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Weeding Library Collections

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= Success Stories =

= Bibliography =

*CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries, Revised and Updated by Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, 2008 [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/crewmethod08.pdf Electronic Version]

= Tips/Successful Models for Weeding Library Collections =

*[http://www.overbooked.org/ra/weeding.html Weeding the Fiction Collection: Should I Dump Peyton Place?] A comprehensive web page about weeding fiction, with a bibliography, links to policies, excerpts from policies, bullet points about weeding, and even a weeding skit, from Overbooked at the Chesterfield County (VA) Public Library.
*[http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/ SUNLINK Weed of the Month Archive] Advice for weeding non-fiction books and media, aimed at school libraries, but of interest to public libraries also.

Dickinson, G. (2005, April/May). Crying over spilled milk. Library Media Connection, 24-26. Retrieved February 12, 2007, from ERIC Database. Reviewed by Barb DeFreece, Library Science Major,UNO.

There isn't one media specialists that doesn't find the job of weeding their selection daunting. I recently found an article on weeding that has a quick and easy way to weed your collection.

Dr. Gail Dickison wrote in Library Media Connection,April/May2005, "Weeding is a professional responsibility. It was what librarians in all types of libraries do." Dr. Dickinson suggest taking fifteen minute every week and try one shelf a week approach. The three steps she suggests are:

Step One: Start with one shelf and pull out the books on that shelf and just do a visual check. Using a quick glance, are there any books that look as if they need to be weeded?

Step Two: Once you have a pile of suspect books, apply the rules of deselection and make the decision to toss or keep.

Step Three: Take the books you have chosen to pull from the collection to a workstation. At this point, you complete the steps to remove a book from your collection and the author suggests tossing the book in the trashcan.

Dr. Dickinson suggest this method of weeding should take about fifteen minutes and over time will become a quick and efficient method of weeding. By keeping track of what you have weeded, eventually you will make it around your library. "Weeding, when viewed as a normal part of library center routine, does not involve shirt sleeves, hot summer days, or brown paper bags surrepitiously stored in the trunk of the library media specialist's car. Plan to start your 15 Minutes-To-A-Better-Collection exercise routine today."

Time management in any educational setting is crucial to success. This is a great solution to a daunting task that must be done to any collection. By taking this simple approach to weeding and making it a part of your weekly routine, it will not become an overwhelming task and it will also help you become more familiar with your collection, one shelf at a time.

<nowiki>Dickinson, G. (2005, April/May). Crying over spilled milk. Library Media Connection, 24-26. Retrieved February 12, 2007, from ERIC Database.</nowiki>

= Ideas for Disposing of Weeded Books and/or Used Books =

*Throw Them Away. It's okay, really. It's hard, but sometimes, there's a reason ''why'' a book hasn't circulated in 5 or 10 years, or why it didn't sell at the book sale. Please consider recycling your old, outdated, damaged or otherwise unwanted books as a viable option. The resources listed below are outlets for quality books ''only'', not dumping grounds.
*Book sale (on-going in the library or annual Friends of the Library sale)
**Have a "$1 per bag" sale for the last day or few hours of the sale - as many books someone can fit into their bag (or box) for $1
**Set out leftover books in "Free" boxes after the sale
*Donate books to:
**[http://www.surplusbooksforcharity.org Hands Across the Water]
**[http://www.gotbooks.com GotBooks.com]
**[http://booksforsoldiers.com Books for Soldiers]
**Goodwill or Salvation Army stores (contacting the store first might be a good idea)
**Furniture stores and restaurants are sometimes interested in books, as they use them as props in their displays
**Jails and prisons often take books, but often will only take certain kinds
**Nursing homes or group homes (particularly useful for getting rid of old Large Print materials)
*Distribute books through:
**[http://www.bookcrossings.com BookCrossings.com]
**[http://www.freecycle.org FreeCycle.og]
**[http://www.craigslist.org CraigsList.org]
*Sell books through:
**[http://www.zubalbooks.com Zubal Books]
**[http://www.bookprospector.com BookProspector.com]
**[http://powells.com/sellonline.com Powell's Bookstore (Portland, OR)]
*Sell books on consignment:
**[http://library.betterworldbooks.com BetterWorldBooks.com]:Let Us Sell Your Discards & Donations Online! Our NO COST program is simple. We sell discarded and donated material from libraries across the United States on over 17 online marketplaces—generating funding for both libraries and non-profit literacy initiatives.
**[http://www.blogistics.com B-Logistics]
*Try an art or altered book project, such as:
**[http://www.thisintothat.com/secondeditions.html This Into That] (building furniture with books)
**[http://www.funforever.net/archives/dont-try-this-at-home Altered Books]
**[http://www.ninakatchadourian.com/languagetranslation/sortedbooks.php Sorted Books] (arranging books so their titles spell you meaningful phrases)
**Donate books to an artist who works with books

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/12/tis-season-to-weed-travel-books.html Tis the Season to Weed Travel Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/08/weeding-clinton-and-bush.html Weeding Clinton and Bush]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/weeding-of-compassionate-conservatism.html The Weeding of Compassionate Conservatism]

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Talk:Libraries Using IM Reference

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Cdrocan: dispute - system adminstrator needed

I created this page to better organize the list of libraries that use IM reference. It is quite a long list and seems to be growing.
[[User:Crios|Crios]]

Nice work! I'm glad someone took the initiative to better organize it. I wish I'd had the time to do it myself. [[User:Meredith|Meredith]] 15:04, 3 December 2006 (EST)

* For Southern Illinois State University (Illinois), they use something called Morris Messenger. It sounds like this might be a browser based chat service. Can anybody confirm this? Should it be included in IM ref? [[User:Crios|Crios]]
**It looks like their library is called Morris and they are just using IM. [[User:Meredith|Meredith]] 08:59, 4 December 2006 (EST)
***I called them and I was told that it was browser based chat (like questionpoint). Should this be included in IM Reference? Byt the way... how do you get the date and time after your edit? Do you just type it in or is there somekind of code that you can use? [[User:Crios|Crios]]
****Hmmm... interesting... their site is deceptive then. To get your signature and date stamp, just enter four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). [[User:Meredith|Meredith]] 16:54, 4 December 2006 (EST)

Is it really necesary to include the IM client that the libraries are using in house? I don't think it really matters which app they are using, just which IM service. [[User:Crios|Chris]] 10:15, 31 January 2007 (EST)

It's not strictly necessary to enter it, though I certainly wouldn't get rid of the information that's already on the wiki. I think it's useful for people to see what clients other libraries are using when they're making their own decisions in implementing an IM reference service. [[User:Meredith|Meredith]] 11:21, 31 January 2007 (EST)

* I tried to format the page, but the content disappeared on me. I tried to roll back my edit but it's not working. Can a sysop bring this page back. I viewed an the version previous to my edit and tried to paste the content back but it's not saving the content. It might be a bug as the page is so long...--[[User:Cdrocan|Cdrocan]] 10:42, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
** I put the content in my sandbox and I'm moving it back in various subpages so the page is more manageable.--[[User:Cdrocan|Cdrocan]] 10:44, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
*** I have tried making subpages here to make this page more manageable: [[Libraries Using IM Reference/Australia]], [[Libraries Using IM Reference/New Zealand]], [[Libraries Using IM Reference/Europe]], [[Libraries Using IM Reference/Canada]] and putting links to these subpages on this page rather than all the content - but the original creator is redoing the changes. May a system adminstrator review these changes. Please note, I tried creating a US page but there was a bug - when I inserted the information it disappeared again. --[[User:Cdrocan|Cdrocan]] 10:54, 14 October 2009 (EDT)

Libraries Using IM Reference/New Zealand

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Cdrocan: New page: ==New Zealand== *[http://www.unitec.ac.nz/library2/aboutlibrary/ask.htm Unitec New Zealand Library] - LibraryH3lp: AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk *[http://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/resources/law...

==New Zealand==
*[http://www.unitec.ac.nz/library2/aboutlibrary/ask.htm Unitec New Zealand Library] - LibraryH3lp: AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk
*[http://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/resources/law/chat/ University of Waikato Law Library] - Meebo: MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk

Libraries Using IM Reference/Australia

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Cdrocan: New page: ==Australia== *[http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/services/contacts/instant_messaging.php Deakin University Library] - MSN, Yahoo! *[http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/help/ask/ Murdoch Universi...

==Australia==
*[http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/services/contacts/instant_messaging.php Deakin University Library] - MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/help/ask/ Murdoch University Library]- Jabber, MSN, ICQ
*[http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/services/ask State Library of Queensland] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk
*[http://www.nursing.edu.au/libcontacts/ The College of Nursing Zepps Library] - Meebo: MSN, Yahoo!

Libraries Using IM Reference/Europe

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=Libraries Using IM Reference (Europe)=

==Cyprus==
*[http://library.ucy.ac.cy/ENGLISH/reference_deskE/ask_librarian_en.htm University of Cyprus Library] - Meebo: MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk

==Denmark==
*[http://www.need2know.nu/ Public Library of Aalborg] - MSN
*[http://www.randersbib.dk/ Randers Public Library] - Meebo (Jabber]

==Ireland==
*[http://www.ucd.ie/library/services_&_facilities/chat/index.html University College Dublin Library] - Plugoo: MSN

==Italy==
*[http://aurlibrary.wetpaint.com/page/About+Instant+Messaging American University of Rome Library] - Meebo: AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, gTalk
*[http://w3.uniroma1.it/pololatina/biblio/biblio.html Biblioteca M.Costa Sapienza Università di Roma sede di Latina] - Meebo: MSN

==Netherlands==
*[http://www.ppl.nl/chat/ Peace Palace Library] - MSN, Yahoo!

==Norway==
*[http://www.lib.no/ Public library of Lindesnes] - MSN

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.hw.ac.uk/library/chat.html Heriot-Watt University Library] - Meebo: MSN, AIM, Yahoo!, gTalk, Jabber, ICQ
*[http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/law/contact Oxford University Law School Bodleian Law Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk
*[http://www.tees.ac.uk/lis/chat/ University of Teesside Library] - Meebo: MSN, AIM, Yahoo!, gTalk, Jabber, ICQ
 

=Libraries Using IM Reference (Mideast)=
==Qatar==
*[http://www.qatar-med.cornell.edu/elibrary/askLib.html Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar Library] - AIM

==Turkey==
*[http://www.ku.edu.tr/ku/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2146&Itemid=3007 Koc University Suna Kirac Library] - Meebo: MSN

Libraries Using IM Reference/Europe

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Cdrocan: New page: =Libraries Using IM Reference (Europe)= ==Cyprus== *[http://library.ucy.ac.cy/ENGLISH/reference_deskE/ask_librarian_en.htm University of Cyprus Library] - Meebo: MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk ==De...

