national digital preservation efforts of the Library of Congress and its partners, activities and sponsored events - includes press releases, a news archive, a calendar of upcoming digital preservation events, and Webcasts of past events.