Library Journal

I received a mailing from Library Journal today with a - Special Offer for
Professionals.
Using the professional courtesy voucher, I can get a 'courtesy rate' of
$101.99.
That is a saving of 35%!

I knew my MLIS was valuable, but I had no idea how valuable until I got the
voucher.  

Wired at $10 a year is much, much more relevant for current information
professionals. 

Contrast this:  http://www.libraryjournal.com/

With this:  http://www.wired.com/
	
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Re: Library Journal

No doubt Library Journal charges the library premium rate because librarians
will share the copy their library receives by subscription.

An interesting experiment would be for LJ to charge the high rate for issues
sent to libraries, and a low rate (maybe even as cheap as Wired) for issues
sent to residences.

You could measure:

-- How many librarians would pay in 2010 for a journal of great interest to
them in order to have their own copy on paper in their homes?

-- How many librarians (and libraries) would cheat by bringing a "home" copy
into their library?

-- What would be the net effect on LJ revenues?

/rich

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Robert L. Balliot <
rballiot@...> wrote:

>
> I received a mailing from Library Journal today with a - Special Offer for
> Professionals.
> Using the professional courtesy voucher, I can get a 'courtesy rate' of
> $101.99.
> That is a saving of 35%!
>
> I knew my MLIS was valuable, but I had no idea how valuable until I got the

Re: Library Journal

Is LJ of great interest to Librarians, or is it more of a name-brand habit?
The brand was purchased by Reed. Aren't the editors are mostly journalism
majors?  The control is corporate. How relevant are they? And,  there is
that pesky problem with *accuracy*.

No, I wouldn't spend $100 for a subscription or share it if it was $10. It
is simply not relevant outside of the book reviews - which they get for free
from Librarians like me who were willing to share.

If Joe Schallan was the editor, though, I might seriously reconsider.

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Richard Wiggins
<richard.wiggins@...>wrote:

> No doubt Library Journal charges the library premium rate because
> librarians
> will share the copy their library receives by subscription.
>
> An interesting experiment would be for LJ to charge the high rate for
> issues
> sent to libraries, and a low rate (maybe even as cheap as Wired) for issues
> sent to residences.
>
> You could measure:
>
> -- How many librarians would pay in 2010 for a journal of great interest to
> them in order to have their own copy on paper in their homes?

RIRI 2010 Registration is open

The 2010 Red Island Repository Institute (July 26-30, Charlottetown PEI) is now open for registration:

	http://vre2.upei.ca/riri/registration

We are still working on the details, but we do know that Sandy Payette, Carl Lagoze, Eddie Shin, Bess Sadler
and Mark Leggott will be the instructors. We also know that it will provide the regular
information-filled mix of RIRI sessions, with lots of break-out time for hands-on and deep-dive time
with developers from the Islandora, ActiveFedora and Hydra projects.

RIRI targets repository managers and developers, with the goal of helping to build a richer Fedora
ecosystem through quality time with your colleagues. RIRI does have a cap of 20 people, so if you are
interested I suggest you register soon, as it does fill up early.

You may also want to check out the 1st Annual Islandora Camp, which will be held at the end of the week
preceding RIRI, providing an option for an extended period of learning time on PEI, one of the best summer
vacation spots in North America.

	http://islandora.ca/camp2010

Mark

Mark Leggott, University Librarian/Islandora Lead
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Ave. Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3
902-566-0460  mleggott@...  Skype: markleggott

Bursaries available - DL.org Summer School on Digital Libraries and Repositories Interoperability

***Apologies for cross-posting***

Bursaries available - DL.org Summer School on Digital Libraries and Repositories Interoperability

Tuition bursaries 
The EU-funded DL.org project is pleased to announce that five tuition bursaries are available for the
DL.org Summer School on "Digital Libraries & Digital Repositories: Interoperability Perspectives"
from the 6th to the 10th of June 2010 in Tirrenia (Pisa), Italy
(http://www.dlorg.eu/index.php/summer-school). Dr Donatella Castelli, Principal Investigator of
the project, says that the DL.org Summer School is an exciting opportunity for participants to learn
about emerging methods in Digital Libraries design, development and delivery.

The bursaries will cover the registration cost to the Summer School and will be assigned to the following categories:

1) Doctoral candidates. Please provide certificate of university registration.

