Peter Murray, the Disruptive Library Technology Jester has provided a screencast demonstrating the Open Library Project.  The project’s aim is to create a catalogue of “every book” using library and publisher bibliographic data using a wiki-like interface.
It raises some big questions for libraries. As Peter says, “Open Library is one of those mind-bending, assumption-shattering projects [...]

I’m looking forward to developments in this project. Its aims are to enable academics and researchers to make better use of RSS feeds from a growing number of journals, facilitate re-use of aggregated journal table of contents data, enable libraries to embed journal TOC feeds into a free personalised web-based interface and to encourage the standardisation [...]

Here’s an idea from Campbell County Public Library. They have implemented a 24×7 recorded story service, users can just dial on their telephone. Each story lasts just a few minutes.
Link to Community Press - Library dials up stories
 What else can libraries offer in the dial-a line? 

Alison Hunter from the University of Southern Queensland has established a Google Group for Australian and New Zealand repository managers.
“This Group was set up following a meeting at Educause Australasia
2007, where there was an interesting discussion about creating an
inclusive national group of people involved in managing institutional
repositories. Those present didn’t want a formally constituted group
but [...]

May is Information Awareness Month and Library and Information Week is just around the corner too. LINT is hosting a blog-in to celebrate and to encourage some future-gazing. Please join in our celebration. All participants will have a chance to win a signed copy of Meredith Farkas “Social Software in Libraries”.
 
1. Sitting comfortably, shrug your shoulders a [...]

Sharon Karasmanis wrote to me a couple of weeks ago with an update on the Libs for Africa fundraiser and I’ve only now got around to writing an update.  A recent check of the website shows that the goals of the campaign have been exceeded. With $8000 raised there is enough to send 12 librarians to [...]

It’s Library Lovers’ Day on Wednesday the 14th Feb.
 
 Sue Hutley, ALIA Excecutive Director reminds us:
Don’t forget to mention Library Lovers Day on your blog this week and link to the website at  http://www.librarylovers.org.au.   Please feel free to use the logos etc from the Great Ideas page.
The interactive chocolate box competition will run from Monday to [...]

Sharon Karasmanis from La Trobe University Library reports that the collection at Information Online conference raised an additional $1055 dollars for the Libs for Africa campaign.
She also mentions that Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education in remote Northern Territory is the first place to take up the challenge and conduct a fund raiser for Libs for [...]

I recently posted about a fund-raiser, Libs for Africa. Sharon Karasmanis, the organiser tells more about this project.
P.H. Can you tell me something about “Libs for Africa”?
S.K. Libs for Africa was formed in November 2006 by a group of interested librarians at La Trobe University Library.  The objective is to raise as much money as possible [...]

Nancy Dowd at “The M Word - Marketing Libraries” is seeking feedback.  She wants to know your:
1. Ten reasons why libraries are better than buying and you can’t use “free”
2. Ten reason why you love your library.
for a video she is putting together.
Here’s mine, put together at a moment’s notice:
11 reasons why libraries [...]