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Time Organization for Librarians: Beating Budget and Staff Cuts

From: Carol Smallwood [mailto:smallwood@tm.net]
Sent: Tuesday, 8 May 2012 5:36 AM
To: ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr
Subject: [IFLA-L] two anthology calls
 Time Organization for Librarians: Beating Budget and Staff Cuts
Book Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Co-editor: Carol Smallwood, Tips for Librarians Running Libraries Alone and Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers and Related Materials (Scarecrow Press, 2012)
Co-editor: Jason Kuhl, Library Operations Director, Arlington Heights Memorial [...]

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Handling Job Stress: Tips by Librarians

From: Carol Smallwood [mailto:smallwood@tm.net]
Sent: Tuesday, 8 May 2012 5:36 AM
To: ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr
Subject: [IFLA-L] two anthology calls
 Handling Job Stress: Tips by Librarians
Book Publisher: McFarland & Company
Co-editor: Carol Smallwood, How to Thrive as a Solo Librarian, Scarecrow Press, 2012; Library Management Tips That Work, ALA Editions, 2011.
Co-editor:  Linda A. Wade, Digitization Unit Coordinator, Western Illinois University Libraries; contributor, [...]

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New IFLA publication: Guidelines for Subject Access in National Bibliographies

Just off the press as Nr. 45 in the IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control…
 In a networked and globalized world of information the form of national bibliographies may have changed, however their major function remains unchanged: to inform about a country’s publication landscape, its cultural and intellectual heritage. Subject access offers a major route into this [...]

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New Emerald LIS Book – Library and Information Science Trends & Research: Asia-Oceania

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Directory of Open Access Books

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] <gerrymck@iastate.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:56 PM
Subject: [IFLA-L] Directory of Open Access Books
To: “sts-l@ala.org” <sts-l@ala.org>, “eldnet-l@u.washington.edu” <eldnet-l@u.washington.edu>, “COLLDV-L@usc.edu” <COLLDV-L@usc.edu>, “iatul-l@lists.lrz.de” <iatul-l@lists.lrz.de>, “ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr” <ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr>
Cc: “McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]” <gerrymck@mail.iastate.edu>
*** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings***
 Colleagues/
 OAPEN is pleased to announce a new service for Open Access monographs: the Directory of [...]

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GL13 Conference Proceedings – Now in Print

From: GreyNet [mailto:info@greynet.org]
Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2012 4:40 PM
To: GreyNet
Subject: GL13 Conference Proceedings – Now in Print
 GL13 Conference Proceedings – Now in Print  http://www.textrelease.com (To place an order for this limited edition)   
Thirteenth International Conference on Grey Literature : The Grey Circuit, From Social Networking to Wealth Creation, 5-6 December 2011 / compiled by D.J. Farace [...]

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New IFLA publication: Libraries in the Early 21st Century: An International Perspective, Volume 1

Libraries have been part of human civilization for centuries. They have been developed and destroyed many times due to acts of war and natural disasters, but they have kept up with the challenges. The introduction of technology in libraries in the last quarter of the twentieth century has changed the face of libraries, their operations, [...]

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Nr 154 in the IFLA Publications Series: Designing Library Space for Children

Just off the press as Nr 154 in the IFLA Publications Series
Designing Library Space for Children
Edited by Ingrid Bon, Andrew Cranfield, and Karen Latimir
In recent years the library community has seen a renewed interest in library architecture and design. This is due to the change of focus from content and collection development to how libraries [...]

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Institutional Repository and ETD Bibliography 2011

From: Information and/or Library Studies in the UK [mailto:LIS-BAILER@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
Sent: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:06 PM
To: LIS-BAILER@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Institutional Repository and ETD Bibliography 2011
 Digital Scholarship has released the Institutional Repository and ETD Bibliography 2011.  This 96-page book presents over 600 English-language articles, books, technical reports, and other works that are [...]

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GreyNet Business Report 2011

From: GreyNet [mailto:info@greynet.org]
Sent: Thursday, 18 August 2011 6:17 PM
To: GreyNet
Subject: GreyNet Business Report 2011
GreyNet Business Report 2011
http://www.greynet.org/greynethome/aboutgreynet.html
This specially prepared business report is intended to inform the international grey literature community about GreyNet’s comprehensive range of activities. This in-house report contains company information, products, services, professional initiatives, as well as, use and user statistics, financial indicators, [...]

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