It has been reported in the Times, Independent, Guardian, etc., on Valentines day this year, that Google has lost a copyright case brought by Belgian newspapers for publishing on the web without their consent. Google will appeal, but how many bloggers out there have set Atom feeds for news alerts? The same Belgian group is also pursuing Yahoo too. Google thinks this unfair and plans to appeal.
If you click the title of this post it should be hyperlinked to the Times.
p.s. I have added another RSS feed to the site from the useful site http://www.out-law.com/ on the subject of copyright.
Friday, February 16, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
New library is a real thriller
© Portsmouth Today People - Video: New library is a real thriller
With so many problems reported in the local media regarding problems at library authorities in Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth, it is good to report on libraries being opened, or extended, rather than closed. This report is of the major multi million pound extension to the Frewen Library of the University of Portsmouth. Frewen Library will be hosting the AGM of the Sub Branch in May so there will be an opportunity to have a look at the new work. PD James's comment that a library should be at the heart of any university echoes an old war cry from my library college days which was "no library should be an island". Libraries should be at the heart of any community and not at the front of cuts to balance budgets.
With so many problems reported in the local media regarding problems at library authorities in Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth, it is good to report on libraries being opened, or extended, rather than closed. This report is of the major multi million pound extension to the Frewen Library of the University of Portsmouth. Frewen Library will be hosting the AGM of the Sub Branch in May so there will be an opportunity to have a look at the new work. PD James's comment that a library should be at the heart of any university echoes an old war cry from my library college days which was "no library should be an island". Libraries should be at the heart of any community and not at the front of cuts to balance budgets.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Closure Could Have Major Impact Says Libraries Boss (from Daily Echo)
© Closure Could Have Major Impact Says Libraries Boss (from Daily Echo)
Local article concerning the public library service in Southampton
Local article concerning the public library service in Southampton
Monday, February 12, 2007
swashford's first post
Hello library land!
Firstly thanks to Hampshirelibrarian for letting me join the libraryland team! I've been blogging for a little while, trying to come to grips with all this strange new "2.0" technology like RSS and wikis. For anyone starting out down the same road I can recommend the following three sites:
Phil Bradley's I want to site is a great starting place and his 3 blogs, Phil Bradley's Weblog, I want to and Frivolityare all worth putting in that RSS aggregator that you will soon be so addicted to. Phil writes the Internet Q&A column in Update every month. (Warning, Frivolity can be seriously funny and may not be suitable for reading in quiet areas where snorting with laughter is frowned upon!)
For those who missed Karen Blakeman's talk at Basingstoke Library she has posted the handouts on her Presentations page. Have a look at References and Further Resources for links to some really useful explanations and articles as well as recommendations for sites to get you started. Karen's blog is also one to add to that RSS list especially if you're interested in search engines and business information.
Finally Brian Kelly's UK Web Focus blog and his Blog Experiments page chart his discoveries and experiments on the web. Thanks to Brian I've discovered Meebo Me boxes and Sitemeter counters and been inspired by his posts on those hard to find UK Blogging Librarians.
Hope this post fits in with the idea of library land! See you again soon...
Firstly thanks to Hampshirelibrarian for letting me join the libraryland team! I've been blogging for a little while, trying to come to grips with all this strange new "2.0" technology like RSS and wikis. For anyone starting out down the same road I can recommend the following three sites:
Phil Bradley's I want to site is a great starting place and his 3 blogs, Phil Bradley's Weblog, I want to and Frivolityare all worth putting in that RSS aggregator that you will soon be so addicted to. Phil writes the Internet Q&A column in Update every month. (Warning, Frivolity can be seriously funny and may not be suitable for reading in quiet areas where snorting with laughter is frowned upon!)
For those who missed Karen Blakeman's talk at Basingstoke Library she has posted the handouts on her Presentations page. Have a look at References and Further Resources for links to some really useful explanations and articles as well as recommendations for sites to get you started. Karen's blog is also one to add to that RSS list especially if you're interested in search engines and business information.
Finally Brian Kelly's UK Web Focus blog and his Blog Experiments page chart his discoveries and experiments on the web. Thanks to Brian I've discovered Meebo Me boxes and Sitemeter counters and been inspired by his posts on those hard to find UK Blogging Librarians.
Hope this post fits in with the idea of library land! See you again soon...
33 Reasons Librarians are Still Extremely Important - DegreeTutor.com
© 33 Reasons Librarians are Still Extremely Important - DegreeTutor.com
Found this via one of CILIP'S newsletters; plenty of thoughts from this American site, especially useful as the library profession considers advocacy, image and value added benefits from qualified staff.
Found this via one of CILIP'S newsletters; plenty of thoughts from this American site, especially useful as the library profession considers advocacy, image and value added benefits from qualified staff.
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