International and Comparative Librarianship

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S. R. Ranganathan, P. N. Kaula, R. N. Sharma, J. F. Harvey, D. J. Foskett, J. P. Danton, M. M. Jackson, etc.
This Blogosphere has a slant towards India [a.k.a Indica, Indo, South-Asian, Oriental, Bharat, Hindustan, Asian-Indian (not American Indian)].

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Nation's First Bookless Public Library in Texas

  • Nation's First Bookless Public Library Could Be in Texas
  • Nation's First Bookless Library Set To Open
  • All-digital library system is planned for Texas community
  • Completely Paperless Public Library Could Come to Texas

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  • Monday, January 07, 2013

    Packing, labeling and moving library books -- Tips

    Moving a collection from point A to point B, has many issues / problems.
    Packing in boxes that are strong enough is equally important. Need labeling each box with the sequence that matches with the shelf list order. The following are useful bits, just in case one is lost and needs some basic starter:



  • In Stanton, Iowa, human chain of 400+ passes books from old library to new
  • Books - FAQs - About Us (Preservation, Library of Congress)
  • What You Can Do ZAMBEZI SCHOOLBOOK PROJECT
  • Packing books: the best way, by M.E. Williams @ DIY Life
    -- describes in detail: Materials; Process; etc.
    -- has a an expert comment: "pack books with their spine on the bottom of the box, as long as you put some padding on top of the books to protect their fore edges."
  • How to Pack Books for Moving --The Moving Blog; a commercial site, just listed for your help. No clue about their services.
  • ABC Moving Services Projects -- a commercial site, just listed for your help. No clue about their services.
  • Library renovations – Tips on moving the stock -- Packing up the library; Unpacking in the new library.
  • Who's Who in Library Relocation
  • Planning a successful library or archive move 
    PS. Ask more info, if you need, by leaving a comment or by email.

    On the same shelf:
    Worth reading: Moving your library : getting the collection from here to there / Steven Carl Fortriede. Published/Created: Chicago : American Library Association, 2010.
    Contents: Overview of a move -- Planning the process -- Selecting a method -- Measuring the collection and designing the shelving layout -- Interfiling and dividing collections -- Recruiting and training move workers -- Assembling tools and supplies -- Preparing the workspaces -- The other move -- Preparing to move -- Moving with carts -- Moving with boxes -- Balancing the move -- Moving microforms -- Special situations -- Finishing up.


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    Sunday, January 06, 2013

    Final Print Issue of Newsweek Released

  • An Oral History of Newsweek Magazine -- ‘The First Rough Draft of History’
  • Newsweek: Funeral For A Friend? Forbes
  • Newsweek Publishes Final Print Issue - WSJ.com
  • Turning a Page: Newsweek Ends Print Run Newsweekly's Move Online Leaves Time Magazine Without Longtime Print Rival
  • This one’s history
  • Myanmar's 'Newsweek' subscribers disgruntled by online transition

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