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Prepub AlertBy Barbara HoffertFiction Bilston, Sarah. Sleepless Nights. Morrow. Jul. ####. ###p. ISBN ###-#-##-######-#. $##.##.A holiday in the country? Not when your enfant is acting sick and your younger sister...

Rural ImprovementStaffAMANDA McKERAGHAN Stevens County Rural Library DistrictAmanda McKeraghan knew early on that she wanted to spend her life improving life in rural communities like the one in which she grew up. She just didn't believe...

Nat Semi Q# profit dipsBy Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior EditorNational said it expects sales in fiscal Q# to range from $### to $### million.Santa Clara, Calif.-based analog chipmaker National Semiconductor Corp http://www.national.com reported...

Scopus Adds ### Preselected TitlesEdited by Michael Rogers Scopus is adding ### new titles recommended by its users to its database of ##,### peer-reviewed journals. "We believe the best way to identify relevant and high-quality...

Show Me the EvidenceStaffMARK VRABEL Oncology Nursing SocietyMark Vrabel is so devoted to the best available evidence that he can't even give a friend a CD without adding voluminous documentation. Anne Snively, director of periodicals...

Speaker Flaps in Greenwich & BCBy Norman OderCancellation reversed; fringe author part of Freedom To ReadIn Greenwich, CT, the library reversed its decision to cancel two mid-February talks by pro-Palestinian speaker Alison Weir. The...

StorytellerStaffLUCA GONZLEZ Broward County LibraryAs a child in postrevolutionary Cuba, Luca Gonzalez would sit enthralled in the unelectrified dark as her great-aunt told stories. Growing up in Miami, she savored memories of that...

Micron, Nanya in DRAM joint venture talksBy Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, NewsSuch an agreement would focus on the joint development and design of sub-##-nm DRAM.Micron Technology Inc http://www.micron.com and Nanya Technology...

CowgirlStaffLISAWELLS Moore Public LibraryLisa Wells is a rancher as well as the manager of the Moore Public Library, which gives her a reputation among community leaders for hardheaded practicality. So does her service as president...

Direct EffectsStaffDAVID ROTHMAN Community General HospitalDavid Rothman, information services specialist at the Community General Hospital Medical Library in Syracuse, says, "The thing I like best about hospital library work is that...

Acquisition market heating upBy StaffThe year just started, but industry leaders are already busy making strategic acquisitions. Tompkins Associates ( www.tompkinsinc.com) has acquired strategy consulting...

Thrill SeekerStaffALLYSON MOWER University of UtahAllyson Mower chose librarianship because "providing access to information is a thrill"-and as someone who once fought forest fires, she understands thrills. Though she's not even finished...

Micron creates Aptina CMOS image sensor divisionBy Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior EditorAptina´s manufacturing will continue to be performed by Micron.To allow better focus on imaging solutions, Micron Technology Inc http://www.micron.com...

More RFID benefits for the DCBy Corinne KatorThe University of Arkansas' RFID Research Center ( itri.uark.edu/rfid) recently demonstrated two advances in RFID technology that, according to center director Bill Hardgrave, offer tremendous...

Inviting ChangeBy Cinda Baxter and Caroline KennedyInvitation design and selection is no longer a simple matter of deciding between white and ecruChoosing invitations used to be a relatively simple matter. For a wedding or other formal...

UIUC's LRC Changes Name, FocusBy Lynn BlumensteinThe Library Research Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is expanding the scope of its activities and changing its name to the GSLIS Center for Informatics Research...

Unusual Library Merger in NJBy Norman OderTwo-campus community college joins Burlington County systemBurlington County, NJ, is the site of an unusual, perhaps unique collaboration: the library at a two-campus community college has been...

IBM: Atomic-sized graphene has use in nanoelectronicsBy Ann Steffora Mutschler, Senior EditorResearchers at Big Blue have discovered a way to quiet unruly electrons in atomic layers of graphite - the same material used in pencil lead.IBM...

Paying It ForwardStaffSOL GMEZ Pima County Public LibrarySol Gmez was a construction worker when he entered the University of Arizona's (UA) Knowledge River program, which trains librarians to serve Hispanic and Native American communities....

Never SatisfiedStaffCALEB TUCKER-RAYMOND Multnomah County LibraryCaleb Tucker-Raymond might have developed Oregon's statewide digital reference service, L-Net ( www.oregonlibraries.net), from the ground up, but according to...

The Borders ConceptBy Francine Fialkoff, Editor-in-Chief, fialkoff@reedbusiness.comBookstores modeled on the library-minus the public service ethosLate last month, Borders opened its "concept store" in its corporate hometown, Ann Arbor,...

After OilBy Debra J. SlonePublic libraries will have an important role to play in our new post-peak-oil societyPublic libraries were indispensable resources for newcomers during the height of European immigration to the United States....

Films 'R' UsStaffJIM CHENG University of California-San DiegoRealizing that East Asian studies professors at University of California-San Diego (UCSD) were increasingly using popular media for research and teaching, librarian Jim Cheng...

Intel gross margin becomes NAND´s latest victimBy Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, NewsThe top MPU maker lowers its Q# gross margin estimate to ##%, plus or minus a point, "due to lower than expected prices for NAND flash memory chips."Intel...

Is handling in your DNA?By Duane PapeI have been in industry for ## years. Early in my career I received excellent training in materials handling analysis. Unfortunately, I don't think young people entering this field have the same...

The power of oneBy Corinne Kator, Associate Editor This Toyota auto plant reduced costs by tens of thousands of dollars and cut downtime by consolidating hoist and crane maintenance under one contractor. The Toyota Motor manufacturing...

On the Same PageStaffJENNIFER SCHEMBER Las Vegas-Clark County Library DistrictThroughout her career at Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (NVCCLD), Jennifer Schember has worked to turn a city of tourists and new arrivals into a...