[LISNews] The LISNews For February 18th 2009

Wed Feb 18 10:26:44 CST 2009

It's Wednesday and time to highlight the most popular LISNews user blog posts from the past week. 
Everyone gets a blog @LISNews.org!

-[1] - Close your tags
   http://lisnews.org/node/32779/
-[2] - Quick Word
   http://lisnews.org/node/32749/
-[3] - A New Type Of Identity Theft in 2009
   http://lisnews.org/node/32752/
-[4] - Rant: Full Moon = Lunacy
   http://lisnews.org/node/32758/
-[5] - The $1,000 Book.
   http://lisnews.org/node/32765/

And here's the latest from LISNews:

--Booksellers Discuss the Value of E-books and Print Books
- http://lisnews.org/node/32817/
-Front Page Story by birdie Posted Wednesday February 18th at 9:42 AM
-Read 77 times - 2 Comments
>From Shelf-Awareness, a discussion of e-books and print books from booksellers.  From Rachel Whang of Atomic Books,
Baltimore, MD: I don't understand why anyone would go to a bookstore to download e-books, as some have proposed. Do people
go to record stores to download music? No. People don't go to places to download anything. That's why they like it. And
that's why music-selling stores are going away.  From Jodi Kaplan who runs Squidoo lens: For print and bookstores to
survive, they have to add value. Bring authors in, host book groups, have authors blog on their sites (or connect to the
authors' blogs). Send e-mails to loyal customers informing them of new books they might like to read. Invite people into the
store to form connections with the store, the authors and other readers.  Michael Herrmann of Gibson's Bookstore, Concord,
NH:  As not only a bookseller but a booklover, I can see why e-books would be priced lower than real books. Not only do you
not have printing, storing and distribution costs at the producer's end, but you also do not have a permanent artifact at
the consumer's end. That is to say, e-books are not collectible. They are ephemeral. There is no guarantee that they will be
readable or retrievable in two, 10, 50 years. They have less value than a real book. So perhaps they should cost less.   On
the issue of Amazon dictating price, Amazon is not releasing sales figures for the Kindle or for downloads. They are
bullying suppliers into accepting ridiculously low prices in the name of a consumer demand that they are trying to invent
out of the whole cloth. It is more of a religious phenomenon than a business discussion. 

--Koran and Bible Moved To the Top Shelves in U.K.
- http://lisnews.org/node/32816/
-Front Page Story by birdie Posted Wednesday February 18th at 8:47 AM
-Read 111 times - 2 Comments
In this instance, Dewey's system is not part of the equation.  It seems that officials at UK libraries have recommended
keeping all holy books, including the Bible and the Koran on the top shelves in the interests of equality.     Leicester's
librarians consulted the Federation of Muslim Organisations and were advised that all religious texts should be kept on the
top shelf to ensure equality.   But there are critics of the new requirements; Robert Whelan of the Civitas think-tank told
The Daily Mail: "Libraries and museums are not places of worship. They should not be run in accordance with particular
religious beliefs.   Christian.org UK argues that Christians do not apply such beliefs to the Bible, which they say should
be easily accessible for everyone.     More from Telegraph UK and opinion (unorthodox to say the least) from Damian Thompson
of the Telegraph.

--Southworth Library sells Lincoln manuscript for $3 million
- http://lisnews.org/node/32815/
-Front Page Story by Bibliofuture Posted Wednesday February 18th at 12:58 AM
-Read 116 times - 0 Comments
Southworth Library sells Lincoln manuscript for $3 million  It was a bittersweet moment for library trustees when the gavel
came down on the auction of a rare manuscript written by Abraham Lincoln in 1864. The Southworth Library in Dryden sold the
papers for $3.4 million, the most an American historical document has ever brought in at an auction. Dryden congressman John
Dwight received the papers from Lincoln's son in 1916. Dwight's widow later donated the script to the library. The library
has held the handwritten document for eighty years, but as our Tamara Lindstrom tells us, trustees say it was time to let it
go.  Full story here.

--Hyperlinked History- All The World Is A Stage by The Faceless Historian
- http://lisnews.org/node/32814/
-Blog Entry by Great Western Dragon Posted Tuesday February 17th at 11:37 PM
-Read 129 times - 0 Comments
Due to the completely unexpected success of the special episode of LISTen when I substituted for Stephen, he asked me to
join the LISNews Netcast Network! So please join my alter-ego, The Faceless Historian, for a new show. This time, we cover
actors, saints, kings, bards, emperors, and war. It's quite a production because, after all, All The World Is A Stage.  So
sit back, grab a latte, slip off the shoes, and relax with a little history.

