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Weekly News Digest
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July 12, 2012 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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‘This Week In Libraries’ Show Now Available Free in iTunes
This Week In Libraries (TWIL), the first global library internet TV show, is now also available via iTunes as free audio podcasts. This video-based talk show, produced by Shanachie Media, is halfway through its third season.Many library leaders and visionaries have been joining in conversations with Erik Boekesteijn and Jaap van de Geer on TWIL. So if you want to hear people such as professor/speaker Michael Stephens, library architect Francine Houben, Temple University librarian and blogger Steven Bell, IFLA past president Ellen Tise, ALA past president Roberta Stevens, president of the Library Assocation of Singapore Gene Tan, or Dick van Tol, the man who created Amsterdam’s famous airport library, then it is worth your time to go to the show’s website to check out some of the older episodes. Starting with episode 77 (June 27, 2012), you can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, so you never have to miss any global library news and inspiration again. You can also find the iTunes subscribe button on the show’s site: www.thisweekinlibraries.com. Shanachie Media is an initiative of Jaap van de Geer and Erik Boekesteijn from Delft, the Netherlands, where for many years they have helped to build DOK, one of the most modern libraries in the world. These 2009 Library Journal Movers and Shakers are also known for their library road trip across the U.S. in 2007, which is available as a book with a DVD movie (Information Today, Inc., http://books.infotoday.com/books/ShanachieTour.shtml). Source: This Week In Libraries
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