The Ethics of Book Reviewing

Review  |  www.pushthekey.com | Jan 8, 2008

This last month, December, I noted the appearance of a “Most Recommended” list from the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC). The idea was to replace lists ...

http://www.pushthekey.com/2008/01/08/the-ethics-of-book-reviewing/

ALA | Kids & Families

Getting kids into the library at an early age is essential to their futures. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning.

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/projectspartners/kidsfamilies.cfm

Best gay writing, SLA exciting, book review fighting - Library Journal

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http://www.libraryjournal.com/info/CA6442268.html

Bookreporter.com - TELLING TALES edited by Nadine Gordimer

It's bad form for a reviewer to suggest that readers go out and buy a book. The reviewer is charged with examining a book's content --- its soul, if you will --- without consideration for the commercial transaction that might actually put that book in someone's hands.

http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews2/0312424043.asp

Reference Questions

Any question that starts out, "I need some information about...." is probably too broad and too vague. Please be specific and detailed in your request.

http://www.albanypubliclibrary.org/research/ask/reference_questions.php

Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi Gaber - Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz has long had a weekly column in al-Ahram, and after the attempt on his life that left him at least initially physically unable to write, he enlisted the help of Mohamed Salmawy and continued the column, as a sort of interview.

http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/mahfouzn/nmsidig.htm

Creating French Culture

"The aim of this exceptionally beautiful book is to show some of the riches of the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. Its collections of illuminated manuscripts, books, medals, maps, and prints are outstanding. . . .

http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/reviewsprinter.asp?isbn=9780300062830

Languages, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Come to the library and practice your French or Korean, learn Arabic or English.

http://www.carnegielibrary.net/research/languages/

papertigers | book reviews

Along the way the book explains complicated issues such as human rights and why people become refugees, and helps children understand the realities of life in a country such as Burma.

http://www.papertigers.org/reviews/USA/pacificReader/AungSanSuuKyi.html

CILIP | Library and Information History Group: Electronic memory project

In October 1999 the Library History Group, supported by the Retired Members Guild, was given a small grant from the Library association's Branch and Group Development Fund to establish an open access electronic archive of library staff reminiscences.

http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/history/projects/e-memory.html