Smoking ban: The economics behind it, and more!

"India has imposed a new ban on smoking in public places from October 2, 2008, the 139th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Four years ago too, one such 'ban' was 'imposed.' However, it was royally ignored and people continued to puff away in restaurants, clubs, bars, you...

RI, Australia to preserve Indonesian heritage

"Australian Charge d`Affaires, Louise Hand, said in a press release issued by the Australian embassy here on Monday the two national librarians had many common interests and a long history of cooperation. "The National Library of Australia has one of the world`s best research...

Cambridge to launch Ebook Collections

""The launch of Cambridge eBook Collections marks a new milestone in fulfilling the Presss promise to pro-vide flexible, instant access to readers around the world. Our authors can be confident that their works will reach the widest possible scholarly audience, and our...

Bush's Architect is a Perfect Match for His Presidency

"Now right-thinking people who stand at any place on the political spectrum can say that, in one instance at least, President Bush has demonstrated judgment superior to that of his father. Only twelve presidential libraries grace our land, all run with public funding by the...

Hamas: Keep Our Schools Free From Books With Sexual Innuendo.

"The Hamas-run Education Ministry has ordered an anthology of Palestinian folk tales pulled from school libraries and destroyed, reportedly over mild sexual innuendo, officials said Monday, in the most direct attempt by the Islamic militants to impose their beliefs on...

Are Librarians Totally Obsolete?

In an excellent article subtitled "33 Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians are Still Extremely Important" we can find rather trivial reasons like "Not everything is available on the internet" to such deep gems like "Not everything is available on the internet". Well worth a read.

Christmas appeal provides 67000 books

"The generosity of Observer readers a year ago has put 67,000 books into the hands of people in the developing world. That is the result of last year's Christmas appeal, which raised more than £100,000 for Book Aid International."Book Aid International has a simple, but...

Closing the EPA libraries, or modernizing them?

"WASHINGTON -- As the Environmental Protection Agency closes some scientific libraries around the country, EPA scientists and other environmental advocates worry that it might be harder for the public to find out about pollutants spilling into local rivers and streams."With...

Review of 'Pro Ajax and Java Frameworks'

This is a review of Pro Ajax and Java Frameworks by Nathaniel T. Schutta and Ryan Asleson. This book seeks to give the experienced developer of Java web applications the knowledge necessary to add Ajax to their webapps. This is another Ajax book that goes broad rather...