Free electronic music compilation available from Simuze

Open music community Simuze has just released a free downloadable compilation of electronic music tracks published under various Creative Commons licenses. It’s called Share This Vibe and it’s available here. ...

MUSTANG—Mustang Library Director Desiree Webber has been named chair of the Financial Advancement Committee for the American Library Association's ( ALA ) Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) division....

CHICAGO —Thomas J. Sanville, executive director, OhioLINK, Columbus, is the 2007 recipient of the ASCLA Professional Achievement Award presented by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)....

CHICAGO —The Braille Institute of Library Services, Los Angeles, is the 2007 recipient of the ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award administered by the of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)....

CHICAGO - Barbara Mita Chaikin Bibel, reference librarian, Oakland Public Library ( Calif. ), is the recipient of the 2007 Isadore Gilbert Mudge-R.R. Bowker Award presented by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)....

WASHINGTON — This week, the American Library Association (ALA) celebrates Sunshine Week 2007, a weeklong recognition of the importance of open government and freedom of information....

Gilberto Gil at SXSW and in the New York Times

Today’s New York Times features an excellent story on musician and Brazil’s Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil titled Gilberto Gil Hears the Future, Some Rights Reserved, featuring quotes from Lawrence Lessig: "Look at remixing on music sites, which has become a core of creativity on the Internet and produced a huge archive of legally usable music," [...]...

The American Library Association has passed a resolution deploring the destruction of Palestinian libraries and cultural resources during Israel's invasion of the West Bank....

CHICAGO—Rachelle Miller, business specialist, Dayton Metro Library (Ohio), is the recipient of the 2007 Dun & Bradstreet Public Librarian Support Award presented by the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)....

CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce that applications now are being accepted for its new Bookapalooza Program....