Pics from Library Camp at Ann Arbor District Library have been added to MLC’s Flickr account. You can click here to see the new set.
Pics from Library Camp at Ann Arbor District Library have been added to MLC’s Flickr account. You can click here to see the new set.
The University of Michigan announced the digitization of the millionth book this weekend. Most of the million volumes are products of the Michigan Digitization Project, a partnership with Google to digitize the entire U-M collection. Congrats U of M Library! One million down and 6.5 million to go!
Check out the Library of Congress blog: Great story about the launch of a brand-new pilot project with Flickr, the enormously popular photo-sharing site. More than 3,000 photos from two of the most popular collections are being made available on a new Flickr page, to include only images for which no copyright restrictions are known …Read more »
Marshall Breeding’s article, “Perceptions 2007: an International Survey of Automation,” was posted yesterday by Library Technology Guides. Marshall writes: “The year 2007 saw considerable upheaval in the library automation industry. To get some sense of the aftermath of the recent rounds of mergers, acquisitions, product consolidations, and to gauge interest in open source automation systems, …Read more »
New York Times The Well-Wired Use Libraries More By ALEX MINDLIN Published: January 7, 2008 Library use is far more prevalent among people who have a broadband Internet connection at home or at work, according to a new study. The finding counters a decade-old assumption that libraries serve as a “bridge†for people who want …Read more »
If you have an avatar in Second Life, please join us tonight for a seminar at MLC’s Second Life building (7pm Michigan time). Please contact Evette Atkin (atkine@mlcnet.org) if you need help with coordinates. Group Notice From: Evie Mikazuki Join MLC tonight at 4pm SL for the presentation, “Breathing new life into your Digital Collections: …Read more »
The Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA has announced the Outcomes of their October meeting on their web site. RDA – Resource Description and Access – is a new standard that will replace AACR2, scheduled for release in 2009. We at MLC are excited to announce that RDA expert, Chris Oliver of McGill University, …Read more »
Online registration is now open for MLC’s January-June 2008 workshops. Check out our line-up of 50 sessions at: https://members.mlcnet.org/workshops/ We have something for everyone, including workshops on Flickr, YouTube, RSS, cataloging, reference, copyright, licensing, Second Life, podcasting, and more. Plus — new this February 26! — “Tune In! Media and Technology for Youth Services.” Register …Read more »
Are you attending the MLA Annual Conference in Lansing this week? MLC staff are involved with a number of presentations. Evette Atkin is presenting a program on Second Life on Thursday at 10:45am (see News for details). Louise Bugg is presenting a MeLCat program on Wednesday at 4:00pm, and Suzanne Robinson is presenting on MeL …Read more »
Time magazine Best Inventions of the Year The Espresso Book Machine—meaning “fast,” not coffee—can churn out a 300-page paperback on demand, complete with color cover, in just 3 min. The $50,000 machine could transform libraries into minibookstores, making hard-to-find titles as accessible as cappuccinos. At $3 a book they might be cheaper too.