=Libraries Using IM Reference (Europe)=

==Cyprus==
*[http://library.ucy.ac.cy/ENGLISH/reference_deskE/ask_librarian_en.htm University of Cyprus Library] - Meebo: MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk

==Denmark==
*[http://www.need2know.nu/ Public Library of Aalborg] - MSN
*[http://www.randersbib.dk/ Randers Public Library] - Meebo (Jabber]

==Ireland==
*[http://www.ucd.ie/library/services_&_facilities/chat/index.html University College Dublin Library] - Plugoo: MSN

==Italy==
*[http://aurlibrary.wetpaint.com/page/About+Instant+Messaging American University of Rome Library] - Meebo: AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, gTalk
*[http://w3.uniroma1.it/pololatina/biblio/biblio.html Biblioteca M.Costa Sapienza Università di Roma sede di Latina] - Meebo: MSN

==Netherlands==
*[http://www.ppl.nl/chat/ Peace Palace Library] - MSN, Yahoo!

==Norway==
*[http://www.lib.no/ Public library of Lindesnes] - MSN

==United Kingdom==
*[http://www.hw.ac.uk/library/chat.html Heriot-Watt University Library] - Meebo: MSN, AIM, Yahoo!, gTalk, Jabber, ICQ
*[http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/law/contact Oxford University Law School Bodleian Law Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk
*[http://www.tees.ac.uk/lis/chat/ University of Teesside Library] - Meebo: MSN, AIM, Yahoo!, gTalk, Jabber, ICQ
 

=Libraries Using IM Reference (Mideast)=
==Qatar==
*[http://www.qatar-med.cornell.edu/elibrary/askLib.html Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar Library] - AIM

==Turkey==
*[http://www.ku.edu.tr/ku/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2146&Itemid=3007 Koc University Suna Kirac Library] - Meebo: MSN

Libraries Using IM Reference

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This page has been subdivided by geography. See:

* [[Libraries Using IM Reference/Canada]]
* [[Libraries Using IM Reference/Europe]]
* [[Libraries Using IM Reference/United-States]]

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Libraries Using IM Reference/Canada

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Cdrocan: New page: =Libraries Using IM Reference (Canada)= ==Alberta== *[http://library.concordia.ab.ca/services/imchat.php Concordia University Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! *[http://www.mhc.ab.ca/library/im/...

=Libraries Using IM Reference (Canada)=
==Alberta==
*[http://library.concordia.ab.ca/services/imchat.php Concordia University Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://www.mhc.ab.ca/library/im/default.html Medicine Hat College Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk, ICQ
*[http://www.nait.ca/library/ Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Library] - Trillian: AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://library.rdc.ab.ca/research_help/ask_us/im.html Red Deer College Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk
*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/askus/ University of Alberta Library] - LibraryH3lp: AIM, gTalk, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://library.ucalgary.ca/services University of Calgary Library] - LibraryH3lp: AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk
*[http://library.ucalgary.ca/branches/businesslibrary University of Calgary Business Library] - Meebo: AIM
*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/contacts/ University of Lethbridge Library] - Meebo: AIM

==British Columbia==
*[http://www.tru.ca/library/askaway.html Thompson Rivers University Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, gTalk
*[http://www.twu.ca/library/twuchatref.htm Trinity Western University Alloway Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk

==Newfoundland and Labrador==
*[http://www.library.mun.ca/swgc/chat.php Memorial University of Newfoundland Ferriss Hodgett Library] - MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk
*[http://www.library.mun.ca/hsl/chat.php Memorial University of Newfoundland Health Sciences Library] - MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk
*[http://www.library.mun.ca/qeii/chat.php Memorial University of Newfoundland Queen Elizabeth II Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk

==Ontario==
*[http://www.library.carleton.ca/instruction/askus.html Carleton University Library] - MSN
*[http://www.kfpl.ca/askLibrarian/adult/imRef Kingston Frontenac Public Library] - AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, gTalk
*[http://library.mcmaster.ca/justask/ McMaster University Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/dept/library/brain/askus.htm Mohawk College Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://www.normed.ca/about_us/library/general.aspx?id=1380 Northern Ontario School of Medicine Library] - MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk
*[http://www.opl.on.ca/services/ask-us Oakville Public Library] - MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/connect/ask/ask_e.html Ottawa Public Library] - MSN
*[http://library.queensu.ca/webmed/reference/im.html Queen's University Bracken Health Sciences Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://library.queensu.ca/webeng/reference_chat.htm Queen's University Engineering & Science Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/content-page.php?g=en&s=biblio&c=abt-demand University of Ontario Library] - MSN
*[http://www.biblio.uottawa.ca/sub-section-content-page.php?g=en&s=rgn&c=abt-chat University of Ontario Health Sciences Library] - Meebo: MSN, Yahoo!, Jabber, gTalk
*[http://gerstein.library.utoronto.ca/research/instant-message-gerstein University of Toronto Gerstein Science Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, gTalk, Yahoo!
*[http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/library/services/meebo.html University of Toronto Mississauga Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, gTalk, Yahoo!
*[http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/asklib/ University of Waterloo Library] - MSN, gTalk, Yahoo!, AIM, MeeboMe
*[http://www.lib.uwo.ca/taylor/researchhelp.shtml University of Western Ontario Taylor Library] - MSN, gTalk, Yahoo!, LibraryH3lp
*[http://library.wlu.ca/askus Wilfrid Laurier University Library] - Meebo
*[http://www.library.yorku.ca/ccm/BG/im York University Bronfman Business Library] - AIM, Yahoo!, gTalk

==Quebec==
*[http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-assistance/askus/chat/ McGill University Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, gTalk

==Saskatchewan==
*[http://www.rpl.regina.sk.ca/asklibrarian/im.html Regina Public Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, gTalk, Jabber
*[http://www.uregina.ca/library/contact/IM.shtml University of Regina Library] - MSN
*[http://library.usask.ca/uask University of Saskatchewan Library] - Meebo: AIM, MSN, Yahoo, gTalk

Libraries Using IM Reference

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Cdrocan:

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Talk:Libraries Using IM Reference

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Libraries Using IM Reference

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Talk:Selecting Materials for Libraries

2009-10-14T14:37:33Z

Cdrocan: question about whether people use wikis for patrons to identify books for purchase

Has anyone ever created a wiki page in their library for patrons to make recommendations for purchase?--[[User:Cdrocan|Cdrocan]] 10:37, 14 October 2009 (EDT)

Category:Collection Management

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[[Category:Librarianship]]

Selecting Materials for Libraries

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= Success Stories =

= Tips/Successful Models for Library Materials Selection =

= Book Reviews by Librarians =

*[http://staffpicks.icpl.org/ ICPL Staff Picks Blog] Reviews from the Iowa City Public Library staff
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle] Customized search engine for librarian written book reviews
*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]] Links to book reviews written by librarians for other librarians and readers
*[http://librarygoddesses.blogspot.com/ Library Goddesses] Reviews from many genre
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

Here are some sites that will help selectors identify books of current interest.
*[http://www.powells.com/review Powell's Review of the Day]
*[http://www.elliottbaybook.com/lists/maiden.jsp;jsessionid=D91252AB65D2C49CDB9F39E82E25B824 Elliott Bay Book Company Maiden Voyage First Edition Program]
*[http://kingsenglish.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=awpuZ3rCG_xf?s=titles Book Sense Picks via The King's English Bookstore]
*[http://www.booklistonline.com/blog/default.aspx Likely Stories] New blog from Booklist
*[http://www.readinggroupguides.com/ Reading Group Guides] Suggests books to discussion groups, pointing out some less known titles.
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1032 NPR Books] Reviews and podcasts from a variety of NPR programs are collected at this site.
*[http://www.thetechstatic.com/ The Tech Static] Rachel Singer Gordon, wrote Library Journal’s "Computer Media" review column from 2002 until it was retired in October 2008. She launched The Tech Static in November 2008 to fill the resulting gap in the library literature
*[http://www.earlyword.com/ Early Word] Watches the popular press for titles overlooked in the professional reviews.

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/04/selecting-books-for-public-library-in.html Selecting Books for Public Libraries in a Connected World]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/lets-buy-some-books-staying-relevant.html Let's Buy Some Books: Staying Relevant in a Competitive World] On the need to buy best sellers in a timely manner
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-youll-read-next-buzz-of-books.html What You'll Read Next: The Buzz of Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/911-books-and-libraries-five-years-on.html 9/11, Books and Libraries]

[[Category: Collection Management]]

Category:Books

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[[Category: Collection Management]]
[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

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Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

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= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

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'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
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== Technology ==

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New Urban Fiction -- May 2007 -- from Miranda Doyle

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Recent Urban Fiction
From the Essence Bestseller List and Amazon.com
 
 
Little Ghetto Girl by Danielle Santiago (Atria, $14)* 
After a successful life in the drug game, twenty-one-year-old Kisa Kane plans to retire -- settle down, find a good man, and raise a family of her own. Done with the thug life, she has everything a ghetto girl would want: plenty of money, drop-dead-gorgeous looks, and two thriving legitimate businesses. Until she falls in love with Sincere Montega, a powerful drug dealer whose down-and-dirty money pulls Kisa back into the world she is trying so hard to leave behind. With lies, cheating, and conflict, Kai, their newborn, may be the only reason for this couple to stay together, but their lives are inevitably changed in the most unexpected way, the only way the streets of Harlem can.
 
The Millionaire Mistress by Tiphani (Life Changing Books, $15) 
Chasing money is all Chloe has ever known. Just when she thinks she’s got it all, times get tight, and her body is put to work in the bedroom. Between sexin’ married men for hire and searching for the man who would get her out the game; her life is shattered when her cousin Oshyn, pulls in a drug dealer with deep pockets. Oshyn knows her conniving cousin would do anything to walk in her shoes, so she flaunts glamorous gifts and icey diamonds, given to her by new love, Brooklyn Jones. Chloe gets senseless and resorts to desperate measures when she can’t steal Brooklyn from Oshyn. When her wild sexual escapades don’t work, she uses the ultimate betrayal as her weapon. But her plan is destroyed when a tragic moment happens that shocks everyone. Will Chloe look past her evil ways and change for the better, or will their fate be a replica of their dark family secret? There’s a reason why their mothers are locked down and six feet under.
 
In Cahootz by Quentin Carter (Triple Crown Publications, $15) (5) 
*The Sequel to Hoodwinked* Three years after orchestrating the demise of her baby s daddy and his crew, Tukey Tosh resurfaces with the opening of No Draws - a club that sells everything from sex to Ex. In an attempt to conquer Kansas City s Ex industry, Tukey uses money, sex and blackmail to get In Cahootz with Police Sergeant Cody Brown. Together they form a murderous, robbing Drug Task Force - The D-Unit - whose objective is to attack rival dealers on her command. With the cops and hustlers on the same side, who could stop them?

