Moving On

Hi Everyone,

I will no longer be posting to this blog. It has become difficult to post items during my work day and my after work hours are devoted to my daughter.

But do not become discouraged I offer an alternative! I am now chatting. I will be on my Google Chat account, sumerian2@gmail.com during my normal work day (Mon-Fri 8:30a-4p). So please consider adding me to your buddy list and looking me up whenever you need research help. I've also posted my commitment calendar online at http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=sumerian2%40gmail.com. This way you'll know when I'm teaching, doing reference, or going to be embedded in your department.

Thanks
Cindi

21st Century Library?

A new approach to the way libraries should be designed led to the Idea Store in east London. Its architect David Adjaye is the youngest to be nominated for the Stirling Prize.

Roll Over Beethoven!

In June I posted a piece called "You never know what you'll find at the library" about an archivist at the Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, Germany who discovered an unknown Bach aria that is over 300 years old.

Not to be outdone Beethoven's ghost must have done a little shaking of the stack dust motes at the Palmer Theological Seminary library in Philadelphia because archivist Heather Carbo has uncovered a lost working manuscript of one of Beethoven's final compositions estimated to be worth $2 million!

Sometimes weeding can be a good thing.

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Bloggiddy-Blog-Blog-Blog

For some of the latest information on blogs, see "The Passion of the Blog" by Irene E. McDermott in Searcher: The Magazine for Database Professionals 13, no. 4 (April 2005): 8-13. Here you will find suggested political blogs, search engines to locate blogs, and sites that "pick up the RSS feeds of your favorite blogs or news outlets and bring them all to one place for your perusal."

To find out if UB owns the journal, Searcher, in an electronic format go to the library's homepage, ublib.buffalo.edu, center of the page towards the bottom click "Electronic Journals". From here enter the name of the journal in the textbox and click search. A list of databases and the years covered will appear. Select the database that covers the year you need, in this case 2005 and follow the directions to get to the article.

Enjoy!

Globetrot and Make a Difference in the World

I ran across a fantastic website devoted to making a difference worldwide. United Planet offers quests that impact children, the environment, homelessness, health care, the elderly, and education. Most of the quests cover your accomodations, meals, in-country transportation, and insurance. For more information go to http://www.unitedplanet.org/quest/

Libraries ala Barnes and Noble

A recent book by Jeannette Woodward shares the secrets of Barnes and Noble and other bookstores in marketing their product to the public. These no-cost or low-cost tricks can help libraries remain important to the communities they serve. A copy is on the Lockwood shelves under call number Z716.3 .W636 2005. Check it out today!

Folktales and Puppets

Lockwood recently acquired One Person Puppetry Streamlined and Simplified With 38 Folk-Tale Scripts by Yvonne Amar Frey. It's in the literature collection under call number PN1980 .F74 2005.

New SLMS Study Guide

Those of you in the School Library Media program may eventually want to buy this book. It is a study guide to achieving National Board Certification, as process that involves hard work, teaching knowledge, collaborative skills, and organizational ability. The takes a complex process and breaks it down into manageable pieces.

For more information or to order...

Information Commons on the Rise

A Canadian librarian took a leave of absence to study the emerging "Information Commons" trend across U.S. and Canadian academic libraries. Her preliminary report and links to the universities she toured can be found at http://jhenning.law.uvic.ca/.

No new posts until July 4th

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be taking a hiatus for the next 2 weeks. The American Library Association is holding their annual conference this week and next week I'm putting the finishing touches on an article about concept mapping in library instruction. So check back for new posts starting July 4th.