Taking the L out of LIS, the Book out of Reading, and More

From Library Journal: "Rutgers Faculty Agrees to Drop 'Library' from SCILS Name"; Rutgers' Library and Information Science Student Association will hold a meeting this Friday, the 13th, to discuss this "recent controversy".

From Publishers Weekly: Kindle2 was unveiled at the Morgan Library on Tuesday. Roger Sperberg of the blog TeleRead had a rather 1.0 reaction: "No matter how strenuously Amazon labors to associate the Morgan’s grandeur with the Kindle, there will be no similar physical artifacts for future generations to venerate with the electronic books that will be read on this latest and stately issue of the e-book state of the art."

NYPL and Design*Sponge debuted the final episode of Design by the Book at the Celeste Bartos Forum last Thursday. The featured artists were on hand to discuss their creations, which were properly displayed in glass cases for all to admire. (Pics and more info about the event here.)

Designs by the Book Revealed

Good news, Design by the Book fans: the finale party has been scheduled for this Thursday at 6:30. The library-inspired creations of the participating artists will be on display, plus, hot apple cider, a book raffle, and baked treats.

Artists in the Library: Design by the Book

In the third installment of Design by the Book (a co-production of NYPL and Design*Sponge), the five featured New York artists present their works-in-progress. (Click here for the previous two episodes.) The final video will debut live at the Design by the Book party. Where do I RSVP?

Artists in the Library: Design by the Book

The second episode in the Design by the Book video series (click here for the high-res versions), a co-production of Design*Sponge and the New York Public Library, was released yesterday. If you missed it, episode one introduces us to five NYC artists in their homes or studios:

In episode two, the artists travel to the Humanities and Social Sciences Library where they enjoy some top-notch reference service and peruse print-based fodder for inspiration:

I'm excited to see the results from this collaboration in episode three. But how will they top the Isaac Mizrahi cameo?