Today’s stories include: the case for linked open data, age of participation, publishers and ebooks, and more.

New Zealand

• No news today.

Worldwide

• Charge pubs for mktg?: Why Publishers Should Not Only Allow Libraries to Lend Ebooks But Pay Them via @mattrweaver. (BoK9)
• Want to join an online professional reading group? We’re having a planning meeting to kick 1 off! | @katiedatwork. (BoK1)
• Discusses personal portfolios as the basis to assess a first-year library instruction program via @janholmquist. (BoK10)
• “Everything we do should be measured by the benefit [to] the public”: The Age of Participation | @LibraryJournal. (BoK9)
• Very good animation of why linked #opendata is great news for you via @myleejoseph. (BoK2)