Angel by Teri Woods (Teri Woods Publishing, $14.95) (1) 
Third book in the “Dutch” series.
 
Hold U Down by Keisha Ervin (Triple Crown Publications, $15)* 
Robbing men, getting money and living lavishly is all they know. For Unique a.k.a. Nique, Kiara, Kay Kay and Zoë, tomorrow isn't promised, love doesn't exist and men ain't shit. Stealing cars is their hustle and their way of doing it is Simply Unique. But jealousy, greed, love and envy are lurking in the shadows. For only the strong will survive and the weak shall fall. Unique knows this but the game of love has won her over. Once she decides to leave the only hustle she knows for the man she loves, her drama begins. When loyalty amongst family is questioned and their fate is unanswered, who will hold who down?
 
Hood Rich by Crystal Perkins-Stell (Crystell Publications, $13.95)* 
When one doesn't understand the daily task of surviving in the ghetto, it's easy to criticize an inner city family for the things they value and their way of living. Hood Rich is a strong, fast paced, yet compassionate story about family, life choices, love, money, and growing up in the judicial system. You will immediately be drawn into this page turning drama, which totally immerses you into the ghetto lifestyle that inspires Prince to choose between loyalty and freedom. Looking at life through the eyes of a streetwise, DeMarques Prince, we are able to see why kingpins in his family were his biggest idols. Prince, an impressionable teenager in Detroit, Michigan takes us on an emotional adventure, recapping why at one time drugs, money, music, sex, and fashion defined his lifestyle. New experiences like love, death, and fatherhood test Prince's loyalty. In the end, he makes an ultimate sacrifice, which eventually teaches him about loving himself while striving to live a purpose driven life.
 
Hood Rat by K’wan (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.95) (3) 
K'wan's latest (after Eve) is a meandering trip across Harlem with plenty of pit stops for vice and violence. Yoshi is a stripper who prostitutes herself for extra cash; Rhonda is a promiscuous and abusive mother of three; Reese is a scabrous, demanding kept woman; and Billy is an attractive, sporty woman with a healthy distrust of the men who live in their Harlem 'hood. All of the women get sucked into drama involving neighborhood rappers, drug dealings, abortion, fistfights, catfights, shootings, rape, AIDS or good, old-fashioned drunkenness. There's a bevy of minor characters, each involved in intersecting subplots, though these don't so much coalesce as run their course. The most interesting story involves Paul, a man who's trying to go straight and become an artist, and who's also dating a respectable lawyer named Marlene, but things are destined to end badly. None of the characters rises above stereotype and the plotting is mechanical, but the big draw here is the electric prose, which is imbued with profane, comic lyricism.
 
Deadly Reigns II by Teri Woods (Teri Woods Publishing, $14.95)* 
The Reigns family is like no other found in urban novels. Damian, Dante, Princess and Dajon didn't grow up deprived in the ghetto then turning to hustling as a means to survive. The Reigns children grew up with silver spoons in their mouths constantly able to afford the finer things in life. But what can be worse than Ivy League Criminals???? The Reigns family runs and empire that's controlling the drug trade throughout most of the U.S. And they run it with an iron grip!!! Deadly Reigns is truly an appropriate title for this family. The effort in which they go after their enemies including each other is shocking.
 
Keisha by Darrell DeBrew (Triple Crown Publications , $15)* 
As her mother lay dying in her arms, Keisha vows to herself to seek revenge on those responsible for the brutal, senseless robbery that ended her loved one s murder. Follow Keisha as she discovers that Clarence, the man she wanted to dedicate her life to, is responsible for the murders. The one and only goal of her revenge is to make him suffer like she is suffering. Murdering Clarence and his partner or sending them to jail just isn t good enough. As Keisha devises her plan for the most vicious payback, she meets resistance from DC s most successful and ruthless homicide detective, The Pinstriped Bitch, who pressures Keisha to give up the evidence against Clarence. As Keisha s thirst for vengeance escalates, she meets Jezebel, a high-priced call girl who teaches Keisha the art of seduction and makes her a brand new woman, helping her get the sweetest revenge possible. HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED.

 
Bruised 2: The Ultimate Revenge by Azarel (Life Changing Books, $15) (7) 
Just when Carlie decides she s done with dangerous men, she s thrown right back into the fire by Kirk, her manipulative and deceitful new lover. Not even the diamonds and extravagant gifts can keep the tension from rising when Carlie realizes that Kirk s sleazy side kick will do any and everything to steal her man- even if it means extortion. The plot thickens when Devon, Carlie s drug dealing ex-boyfriend decides he wants Carlie back and will take no for an answer. Before Devon can woo Carlie with his bad boy personality, he realizes that Kirk has put his woman in jeopardy with the law. No doubt about it, Devon gets gangsta, and war is evident, but is Carlie willing to loose everything, even her freedom, and stay by his side?

 
Say U Promise …Again! By Michel Moore (Say U Promise Publications, $15) (5) 
Sequel to Say U Promise. Once Again It's On!!!! Kenya a/k/a Tastey and her twin sister London return in this highly anticipated sequel of Essence Best Seller "SAY U PROMISE!" When you combine several Murders, a callous and cold hearted brutal rape, one crazed Uncle hell bent on revenge, stolen dope money and a hired Hit Man hot on your tracks, you've got one huge freaking problem on your hands! How can two girls from Detroit be caught in the middle of so much chaos and all out confusion?! "Say U Promise...AGAIN!
 
I’m Still Wifey by Kiki Swinson (Melodrama Publishing, $15)* 
The sequel to Wifey. While Kira's husband Ricky is behind bars serving federal time, she clings onto the hope that one day she'll get a taste of sweet revenge for Russ—the nigga who played her! In the mix of all the drama, Kira unintentionally falls for a new 'hood rich cat who has it all. Money, good looks, and yes, a girl back home in Jersey! This time around Kira plans to play by a different set of rules! Although, Ricky is locked down in a Virginia federal prison, it doesn't stop his reign of terror. He gets wind of everything that went down with Kira and gives her a life altering ultimatum. Nevertheless, Kira refuses to adhere to his demand and Ricky has no choice but to suit up his street team. The question is: How will it end this time?
 
Baby Brother by 50 Cent and Noire (G-Unit books) 
The seven Davis brothers made a promise to their mother on her deathbed: they would each make something of their lives. And they vowed they would watch over eighteen-year-old Zabu Davis, their baby brother. Intelligent, driven, and charismatic, Baby Brother had resisted the lure of Brooklyn street life and was headed for Stanford University on a pre-med scholarship. But on the eve of his departure for California, in a split second of blinding violence, Baby Brother's life is thrown onto a tragic collision course. Soon, his devoted brothers follow a path of blood justice that will rock the city streets. Baby Brother was their pride and joy. Now, he's their reason to fight for vengeance.
 
Death Before Dishonor by 50 Cent and Nikki Turner (G-Unit books) 
Trill Johnson has five years of jail time under his belt, two women trying to get inside his pants, and one mission in his heart of hearts: Get the suckers who sold him out. And get 'em good. Sunni James will do anything for Trill. Lie, cheat, steal. Even risk losing her successful beauty salon to save him from the mean streets of Richmond. Precious Pay will do anything for Trill, too. She cribbed his kid while he did his time, so now she wants Trill to pay for the leg she lost in a robbery gone wrong. But when love is a lie, who do you trust? When the deals turn dirty, who do you betray? And when the guns start blazing, who's going down?

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

RSS & Teens

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===A list of libraries using RSS feeds to deliver digital content to teens.===

*[http://www.epl.ca/EPLNewInCatalogue.cfm#BooksForKids Edmonton Public Library] - rss feeds for new teen books
*[http://www.hclib.org/teens/ Hennepin County Library] -[http://www.hclib.org/teens/NewsFlashBlog.cfm?Week=7 news flash],[http://www.hclib.org/teens/read.cfm book lists],[http://www.hclib.org/teens/readerreviews/reviews.cfm book reviews]
*[http://www.westbranchlibrary.com/teen.htm West Branch Public Library] - new books for teens
*[http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/teen/blog/index.cfm?page=rss Worthington Libraries (Ohio)] - [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Blogs_for_Teens#Q-Z ''Worthingteens''] blog

==See Also==
*[[Blogs for Teens]] - library blogs for teen patrons.

*[[Flickr for library Teens]] - A list of Flickr spaces for library teens.

*[[MySpace & Teens]] - a list of library MySpace profiles oriented towards teen patrons.

*[[Podcasts & Teens]] - a list of podcasts created through partnership with public libraries and teens.

* [[RSS & Teens]] - a list of libraries using RSS feeds to deliver digital content to teens.

*[[Vodcasts for Teens]] - a list of vodcasts used within teen library environments.

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Industry

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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/uncommon-carriers-by-john-mcphee.html Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee] 2006

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Nonfiction Audiobooks

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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/perfect-mile-three-athletes-one-goal.html The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It by Neal Bascomb] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/plan-b-further-thoughts-on-faith-by.html Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/revolutionary-characters-what-made.html Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different by Gordon S. Wood] 2006

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Government and Politics

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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/enriques-journey-story-of-boys.html Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odessey to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/human-cargo-journey-among-refugees-by.html Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees by Caroline Moorehead] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/real-price-of-war-by-joshua-s.html Real Price of War by Joshua S. Goldstein] 2004

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Annotated List of Titles

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Urban Fiction Titles
 
 
Baker, T.N. Cream.
Triple Crown, 2005.
Cream takes you through the life and times of Wassuan, Bruh and Lovi as they deal with the trials and tribulations of life.
 
 
Black Artemis. Picture me Rollin.
NAL, 2005.
In this hardcore novel of love and betrayal, a female ex-con moved by the power, poetry, and dangerous passion of Tupac Shakur has plans to play it straight and do the right thing for her future survival. But her lover Jesus, the man she went to prison for on a gun possession charge, is intent on bringing her back into his game. She finds herself caught between inescapable yet contradictory forces-the passion for the streets and the inspiration of her conscience, just like her idol Pac. With righteous anger to burn, she's got to pull her life together before it's too late.
 