--Portland library to undergo 21st-century makeover
- http://lisnews.org/node/32813/
-Front Page Story by Bibliofuture Posted Tuesday February 17th at 8:58 PM
-Read 220 times - 4 Comments
    Terms such as "curtain wall," "solar chimney" and "urban screen" aren't typically associated with libraries.  But they
will become more familiar in Maine this spring, as the main branch of the Portland Public Library gets a glass-faced,
audiovisual makeover aimed at attracting people to a building that is sometimes seen as sterile and uninviting.  Contractors
are finalizing plans for enclosing the Monument Square facade and entrance in an expansive, metal-and-glass wall that will
house a cafe, as well as library services. A 75-foot-tall glass tower near the entrance, dubbed a solar chimney, will warm
air for the heating system on sunny days and trim fuel bills.  But the most striking feature may be the 30-foot-wide urban
screen, which will broadcast video and audio feeds onto Monument Square. The outdoor video display will be the first of its
kind in Maine, designers say, and is thought to be the first to be installed on any library in the country.  Full story
here.

--Update on the New Zealand Copyright Situation
- http://lisnews.org/node/32811/
-Front Page Story by StephenK Posted Tuesday February 17th at 5:38 PM
-Read 201 times - 0 Comments
In LISTen #58 the story was told of the impact on libraries in New Zealand of a change in that nation's copyright law. 
Since then an online protest has started as noted by BoingBoing, O'Reilly Radar, and the New Zealand Herald.  Further
updates by Tony Millet have been posted to the website of the New Zealand Library Association, LIANZA, here.

--The Cellphone, Navigating Our Lives
- http://lisnews.org/node/32810/
-Front Page Story by Bibliofuture Posted Tuesday February 17th at 3:45 PM
-Read 217 times - 2 Comments
The cellphone is the world’s most ubiquitous computer. The four billion cellphones in use around the globe carry personal
information, provide access to the Web and are being used more and more to navigate the real world. And as cellphones change
how we live, computer scientists say, they are also changing how we think about information.  Full article here.

--Library raises effort to collect overdue fines
- http://lisnews.org/node/32809/
-Front Page Story by Bibliofuture Posted Tuesday February 17th at 3:17 PM
-Read 249 times - 3 Comments
Typically story about fines owed to a library. Article mentions that the top outstanding fine was $8000.  Excerpt from
article: "For the large one, this person came in and checked out 125 items in one day and that was it. They never came back
and we can't trace them."  Full article here.    

--NYT eulogizes Kate McClelland and Kathy Krasniewicz
- http://lisnews.org/node/32808/
-Front Page Story by Bibliofuture Posted Tuesday February 17th at 3:03 PM
-Read 210 times - 1 Comments
Article in the NYT: Library Recalls Two Who Made It Better  I found story at EarlyWord.

--The Library Web Site of the Future
- http://lisnews.org/node/32807/
-Front Page Story by Bibliofuture Posted Tuesday February 17th at 1:56 PM
-Read 280 times - 0 Comments
Academic librarians want their Web sites to attract faculty and students the way flowers invite insects for a visit. The
urge to plunge into the cornucopia of electronic riches that lies waiting in the library’s highly organized portal should be
irresistible. Exclusive research databases, costly electronic journals and digital books and treasures lay in wait for those
who need and are willing to seek them out.  Advocating a much needed transformation of the library portal leads to two
questions. First, how can libraries more effectively create awareness about their content so users can discover it? Second,
what should replace the library portal? The answers are intertwined, but the changes needed depend on faculty recognizing
that it is a change they must help to facilitate.  There is a lot to this article. The snippets above provide some flavor of
the discussion. Full article here.

--Colleagues remember Flight 3407 victim Jean Srnecz
- http://lisnews.org/node/32806/
-Front Page Story by Bibliofuture Posted Tuesday February 17th at 1:37 PM
-Read 231 times - 0 Comments
Jean Srnecz, hailed as a leader in the publishing world, was one of 50 people killed Thursday when Continental Connection
Flight 3407 crashed in the suburbs Buffalo, N.Y.  Full piece here.  This story is linked to in the piece: Clinton woman
killed in Buffalo, N.Y., area plane crash was beating cancer

--Suggestions for collaborating on a Word document?
- http://lisnews.org/node/32805/
-Blog Entry by Jaclyn_McKewan Posted Tuesday February 17th at 11:57 AM
-Read 71 times - 2 Comments
In a club I belong to, I'm on a committee to edit a handbook, which was previously created as a Word file. I was hoping
that we could get a lot of the work done online, if I just uploaded the existing document to Google Docs and invited
everyone as "collaborators" so everyone can make edits.  The problem is, Google Docs does not preserve the page divisions,
and just presents everything as one long page. (I checked the help screen, and showing page divisions is not currently an
available feature.) Since this document will eventually be printed, I'd like everyone to be able to see how it divides up
into pages, since this is a formatting issue that will affect how we design the document.  Does anyone know of an online
collaboration tool that will allow you to edit word processing documents, and will properly display them as individual
pages?

