Category Archives: Librarianship

Two New Services Offer Ready-to-Launch Websites for Libraries | The Digital Shift

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Library web hosting provider LISHost this month launched Library CMS, a modular, Drupal-based content management system template tailored to the needs of library websites. The move follows the March debut of Prefab, a WordPress-based CMS template designed for libraries by user experience (UX) consultancy Influx. Both are offered in conjunction with web hosting and are positioned as affordable, comprehensive website redesign services for individual libraries and small systems.

See the full article: Two New Services Offer Ready-to-Launch Websites for Libraries | The Digital Shift.

Prefab Template

26 Free Live Webinars for Librarians in August | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org

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26 Free Live Webinars for Librarians in August | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org.

Ellyssa’s always popular monthly post listing free webinars for librarians. Boopsie-Daisy, Easy-Peasy! One librarian’s experience with Boopsie mobile app development  and  Inclusive Library Programs for People with Intellectual Disabilities are must attend for me. Always a great range of topics!

Why We Read | Dear Author

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Because sometimes I just need to reflect and remember why I spend so much time in the company of the written word. Maybe you do, too? See the full post: Why We Read | Dear Author

I loved this post. The author reflects on all the reasons why she reads. I identified many of the same reasons for why I read, including because I have to, gaining empathy and expanding the imagination.

A Quick Guide to Green Libraries | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org

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Libraries are moving toward a green and sustainable model for their library architecture, interior design, and energy consumption. They are keeping the future in mind and taking action to protect the environment through the greening of their buildings.

See the full post: A Quick Guide to Green Libraries  | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org.

Declaration for the Right to Libraries | American Libraries Magazine

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On July 30, ALA President Barbara Stripling unveiled the “Declaration for the Right to Libraries” during a signing ceremony at Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library. The Declaration is the cornerstone document of Stripling’s presidential initiative, “Libraries Change Lives,” which is designed to build the public will and sustain support for America’s right to libraries of all types—academic, special, school, and public. Stripling’s initiative will focus on transformative library practices in literacy, innovation, and community engagement.

via Declaration for the Right to Libraries | American Libraries Magazine.

Declaration for the Right to Libraries

LiveJournal Still Rules in Russia | Mashable

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Quotable: “Without a better option that combines simple blogging with a strong community feel, it’s likely that LiveJournal will remain Russia’s primary blogging platform — unless, of course, another young idealist builds a brave new platform with free speech, not profit, in mind.”

via LiveJournal Still Rules in Russia | Mashable.

Some comments about censorship in Russia that may be of interest in the article.

Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Calendar in Scotland | Gizmodo

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The discovery of a near 10,000-year-old lunar calendar in Scotland has archaeologists scrambling to rethink the beginnings of history. The implications are huge, too. It turns out that the men of the Stone Age weren’t as primitive as we’d previously thought.

The calendar itself is primitive to be sure. However, it’s also the oldest calendar ever discovered predating the bronze calendar in Mesopotamia that had held that title until now by several millenia.

See the full article: Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Calendar in Scotland | Gizmodo.

Looking for literary love in London? | CSMonitor.com

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Book review website the Omnivore has created a dating feature that matches participants based on answers to questions like ‘What are you currently reading?’ and ‘What author do you have a crush on?

via Looking for literary love in London? | CSMonitor.com.

The Omnivore Pin-up section on The Omnivore website.

Neil Gaiman to Release First Video Game | Mashable

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Horror-fantasy icon and best-selling author Neil Gaiman is stepping into a new world: a virtual one. The British-born writer has announced the launch of his first video game, Wayward Manor.

See the full article: Neil Gaiman to Release First Video Game | Mashable.

What Reader Species Are You? | Laura-E-Kelly

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We all live in the Domain of Readers—but what species of book reader are you? This fun, appropriately wordy infographic is my homage to the classic Linnaean classification charts of plants and living things. via What Reader Species Are You? | Laura-E-Kelly

What Species of Reader Are You?--Infographic

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