 
Brown, Tracy. Dime Piece
Triple Crown, 2004
Celeste Styles is a woman torn. On one hand, she has found happiness with the love of her life, Raheem "Rah-Lo" Henderson. He is unhappily married with children, and Celeste is his well-kept secret. He loves Celeste without question, proving his affection for her by financing her dream – a beauty salon called "Dime Piece". But when Rah-Lo is incarcerated for his part in a brutal crime, his right hand man Ishmael Wright is left to hold down the fort. This causes him to come face to face with the feelings he has secretly harbored for Celeste for far too long. While Rah-Lo’s away, will Celeste and Ishmael give into their passion for each other, or will their loyalty to Rah-Lo stand in their way? Meanwhile, Dime Piece is the setting for tons of drama between hairstylists Charly, Nina and Robin. The ladies vie for one man’s attention and the fireworks begin. Dime Piece is packed with drama, love triangles and passionate encounters. The question is, which of the ladies will ultimately be the one and only "Dime Piece"?
 
 
Brown, Tracy. Black. Triple Crown Publications, 2003. 196p. $15 Trade pb. 0-9702472-8-1.
This novel tells the story of Kaia, a young girl from a housing project in Staten Island. Kaia has a combative relationship with her abusive mother, who stabbed her father to death and then forced four-year-old Kaia to lie to the police. Most of the story details her romance with Aaron, a drug dealer. While Kaia is in labor with their first child, Aaron is arrested for murder. He goes to prison while she raises their child and deals with a boyfriend who is behind bars. Kaia is a sympathetic character, and readers will identify with her struggles.
 
 
Chunichi. A Gangster’s Girl. Kensington Books, 2004. 258p. $14.95 Trade pb. 0-9743636-5-0.
While working as an escort, twenty-one-year-old
Ceazia meets a drug dealer called Vegas and falls in love. Vegas buys her the best of everything, and for a time the couple live it up, spending money, traveling, and partying. Everything goes wrong, though, when Vegas is arrested, Ceazia’s twins die after she goes into labor too soon, and Ceazia is involved in a murder. When she is released on probation, she catches Vegas in a compromising position that leads to tragedy. There is nonstop drama here as Ceazia’s friends also face trials and tribulations.
 
 
Chunichi. Married to the Game.
Urban, 2005
Sequel to A Gangster’s Girl.
 
 
Clark, Wahida. Thugs and the Women Who Love Them. Black Print Publishing, 2002. 211p. $8.99 Trade pb. 0-
9722771-1-0.
Written by a Federal prison inmate, this novel follows several young women who are trying to escape from poverty. It’s a difficult journey because they fall for men who are involved in drugs and crime. Angel, for example, is working her way through law school—by writing bad checks and fencing merchandise, unfortunately—and dating a violent pimp called Snake. Meanwhile, her friend Kyra is torn between two drug dealers. Graphic sex and plenty of drama make this novel a likely crowd pleaser. The sequel is Every Thug Needs A Lady, and a third book is said to be forthcoming.
 
 
Elliot, K. Entangled. Kevin Douglas, 2003. 254p.
$13.95 Trade pb. 0-9717697-0-2.
A drug dealer gets out of prison and returns to his old life, pulling his new girlfriend in with him.
 
 
Ervin, Keisha. Me and My Boyfriend.
Triple Crown, 2004
Here comes a honey colored, hazel-green eyed St. Louis bombshell named Meesa. With money in the bank, designer clothes in her closet and true friends by her side, Meesa still longs for more. All of her life she's wanted for one thing and one thing only, love. When she meets the infamous Black, a street pharmacist from the North side of The Lou, finally love is in her grasp. Follow Meesa and Black, this century's new notorious Bonnie and Clyde, through the roller coaster ride that their tight to death relationship brings. From ups, downs, love, hate, lies, abuse and murder, they go through it all. Like the saying goes: everything that looks good to you ain’t always good for you. But in the end, love always conquers all...doesn't it?
 
 
Foye, K’wan. Gangsta. Triple Crown Publications, 2002. 197p. $15
Trade pb. 0-9702472-1-4.
An assassin wants to leave his gang for a life as a writer.
 
 
Foye, K’wan. Street Dreams. St. Martin’s Press,
2004. 320p. $14.95 Trade pb. 0-312-33306-4.
An ex-con turns to hustling when he can’t get a job, but dreams of escaping the ghetto.
 
 
Foye, K’wan. Road Dawgz.
Triple Crown, 2003
"It’s the penthouse or the morgue." This is the philosophy adopted by Keshawn Wilson, a.k.a. ‘K-Dawg,’ self-proclaimed lord of the streets. Keshawn is the youngest of five kids and one of only two that doesn’t belong to his mother’s husband. As a little boy he feels the distance between he and his stepfather, and life becomes increasingly difficult for him as the years pass; his childhood and young adult years are spent in a home for boys and state prison, where he serves time for manslaughter. It is during his time behind bars, amongst hardened criminals, that the seeds of evil take root in his life and mercilessly transform him from an innocent child to a heartless, conniving menace, better known as ‘K-Dawg.’ K-Dawg decides that the world owes him something, and when he is released from prison he intends to take it. He comes up with the ultimate power move that is sure to put him on top of the game or under the earth. He wants it all, and he is dead set on having it—no matter what the cost. He has nothing to lose…and everything to gain.

 
 
Foye, K’wan. Eve
St. Martin’s Griffin, 2006
Seventeen-year-old Eve is torn between two Harlem gangstas, and also must deal with the murder of one of her best friends.
 
 
Glenn, Roy. Payback.
Urban Books, 2005.
Roy Glenn is back with Payback and continues to introduce us to unforgettable characters that immediately become real. The story begins with a long overdue visit to from Nick Simmons (Drug Related). However, before Nick has the chance to hook-up and reminisce with his old friend, the drama begins. Nick finally has the pleasure of meeting the lovely Shy. After a wild shootout at his club in the Bahamas, Mike Black’s wife, Cassandra “Shy” Sims, is kidnapped by South American drug dealers. Mike Black has to find his wife while fighting off a take-over attempt, and solve a murder with political implications, only to find that there is one man behind it all.
 
 

Holmes, Shannon. Never Go Home Again. Simon &
Schuster, 2004. 336p. $23.95. 0-7434-8783-4.
A young man makes fast money in the drug trade, but is arrested and goes to prison.
 
 

Holmes, Shannon. Bad Girlz. Atria, 2003. 224p. $15 Trade pb. 0-7434-8620-X.
This story of three young women who become strippers so they can survive on the streets is set in North Philadelphia. Seventeen-year-old Tonya’s mother beats her, and her stepfather gives her drugs and then rapes her. Kicked out of the house, Tonya is taken in by Kat and Goldie, who help her transform herself into Tender, a stripper and prostitute. All three women have sex with men for money, funding a lifestyle full of shopping, drugs, travel, and rivalries with other girls. The three women get mixed up with a pimp who tries to kill them, but they shoot him in self defense. Their bond begins to fall apart, however, when Kat betrays the other two. Unlike most of the other books on this list, the relationship among the three women—not their romances with men—is at the center of the novel.
 
 
Holmes, Shannon. B-More Careful: A Novel. Teri Woods Publishing, 2001. 288p. $14.95 Trade pb. 0-
9672249-1-8.
This novel is one of the most popular of the genre. Netta grows up on the streets in a poor area of Baltimore with her best friend Mimi. A beautiful girl, she uses her body to get money from men. When she meets a drug dealer named Black, she uses him, too. Meanwhile Mimi descends deeper into a life of drugs and degradation. Eventually Black discovers Netta’s duplicity and takes his revenge.
 
 
Holmes, Shannon. The Game: Short Stories about the life.
Triple Crown, 2003.
Short stories by Shannon Holmes, Tracy Brown, K’wan, Nikki Turner, and more.
 
 

Jackson, Renay. Oaktown Devil. (local author – Oakland)
North Atlantic
Books/Frog Ltd, 2004. 225p. $14.95 Trade pb. 1-
58394-105-3.
When Rainbow Jordan’s brother is murdered, he is determined to find the killer.
 
 
Jackson, Renay. Peanut’s Revenge. (local author – Oakland)
North Atlantic Books, 2006
A blistering follow-up to Turf War, Peanut’s Revenge opens with the release of criminal kingpin Big Ed Tatum from jail after the only witness to his crime is murdered. Is this his first task as a free man? To track down his rival Silky, who soon turns up dead. Silky’s woman, Melody Bordeaux (aka Peanut), vows revenge. But complications arise when Peanut’s adored little sister Crystal falls in love with Big Ed. Peanut follows Big Ed to his parents’ house where he stores his stash of drugs, money, and guns. Working on a parallel track are police team Johnson and Hernandez. As always, Jackson paints an unforgettable picture of the mean streets and lost souls of the urban underworld in his distinctive style. What makes this entry stand out from its predecessors is Jackson’s sizzling portrait of a female protagonist who will do whatever it takes to avenge the death of the man she loved.
 
 
Johnson, Pamela M. From a Hard Rock to a Gem. (Local author – San Francisco)
Macavelli Press, 2003.
Diamond Faith Sterling is an inner-city girl fashioned by her environment where crime, poverty and injustice abound and childhood dreams too often become dreams deferred. She has decided that, while society has denied her any chance to enter Heaven (to go to college, to become a professional), she will accept nothing less than ruling Hell (the inner-city and the streets of East Oakland). This one time street-corner drug-pusher transforms herself into a gritty queenpin: the ruthless leader of a multimillion-dollar narcotics syndicate as builds her empire piece by bloody piece. More and more, she desires to (in the parlance of the inner-city) flip her money into something genuine and she begins to focus on her childhood dreams of being somebody. Yet, to rise to Heaven, one must cut ties to Hell...and for this hard rock anti-heroine, giving up the empire she fought so hard to build proves to be the toughest, most gut-wrenching challenge of all...

 
 
Jones, Solomon. Ride or Die.
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005.
Keisha is the sheltered daughter of an activist pastor with a checkered past. Jamal is the street-savvy son of an infamous drug kingpin. The two fall in love, but when a murder comes between their families, Keisha is forced to make a choice. She chooses Jamal, and as she takes to the streets to be with him, she risks everything for love. Even her life.
 
 
Joseph, Dwayne S., et al. Around the Way Girls. Kensington Books, 2004. 304p. $14.95 Trade pb. 0-9743636-9-3.
This collection of stories begins with a masturbation scene—a warning that it’s not for the faint of heart. Cream, the stripper featured in that story, discovers that she is pregnant by a drug dealer named Wise. Along with another stripper, she comes up with a plan to blackmail customers. A second story deals with Angel Santiago, a beautiful young girl in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, who falls for Frido, another drug dealer. The drama involves an ex-boyfriend, a lesbian orgy scene, and a shooting that concludes the story. The stories have an edge that will appeal to readers looking for fiction that shows life’s seamier side.
 
 
Long, Thomas. A Thug’s Life. Kensington Books,
2004. 245p. $14.95 Trade pb. 0-9747025-3-6.
Dayvon, a one-time kingpin of West Baltimore’s drug trade, must face a vengeful former friend after he decides to go straight.
 
