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A selection of lovely shots of great library programs for children.

Interesting UK Web magazine for Information Professionals - current

CAUL Learning and Teaching Advisory Committee Bulletin

This study examines how Australian academic librarians perceive effective Web 2.0 tools used to market library services and resources and the factors influencing perceptions of the Web 2.0 tools used. An online survey was sent to 400 academic librarians in 37 Australian universities. The response rate was 57.5%.

This is the University of Melbourne on Wikis, Blogs and Web 2.0 Technology. It gives some definition on the social media networks as well as guideline on policy for social media.

I'm not sure if I can post this here. But I found this and thought we might all be able to use the laugh. There are some really cute and clever memes here.

This policy contains the expected don't slander the institution and a reminder that it is on there to stay. One statement caught my attention "A staff member should also consider carefully whether they are willing to accept students as social media "friends" as this might be perceived as a conflict of interest" (point 22). Not something I had thought of, I have been friends on social media with teachers before (high school, small class, extenuating circumstances). Largely it reads like every business social media policy I've read, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

A list of what new skills librarians are going to need in the next 20 years.