Today’s stories include: retirement of Timeframes and Find, virtual reference, LIANZA13, and more.

New Zealand

• Massey librarian (@hmlamond) to be LIANZA president via @socialmediabutt. (BoK1)
• Interested in joining the programme committee for LIANZA 2013 Conference? | @lianzaoffice. (BoK1)
• Heads up, Timeframes and Find are being retired early next month; collections & services are now in the NL Beta | @NLNZ. (BoK3)
• Some Auckland Libraries fees will be inflation adjusted by 3.3 per cent from 1 August 2012 | @Auckland_Libs. (BoK3)

Worldwide

• Beating Siri at Her Own Game: What’s Next for Virtual Reference via @socialmediabutt. (BoK4)
• City of Sydney looks to Europe for new library via @VaVeros. (BoK9)
• Conference Paper: If We Build it, Will They Come?-Understanding Reference Users in the Age of Texting via @jafurtado. (BoK6)