 
Martin, Victor. A Hood Legend.
Triple Crown, 2004.
Fresh out of the Marines with only five grand in his pocket, Ménage’A is looking to make his presence and his flamboyant taste in cars and clothes, felt on the extravagant, flossed-out streets of Miami. When Ménage’A Discovers that he has a flare for flipping stolen cars into more cash then he can handle he befriends Dwight who helps him with his operation. What Ménage’A soon learns is that when doing shady business, shady characters lurk where you least expect them. Follow Ménage’A as he balls outta control, outrunningthe law and bullets that may bear his name.
 
 
Martin, Victor. Menange’s Way.
Triple Crown, 2004.
Menage Unique Legend’s life, though it continues to be filled with material possessions and easy sex, spirals steadily out of control in this action-packed, page-turning sequel to A Hood Legend. Through it all, he pretends to be in control and keeps his game face on, even after experiencing personal losses and tragic events. In the midst of insisting on having it "My way," he questions the meaning of life and love. Finally, he comes up with a solution that is as unique as he is. It is the answer to his misery…and what will ultimately make his heart content.

 
 
Martin, Victor. For the Strength of You.
Triple Crown, 2005.
The Dirty-Dirty is runnin’ the game. Fresh out of prison and down for whatever, Anshon is on the grind and ready to roll. Thirsty for street glitz, glamour and ghetto richness, Anshon never thinks twice about the universal street anthem, "Mo’ money—Mo’ problems." Living life in the fast lane and never learning to "juice the game slow," Anshon ends up on a downward spiral. But what will he do when he can’t be his brother’s keeper anymore, and where will he go when jealousy seems to be taking control? Will he roll over and die or will his survival instincts run the show? What about when he loses a loved one who begged him to get out the game? Will he finally listen, chill with his shawtie, and ride off into the sunset or will he take matters in his own hands? Join Victor Martin as he spins a tale that leaves you to wonder, "How could a man that has done so much be treated so unjust?"
 
 

Miller, Karen E. Quinones. Satin Doll. Simon &
Schuster, 2002. 320p. $13 Trade pb. 0-7432-
1434-X. $6.99 pb. 0-7434-8245-X.
Regina Harris leaves behind poverty and the streets of Harlem to reinvent herself as a college graduate and journalist, but when she meets an upper-class lawyer from a prominent family, she must hide her past life and her old friends. This novel is a good choice for readers who loved Using What You Got, which has more teen appeal.
 
 
Miller, Karen E. Quinones. Using What You
Got: A Novel. Simon & Schuster, 2004. 256p.
$12 Trade pb. 0-7432-4615-2.
Eighteen-year-old Tiara Bynum grows up spoiled by her father in the Harlem housing projects. She must choose between two suitors, the slick and wealthy Lionel—who turns out to be funding drug dealers— or Rashad, a cab driver without Lionel’s money but who has plenty of intelligence and good character. The novel—full of slang, gossip, and details about clothes and hair—has a satisfying if predictable ending. Miller has a degree in journalism and a background as a newspaper reporter, which shows in the high quality of the writing, far surpassing most of the other titles on this list. Except for the rough language—characters use the F-word in every other sentence—this novel is one of the cleaner ones.

 
 
Moore, Yanier Blak. Triple Take: A Novel. Random
House, 2003. 240p. $12.95 Trade pb. 0-375-76066-0.
Out of prison after serving ten years for armed robbery, Jonathan “JC” Cole returns to Chicago seeking revenge against the three men who betrayed him.
 
 
Noire. G-Spot: An urban Erotic Tale.
One World/Striver’s Row, 2005
In this gritty melodrama, 19-year-old Juicy double-crosses her overbearing lover and plans to steal his money.
 
 
Stringer, Vickie. Let That Be the Reason. Triple
Crown Publications, 2001. 285p. $12 Trade
pb. 0-9702472-0-6.
After a painful and violent breakup with a drug dealer, a young woman turns to running an escort service and dealing drugs to support herself and her child. Christening herself Carmen, she learns the ropes and begins taking business from her ex boyfriend, but when her feelings for him return, she gets caught up in a deal gone bad. Like many of the other novels on this list, Carmen’s life of crime allows her to live well, with fancy hotel rooms and expensive champagne, but it all catches up with her at the end. The novel is unusual in that the female main character goes into the drug business for herself, rather than just being the girlfriend of a dealer. This novel has a sequel, Imagine This (Atria, 2004).
 
 
Swinson, Kiki. Wifey.
Melodrama Publishing, 2004
Sequel: I’m Still Wifey, also at SFPL.
Kira owns a profitable hair and nail salon. She lives in a nice home in an exclusive community with her husband Ricky, an infamous, well-known drug dealer from the rough streets of D.C. He is also known to be one of the most feared men in the South. Because of Ricky's drug-empire, Kira finds herself in the most dangerous situation ever. Ricky forces Kira to believe that he's going to call on his reinforcements, so everything will end in his favor. However, unknown to Ricky, Kira felt the need to devise an escape plan on her own. Will she choose loyalty or her life? In a world where everyone wants to be "wifey" the question is--can you play your position and handle the drama the streets will throw your way?

 
 
Turner, Nikki. A Project Chick. Triple Crown
Publications, 2003. 198p. $15 Trade pb. 0-
9702472-6-5.
Tressa, a young woman in Richmond, Virginia, is living the good life. She has twin baby boys with her boyfriend Khalil, a drug dealer who cheats on her. He is controlling but provides her with beautiful jewelry and a nice car. When Khalil falsely suspects Tressa of cheating and commits two senseless murders right in front of her eyes, she packs up her children and moves to a housing project, where she tries to make it on her own. Turner is the self-proclaimed “Queen of Hip-Hop Fiction,” and this story has all the elements of the genre: drugs, sex, robbery, murder, abuse, and a strong woman character determined to escape the streets. Readers might also like A Hustler’s Wife by the same author, about Yarni, a girl from a prosperous family who falls for Des, a drug kingpin. When Des is convicted of murder, Yarni faces life on her own.
 
 
Turner, Nikki. Riding Dirty on I-95
Ballantine, 2006
Mercy, abused in foster care, turns 18 and starts dating a drug dealer in Richmond, Va. At first, she gets involved in drugs, but later turns her life around. Her future is threatened when she encounters her old lover again.
 
 
Whyte, Anthony J. Ghetto Girls. Black Print Publishing, 2002.
251p. $14.95 Trade pb. 0-9722771-2-9.
Coco, an aspiring singer, is with her friends at a New York night club when she meets a girl named DeeDee. When DeeDee is kidnapped, raped, and beaten, her music producer uncle orders a hit on the supposed perpetrators. This novel of murder, jealousy, and revenge ranges all over the place, with no one central character and no clear plot line. Most readers will find it uninvolving and hard to follow, but others will enjoy the gritty setting, drug use, graphic sex, and other popular elements.
 
 
Williams, Kashamba. Blinded. Triple Crown
Publications, 2003. 242p. $15 Trade pb. 0-
9702472-7-3.
This first-person novel tells the story of Mona, a smart and beautiful young woman from the housing projects in Wilmington, Delaware. Her mother is addicted to crack cocaine, and Mona grows up as a “ghetto queen,” stealing clothes and jewelry with her all-female gang. Determined to escape, she dates only men with money. On a trip to Philadelphia, she meets a drug trafficker named Cam. Their romance blooms when he gives her money and takes her on a trip to Jamaica. Mona is overwhelmed by Cam’s wealth and attention, but she soon discovers his violent and nasty side. When she cheats on him and tries to escape with drug money, it’s only a matter of time before events take a tragic turn. The story ends with an author’s note begging readers to make positive changes in their lives. Despite the blatant moralizing, this book is one of the better written and more appealing titles on the list, with a strong and sympathetic central character. Williams has also written a sequel, Grimey (Triple Crown Publications, 2004).
 
 
Woods, Teri. True to the Game. Teri Woods Publishing, 1999.
200p. $14.95 Trade pb. 0-9672249-0-X.
Gena, a girl from the Philadelphia projects, falls for Quadir, a wealthy drug dealer. Emotional ups and downs follow as she is abused by her ex-boyfriend and loses her best friend to a drive-by shooting. Drug dealing rivalries, a kidnapping, and betrayed love lead to the violent conclusion. At the end, Gena emerges older and sadder but also a bit wiser. This book is one of the original self-published “hip hop” novels and does pack some emotional punch.
 
 
Williams, Kashamba. At the Court’s Mercy
Urban Books, 2005
Sequel to Driven.
 
 
Williams, Kashamba. Grimey. Triple Crown
Publications, 2004. 242p. $15 Trade pb. 0-9747895-1-8.
In this sequel to Blinded, Yatta seeks revenge against the man who killed his sister.
 
 
Woods, Teri. Dutch: The First of a Trilogy. Teri
Woods Publishing, 2003. 231p. $14.95 Trade pb. 0-
9672249-0-X.
Woods’s second novel chronicles the life story of a young man named Dutch, a heroin dealer from New Jersey now on trial for a thirty-day killing spree.
 
 
Woods, Teri. Dutch II: Angel’s Revenge
Teri Woods Publishing, 2005
Sequel to Dutch.

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Travel

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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/855-to-baghdad-from-london-to-iraq-on.html 8:55 to Baghdad: From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie by Andrew Eames] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/12/aia-guide-to-twin-cities-by-larry.html AIA Guide to the Twin Cities by Larry Millett] Good for librarians headed for PLA in March 2008
*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/07/14/finally-the-truth-about-vacations/ The Idler Book of Crap Vacations: 50 Tales of Hell on Earth] 2006

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Search Engines

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Place information regarding internet related search engines on this site, including specialized engines and how they are special. Perhaps there is a diamond in the rough here that you haven't heard about.

=Search Engine List=
*[http://www.google.com/ Google]
*[http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo]
*[http://www.altavista.com/ Altavista] - Somewhat unique-searches for audio and video.
*[http://www.Teoma.com/ Teoma]
*[http://a9.com/ A9] - Has a lot of creative features to make you want them as your homepage.
*[http://clusty.com/ Clusty] - Vivisimos newer (8-25-05) end user clustering metasearch engine- searches blogs.
*[http://www.mooter.com/ Mooter] - Creates a "mind map" of related terms to help narrow your search.
*[http://search.singingfish.com/ Singingfish]-Searches for audio and video.
*[http://www.blingo.com/ Blingo] - Win prizes as you search! Powered by Google.
*[http://www.grokker.com/ Grokker] - A visually-oriented search engine. Powered by Yahoo.
*[http://kartoo.com/ Kartoo] - A 'visual meta-search engine.'
*[http://www.ask.com/ Ask.com] - Formerly Ask Jeeves, includes a good engine for image searches.

