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There seems to be some new elements to the library obsolescence myth, which generally refers to the misconception that libraries can be replaced by the Internet. A new perception of users and non-users is that library eBook selections are paltry. E-Book users are part of the “immediate gratification” generation, and their expectation is that libraries should have complete online collections equal to their print collections, NOW. If libraries are going to grab a share of the e-Book user audience and find a secure place in the e-Book industry, they need to focus on building their e-Book collections immediately, to move from paltry to essential as soon as possible. One factor in our favor for building library e-Book collections is that libraries will not have to weed their e-Book collections to make space on the shelves for newer books. Libraries need to build their e-Book collections quickly in order to establish a secure place in the rapidly growing e-Book industry. http://overdriveb...

We, library professionals, dispellers of ignorance and guiders of humanity, can still boost up the image of our profession by developing collaboration and exchange through networks. Professional colleagues must break the gap that they often set unintentionally. We need to encourage our colleagues (Senior/Younger) to initiate and participate in activities related to librarianship. We need commitment from the part of all and to encourage colleagues to develop the culture of sharing. ‘Library is a service organization’. Let us begin by serving our profession first, for it to excel and for us to generate a wise knowledgeable and innovative labour force to enhance the development of libraries. It is believed that through cooperation and sharing, the future of our profession will be sustained. Let us hope that professional colleagues will break the shackles of ignorance and take into consideration the development of librarianship and give up the divide and rule system To our dear depar...

New Website Helps Frustrated Book Authors Land a Book Publishing Contract for a Six-Figure Advance A group of local book authors has donated their time and wisdom to launch BookProposalWriting.com ( http://www.bookproposalwriting.com/ ), a new website to help aspiring authors land a book publishing contract for a six-figure advance. According to Brian Scott, the site's creator, "Many aspiring authors have never heard about a book proposal or how to use one to land a book publishing contract. Instead, these aspiring authors spend several months writing their books, and then grow old shopping their entire manuscripts around to busy book publishers and literary agents. It's no wonder why many aspiring authors become frustrated and give up. This way does not work today." To educate aspiring authors about using a book proposal, BookProposalWriting.com offers a free online "Book Proposal Writing Workshop ( http://www.bookproposalwriting.com/bookproposal/table-of...

Today I have received many kind wishes for my birthday and I want to thank everyone for your birthday wishes. . I was quite touched by the fact that total strangers took the time to note my birthday and send me birthday wishes it means a lot to me… I have always loved birthdays and the fact you get thoroughly spoilt for a day makes them all the more enjoyable… I have been so busy; I haven't had time to do any posting although I have picked up some great tips from many of your posting. I’m not the measure of what I’ve done but more of who I am and those who've I’ve surrounded myself with. Thank you to those who've motivated me and pushed me to greater heights. You are the reason why and who I am today. Another year older and I realize there should not be anything to be scared of anymore. Just deal with your insecurities, mistakes, and flaws like a grown human being. People accept you for whom you are and love you through the moments you endure and smile like there’s no t...

The economic case for open access in academic publishing: By Adam Stevenson As hyperbolic as it may sound, academic publishing is the curator and guardian of the accumulated scientific knowledge of the human race, 1600 to present. It is also a cornerstone of modern science, preferentially selecting well-executed research through the peer review process. However, academic libraries are facing decreasing budgets, and even highly ranked universities are having to cut back on journal subscriptions. Since these subscriptions account for up to 75 percent of publishers' revenues, the entire system is feeling the pressure of the economic crisis. http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/11/the-economic-case-for-open-access-in-academic-publishing.ars

Visioning Librarianship: From Economic Battlegrounds to Edutainment Battledecks by Jo Rolfe, MA, MLIS by Jo Rolfe, MA, MLIS It is more important than ever for library leaders, at every organizational level, to form, articulate, and communicate a powerful, positive, practical, and above all therapeutic vision for the future of librarianship. A vision is needed that will carry us out of the pervading real and psychological cloud of gloom. What I do advocate is a gathering of the metaphoric clans; a sharing of institutional memory and resources through state, national and global networking opportunities; an increased reliance on cooperative webs of knowledge, communicated and debated via outlets like the Informed Librarian Online for which today I write. If we are to continue to battle for the glory of an informed democracy then librarians are ideally positioned for proactive, non-violent action, because we have access to the knowledge and tools with which to join forces across our...

Prof. L. Aina,( President, Nigerian library Association) speaks on sundry issues, vital to the growth of reading culture among others. Excerpts: http://www.compassnewspaper.com/NG/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69719:aina-set-to-modernise-nigerian-libraries-improve-reading-culture&catid=54:arts&Itemid=694