Today’s stories include: rural public libraries to get fibre, do journals need issues, why I belong, and more.

New Zealand

• 183 rural public libraries to get fibre in RBI rollout  |@PeepsNetwork. (BoK1)
• Mosgiel library options outlined in ODT article via @ShiobhanSmith. (BoK9)

Worldwide

• Maybe not: Do journals need issues in the age of electronic publishing? via @aarontay. (BoK8)
• I thought there were more librarians than jobs. But not here: Librarians becoming a rare breed via @socialmediabutt. (BoK9)
• Looks at role of research library in research process. Very good: Plight of the Library Collection via @Anne6fy. (BoK9)
• Could just as easily be LIANZA or ALIA: BFTP: Why I belong to ALA/AASL via  @wawoodworth. (BoK1)
• Worth reading: Getting to Know Library Users’ Needs: Experimental Ways to User-centred Library Innovation via @dmirams. (BoK3)