2) Librarians and digital library researchers with less than five years in theirs position. Please
provide a signed letter from your Director specifying how you will benefit from the participation to the
DL.org Summer School, and how you will be applying your acquired knowledge in the development of digital libraries.

Please send an email to summerschool@... (Subject: DL.org Summer School
Bursaries)  clearly indicating your name, institution, country and email address, and attaching copy of
the requested documentation.

The DL.org Summer School Organisational Committee will evaluate the received proposals and assign the
tuition bursaries accordingly.

Summer School Program
Participation in the DL.org Summer School (http://www.dlorg.eu/index.php/summer-school/agenda )
will assist attendees in understanding how to address interoperability challenges, approaches and

Job Posting: Library Programmer at Brown University Library

Please note that this is one of two current programmer opportunities at
Brown.

Brown University Library invites applications for a Library Programmer who
will be an integral member of a team that guarantees the effective delivery
and analysis of electronic resources and services to faculty, students, and
researchers. The incumbent explores and develops opportunities to integrate
library resources and services into the University's course management
system, online learning, and other campus initiatives. The incumbent creates
and integrates web-based personalization tools including applet development
(mobile applications, Google Gadgets, etc.). The incumbent gathers, reports,
and evaluates web statistics and data. The Programmer provides technical
support for content management systems such as Drupal and web publishing
applications such as WordPress.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information
Science, or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and
experience. Experience of 3-5 years in the design and manipulation of
relational databases; demonstrated proficiency in developing and maintaining
database-driven web applications. Experience developing and coding
interactive web applications using PHP, Python, Ruby, Perl, HTML, XML, CSS,
SQL, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, and/or other common tools. Demonstrated
experience with Unix or Linux server platforms, related software, and basic
system administration utilities. In-depth knowledge of website design,
development, implementation, standards, and accessibility/usability
guidelines. Experience with service-oriented architecture and with designing
and implementing web services. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and
organizational skills. Creativity and strong analytical and problem-solving
skills. Ability to learn new technical skills quickly; ability to meet
deadlines; strong service-orientation. Ability to adapt emerging

Federated search and discovery tools

Our library is considering purchasing a federated search or discovery tool. Which product does your
library use? What do you think of it?

Thanks for your help,

Sara Scheib, M.A.
Emerging Technologies Librarian
Kirkwood Community College
sara.scheib@...<mailto:sara.scheib@...>

Re: libraries with a presence on Facebook

I agree.  We are not on FB yet, but have it listed for consideration.  Most likely it will be a shared feed with
our Twitter advertising, mostly handled by our Marketing folks.

-Margaret

Margaret Hazel
Virtual Branch & Innovative Tech Manager
Eugene Public Library
Eugene, OR
541-682-6015 
margaret.e.hazel@... 

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Subject: Re: [Web4lib] libraries with a presence on Facebook

I think an on-list discussion would be better.

Michael Mitchell
Technical Services Librarian
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX
michael.mitchell at brazosport.edu 

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ALA Annual 2010 ALCTS Cataloging Norms Interest Group - Call for speakers

Please excuse cross-postings:

 ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Interest Group invites speakers for its meeting

at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington D.C. on Saturday, June 26, 2010,

from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Presentation topics should be of current interest

to catalogers, cataloging managers and administrators.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * evolution, definition,

and functions of the catalog and cataloging norms;

* emerging concepts and implementations of "next generation catalogs";

* RDA and FRBR;

* cataloging in hybrid and digital libraries;

* changes in catalogers' workflows;

* emerging perceptions of cataloging quality;

* how end users' expectations and behaviors affect cataloging norms;

* metadata records and elements in different contexts;

* the impact of web norms on cataloging norms from the perspectives of web

webmail access

Hi, our library users sometimes have problem to access their yahoo or AOL
mail account from our network. It does not happen all the time.

We have many PCs for both staff and public, and many of our users are yahoo
or AOL users too, so you can image how big the impact is. What I found is
our public IP is at many of the blacklists. Is that a reason our patrons can
not access mail accounts? 

We tried different ways to secure our network and reduce spam.

Any idea why this happens and what we can do to make a change for the
situation?

Thanks much

Yi Kong