Today’s stories include: more ebooks in NZ libraries, future of public libraries webinar, open access week, and more.
New Zealand
- The dangers of poorly managed social media responses to disasters (or any campaign), & some good advice via @AlisonWnz. (BoK2)
- Great ideas here: Interesting in light of recent NZlibs debate. This *IS* the 21st Century via @macdonaldf. (BoK9)
- New and shiny: Check out our new website! from @RotoruaLibrary. (BoK3)
- Dunedin Public Libraries are soon to bring a selection of eBook titles to your fingertips from @dnlibraries. (BoK3)
- Currently reading Free e-books in store for (Palmerston North) library users via @MiriamTuohy. (BoK3)
Worldwide
- Free Webinar: Confronting the future of public libraries > 7am Fri 28th October NZ time via @librarianbyday. (BoK9)
- I’ve joined Audience & Participation for global view: DPLA now has 6 workstreams you can join via @natenatenate. (BoK1)
- Had dinner with Brewster Kahle once way back when the Digital Library was being born: Open Access – the time is now (vid) via @sallyheroes. (BoK8)
- What Steve Jobs Thought About E-books via @myleejoseph. (BoK1)
These stories are a hand-picked selection of the many being tweeted by a number of top quality library heroes I follow on Twitter.
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