Hi. So far so good, you think? I have received no feedback that says the new site works or looks terrible. Please let me know if you see anything amiss.
oclc vs library hotel monster grudge match of the century
LLRX has a good analysis of the OCLC vs Library Hotel debate and issues involved. It seems that having the Library Hotel use a different classification scheme [many of which have been mentioned in these pages over the past few weeks] is not really addressing the 800-pound-gorilla issue w/r/t/ OCLC but might be a great way to highlight other such schemes. [thanks jen]
book wars on DVD
If you’re one of those DVD lovers, you’ll be happy to know that Bookwars is available on DVD. I saw this movie about NYC street booksellers a few years back and loved it.
bring a book to work week
I’m not exactly sure when this is happening, but some major employers in the UK are getting together for Bring a Book to Work Week to send books to some of the world’s poorest countries. [thanks eoin]
hawaii!
Hawai’i’s libraries are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. With their budget restored they are filling 86 jobs and expanding their hours. [thanks brandon]