E-Lert # 345 / Cyberavis no. 345

Friday October 2, 2009 / le vendredi 2 octobre 2009

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NEWS / NOUVELLES

Canadian Library Support Staff Day Proclamation
John Teskey
CLA/ACB President

“All great libraries depend on their support staff, working both behind the scenes and at the forefront to help libraries grow and serve their users. In our changing environment we need to ensure that we celebrate the skill of our support staff. Support staff are critical to any library’s success. October is Canadian Library Month and Friday, October 16, 2009 will be recognized as Canadian Library Support Staff Day. The purpose of the day is to show deep appreciation and recognition for the work of Library Technicians, Library Assistants, Library Clerks and all other support staff members who perform daily miracles in our Canadian public, private, government, academic and corporate libraries. On behalf of the Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliothèque I proclaim October 16, 2009 as “Canadian Library Support Staff Day".”

Judge Nixes Google Book Hearing as Negotiations Continue
Ryan Singel
Wired, September 25, 2009

Google’s endeavor to build the online library and bookstore of the future has been delayed indefinitely after the judge overseeing a controversial settlement with the world’s authors and publishers over copyright issues postponed an upcoming hearing, citing opposition from the U.S. and foreign governments. Federal district court judge Denny Chin canceled the fairness hearing that was to take place October 7, as Google is currently re-negotiating the agreement with the plaintiffs.*
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/09/judge-nixes-google-book-hearings-as-copyright-negotiations-continue/

Le Seuil demande 15 millions d'euros à Google
Alain Beuve-Méry
Le Monde, 25 septembre 2009

« Jeudi 24 septembre, devant la 3e chambre du tribunal de grande instance de Paris, le groupe La Martinière (qui contrôle notamment Le Seuil) attaquait en justice le moteur de recherche américain Google. Une première mondiale ! Aucun éditeur n'avait encore jamais osé s'en prendre au géant californien. Le Seuil avait le soutien du Syndicat national de l'édition (530 éditeurs) et des auteurs membres de la Société des gens de lettres. »
http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2009/09/25/le-seuil-demande-15-millions-d-euros-a-google_1245162_651865.html#ens_id=1229431

57 College Presidents Declare Support for Legislation to Ensure Public Access to Publicly Funded Research in the U.S.
September 23, 2009

Presidents of 57 liberal arts colleges in the U.S., representing 22 states, declared their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act in an Open Letter. The letter is the first from higher education administrators to be issued in support of the 2009 bill, and notes, “Adoption of the Federal Research Public Access Act will democratize access to research information funded by tax dollars. It will benefit of education, research, and the general public.”*
http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/news/news_releases/09-0923.shtml

Book sharing site Scribd rejects claims of copyright infringement
Bobbie Johnson
Guardian, September 21, 2009

Social publishing website Scribd has been hit with a lawsuit which claims that it profits by encouraging internet users to illegally share copyrighted books online. The plaintiff, American author Elaine Scott, alleges that the site "shamelessly profits from the stolen copyrighted works of innumerable authors" - claims that the San Francisco startup says are "without merit".*
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/21/scribd-lawsuit

Value of Academic Libraries Comprehensive Research Review and Report
September 2009

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) seeks proposals to develop and deliver a comprehensive review of the quantitative and qualitative literature, methodologies, and best practices currently in place for demonstrating the value of academic libraries. Libraries have seemingly lost relevance in an age of instantaneous, relevant information retrieval. While
any library staff member would disagree, academic librarians must effectively communicate their value.*
http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/ACRL_RFP_Value.pdf

Wellcome Library to use JPEG2000 image format
September 18, 2009

The Wellcome Library, anticipating a growth in digitisation of library materials, has initiated an ambitious program to store its digital content whilst maintaining the high levels of quality and open standards required for long-term preservation. JPEG2000, despite its name, is not a JPEG format, but utilizes a sophisticated compression technology that maximizes quality while minimizing file sizes.*
http://wellcomelibrary.blogspot.com/2009/09/wellcome-library-to-use-jpeg2000-image.html

ARTICLES

After Losing Users in Catalogs, Libraries Find Better Search Software
Marc Parry
The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 28, 2009

Traditional online library catalogs don't tend to order search results by ranked relevance, and they can befuddle users with clunky interfaces. That's changing, however, because of two technology trends. First, a growing number of university libraries are spending serious money for sophisticated software that makes exploring their collections more like the easy-to-filter experience one might find in an online Sears catalog. Second, several institutions are building free open-source programs that tackle the same problems without licensing fees.*
http://chronicle.com/article/After-Losing-Users-in/48588/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

