There have already been one or two rumblings in the blogosphere, but it has today been announced that a “feasibility study” (o dread management speak!) is being launched into the possibility of a merger between Inner and Middle Temple libraries. I think it goes without saying that this is a bad idea, but I’ll say it anyway.
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neilstewart
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neilstewart
Hello law librarians! My library has just set up a Twitter feed. Followers welcome!
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connie
New blog post over on Slaw: Libraries vs. IT Departments . How do you propose we resolve our differences?
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neilstewart
This guy’s personal library is like that of some renaissance prince, except with state of the art 21st century technology. He must have made some serious money! [hat tip to kottke.org]
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neilstewart
A librarian’s response to a user’s “challenging” of a children’s book dealing with gay marriage. It’s a really thoughtful response to a thorny issue.
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neilstewart
An interesting list of the most “modern” libraries in the world.
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connie
Jim Milles has created a Ning network for Law Libraries and Librarians. He just created it on the weekend and already we’ve got a crowd over there. Do join us.
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lo-fi
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neilstewart
Ever wondered about issues pertaining to cataloguing and classifying occult materials? Look no further.
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jenenifer
The Bodleian Library is going to be open to the public! That’s pretty awesome :)
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AbsTracked
The stacks are alive, with the sound of music…. Julie Andrews discusses the value of libraries on YouTube. I’m sorry, I’ll try to be more serious.
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neilstewart
Does anyone have any opinions on Burrows (ed.) “English Private Law”- one of our students has expressed surprise we don’t hold it- is it as vital as the likes of Wildy claim?
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neilstewart
A Slate slideshow on the architecture of modern public libraries in the USA. It contains the usual “death of libraries” stuff, which can be ignored I think.
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neilstewart
Truly incredible Colombian library, with lots of hot hot library pics!
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lo-fi
Get away! Row over Bush’s ‘censored’ library
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lo-fi
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Rob
“A new reportfrom the University of Illinois and the Pew Internet & American Life Project, Information Searches That Solve Problems, reveals that 58 percent of respondents who experienced a specific problem (for example, health issues, tax matters, local government, legal questions) that needed to be researched turned to the Internet for assistance. Thirteen percent used the library for answers, and 64 percent reported that the use of the library was ‘very successful.’”
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iOverlord
Primary Research Group has published Libraries & the Mega-Internet Sites ( A Survey of how Libraries Use and Relate to Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, eBAY, Amazon, Facebook, YouTUBE & Other Mega-Internet Sites)
