links for 2008-12-27

Internet Public Library Teen Space, subject index and resource guide.

"According to children’s book expert Anita Silvey, the Newbery Medal, the top prize for children’s literature, has recently been bestowed on books that are snubbed by kids, disappointing to librarians, and have few fans.'

"This event will be held Fri. January 23, 2009 at the ALA Midwinter Meeting [in Denver, CO]. The Tech Playground will showcase ways to mix traditional library activities like booktalking, teen programs and marketing with a technological twist!" $40 to register.

For sale from Atomic Mall

"Dale Askey has written a great column on how libraries “share and fail to share open source software” and looks into some of the reasons that might be the case."

"We've digitized more historical maps documenting the changing New York City landscape."

"The end of days is here for the publishing industry — or it sure seems like it. On Dec. 3, now known as "Black Wednesday," several major American publishers were dramatically downsized, leaving many celebrated editors and their colleagues jobless."

"I've just spent the past hour and a half finding new people to subscribe to on FriendFeed. As I clicked into their life streams, I also found a ton of articles which I spent time a long time reading. However, I hesitate to share my FriendFeed stats as openly as, say, Louis Gray does. Why? Because they wouldn't be accurate."