The link below is to a sad story because some 30 tonnes of books could soon be burnt in Canada.
For more visit:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2012/06/30-ton-book-collection-canada-burning.html
Category Archives: Article
Article: Your Ebooks at Death – What Will Become of Them?
Living in the digital age it is now important to consider all things digital in regards to inheritance. Have you asked the question of yourself – what will happen to everything digital that belongs to you? What will become of your ebooks upon death?
For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/21/155360197/will-your-children-inherit-your-e-books
Article: Libraries in Asia
The link below is to an article that looks at 8 amazing libraries in Asia (includes photos).
For more visit:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/130804
Article: Being A Librarian
The link below is to an article that looks at what it is like to be a librarian. The reality may sound a bit different to your perception.
For more visit:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedshift/career-confidential-a-librarian-deals-with-creeps
Article: Building a Library with Diigo
The link below is to an article, which though old, will still be a useful introduction to the bookmarking service Diigo. The service is so much more than a bookmarking service though, being a very useful service for research and online library building.
Diigo V5: Collect and Highlight, Then Remember! from diigobuzz on Vimeo.
For more visit:
http://www.knowthenetwork.com/2010/01/turning-links-into-a-library-with-diigo/
Article: Text Art – Portraits Made from Thousands of Words
The link below is to an article featuring examples of text art (Textportraits) by Ralph Ueltzhoefer.
For more visit:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/ralph-ueltzhoeffer-textportraits
Article: The Little Free Library
The link below is to an article reporting on the ‘Little Free Library.’
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-c-smith/little-free-library_b_1610026.html
Just something I posted on another of my Blogs.
I don’t often buy music any more. On the odd occasion I may, if I believe the price is reasonable, grab a CD or these days something of the iTunes site. Generally though I stopped buy music a long time ago. Why? Well, in my opinion it was far too overpriced. A CD with just 8 songs on it or perhaps even less than 8, for the price they were charging – no way!
Now I have a subscription to Spotify and I can stream (and save playlists to my lap top) music for a very reasonable price. Not everything is on Spotify, but I will still buy something from iTunes should I wish to – such as a couple of The Voice Australia songs.
For me, buying music or not buying music was never about could I get a pirated version. I stopped buying music because it was too…
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Article: Hanging Book Rack
The link below is to an article about a ‘bookshelf’ of sorts. It’s really a hanging book rack. Not something I would use for my books, but perhaps others would.
For more visit:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/95128603/custom-made-wooden-book-rack-in-wenge#
Article: Libraries Begin Fining People for not Picking up Holds
The article linked to below concerns libraries in Canada fining users who fail to pick up their ‘hold.’ What do you think about these sorts of fines? They are meant to keep books available for those who actually will use the books kept on hold.
For more visit:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/06/06/toronto-city-libraries-new-fines-for-holds.html
At the BookShelf 
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