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Effective Thursday evening, Feb. 25, 2010, I will be closing down Library 2.0 on Ning, http://library20.ning.com . The network has not seen much traffic the last few months and most people requesting to join are posting profiles full of link spam. The return is no longer worth the work. I am not transferring it to anyone else. I want to freeze and archive the contents in some way. Thursday I will be suspending all members of the network. The content will remain but no one will be able to post to it.

Why are we so deeply attracted to vampires? According to EVOLVE: Vampire Stories of the New Undead editor Nancy Kilpatrick, that’s because the vampire was once human and retains vestiges of humanity.

"Vampires are always struggling," says Kilpatrick. "In some, that struggle is stronger, in others weaker, but the vampire is torn between wanting to love and be loved by us, and wanting to rip out our throats to get to our blood."

E-Books and E-Content 2010

University College London, 11 May 2010, 10.00 to 17.00

www.econtent2010.com
Data as Content

Librarians who are asked for Women's History Month resources can refer history and English teachers to a new website. This showcases strong female characters struggling to survive the worst economic and environmental disaster in American history. At http://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.com, a new "mini-episode" of the story is added daily. Teachers and students are welcomed to interact with the author daily on the website's blog. The webpage is slated to be linked as the guest artist of the website honoring the late Horton Foote, screenplay writer of To Kill A Mockingbird.

January 25, 2010, Medford, NJ—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced the publication of The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher, Third Edition by award-winning author and internet trainer Randolph “Ran” Hock.

(Calgary) EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing announced today that Kelley Armstrong, Tanya Huff and twenty-two other Canadian dark fantasy and horror writers will re-imagine the future in the first all-Canadian vampire anthology of original fiction - one of the most unusual and compelling collections ever compiled.

Ahmedabad, Thursday, December 31, 2009- LIBRARIAN® - Asia’s first Arabic Version of Library Management Software System “LIBRARIAN” was commissioned at American Culture Centre, Alexandria, Egypt by CR2 Technologies Ltd., Ahmedabad with their strategic partner ACML, Alexandria, Egypt.

Get kids excited about reading with the national Great Scavenger Hunt ContestTM reading program (http://www.kaycassidy.com/hunt/). Adopted by more than 250 school and public libraries, The Hunt provides a monthly trivia contest for readers ages 8 – 19, based on over 300 young adult and middle grade novels. Readers select a book and answer ten trivia questions accompanied by a special note from the author. For school and public librarians in the U.S. and Canada, The Hunt provides free, year-round programming to engage kids and teens in reading week after week.

Enjoy Your Money! How to Make It, Save It, Invest It and Give It by
J. Steve Miller wins National Best Book Award in the category of Personal Finance.

October 20, 2009, Monterey, CA--Information Today Inc. (ITI) will have an author autographing session during the Grand Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall from 5:00–6:00 PM at the Information Today, Inc. booth on Monday, October 26. Here is your chance to meet some of the ITI authors and buy autographed copies of their books!

The following authors will be signing their books:

Nicole C. Engard (Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data)