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“Let’s be honest, research can be overwhelming and sometimes a little messy. Who hasn’t found themselves deep in a research session and inundated with piles of books, countless sticky notes, and ten million or so open browser tabs?

At HeinOnline, we want to do everything we can to streamline your research experience. Thanks to suggestions from Curtin University, Murdoch University, and Notre Dame University, we are excited to introduce Venn Diagrams in beta format as a visual research aid.”

#heinonline #legal research

“The former North Logan City Library Director was sentenced today for allegedly stealing $89,000 worth of library funds and spending it on the mobile app, “Game of War.” Investigators said they discovered that Adam Winger, 38, had made hundreds of purchases for gift cards with North Logan City credit cards. These gift cards were, in turn, allegedly used to make purchases on the “Game of War” app.”

“The New Orleans Public Library system has reopened the last of six libraries destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina.The Nora Navra Library is about 10 blocks from the French Quarter, and was created in 1946 as the system's Branch Nine — and its second branch in an African-American neighborhood. It opened in a school, then a pair of Army surplus huts, and is named after the woman whose will left the library the money used for the permanent building.“

“The disgraced former head of the Queens Library, once accused of turning the non-profit into his personal piggy bank, is not only collecting a six-figure state pension, he’s cashing a fat paycheck from a Long Island school district.“

“A recent opinion piece published by Forbes advocated that free public libraries be replaced with Amazon Bookstores. The online article has been ably refuted elsewhere, but the writer, an economics professor, raised important questions: What exactly does a public library do, what value does it provide to its community, and what is the library's role in the future?”

“More than 100 years ago, the Region received a boost from a man with a not-so-impeccable reputation.”

“The New York Public Library trawled through its archives to find questions that were sent in before the web was on hand to help.”

#the bizarre questions sent new york public library age google

“Today YALSA welcomes a new Executive Director, Anita Mechler. YALSAblog interviewed her about her past experiences and what she’s looking forward to accomplishing with YALSA.“

“O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning in technology and business, today announced several enhancements to its Safari™ platform – including new single-sign-on capabilities, customizable and shareable playlists, mobile application improvements and an improved analytics dashboard for users. O’Reilly’s new Safari platform demonstrates its commitment to ongoing innovation and enhancements for users of its learning platform.”

“With a new $280,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant, the Office of Secretary of State Kim Wyman will break fresh ground in its nationally-recognized project of digitizing historic newspapers.”

“The Toronto Public Library has invited the city to write a book one line at a time via Twitter. The first line comes from Toronto Public Library’s city librarian Vickery Bowles: “I sat on a bench reading my book in the waterfront’s early morning sunshine when a jogger suddenly stopped in his tracks and approached me with a knowing smile.”

#toronto public library

“Imagine being chosen to oversee a vast treasure trove, including more than a million items ranging from art and music to government documents and—oh, yes, books. Such is the job set before Andrew White, who was chosen in April to be the University’s next Caleb T. Winchester Librarian. “

Along with Bonnie Tijerina, I’m pleased to announce the release of our final report for the IMLS-funded project “Library Values & Privacy in our National Digital Strategies: Field guides, Convenings, and Conversations.”

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“Recently, Forbes posted (and subsequently removed) an opinion editorial that sent librarians and library supporters on a social media tirade. The now archived article, written by Panos Mourdoukoutas, attempts to argue the irrelevance of libraries and the potential tax benefits to residents should public libraries close. Mourdoukoutas contends that libraries “once offered the local community lots of services in exchange for their tax money.” Among the services offered by libraries, Mourdoukoutas specifically highlights book borrowing, video rentals, free internet access, and community spaces. He also seems to be of the opinion that these services are no longer useful, noting that ‘modern’ libraries still provide these services but the value is gone.”

#libraries

“What’s a bookstore owner to do when he’s strapped for cash? If he’s John Ezra Schulman, proprietor of Caliban Books in Oakland, Pennsylvania, he may — allegedly — pilfer rare books in excess of $8 million dollars from his local library. For almost two decades, Schulman got away with it.”

“UCLA’s Powell Library and Charles E. Young Research Library turn 89 and 54 respectively this year. If only the jobs of the librarians working in those buildings had that kind of permanence. Many of UCLA’s librarians are hired via temporary contracts, which come with limited wages and benefits. The university relies heavily on these contracts to staff librarian and archivist positions, despite the institutional work these employees do to support scholarly research and manage its special collections.”

“It was a day of ink at the Denver Public Library - but not in the way you're likely thinking. "Tattooing is just kind of the conduit for me," explained Nando Mondragon. "It's not what makes me who I am." Mondragon is the president of Certified Tattoo Studios and he brought his artists down to the Denver Public Library on Sunday for a fundraiser called "Books & Ink." Three-fourths of the proceeds from the event will all go right back into the library.”

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