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2009 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
Posted: 06 Mar 2009 12:21 PM PST
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The American Institute of Architects selected eight recipients for the 2009
AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. For each winning library, I tried to link
to the website and to project details, via the architects sites and/or via
the Architectural Record, if available.
Arabian Library, Scottsdale Public Library, Scottsdale, Arizona
richard+bauer architecture, LLC
about the project
C.V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California Berkeley
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
about the project
Chongqing Library, Chongqing, China
Perkins Eastman
Biblioteca Central Estatal Wigberto Jiménez Moreno, León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Pei Partnership Architects LLP
NYPL Francis Martin Library, Bronx, New York
1100 Architect, P.C. (not a direct link to the project)
Gentry Public Library, Gentry, Arkansas
Marlon Blackwell Architect
about the project
Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
about the project
Palo Verde Library / Maryvale Community Center, Phoenix
Gould Evans Associates + Wendell Burnette Architects (no direct links to
the project)
about the project
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ARL Statement to scholarly publishers on the global economic crisis
Posted: 06 Mar 2009 11:35 AM PST
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A little late, but interesting reading, ARL published mid-February a
statement to publishers regarding research libraries and the global
economic crisis. The document lists a few of the effects the economic
crisis has on research libraries:
current and future -possibly permanent -budget cuts
cancellation of ongoing commitments
bigger preference of electronic over print
shortening of long tail collection development
changes in pricing models, which affects mostly negatively the bigger
institutions.
ARL then makes recommendations to scholarly publishers about pricing,
contract terms and renegociation, swith to electronic only, archiving, open
access, and consultation with libraries.
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Big changes for McGraw-Hill Digital Engineering Library
Posted: 06 Mar 2009 07:58 AM PST
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McGraw-Hill announced a major revision of its Digital Engineering Library.
The new site will be called AccessEngineering and the URL
(http://accessengineeringlibrary.com) will be activated March 9th 2009.
The new site will offer new features and enhancements, including:
New graphical user interface: state-of-the art functionality streamlines
access to content and reader
New taxonomy book view: the website is now book-centric with faster
title-by-title access to our premiere engineering collection
Improved Advanced Search: faster search and access to more accurate content
that saves time and delivers exact results
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Engineering embedded on all search pages: search
and generate results from the world-renowned McGraw-Hill Dictionary of
Engineering, which contains more than 18,000 entries containing synonyms,
acronyms, abbreviations, and a pronunciation guide are included for each
term.
Unfortunately, no FAQ or advance views are available before March 9th.
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