=Scholarly Engines=
*[http://scholar.google.com Google Scholar]
*[http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple OAIster]
*[http://gunther.smeal.psu.edu/index.html/ SMEALSearch] - Business
*[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/ CiteSeer.IST] - Computer and information science
*[http://infomine.ucr.edu/ INFOMINE] - Scholarly Internet Resources
*[http://www.pubmed.gov/ PubMed] - Health sciences
*[http://www.scirus.com/ Scirus] - Science search engine pertaining to biological sciences, medicine, pharmacology, chemistry, environmental sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and more.
*[http://citebase.eprints.org/ Citebase] - Science
*[http://academic.live.com/default.aspx Windows Live Academic (Beta)] - Computer science, physics, electrical engineering

=Health Information Engines=
*[http://www.pubmed.gov/ PubMed] - Mostly citations with or without abstracts, but results also include some full-text. Strongly research-oriented. Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
*[http://www.medlineplus.gov MedlinePlus] - Consumer health information. Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
*[http://www.hon.ch/MedHunt/ Health on the Net Medhunt]
*[http://www.kosmix.com/ Kosmix] - Categorizes results in the left-hand column, making results easier to navigate.
*[http://www.omnimedicalsearch.com/ Omnimedicalsearch.com] - Metasearch engine. Returns combined results from other search engines.
*[http://www.medical-feeds.com/ Medical and Health Feeds] - Search engine to locate medical and health related RSS feeds and podcasts.
*[http://citehealth.com/ CiteHealth] - Consumer search engine on health care providers. Returns results from it's own search index.
*[http://www.medicalndx.com/ MedicalNDX] - Metasearch engine. Returns combined results from it's own search index and from other search engines.

=Information Sources About Search Engines=
*[http://searchenginewatch.com/ Search Engine Watch] - A site devoted to keeping abreast on the what's what of search engines.

*[http://ranking.thumbshots.com/ Thumbshots Ranking] - A web site for comparing search engines with each other.

*[http://www.pandia.com/index.html Pandia Search Central] - Search engine news, tutuorials; free newsletter.

*[http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need]- Search strategies based on an analysis of your topic. Also try [http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/ NoodleQuest] (the interactive version).

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Search Engines

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Place information regarding internet related search engines on this site, including specialized engines and how they are special. Perhaps there is a diamond in the rough here that you haven't heard about.

=Search Engine List=
*[http://www.google.com/ Google]
*[http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo]
*[http://www.altavista.com/ Altavista] - Somewhat unique-searches for audio and video.
*[http://www.Teoma.com/ Teoma]
*[http://a9.com/ A9] - Has a lot of creative features to make you want them as your homepage.
*[http://clusty.com/ Clusty] - Vivisimos newer (8-25-05) end user clustering metasearch engine- searches blogs.
*[http://www.mooter.com/ Mooter] - Creates a "mind map" of related terms to help narrow your search.
*[http://search.singingfish.com/ Singingfish]-Searches for audio and video.
*[http://www.blingo.com/ Blingo] - Win prizes as you search! Powered by Google.
*[http://www.grokker.com/ Grokker] - A visually-oriented search engine. Powered by Yahoo.
*[http://kartoo.com/ Kartoo] - A 'visual meta-search engine.'
*[http://www.ask.com/ Ask.com] - Formerly Ask Jeeves, includes a good engine for image searches.

=Scholarly Engines=
*[http://scholar.google.com Google Scholar]
*[http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple OAIster]
*[http://gunther.smeal.psu.edu/index.html/ SMEALSearch] - Business
*[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/ CiteSeer.IST] - Computer and information science
*[http://infomine.ucr.edu/ INFOMINE] - Scholarly Internet Resources
*[http://www.pubmed.gov/ PubMed] - Health sciences
*[http://www.scirus.com/ Scirus] - Science search engine pertaining to biological sciences, medicine, pharmacology, chemistry, environmental sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and more.
*[http://citebase.eprints.org/ Citebase] - Science
*[http://academic.live.com/default.aspx Windows Live Academic (Beta)] - Computer science, physics, electrical engineering

=Health Information Engines=
*[http://www.pubmed.gov/ PubMed] - Mostly citations with or without abstracts, but results also include some full-text. Strongly research-oriented. Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
*[http://www.medlineplus.gov MedlinePlus] - Consumer health information. Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
*[http://www.hon.ch/MedHunt/ Health on the Net Medhunt]
*[http://www.kosmix.com/ Kosmix] - Categorizes results in the left-hand column, making results easier to navigate.
*[http://www.omnimedicalsearch.com/ Omnimedicalsearch.com] - Metasearch engine. Returns combined results from other search engines.
*[http://www.medical-feeds.com/ Medical and Health Feeds] - Search engine to locate medical and health related RSS feeds and podcasts.
*[http://citehealth.com/ CiteHealth] - Consumer search engine on health care providers. Returns results from it's own search index.
*[http://www.medicalndx.com/ MedicalNDX] - Metasearch engine. Returns combined results from it's own search index and from other search engines.

=Information Sources About Search Engines=
*[http://searchenginewatch.com/ Search Engine Watch] - A site devoted to keeping abreast on the what's what of search engines.

*[http://ranking.thumbshots.com/ Thumbshots Ranking] - A web site for comparing search engines with each other.

*[http://www.pandia.com/index.html Pandia Search Central] - Search engine news, tutuorials; free newsletter.

*[http://library.albany.edu/internet/choose.html How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory] - Great guide to search engine functionality (fields & file types, search logic, search options, search results, specialty searches).

*[http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need]- Search strategies based on an analysis of your topic. Also try [http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/ NoodleQuest] (the interactive version).

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database

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[[EBSCO]] Publishing is providing the Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database as a free resource. This world-class bibliographic database provides coverage on subjects such as [[librarianship]], [[classification]], [[cataloging]], bibliometrics, online information retrieval, [[information management]] and more.

LISTA is delivered via the EBSCOhost platform, LISTA indexes nearly 600 periodicals, books, research reports, and proceedings. The coverage dates back to the mid-1960s, and it is the oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science.

===Source===
ResourceShelf Newsletter 333 researched by Gary Price

[[Category: Librarianship]]

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database

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[[EBSCO]] Publishing is proud to provide the Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database as a free resource to anyone interested in libraries and information management. This world-class bibliographic database provides coverage on subjects
such as [[librarianship]], [[classification]], [[cataloging]], bibliometrics, online information retrieval, [[information management]] and more.

Delivered via the EBSCOhost platform, LISTA indexes nearly 600 periodicals plus books, research reports, and proceedings. With coverage dating back to the mid-1960s, it is the oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science.

===Source===
ResourceShelf Newsletter 333 researched by Gary Price

[[Category: Librarianship]]

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database

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[[EBSCO]] Publishing is proud to provide the Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database as a free resource to anyone interested in libraries and information management. This world-class bibliographic database provides coverage on subjects
such as [[librarianship]], [[classification]], [[cataloging]], bibliometrics, online information retrieval, [[information management]] and more.

Delivered via the EBSCOhost platform, LISTA indexes nearly 600 periodicals plus books, research reports, and proceedings. With coverage dating back to the mid-1960s, it is the oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science.<ref>ResourceShelf Newsletter 333 Gary Price</ref>

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Wiki Readings

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=== If You Haven't Had Enough of Wikis Yet: Further Reading ===

*Boeninger, Chad. [http://libraryvoice.com/archives/2005/07/13/a-wiki-as-a-research-guide/ A Wiki as a Research Guide] ''Library Voice.'' July 13, 2005.
*Farkas, Meredith. [http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent;jsessionid=987CD8B379A0097A1BB8C58A42AAD899?id=11264 Using Wikis to Create Online Communities]. ''WebJunction.'' September 1, 2005.
*Lamb, Brian. [http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm04/erm0452.asp Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not]. ''Educause Review.'' Sept/Oct 2004.
*Mattison, David. [http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr03/mattison.shtml Quickiwiki, Swiki, Twiki, Zwiki and the Plone Wars Wiki as a PIM and Collaborative Content Tool]. ''Searcher.'' April, 2003.
*McKiernan, Gerry. [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/WMW-I.pdf WikimediaWorlds. Part I. Wikipedia] ''Library Hi Tech News 22, no. 8'' (September/October 2005): 46-54.
*McKiernan, Gerry. [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/TICER2005.ppt Wikis: Disruptive Technologies for Dynamic Possibilities] PowerPoint presentation delivered at ''Digital Libraries à la Carte: Choices for the Future'', Tilburg University, The Netherlands, August 23, 2005.
*Mayfield, Ross. [http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2005/10/17/ward_cunningham_on_the_crucible_of_creativity.php Ward Cunningham on the Crucible of Creativity]. ''Many2Many.'' October 17, 2005.
*Terdiman, Daniel. [http://news.com.com/Wikis+allow+news%2C+history+by+committee/2009-1025_3-5944453.html?tag=ne.tbw.nav How wikis are changing our view of the world]. ''CNET.'' November 15, 2005.
*Tonkin, Emma. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/tonkin/ Making the Case for a Wiki]. ''Ariadne.'' January, 2005.

=== Instructional Stuff on Using Wikis ===
*[http://pbwikicentral.pbwiki.com/ PBWiki Central] has lots of useful information on how to use PBWiki. Also check out [http://librarianmer.pbwiki.com/WikiStyle Wiki Style] and [http://pbwikicentral.pbwiki.com/AdvancedWikiStyle Advanced Wiki Style].
*The Davis Wiki uses PmWiki, so their [http://www.daviswiki.org/Davis_Wiki_Guide Davis Wiki Guide] should be helpful to others using PmWiki.
*Since the Wikipedia uses MediaWiki, it may be helpful to use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia's Help pages], which offers lots of information on how to edit pages. Check out this page on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Wiki_markup How to Edit Pages] in particular.

=== Photo Credits ===
*On ''Wiki World'': Photo by [http://flickr.com/photos/ross/ Ross Mayfield]
*On ''What is a Wiki'': Photo by [http://www.socialtext.com/ Socialtext]
*On ''Important Things to Consider When Choosing Wiki Software'': Photo by [http://flickr.com/photos/ross/ Ross Mayfield]
*On ''Getting People Onboard'': Photo by [http://flickr.com/photos/ross/ Ross Mayfield]
*Wiki Way arrow by [http://flickr.com/photos/ross/ Ross Mayfield]

=== [[Wiki World|Back to Beginning of Presentation]] ===

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Wiki Readings

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LEAP

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LEAP (Leadership Empowerment Achievement Program) is designed to:

*identify potential leaders within the library system,

*allow employees interested in advancement an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills, and

*develop a pool of individuals who can assume leadership roles when the need arises.

