Today’s stories include: QR codes, ebook prices, ereader reference interview, library advocacy, and more.
New Zealand
- No news today. All Blacks Rule!
Worldwide
- We’re missing a killer campaign that will train people to use their phones to scan: Why the QR code is failing via @sallyheroes. (BoK2)
- A response to the video by @TheLiB: Has Amazon and Overdrive ‘screwed’ the libraries? – ZDNet (blog) via @aarontay. (BoK8)
- Could ebook prices vary like hardbacks and paperbacks?: Paying for first | Domino Project via @librarianbyday. (BoK1)
- Some exc points on the ereader reference interview: Ebooks and the Real Question | @LibraryRenewal. (BoK4)
- Some good points on lib advocacy & the future of the profession: Feedback from the Perth
#ALIANAC mtg via @kellymhall. (BoK9) - I think nz libraries are heading down this path. Do you?: Plan B : a national plan to save the public library service via @sallyheroes. (BoK9)
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