librarian.net The folks at LibLime want to help make the move to open source library systems easier and less fraught with peril. They sell and support their own version of Koha This is exactly what we need. I would love to try it out. I may have to set up a test installation.

Peter Scott’s Library Blog Peter Suber, editor of the highly popular Open Access News, has produced an excellent, extensive list of practical steps people can take to move Open Access forward. Whether you are a faculty member, a librarian, student, a society, funder or government body, Suber provides many suggestions for positive contributions you can [...]

Boing Boing: India’s amazing statement on IP and international development The primary rationale for Intellectual Property protection is, first and foremost, to promote societal development by encouraging technological innovation. The legal monopoly granted to IP owners is an exceptional departure from the general principle of competitive markets as the best guarantee for securing the interest [...]

Library Marketing-Thinking Outside the Book: Marketing virtual chat reference at UNC-Chapel Hill These are such a cute idea, I may try to get my library to do something similar.

Boing Boing: Canadian music industry’s fake stats shredded Copyfighting Canadian lawyer Michael Geist has a hell of an article up on First Monday where he dissect the funny arithmetic the music industry has used to justify its calls for restrictive new Canadian copyright laws to “save Canadian aritsts.” This kind of incisive analysis cuts straight [...]

PLA Blog – The Official Blog of the Public Library Association This article is an excellent library digital resources 101 short piece, describing how patrons can access these resources through their local library, as well as an overview of a few select sources.

More on Blogging Guidelines The guidelines posted seem more related to the library environment than the risks. Blog guidelines and policies are going to become more important for libraries as more jump onto the bandwagon. I hope that these examples help in formulating an official policy for your library.

Standards for online content authors The standards on this page include non-technical standards relevant to all web authors and technical standards relevant to some web authors. I suggest you pick and choose from the long list, adapting it to your needs.

Blogging and RSS — The “What’s It?” and “How To” of Powerful New Web Tools for Educators The internet has long been valued by teachers and librarians as a powerful research and communications tool, and in the last 10 years, it has brought about a sea change in the way students find, manage, and use [...]