New Item Added

• Public Library Data Service Statistical Report - 2007

FYI: Includes Young Adult Services Survey

The Future of Libraries and Librarians

Some of today's most prolific writers about librarianship have contributed to the discussion of the future of libraries and librarians being presented on the Degree Tutor Web site. You can read what they have to say here. You can contribute your own voice by clicking here.

Recently Added

• The Readers' Advisory Guide to Nonfiction by Neal Wyatt
• Managing Overdues: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians edited by Patty J. Hansel

ALA Video

For those of you who did not have the opportunity to attend ALA, American Libraries made a short video of 5 days in Washington which they posted on YouTube for our viewing pleasure.

New to the Collection

• Children's Catalog (2007 Supplement to the Nineteenth Edition)

FYI: According to the Preface, "Children's Catalog is a selective list of fiction and nonfiction items recommended for children from preschool through sixth grade. In addition to books it lists magazines, electronic resources, and professional aids for the librarian and school media specialist."

• The Family-Centered Library Handbook by Sandra Feinberg, Kathleen Deerr, Barbara A. Jordan, Marcellina Byrne, and Lisa G. Kropp.

Podcasts

Beginning in August the electronic journal, First Monday, will start podcasting. This is the journal that claims to "bring you the people and events behind the interesting and novel ideas related to the history, current use, and future of the Internet."

If you are interested in learning more about podcasts and would like some training, SirsiDynix offered a webinar in June that is now archived called "What's New in Podcasting?"

Business Week Article - 6/11/2007

There was a very interesting article I saw online at the Business Week Web site:

Web Strategies That Cater To Customers Blogs. Podcasts. Video-sharing sites. Social networks. Here's a word of advice for companies scrambling to become a part of these conversations. It's not enough to build a hub in Second Life or create a profile on MySpace.com (NWS ). It's time to shift your focus away from trying out every high-tech platform that comes across your in-box. Instead, home in on your customers. Almost every demographic group you can think of is engrossed in the Web these days, and users are getting smarter about their tools. It won't take long to find the consumers who care about what you're doing—and tune in to what they're doing.

The chart , with data from Forrester Research, that accompanied the article is particularly striking. Future efforts might be guided by these results. Additionally, it will be interesting to see how results changes over time.

American Library Directory

• American Library Directory, 2007-2008 (60th ed.) - 2 vol. set

FYI: Includes organization and personnel indices. You can request photocopies of listings and they will be sent to you through interoffice mail.

New Titles

• The Bowker Annual Library and Trade Almanac (52nd ed.)
• Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Services by Michael E. Casey and Laura C. Savastinuk