--Most E-mailed on New York Times
- http://lisnews.org/node/32804/
-Blog Entry by vonjobi Posted Tuesday February 17th at 12:25 PM
-Read 228 times - 3 Comments
  "In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update" is the most e-mailed article on the New York Times as of 17 February 2009, 2:28 am
EST. Are there that many librarians emailing this article?

--Technology Services for Children: Free Webinar
- http://lisnews.org/node/32800/
-Blog Entry by Anonymous Patron Posted Tuesday February 17th at 12:27 PM
-Read 146 times - 0 Comments
Event Type: 30-minute Webinars from MaintainIT and WebJunction When: 02/17/2009 11:00am - 11:30am Pacific Time Registration
link: http://www.maintainitproject.org/events/technology-services-for-children  Embracing an attitude of discovery is one of
the keys to 'keeping up' with technology and kids. You might not know the most popular virtual world at the moment or what
kids are really doing when they get online. Through this webinar you will learn tips to get started discovering what is
online for kids, and learn what other libraries are doing to keep kids safe and information literate through technology.
Then you'll be on the road to helping guide them through their lifelong journey.    We'll highlight best practices for
libraries working with children and technology. Special guest Kelly Czarnecki is a Technology Education Librarian at PLCM's
ImaginOn, a public library that is also a partnership with the Children's Theatre of Charlotte. She received Library
Journal's Mover and Shaker award in 2007 for working with youth and technology. She writes a monthly column called the
Gaming Life for School Library Journal. Kelly enjoys trying new things and making those 'aha!' moments happen with others
when new things are discovered. ImaginOn's mission is to "bring stories to life through extraordinary experiences that
challenge, inspire and excite young minds."   Take 30 minutes out of your day to learn from the experiences of others and
get something started. This is a part of the MaintainIT (http://www.maintainitproject.org) Cookbook webinar series where
contributors to the Cookbooks share their insights, their secrets, and what you can do to get started with projects like
theirs.

--Emerald Management Xtra Plus now available 
- http://lisnews.org/node/32793/
-Blog Entry by Anonymous Patron Posted Tuesday February 17th at 12:34 PM
-Read 169 times - 1 Comments
United Kingdom, January 2009 – Emerald Group Publishing Limited is delighted to announce that 200 scholarly publications
are now available as part of its new flagship online journal collection, Emerald Management Xtra Plus.  Emerald has been
expanding and consolidating its portfolio through a rigorous acquisition and new launch programme, adding only titles
providing high quality research that can find applications in the world of practice. This milestone further strengthens the
company’s position as the world’s leading publisher of management research.   Emerald Management Xtra Plus is a collection
of peer-reviewed management journals that integrates a host of online resources tailored for communities of librarians,
managers, students, faculty members and deans. It comes with the additional benefit that all new journals will become
automatically accessible by Emerald Management Xtra Plus subscribers as soon as they are published electronically.   In
total, 22 subject areas, from Logistics to Leadership, are covered in the collection. Some of the titles recently added
include Journal of Chinese Entrepreneurship, China Agricultural Economic Review, International Journal of Law in the Built
Environment and World Hospitality and Tourism Themes.   Vicky Williams, Head of Publishing Development at Emerald, comments:
“This marks a great achievement for Publishing Development. It is testimony to the team’s continuous efforts to respond to
market developments and needs, identify new key areas of research, and build strong relationships with international authors
and editors.  Our journal launch programme seeks to be responsive but stringent in its criteria, ensuring the creation of
new scholarly publications of the highest calibre.”  Library Journal’s recent E-Reference Ratings review described Emerald
Management Xtra as “encompassing a good range and breadth of content as well as a good quality of writing and also being
easy to use”.  For editorial queries about new journals and acquisitions, please contact Vicky Williams, Head of Publishing
Development at Emerald, on vwilliams at emeraldinsight.com or +44 (0)1274 777700.   For more information about Emerald
Management Xtra Plus, contact Christina Tattersall, Product Manager, at ctattersall at emeraldinsight.com or visit
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/xtra/index.htm  - ends -  About Emerald    www.emeraldinsight.com Established in
1967, Emerald Group Publishing Limited is the world’s leading publisher of management research.  In total, Emerald publishes
over 700 titles, comprising 200 journals, over 300 books and more than 200 book series as well as an extensive range of
online products and services.  Emerald is COUNTER-compliant, meeting the international code of practice for reports that
measure usage of online information products and services consistently.  Emerald’s publishing philosophy is “Research you
can use”, which means that our content is both rigorous and relevant, connecting the academic world with the world of
management practice. The Emerald online collection of journals, abstracts and resources, Emerald Management Xtra Plus,
serves business schools and management departments world-wide. For managers in corporate and public organizations, Emerald
Management First provides fast access to applied research, ideas, insights and interviews from the world’s best management
thinkers.   Contact:  Arnaud Pellé Corporate Communications Manager Emerald Group Publishing Limited Phone: 01274 777700 
E-mail: apelle at emeraldinsight.com    

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