Easily noticeable on the top right of this blog, I have added a Kwintessential translation tool (admittedly, this is just a web tool and is not by any means a truly proficient way to translate this site but can help in reaching non-English web surfers). In the sidebar I have also included a link category of international library associations and other international library links. The point of all this is not just to add more ‘stuff’ to this blog for adding’s sake but rather, it is the recognition of the globalized world we now live in. Information of course plays a key role in this globalization process and so likewise, do and should libraries. Information is the business of libraries and information is now a highly valued commodity in an increasingly knowledge-based global economy.

Surely all this is well known already. Nevertheless, the foregoing presents the context in which [...]

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Starting off this blog and learning about other library blogs and Web sites has been an eye-opener for me. With this post I highlight just a few of the blogs and Web sites from my sidebar that I believe are worth further mention.

CMRLS (Central Massachusetts Regional Library System) – For my part this is a beautifully laid out Web site with lots of resources for librarians and not just for those in the CMRLS.

ilovelibraries.org – This a new site launched by yhe ALA (American Library Association), where any library lover can find out more about ways in which they can help libraries, find out about books, sign up for an E-Newsletter, find a library, ask questions, (Ask a Librarian) and learn more about America’s libraries in general.

Information Research: An International Electronic Journal – This is an open access, international scholarly journal presenting research findings in information-related fields [...]

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Two terms that you probably cannot go without hearing these days –particularly so if you are in the library and information field – are social networking and Web 2.0. The two terms, of course, go together, where one, i.e. social marketing, essentially explains what the other, Web 2.0, is about. Professionals and corporations have come to realize that Web sites such as Facebook and Second Life are not only for college students but can be key tools for building connections and for customer base generation. Perhaps social networking applications and Web sites can also be called ‘Cocktail Party 2.0′ because, in a sense, they do operate like the cocktail party of our age, where people can meet, make connections and maybe also advance careers or causes.

So similarly, this new web phase can be of help with advancing the cause of libraries and librarianship as it can and has been able [...]

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