Resourceshelf Library blog

By at 12:39 pm Saturday, Feb 2

Library blog. ResourceShelf is a great library/information-sciences blog, with tons of tasty links to statistical summaries of information trends. Here are some samples:
A Reference Librarian's Take on Library of Congress Classificatio
A very interesting and informative article for all librarians. It was written by Robin Paynter, a reference librarian at the University of Oregon.

Books Being Borrowed From the Library: U.K.
From the site, "The annual PLR figures listing the most popular authors and books in public libraries across the UK last year have just been released..."

"Search Engines Sued for Delivering Hits Based on Payment"

"Assess the Quality of the Information at a Web Site"
Short and to-the-point with respect to the steps readers can take to avoid relying on bad information.

Link Discuss (Thanks, Gary!)

Cory Doctorow

Upcoming appearances

* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference

Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)

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