Tidbits from this week's American Libraries Direct newsletter

Bookmark exhibition

IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) study in conjunction with the University of Washington to examine the benefits of free access computers in public libraries

15 publishing trends to watch (from Publishers' Weekly)--I was most interested by #6: using XML will no longer be considered optional

From the Common Craft Show, a video called "Online Photo Sharing in Plain English"--helpful for explaining to people new to sites like Flickr

Top Tech Trends, as reported by Lauren Pressley who attended the session at American Library Association's midwinter conference in Philly

Library Comics

Of course, there's Unshelved by Gene Ambaum (who's also a 2007 Library Journal Mover and Shaker) and Bill Barnes. But now there's also Shelf Check (by Emily Lloyd) and Turn the Page (by Jayson).

And if you're inspired to create your own online comics, there's Stripgenerator.