The objectives for participants in LEAP are:

*develop visionary leadership through practical hands-on experience and classroom training sessions;

*develop awareness of external and internal social and political influences impacting the library system, resulting in effective communication strategies for disseminating information;

*develop proactive strategies to address a shifting workplace environment; and

*gain an understanding of the overall operation of the library system and how each part works together to support the organization’s mission.

The following is a list of just some of the “soft skills” or “transferable skills” identified by the Leadership Development Steering Committee as shaping future Memphis Public Library leaders. Individual LEAP sessions were designed based on these competencies; each session addresses one or more of these skills:

*identifying and appreciating various leadership styles

*effective communication

*motivating followers and teambuilding

*ethical leadership

*valuing professional organizations

*advocacy and outreach

*strategic planning

*dealing with change

*coaching and mentoring

*community awareness

*public relations

*political acumen or savvy

*building collaborative relationships

*creating and communicating vision

*understanding the library "big picture"

*identifying future trends

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==LEAP Sessions==
In order to make the LEAP experience comprehensive, it is imperative that we provide a varied experience for people at all levels and position types. It is our goal to provide insight into our organization, our connection to our community, and the importance of the profession as a whole.

Here is the schedule in its current form:

'''July'''

Welcome Reception

'''August'''

LEAP Retreat

'''September'''

Essentials of Communication

'''October'''

Follow the Book

'''November'''

Part 1: Challenge throughout System History

Part 2: We've Come a Long Way, Baby

'''December'''

Public Relations: Our Window on the World

'''January'''

Shake 'Em Up: A Day in the Life Somewhere Else

'''February'''

The Library World Beyond Memphis Public

'''March'''

Community Involvement

'''April'''

Where I Went/What I Learned

'''May'''

Graduation

* [http://libraryleaders.blogspot.com/ LEAP Blog]

[[Category:Professional]]

Mixing RSS Feeds

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==Mixing RSS Feeds==

You can mix several feeds together to create a completely new one!

'''Tools to Mix RSS Feeds'''

* [http://www.kickrss.com/ KickRSS]
* [http://www.rssmix.com/ RSS Mix]
* [http://feedblendr.com/ Feed Blendr]

: '''Example:''' [http://www.kickrss.com/A%20Few%20Librarians A Few Librarians]
: '''Example 2:''' [http://www.rssmix.com/u/16227/ Meredith and Paul's Blogs]
: '''Example 3:''' [http://www.bloglines.com/public/mereditz U.S. News]

==See also==

* [[More RSS Tools]]

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More RSS Tools

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=== More RSS Tools ===

'''RSS to E-mail'''

*[http://www.r-mail.org/ R|mail]
*[http://squeet.com/home.aspx Squeet]
*[http://www.feedblitz.com/ FeedBlitz]
*[http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/publishers/fbemail Feedburner]

'''Creating Feeds Where None Exist'''

*[http://feed43.com/ Feed 43]
*[http://www.wotzwot.com/rssxl.php RSSxl]
*[http://www.feedyes.com/ FeedYes]

'''Calendars with RSS feeds for syndicating information about events, workshops. etc.'''

*[http://www.rsscalendar.com/ RSS Calendar]
**[http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php Example]
*[http://www.calendarhub.com/ Calendar Hub]

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Podcasts & Teens

2007-11-03T23:15:46Z

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A brief history of podcasting to teens, in addition to an explanation of podcasting could go here.

===A list of podcasts created through partnership with public libraries and teens.===

*[http://www.cheshirelib.org/teens/cplpodcast.htm Cheshire Public Library]- a monthly podcast featuring teen writers, musicians, reviewers, commentators, and more
*[http://www.ourmedia.org/node/228166 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teens]- a podcast created by the TAC
*[http://www.hennepin.lib.mn.us/teens/Podcasts.cfm Hennepin County Library] - podcast book reviews.
*[http://lansinglibraryteen.blogspot.com/ Lansing Public Library]- audio book reviews, [http://lansinglibraryteen.blogspot.com/2005/11/science-project-strategies-audio.html research instruction podcast].
*[http://feeds.feedburner.com/primespeaks Manchester Public Library]- book reviews and news podcasts.
*[http://www.mhl.org/teens/audio/index.htm Memorial Hall Library]- podcast of the teen poetry contest.
*[http://teenlink.nypl.org/turnitup.html New York Public Library] (not a true podcast since it doesn't have a feed)
*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/yareviews/ Thomas Ford Memorial Library]- podcast of books reviewed by teens.
*[http://www.libraryloft.org/podcasts.asp Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County] - podcasts created by teens with random questions. We're also experimenting with audioblogger to record author podcasts and teen podcasts over the phone.

==See Also==
*[[Blogs for Teens]] - library blogs for teen patrons.

*[[Flickr for library Teens]] - A list of Flickr spaces for library teens.

*[[MySpace & Teens]] - a list of library MySpace profiles oriented towards teen patrons.

* [[RSS & Teens]] - a list of libraries using RSS feeds to deliver digital content to teens.

*[[Vodcasts for Teens]] - a list of vodcasts used within teen library environments.

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Podcasts & Teens

2007-11-03T23:12:52Z

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A brief history of podcasting to teens, in addition to an explanation of podcasting could go here.

===A list of podcasts created through partnership with public libraries and teens.===

*[http://www.cheshirelib.org/teens/cplpodcast.htm Cheshire Public Library]- a monthly podcast featuring teen writers, musicians, reviewers, commentators, and more
*[http://www.ourmedia.org/node/228166 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teens]- a podcast created by the TAC
*[http://www.hennepin.lib.mn.us/teens/Podcasts.cfm Hennepin County Library] - podcast book revies.
*[http://lansinglibraryteen.blogspot.com/ Lansing Public Library]- audio book reviews, [http://lansinglibraryteen.blogspot.com/2005/11/science-project-strategies-audio.html research instruction podcast].
*[http://feeds.feedburner.com/primespeaks Manchester Public Library]- book reviews and news podcasts.
*[http://www.mhl.org/teens/audio/index.htm Memorial Hall Library]- podcast of the teen poetry contest.
*[http://teenlink.nypl.org/turnitup.html New York Public Library] (not a true podcast since it doesn't have a feed)
*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/yareviews/ Thomas Ford Memorial Library]- podcast of books reviewed by teens.
*[http://www.libraryloft.org/podcasts.asp Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County] - podcasts created by teens with random questions. We're also experimenting with audioblogger to record author podcasts and teen podcasts over the phone.

==See Also==
*[[Blogs for Teens]] - library blogs for teen patrons.

*[[Flickr for library Teens]] - A list of Flickr spaces for library teens.

*[[MySpace & Teens]] - a list of library MySpace profiles oriented towards teen patrons.

*[[Podcasts & Teens]] - a list of podcasts created through partnership with public libraries and teens.

* [[RSS & Teens]] - a list of libraries using RSS feeds to deliver digital content to teens.

*[[Vodcasts for Teens]] - a list of vodcasts used within teen library environments.

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Humour

2007-11-03T23:11:26Z

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Given: Poems by Wendell Berry

2007-11-03T23:10:40Z

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Readers of '''Hannah Coulter''' by Wendell Berry will remember that the author has many concerns about the way we live our lives and about the impact of our actions on the people we love and the earth that supports us. He questions whether the commonly accepted idea of progress, the proliferation of machines, pavement, noise, and crowding, is really a worthy goal for us. In the course of the story, he shows his readers a better way, people living thoughtful lives, caring for the world around them.

Many of the same concerns appear in the poems in his new collection '''Given'''. Many of the poems focus on the forest, the river, the soil, and the people that he knows well. Not all of these people are strictly real, as several of the poems and the short play in verse “Sonata at Payne Hollow” focus on characters from the world of his novels and short stories. Berry poses that people who care for the land on which they live are happier and more satisfied. There is gentleness in much of this verse, like in the following untitled work:

''This is the time you'd like to stay.''
''Not a leaf stirs. Not a sound.''
''The fireflies lift light from the ground.''

Berry does at times raise his voice in forthright criticism of current society. In his poem “Some Further Words,” he begins “Let me be plain with you, dear reader,” and continues with frank discussion of politics, science, and economics. His emotions peak in the following verse:

''When I hear the Stock Market has fallen''
''I say, “Long live gravity, long live''
''stupidity, error, and greed in the palaces''
''of fantasy capitalism.” I think''
''an economy should be based on thrift,''
''on taking care of things, not on theft,''
''usury, seduction, waste, and ruin.''

"Part IV: Sabbaths 1998-2004" is the largest and final section of the collection. These poems written on Sunday morning walks continue a series begun in previous collections, and they often deal on the surface with what Berry sees in the changing seasons. With them, he also expresses his Christian beliefs, as in the third poem in the subsection for 2000:

''As timely as a river''
''God’s timeless life passes''
''Into this world. It passes''
''Through bodies, giving life,''
''And past them, giving death.''

The collection can be read quickly, but I recommend taking a few poems at a time. Some readers will find many quotes to collect and keep. Given belongs in most public libraries.

Berry, Wendell. '''Given: Poems.''' Washington, DC: Shoemaker Hoard, 2005. ISBN 1593760612

Review by [http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com Rick Roche]

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Humor

2007-11-03T23:09:37Z

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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/definitive-biography-of-p-d-q-bach-by.html The Definitive Biography of P. D. Q. Bach by Peter Schickele] 1976

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Branding

2007-11-03T23:04:10Z

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= Definition =
A brand is defined by the American Marketing Association (AMA)as a "name, term, sign, symbol or design, or a combination of them intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of other sellers."
Branding is used to communicate the unique market 'position' of one product from another in the eyes of the target customer group, with the intention of increasing 'market share'. It does this by firstly establishing what service values or features sets the product apart from the competition, and then communicating this difference, through promotional material, logos, staff values and so on. Using the example of a library, it may look to communicate the message of quality information identified by helpful, skilled staff - possibly in a dedicated 'place of learning' - against a backdrop of end user searches which could be frustrating in the face of 'information overload'.

Changes in the technological environment, with the advent of web 2.0, provides both an opportunity and threat to the library sector. Being part of the change, advocating and adopting new ways of working, can strengthen the library brand to one which is cutting edge - at the forefront of the new. Conversely, resistance to changes could result in the library brand being identified with an outdated product - resulting in reduced usage.

= Other Resources=
*[http://www.marketingpower.com/ American Marketing Association]
*[http://www.chrisolson.com/coa/coacontent/SLABrandReadList2-03FIN.pdf Branding: a reading list, compiled by Chris Olson for the Special Libraries Association (pdf format)]

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Blogs for Teens

2007-11-03T23:02:13Z

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=== Library Blogs for Teen Patrons ===
Please add your blog!