EpiCollect: Linking Smartphones to Web Applications for Epidemiology, Ecology and Community Data Collection
David M. Aanensen et al
PloS One, Volume 4, Issue 9, September 2009

Epidemiologists and ecologists often collect data in the field and enter their data into a database for further analysis when they return to their laboratory. Mobile phones that use the open source Android operating system, used in conjunction with web applications, present new opportunities for developing mobile phone applications that allow two-way communication between field workers and their project databases. Anensen et al demonstrate their utility for epidemiological data collection and display, and briefly discuss their application in ecological and community data collection. Such frameworks offer great potential for recruiting ‘citizen scientists’ to contribute data easily to central databases through their mobile phone.*
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0006968

The iSchools, Education for Librarianship, and the Voice of Doom and Gloom
Danny P. Wallace
The Journal of Academic Librarianship

Almost every area of professional practice experiences conflict concerning the education of professional practitioners. Conflicts tend to be grounded at the nexus of theory and practice. Leaders in the profession argue that academics are too focused on the theoretical aspects of the profession while academics counter that the leaders are too focused on the technical aspects of practice. Such conflicts are far from new, and librarianship as a profession is far from immune to them.*

RESOURCES / RESSOURCES

The Google Books Settlement: Who Is Filing And What Are They Saying?
Brandon Butler
Association of Research Libraries

The Association of Research Libraries, the American Library Association, and the
Association of College and Research Libraries have prepared this document to summarize in a few pages of charts some key information about the hundreds of filings that have been submitted to the federal district court presiding over the Google Books litigation. The Google Books Settlement is the proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against Google, Inc. by groups and individuals representing authors and publishers who objected to Google’s large-scale scanning of in-copyright books to facilitate its Book Search service.
http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/googlefilingcharts.pdf

Communicating knowledge: how and why researchers publish and disseminate their findings
Research Information Network, September 2009

This report examines how researchers publish and why, considering what motivates them to publish in different formats and the increase in collaboration and co-authorship. It also explores researchers’ decisions on what to cite and the inﬂuence of research assessment on their behaviours and attitudes.*
http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/communicating-and-disseminating-research/communicating-knowledge-how-and-why-researchers-pu

ARL Special Report on Liaison Librarian Roles
Research Library Issues, Number 265, August 2009

This special issue of RLI, Guest edited by ARL's Karla Hahn, focuses on the evolution of new roles and institutional strategies for liaison work. Five articles identify emerging roles and examine the challenges of developing the corresponding liaison capabilities. Authors from Minnesota, Berkeley, MIT, British Columbia, and NYU share their experiences and offer insights to other librarians who are mapping out their own routes to a new vision of embedded work.*
http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/rli/archive/rli265.shtml

Recognizing Opportunities – Conversational Openings to Talk About Scholarly Communication in Faculty Liaison
Association of College and Research Libraries, September 21, 2009

Opportunities to raise scholarly communication issues arise in many settings when interacting with faculty and campus leaders. Librarians can often take advantage of these opportunities to increase awareness of those issues and new developments in scholarly publishing. ACRL presents a series of real life cases that illustrate hw to create change on one’s campus.*
http://www.acrl.ala.org/scholcomm/node/43

EVENTS / ÉVÉNEMENTS
Connecting With Our Clients: Marketing and Communicating Information Services
London, Ontario, October 26, 2009, 10:00 am

The Canadian Library Association is hosting a one-day seminar to explore marketing and communications strategies to connect with clients. Participants will have an opportunity to learn: how to successfully brand their information service; how to get and keep the attention of stakeholders; how to develop a communications strategy; and how to build compelling business cases. Speakers include Janine Schmidt, Trenholme Director of Libraries at McGill University, and Ulla de Stricker, President of de Stricker Associates. Register before Monday, October 20, 2009 (or before September 30th to receive the early-bird discount).*
http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=News1&CONTENTID=8146&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm

Canadian Network for Innovation in Education Annual Conference
Saint John, New Brunswick, 16-19 May, 2010

CNIE connects educators, administrators and practitioners in a bilingual, pan Canadian network. Our group promotes research and advances practice in both open and distance education and the use of educational technologies. CNIE addresses all educational contexts, including K-12, post-secondary, and private sector.
http://cnie-rcie.ca/?q=node

*Text adapted from source / Texte adapté de la source