July 15, 2010

Collection Development During the Downturn: Lessons from Cornell and Others Stanford Engineering Library Embraces Econtent; 98,000 Volumes Now Offsite Library Groups: Copyright Case May Threaten Library Lending Louisiana Budget Woes Affect Database Funding, LSU, and LIS School Google Digitization Project in Netherlands Also Involves Europeana

New Academic Titles You Don't Want to Miss Blind Faith | Peer to Peer Review Academic Libraries and Lifelong Earning | From the Bell Tower People Best Sellers in Philosophy

This week, a crossover article from our sister newsletter, BookSmack!, taking a look at 25 forthcoming academic press titles of note. And don't miss this video making the rounds today from Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee Library, titled "Study like a scholar, scholar." With the Old Spice social media machine giving a librarian shout-out yesterday, it's been a great couple of days for libraries on YouTube. Enjoy those, and enjoy the Newswire.—Josh Hadro, Editor, Academic Newswire

• Collection Development During the Downturn: Lessons from Cornell and Others
  Shared collections are one solution, but Google, says one panelist, may pose an "existential threat."
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• Stanford Engineering Library Embraces Econtent; 98,000 Volumes Now Offsite
  The library catchphrase is "less books, not bookless."
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• Library Groups: Copyright Case May Threaten Library Lending
  The "first-sale doctrine" is under fire in an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case, according to the Library Copyright Alliance.
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• Louisiana Budget Woes Affect Database Funding, LSU, and LIS School
  Another $2.2 million is needed to supply database funding for academic libraries.
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• Google Digitization Project in Netherlands Also Involves Europeana
  Third national library in Europe to sign an agreement with Google.
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• New Academic Titles You Don't Want to Miss
  LJ's Prepub Alert editor Barbara Hoffert highlights a number of eye-catching books about to hit the market, covering reference, politics, literature, art, and more.
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• Blind Faith | Peer to Peer Review
  Students turn to their instructors for help with research—but Barbara Fister thinks they probably could teach their professors a thing or two.
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• Academic Libraries and Lifelong Earning | From the Bell Tower
  Steven Bell wonders, is the claim to fostering lifelong learning just another myth?
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• People
  Featured people in the academic library world.
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• Best Sellers in Philosophy
  October 2009 to date as identified by YBP Library Services.
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