New Zealand No news today. Worldwide “Visitors and residents: what motivates engagement with the digital information environment?” via @iroberger. (BoK6) A must read post from @rdlankes: “…my professional world is only as small as the questions I ask.” (BoK9) YES! : Seen and heard: librarian questions from NLS asked and answered from ALIA Online (vid) |…

New Zealand Why NLS6 has changed my views on Professional Development | @megingle. (BoK9) So we have a Twitter star, FB moderator, and blog moderator already – who’s next? Volunteer opps on #NewProfNZ blog | @NewProfNZ. (BoK2) Worldwide I like the idea of this – libraries having an AWESOME BOX via @Auckland_Libs. (BoK2) The Values of Medical…

New Zealand Reflections on being a 1st time presenter at NLS6 | @megingle. (BoK1) Worldwide 92% of libs have space dedicated to children…only 63% with space dedicated to teens”: Ontario teen services (pdf) via @sallyheroes. (BoK6) Reflections on Code4Lib 2013 via @myleejoseph. (BoK1) Remembering our mobile library via @Anne6fy. (BoK2) “Academic Libraries as Data Quality Hubs” by Michael…

New Zealand The 10 most borrowed books at the NZ parliamentary library via @pncitylibrary. (BoK2) Good post on ongoing copyright challenges in relation to recently discovered Mansfield work via @bmacnz. (BoK1) Worldwide Netherlands: Government Report Says Dutch Libraries Cannot Lend Ebooks | @infodocket. (BoK1) Libraries improve the quality of the Q & the user experience: Strategies for…

New Zealand Squee! It’s here – the #NewProfNZ blog | @ajwillemse91. (BoK1) Worldwide Libraries – The Power to Change (video) via @ALA_TechSource. (BoK9) Coach or Captain: Which Are You? | @LibraryJournal. (BoK9) 184 Year Old Indian Library Offers Some of its Rarest Documents in Digital Form via @sutherma. (BoK2) Nice infographic on impact of school librarians…

New Zealand Worth reading: The invisible library for invisible people | @Auckland_Libs. (BoK9) Worldwide The best cataloguing movie ever! via @lewisr3. (BoK3) Have you wondered the same things?: The Problem with Children’s Books: A Parent’s Perspective via @stephmcg. (BoK4) Ooh! Could we have one of these, please @first_lines?: Suggestion wall at UTS Library via @malbooth. (BoK7) The proceedings…

New Zealand What would a bilingual workplace look like? | @megingle. (BoK9) How do search tools treat words in Te Reo that contain macrons representing long vowels? Read the study results via @sallyheroes. (BoK4) Tauranga Libraries uses toddler storytimes to strengthen relationship with Council & increase profile of men reading via @sallyheroes. (BoK4) Are you a new library…

New Zealand Research fr @Auckland_Libs: Children’s perceptions of spaces and places are vital to library design | @PeterMurgatroyd. (BoK6) Whoa, Spencer Lilley’s article a bit of a wakeup call-A Bicultural Evaluation of NZ Public Library Sites via @bobinrob. (BoK6) My thoughts on accessing library literature | @nicholascarman. (BoK9) Worldwide Read this if you’re not yet convinced.:…

New Zealand Buzzing after NLS6 | @HeroesMingle. (BoK2) Worldwide “Co-Teaching Relationships Among Librarians and Other Information Professionals” | @infodocket. (BoK6) Is it a library or a coffeeshop with books and programming? via @ALIANational. (BoK1) Interesting: The British Library Becomes First Non-University Institution to Join UK’s Futurelearn MooC | @infodocket. (BoK3) I have a bug bear about students and…

New Zealand Why stand for LIANZA Council? via @sallyheroes. (BoK1) Worldwide Assessing the gap in high school students’ readiness for undergrad via @mishdalton. (BoK6) The Why’s and How’s of Integrating Downloadable Academic Ebooks via @flexnib. (BoK8) Online chat wins: Research Paper: A Usability Evaluation of Academic Virtual Reference Services | @infodocket. (BoK6) #nls6 participants recorded their questions…

New Zealand Freegal – free & legal music is under threat at @Auckland_Libs  via @scooperova. (BoK3) Worldwide OPACs aren’t designed to help users-they’re designed to expose catalog records (a design/ux pov) | @LibraryJournal. (BoK7) The most borrowed titles in British Libraries via @bibliobot. (BoK2) What it takes to be a 21st century librarian via @jaygee35. (BoK9) Reading:…

New Zealand Well done Otorohanga Libraries, for getting fees changed to better suit your community via @lianzaoffice. (BoK9) Worldwide Africa must use digital libraries (and open access) to fast-track the continent’s development via @myleejoseph. (BoK1) Vatican museums boss laments ‘brutal sacking’ of library via @libsinteract. (BoK1) Definitely worth reading this post by @aarontay: 8 Library related book &…