If anyone has tried getting on the Notifylist list for Bibliolatry recently (within the last 2 weeks-ish), and you haven't received any messages from me, it's because of some bad code right here. The problem is fixed, so try again, would ya? Apologies.

I applied to be a Google Answers researcher back in June, but I guess I must have got there at about the same time that the rest of the world's librarians did because I just heard from them yesterday. They liked my essay and want me to do the test, so there's my tomorrow all booked up.

A new addition for the bookmarks page: Information and Communications Technologies in Health. A searchable database of fulltext reports, papers, periodicals, and journal articles on health and technology.

Biblio-Notes still needs submissions for the "My Life as a Humanities Librarian" and "My Favorite Reference Source" columns. Contact Julie, the editor (email address available on Biblio-Notes site).

Some really great stuff from Karen & friends at LII this week: Library Records Post-Patriot Act, Page by Page, and the Memory Hole.

Humour me: I'm curious about dress codes at libraries. Does yours have one? How do you feel about it? A quick note would be appreciated. I'm happy to summarise if anyone's interested.

Here's a win-win deal if you want to live in Saskatchewan and become a librarian.

Maybe it's not just about the fact that you need to have the qualifications to call yourself a librarian, but also about the notion that it's probably not a good idea to make a claim, during a political campaign, to something that can be so easily refuted.

Somebody forgot to tell me that there was a scholarly electronic publishing blog out there.

Doesn't this just sound like a warm and welcoming place?

The claim here is that book banning numbers are down.

Read and sign it: Mark Rosenzweig has written this open letter for librarians opposing the proposed war on Iraq.

Bloodhag gets press.

If only we could actually use these computer error messages at our public stations [via librarian]

Banned Books Week is now. How are libraries marking this week? By holding vigils , draws, receptions, and displays, amongst other things.

Gabriel, the web portal to Europe's national libraries, has been redesigned. Still a bit too icon-happy though.

Just stumbled upon Images Canada, a search engine that provides access to digital images held at Canadian cultural institutions.

Bernie Sloan has compiled this great resource page that contains links to various digital reference question logs.

And another reason why librarians rule.

We've heard this before but it's always worth revisiting: libraries are busier than ever because of the Internet.

Staking out the stacks on your off day never mattered more: library vandal caught.

Read the transcript of a live chat session over at The Chronicle on academic libraries and e-journals.

Could it be that the guy ploughing snow in the library's parking lot is making more than the head librarian? Yes indeedy, in Galva, Illinois.

A look into the dismal world of bestseller lists in Canada.

Yes, someone out there IS figthing for filter-free access to the Internet.

More publicity here for bookcrossing.com. And in related news, I released my first book 2 days ago.

Same issue, different country: library funding problems in Australia.

- I was getting a bit tired of the old, style-y look of Bibliolatry, so here's a new one.

Just out: A Guide to Research @ Your Library, published by OLA Press and the Vancouver Public Library.

If you use Stats Canada products, you might want to make your opinion count by completing this questionnaire.

More libraries forced to scale back hours thanks to budget cuts.

How far do you have to go to be banned for life from your local library? Apparently, this far.

Banned Books Week is almost upon us, and this page is a really decent place to get current information.

You've got to love it when teachers use terms like educate/protect and sexuality/morality as dichotomies: another irksome deselection.

The LibraryNet Best Practices Awards were presented to Canadian public libraries yesterday.

A conference on Canadian children's literature is looking for submissions.

A new Pew study is sheding some light on Internet use by college students: communication over research, no real surprise there.

A look at the need to preserve digital records.

We don't hear about preventative preservation initiatives like this one nearly enough.

The first lending library in the UK celebrates its 150th birthday. Mazel tov!

This article claims that "Library science graduates are eminently employable" because we are bloodhounds of the information world. Bon appetit!

The first transatlantic virtual reference partnership is launched: welcome Global Librarian.

Schools are finding it hard to turn down filtering software, and here's why.

The new face of digital reference in public libraries: virtual tutoring.

La Grange Park Public Library has a new weblog called Off the Shelves.

A recent discussion on NMRT-L has made me think that maybe a list [of lists] of library-related listservs is in order. Here goes:
- Library E-Mail Lists and Newsgroups
- ALA Lists
- Library Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials
- Library Lists

A new issue of The Virtual Reference Library Newsletter is now online.

This has got to be today's decent idea: make your book purchases count.

This one's about the homeless and libraries. My favourite line: "By and large, the homeless -- or those who appear to be -- cause fewer problems than do other library users, say librarians." Amen, sister.

My new favourite library: the toy library.

LibraryStuff has compiled offerings from librarians around the world on the first anniversary of 9/11, and Gary at VAS&ND has pulled together a whole bunch of media resources as well.

LII has put together this great directory of 9/11 resources.

The people at Pew have published a report called One Year Later: September 11 and the Internet

Here are the 9/11 acquisitions and programs at LoC.

And finally, 9/11 Archives online:
- 911digitalarchive.org
- Alternet
- The Digital Collection
- Documenting the Tragedy
- NPR: America Transformed
- PBS: America Responds
- september11.archive.org
- September 11: Bearing Witness to History
- Television Archive
- Understanding America after 9/11
- Way Back Machine

ALA has put out reading lists for kids and adults to mark the 1st anniversary of 9/11.

Google is celebrating a birthday. To mark the occasion, why not take a look at the beta prototype, circa 1998? [via SearchDay]

Here's a handy database of British history resources.

Today's blast from the past: I recently stumbled upon this old article from Wired 1993 on libraries in the information age. You might enjoy reading it, almost 10 years later...

Get The Informed Librarian emailed to you every month.

Say goodbye to the Sunday library trip with the kids: More cuts at NYPL.

Another George Jetson library is in the works [via Stuff].

Nevermind the comfy chairs and non-fat lattes, you could be "personal" librarian to a shiny-new-undergrad.

The US Government Manual is now online at GPO Access.

Mitch Freedman is my new best friend: read this commentary and he'll be yours too.

Google's in Ireland.

Filtering in your child's school is practically a government mandate, from the sounds of it.

Have a look at a few of the gems in the British Library's stunning Turning the Pages exhibit.

This article discusses whether or not we need to say goodnight to microfilm, thanks to the proliferation of digital image archives.

For those who are interested, today's SearchDay is devoted to search engine conferences around the world.

That article in the Chronicle that I have been talking about has sparked quite the discussion over at Collib-L [thanks Juice]

Documents librarians might already know about this one: a handy site where you can search WTO docs.

This exhibit is worth a visit [via LII]

A recent study highlights the understaffed/underbudget public and government library sector [via Stuff].

Another offering on live reference services.

Missed this one: a really good article inspired by SPL's forced closure.

Schools in Philadelphia have librarians again. Group cheer.

Been away helping my parents move, but I'm back.

China doesn't want anything to do with Google, and Google has something to say about that.

XML buzz demystified: "How does XML Help Libraries" is essential reading.

This article in The Chronicle elicited this acerbic response that, while somewhat valid, is often far too simplistic in its accusations [thanks Shirl].