Library News

Weekly News Archive

News for the week of April 28:
(gleaned from American Libraries Direct)

Blue Skunk on Copyright and a lawsuit

The AASL Standards and Gaming

School libraries find it's not so easy to part with old books

The New Library Fad: Borrow a Person

News for the week of April 21:
(gleaned from American Libraries Direct)

Libraries play a key role in learning and development

Much more than books

Social networking meets technical support at FixYa

AASL seeks presenter proposals for 2009 ALA National Conference

News for the week of April 14:
(gleaned from American Libraries Direct)

Students want more use of gaming technology

eBrary offers complimentary access to library science ebooks for one year

9 Free Online Storage/Backup Solutions-for Varying Needs

News for the week of March 31:

April is School Library Media Month!!!

Let the OITP Copyright Slider Answer Your Questions!

Privacy of Student Library Records

School Libraries Work! (pdf)

News for the week of March 17-21:

Washington School Libraries Get Funded

Revenge of the Experts

Nancy Pearl's 10 Favorite Libraries
(including Minneapolis Central Library!)

69 Techie Uses for Duct Tape

News for the week of March 10-14:

Blogging boosts your social life: research
   (good news for all you 23 Things On a Stick folks!)

Libraries hook teens through video games

Introducing LibraryThing Local

Speak Up For Libraries
   (Resources for library advocates)

News for the week of February 25-29:

New study reaffirms link between school librarians, academic achievement

25 self-directed tech activities for teens

14 "Other" Ways to Use RSS Feeds

12 Screencasting Tools for Creating Video Tutorials

Oddest book titles prize shortlist announced

News for the week of February 4-8:

Grassroots Group Grows School Library Support in Washington

YALSA Gaming Extravaganza

An Online Organizer That Helps Connect the Dots

Why Students Want Simplicity and Why It Fails Them When It Comes To Research

From the week of January 29:

Check out the 2008 Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) awards and booklists

Dance Your Fines Away

ProQuest Search Widget Expands Access to Library Resources

It's Time for Universal Computer Education

From the week of January 7:

Librarians Won't Go Quietly

In Parent's Book, Librarian Cuts Go Too Far

10 Things That Will Change Your Future

30 Library Technology Predictions for 2008

From the week of December 17...

National Library Legislative Day 2008

How the next billion will reshape the Internet

A Librarian's Worst Nightmare
newspapers

New for the week of December 10...

AASL releases report of its first longitudinal study, School Libraries Count!

A Big List of Sites That Teach You How To Do Stuff

Teen Tech Week mini-grants


New for the week of December 3...

Grass-roots effort begins to save school libraries

National Book Awards - 2007

IMLS Publishes FY06 State Library Report