The Libraries have an account with Twitter

Just to let you know that the Central TAFE Libraries now have a Twitter account called ……. wait for it …….. CentralTAFELibs.    Nice and original isn’t it??

So drop in every now and then and see what tweets have been added.

What Does the Future Hold?

David Lee King introduces some discussion points in his blog post The Beginning of the New Normal. Of particular interest to me are the comments about libraries in the last paragraphs.

Are you ready for Christmas?

Central TAFE libraries are. For years we have been using excess tea-money and other donations to build up supplies of Christmas decorations in our four main campuses. Library staff love the chance to pretty-up their work environment and invite all library users to enjoy the festive displays.

Christmas tree in Perth campus library

Google vs. the Library

Quotation of the Day

“More than a building that houses books and data, the library has always been a window to a larger world–a place where we’ve always come to discover big ideas and profound concepts that help move the American story forward. . . . .

“Libraries remind us that truth isn’t about who yells the loudest, but who has the right information. Because even as we’re the most religious of people, America’s innovative genius has always been preserved because we also have a deep faith in facts.

“And so the moment we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold into a library, we’ve changed their lives forever, and for the better. This is an enormous force for good.”

President-elect Barack Obama in a speech at the American Library Association annual conference in June 2005.

(With thanks to Margaret Fowler)

Google does it again

Imagine having access to the online collections of libraries worldwide.

For several years Google has been trying to provide much wider access to out-of-print books and a great many in-print, in-copyright works. Now Google has almost finalised a book search deal with the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers that willl provide revenue to copyright holders via advertising or subscription services.

Well done Google.

Dewey the library cat

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — He was a yellow tabby with twinkling green eyes, who arrived in the overnight drop box of a farmland library one frigid January night. Dewey Readmore Books became the library’s star boarder and an international celebrity.  Read more …