==A-C==
*[http://rcplteencorner.blogspot.com Asheboro Public Library] - The Corner
*[http://avalonteenlibrary.blogspot.com Avalon Public Library] -Avalon Teen Corner
*[http://www.bartlesville.lib.ok.us/blog/teens Bartlesville Public Library] - Stuff for Teens
*[http://wplbooksnog.blogspot.com Warwick Public Library] - Booksnog
*[http://www.nassaulibrary.org/bryant/blteens/blog.html Bryant Library] - BLTeens Blog
*[http://bfyablog.blogspot.com Brookfield Public Library] - BFYA Blog
*[http://teenbrooks.blogspot.com Brooks Memorial Library] - Teen Blog@Brooks
*[http://libraryteens.blogspot.com Camden County Library] - Teen Zone Blog
*[http://clpteens.blogspot.com Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh] - Teens
*[http://cpltbb.wordpress.com Cheshire Public Library] - Teen Book Blog
*[http://www.crpl.blogspot.com/TeenCafe Chicago Ridge Public Library] - Teen Cafe Blog
*[http://yablog.coshoctonpl.org/teens/default.aspx Coshocton Public Library] - Teen News the Blog!
*[http://cumberlandteens.blogspot.com Cumerland Public Library] - Teen News
*[http://ccplic4teens.wordpress.com/ Cumberland County Public Library & Info Center] - Teens @ CCPL&IC: Teen News and Book Review blog
*[http://cplteencentral.blogspot.com Commack Public Library Teen Central]
*[http://cclteenzread.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Chambers County Library] - Chambers County Library Teen Blog

==D-I==
*[http://page51.blogspot.com Delray Beach PL] - Page 51, presented by the Youth Council
*[http://www.darienlibrary.org/connections/teens Darien Library]- Teen Connections
*[http://elrenocarnegieya.wordpress.com El Reno Carnegie Library] - Neat, Nifty, Necessary(?) Notes
*[http://exeterteens.blogspot.com Exeter Public Library] - Teens & EPL
*NEW! [http://fairfaxlibraryteens.blogspot.com/ The Fairfax County (VA) Public Library] - Fairfax County Public Library's Teen Screenz
*[http://fmlteens.blogspot.com Flint Memorial Library]- Teen Corner
*[http://fplya.blogspot.com Framingham Public Library] - Teen Blogomatic
*[http://www.geneva.lib.il.us/Blogs/Teens/index.html Geneva Public Library]- Mischief
*[http://bookobsessiongpl.blogspot.com Glendale Public Library] - Book Obsession
*[http://teens.goshenpubliclibrary.org Goshen Public Library] - Goshen Teens
*[http://www.henrytabtalk.blogspot.com Henry County Library System] - Henry TAB talk
*NEW! [http://hcplcteens.blogspot.com Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative] - Teens @ the Library
*[http://hillsdale.bccls.org/teens/index.html Teen Speak @ Hillsdale Public Library] - Teen Speak @ Hillsdale Library
*[http://htflteens.blogspot.com Haverford Township Free Library] - Haverford Library Teens
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/teenreviews.asp Homer Township Public Library] - Homer Township Public Library Teen Reviews
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/teenevents.asp Homer Township Public Library] - Homer Township Public Library Teen Events
*[http://cclteenzread.typepad.com/my_weblog/] - Chambers County Library Teen Blog

==J-L==
*[http://jmrl.blogspot.com Jefferson-Madison RL] - JMRL Young Adult Services
*[http://jmcplteenscene.blogspot.com John M. Cuelenaere PL] - JMCPL Teen Scene
*[http://kpl-teen-reads.livejournal.com Kinnelon Public Library] - Kinnelon Public Library Teens
*[http://lansinglibraryteen.blogspot.com Lansing Library]- Teen News Blog
*[http://www2.sls.lib.il.us/LPS/yaservices La Grange Park Public Library]- YA Programs & Events
*[http://lovelandpubliclibraryteens.blogspot.com/ Loveland Public Library] - Teens @ the Loveland Public Library

==M-P==
*[http://mycyc.com My CYC]- Free Blogs For Teens
*[http://web.provlib.org/johlib/teenstart.htm Marian J. Mohr Lib.]- Teen Happenings @ Your Library
*[http://zooinformer.blogspot.com/ Nelson County Public Library] - Zoo Informer
*[http://nchcplteens.blogspot.com New Castle-Henry County PL] - NCHCPL Teen Blog
*[http://teensreadorangecity.blogspot.com Teens Read Orange City] - Orange City Public Library Teens Read Blog
*[http://oplteens.blogspot.com/ Oshawa Public Library] - OPL's Teen Space
*[http://paramusteensread.blogspot.com Paramus Public Library] - Paramus Teens Read
*[http://parmateens.wordpress.com Parma Public Library] - Parma Teens Lounge
*[http://teenlibrarianreads.blogspot.com Pawtucket Teen Librariain] - In the Teen Zone
*[http://teenroom.blogspot.com Picton Branch] - Teen Stuff @ the Picton Branch
*[http://pdlteenzone.blogspot.com/ PDL Teen Zone-The Blog] - Plymouth District Library Teen Zone
*[http://www.phxashes.blogspot.com/ Phoenix Public Library] - From the Ashes of the Phoenix, Teen written blog
*NEW! [http://www.pgteenspace.wordpress.com Prince George's County Memorial Library System] - TeenSpace
*[http://yalibrarynews.blogspot.com Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County Branches] - YA Library News

==Q-Z==
*[http://www.readingpl.org/weblog/youngadult.html Reading Public Library] - Teen Page
*[http://www.libraryforlife.org/gameblog St. Joseph County Public Library] - Game Blog
*NEW! [http://secaucusteens.blogspot.com Secaucus Public Library] - Paper Cut:: SPL's Teen Blog
*[http://sellerslibraryteens.blogspot.com Sellers Library] - Sellers Library Teens
*[http://www.xanga.com/afewsocks Sewickly Public Library] - Between Sewickly and the Moon
*[http://scfplteen.blogspot.com Sheridan County Fulmer PL] - SCFPL Teen Reads & Happenings
*[http://thelibrary.org/teens/teens.cfm Springfield-Greene County Library District] - Teen Thing
*[http://theloftonline.blogspot.com Tinley Park Public Library] - The Loft Online
*[http://bonfirebooks.blogspot.com Trails West Library] - Bonfire Books
*NEW! [http://tpltigardteen.blogspot.com/ Tigard Public Library (Oregon)] - Tigard Teens
*NEW! [http://tuckahoelibrary.vox.com Tuckahoe Public Library] - Tuckahoe Teens
*NEW! [http://tuftsstuff.blogspot.com Weymouth Public Library] - Tufts Stuff
*NEW! [http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/teenblog/ Worthington Libraries (Ohio)] - Worthingteens

==See Also==
*[[Blogs for Teens]] - library blogs for teen patrons.

*[[Flickr for library Teens]] - A list of Flickr spaces for library teens.

*[[MySpace & Teens]] - a list of library MySpace profiles oriented towards teen patrons.

*[[Podcasts & Teens]] - a list of podcasts created through partnership with public libraries and teens.

* [[RSS & Teens]] - a list of libraries using RSS feeds to deliver digital content to teens.

*[[Vodcasts for Teens]] - a list of vodcasts used within teen library environments.

[[Category: Blogs]]
[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]
[[Category: Web 2.0]]

Category:Blogs

2007-11-03T23:01:13Z

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Blogs about Teen Library Services

2007-11-03T23:00:25Z

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The following are some blogs that might be useful reads for teen librarians.

==Helpful Blogs in Young Adult Services==
Alternative Teen Services Blog
http://yalibrarian.com/index.html

Read Alert
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/education/youthlit/readalert/

School Library Journal
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/620000062.html

Teenlibrarian Blog
http://www.teenlibrarian.com/blog.html

YALSA Blog
http://blogs.ala.org/index.php?blog=5

Young Adult Arcs
http://yaarc.blogspot.com/

YPulse
http://ypulse.com/

==Teen Librarian Bloggers==

Connecting YA
http://www.connectingya.blogspot.com/

Library Shrine
http://www.huggin.net/libraryshrine/

Meg 2.0
http://meg20.blogspot.com/

Mischief
http://www.geneva.lib.il.us/Blogs/Teens/index.html

Pop Goes the Library
http://www.popgoesthelibrary.com/

Teen Lib
http://www.jberns89.edublogs.org/

Sero Sed Serio
http://www.serosedserio.wordpress.com/

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Lisa Harrington

2007-11-03T22:59:31Z

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Lisa Harrington is the Serials Acquisitions Supervisor at the MIT Libraries in Cambridge, MA. My [[blog]] is here: [http://scripts.mit.edu/~lisapisa/blog La-La-Librarian]

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Essays

2007-11-03T22:57:10Z

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*[http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/07/this_is_not_what_im_reading_th.php Best American Essays 2006]
*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/10/05/joan-didion-is-a-super-talent/ White Album by Joan Didion] 1979

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Health and Medicine

2007-11-03T22:55:04Z

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*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/moms-cancer-by-brian-fies.html Mom's Cancer] 2006

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Displays

2007-11-03T22:54:16Z

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= Success Stories =
Did you coordinate a successful exhibit? Plan an opening reception? Tell us about it!

* Academic Library
* Public Library
* School Library K-5
* School Library 6-8
* School Library 9-12
** [[Reading Hollywood]] - Displaying books that have been made into film.

= Online Resources =
= Tips =
How do you get the job done?
== Project Management ==

== Collaborating with other library staff. ==
== Collaborating with people from outside the library ==
= Links to Photos of Your Library Displays =

A discussion on book displays (complete with photographs) began on 17 May 2006 at webjunction. Tips are included for acquiring inexpensive props to draw attention to the display.
http://www.webjunction.org/forums/click.jspa?searchID=7311&messageID=29400
I don't have a photo but one of my most successful displays had a poster that said "I don't remember the title, but the cover was red". I set up the display with the poster and as many "red" fiction titles that the table would hold. The books flew off the table and the display had to be replenished daily!

= Recommended Reading =
Know of any good books on creating displays on a small budget?
Please tell us about them here!

[[Category: Selling Your Library]]

Challenges to Displays, Exhibits, Meeting Room Use, Materials

2007-11-03T22:51:02Z

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Creating Policies that Effectively Address Challenges to Displays, Exhibits, Meeting Room Use, and Materials

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Gaming Services/Programs

2007-11-03T22:49:31Z

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*[[Articles]]

[[Category: Programming]]
[[Category: Web 2.0]]