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Are Digital Libraries A ‘Winner-Takes-All’ Market? OverDrive Hopes So | Forbes
“Schools and libraries in all forms are transitioning their spends from providing physical items that are being stored on shelves and branches to digital items — the fastest portion of their growth,” said Steve Potash  in a recent interview. Potash is President and CEO of OverDrive, the Cleveland-based provider of technology for managing and distributing digital content for lending libraries.

Gross: Fifty Shades of Grey goes viral – literally | theguardian
Library copies of the bestselling sadomasochistic romance were found to carry traces of herpes and cocaine.

Are online LIS students doomed? | Hack Library School

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Hello fellow hackers! I’m excited to join the Hack Library School team. For my first post, I thought I’d tackle the subject of online MLIS programs, even though this has been discussed on Hack Library School in the past.

You see, recently on Hiring Librarians some hiring managers have criticized online LIS education, stating that they are wary of hiring graduates who have obtained a MLIS degree online. This even prompted a survey on biases against online library school. Library Journal noticed this and followed up with a discussion of the widespread trend of online programs, concluding that, while becoming more common, they still have a way to go before being accepted by the entire library community. Oh no! Does this mean online LIS students won’t be hired after they graduate? Are we doomed? I don’t think so. It’s clear there are still major misconceptions and confusion about how LIS programs work. Of course, each school is different, but online MLIS degrees are every bit as valid as degrees earned in person.

Read the full story: Are online LIS students doomed? | Hack Library School.

For the Music Librarians: Leonardo da Vinci piano hybrid heard after 500 years | CNET

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An unusual musical instrument that combines keyboard and cellos has seen the light of day some 500 years after the Renaissance superman conceived it.

Leonardo’s viola organista has come to life through the passion of Polish pianist Slawomir Zubrzycki, who has played a lavishly designed version of it in concert.

Zubrzycki produced the mechanically bowed keyboard, which resembles a bowed clavier, based on a sketch and notes in Leonardo’s Codex Atlanticus, a collection of manuscripts covering miscellaneous subjects that is dated 1478 to 1519.

Read more: Leonardo da Vinci piano hybrid heard after 500 years | Crave | CNET

50 year after JFK’s death, new website asks people to share their stories about his legacy | The Washington Post

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There’s no shortage of places for people to share memories of where they were 50 years ago when they found out John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. But a website debuting Monday aims to take the focus from past to future by asking people of all ages — even those who weren’t alive when Kennedy died — to share their thoughts about how he has inspired them.

The website is part of the JFK Library and Museum’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death, which is Friday. The museum also plans a new exhibit of never-before-displayed items from his three-day state funeral, including the flag that draped his casket and notes written by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

Visitors to the “An Idea Lives On” site can explore an interactive video that includes NASA Commander Chris Cassidy, former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, comedian Conan O’Brien, Freedom Rider Charles Person and others talking about Kennedy’s lasting impact.

Read more: 50 year after JFK’s death, new website asks people to share their stories about his legacy | The Washington Post.

Making Your Library Promotion Pop | April Aultman Becker

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Jane Austen Temporary Tattoos by Archie McPhee | Laughing Squid

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Jane Austen Temporary Tattoos

How better to celebrate the renowned work of author Jane Austen than with these temporary tattoos by Archie McPhee that literally let you wear your inner Lizzie Bennet on your sleeve. Read: Jane Austen Temporary Tattoos by Archie McPhee | Laughing Squid

Personality-Based Book Recommendation Links

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Best Books: 36 Reads For Every Personality On Your List | HuffPost

  • Class Clown
  • The Optimist
  • The Giver
  • The Fitness Buff
  • The Old Soul
  • The Chef To Be
  • The Introvert
  • The Extrovert
  • The Business-Oriented

The Readers: Books for Every Personality | ChaptersIndigo

  • Inside
  • The Trendsetter
  • The Foodie
  • The Rebel
  • The Man
  • The Inspired Woman
  • The News Junkie
  • The Book Clubber
  • The Geek
  • The Traditionalist

7 Books That Are Perfect For Introverts | HuffPo

Here Is The One Perfect Book For Every Single Myers-Briggs Type | HuffPo

Need to figure out your M-B type? Check out: What Myers-Briggs Personality Type Are You? | LifeHacker or the MBTI Personality Types Socioeconomic Infographic.

 

 

30 Library Stories You May Have Missed in October | Ellyssa Kroski | OEDB.org

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October was chock-full of library-related articles and blog posts which were both educational and entertaining.  My two favorite resources for the month would have to be the article illustrating 37 Ways To Proudly Wear Your Love Of Books,  as well as the informative and thought-provoking article by Brian Mathews,  Seven things to think about as wearable computing emerges.  Here are all 30 of the library stories you may have missed out on last month.

Read: 30 Library Stories You May Have Missed in October | Ellyssa Kroski | OEDB.org.

Tinkers, Printers & Makers: Makerspaces in the Library | The Travelin’ Librarian

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Interested in creating a Makerspace in your library? This program will discuss what a Makerspace is, how libraries of all types create and share Makerspaces with library customers and the community and feedback from users. Libraries are a much needed and often used third space, which are ideal for community Makerspaces to collaborate and encourage creativity among all users. There will be gadgets, hands-on demos and group discussion on the nuts & bolts necessary for Makerspace in the library as well as what products should be found in successful Makerspaces. Gordon Wyant will share how his library successfully wrote a grant for a 3D printer, and Michael Sauers will demo a range of new gadgets including a Raspberry Pi and LibraryBox.

Presenters: Marcia Dority Baker, University of Nebraska College of Law Library, Lincoln; Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission; Gordon Wyant, Bellevue Public Library.

via Tinkers, Printers & Makers: Makerspaces in the Library | The Travelin’ Librarian

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