http://www.zibb.com/publishing/interstitial/newsblogs/Publishing_Libraries+%26+Librarians_Library+Services Zibb. The Global business search engine. en-US search@zibb.com (RB Search)Copyright (c) 2007 Reed Business Information. All rights reserved.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:25:36 GMTWed, 25 Nov 2009 17:25:36 GMT608831http://www.zibb.com/publishing/interstitial/newsblogs/Publishing_Libraries+%26+Librarians_Library+Services http://www.zibb.com/images/en/g_zibb_logo_beta.gif http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/eight-ways-to-kill-an-idea/Flirting with the Crowds posts Scott Campbells excellent montage of Eight Ways to Kill an Idea.via Stephens Lighthousehttp://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/eight-ways-to-kill-an-idea/Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesWed, 25 Nov 2009 17:25:36 GMThttp://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=37293The number one news source for the Waco, Temple, Killeen, and Fort Hood area.http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=37293Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesSun, 22 Nov 2009 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/519295.htmlThe Advertiser-Tribune, Tiffins best source for local and national news, sports, weather, and features in the Tiffin area. The A-T serves Seneca, Wyandot, Hancock, Sandusky, and Crawford counties and Northwest Ohio areas.http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/519295.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesSun, 22 Nov 2009 03:03:05 GMThttp://loidagarciafebo.com/2009/11/20/reforma-updates/A brief note to mention that I am posting my REFORMA President messages and other related news on the section REFORMA President. Bookmark it! http://loidagarciafebo.com/2009/11/20/reforma-updates/Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:58:02 GMThttp://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6707143.html?&rid=Gamers are constantly engaged in discussion over the best games out there, and, as any passionate group of enthusiasts, have a range of opinions on the matter. The basis for my own list of top PC and console video games of 2009 is their usefulness for library services and programming, theirhttp://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6707143.html?&rid=Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/McGrawHill-Education-Author-prnews-3706194747.html?x=0NEW YORK, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A top Literature program consultant with McGraw-Hill School Education Group, the leading provider of print and digital educational materials forhttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/McGrawHill-Education-Author-prnews-3706194747.html?x=0Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesWed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://sharebookjoy.blogspot.com/2009/11/mora-award-winner-topeka-shawnee-cty.htmlStart out with a small agenda. Perhaps set up an activity session where you can involve children in literacy activities. Have a puppet show, a bilingual storytime, a few bilingual games or art projects. And of course, offer ideas about reading to your children and their families.http://sharebookjoy.blogspot.com/2009/11/mora-award-winner-topeka-shawnee-cty.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesWed, 18 Nov 2009 10:51:46 GMThttp://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/19733/Fundraiser_for_Spain_Trip.htmlSanta Paula Times: INSIDE » • SPHS . In an effort to help some students to pay for their trip to Spain, we are asking for your contribution and sincere donation.In an effort to help some students to pay for their trip to Spain, we are asking for your contribution and sincere donation. You will nothttp://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/19733/Fundraiser_for_Spain_Trip.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesWed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/11/15/jackpot_lawyers_earn_fees_from_law_they_wrote/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+newsEvery lawsuit filed or even threatened under a California law aimed at electing more minorities to local offices -- and all of the roughly $4.3 million from settlements so far -- can be traced to just two people: a pair of attorneys who worked together writing the statute, The Associated Press hashttp://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/11/15/jackpot_lawyers_earn_fees_from_law_they_wrote/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+newsPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesSun, 15 Nov 2009 17:11:18 GMThttp://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2009/11/12/News/Author.Will.Speak.About.Multicultural.Education-3828581.shtmlAuthor will speak about multicultural education, The State Hornet, a college media publication.http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2009/11/12/News/Author.Will.Speak.About.Multicultural.Education-3828581.shtmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesThu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2009/11/hispanic-information-literacy-and-7.htmlOn Monday Information Literacy Week in Second Life was launched. One event was a Spanish-language discussion of information literacy, attended by people from a number of countries, including Colombia, Puerto Rico and Spain. The first picture shows the discussion.http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2009/11/hispanic-information-literacy-and-7.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesWed, 11 Nov 2009 02:05:29 GMThttp://www.kansan.com/news/2009/nov/09/acting-group/Troupe from Cornell University performed “Desiertos,” a play that highlights Mexican-American border struggles.http://www.kansan.com/news/2009/nov/09/acting-group/Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesMon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.lib.uwo.ca/blogs/education/2009/11/new-directed-research-project-16.htmlAuthor: Sonya Gashi (click on this link to get the call number, the location of this book within the Education Library and the circulation status) Abstract: English language learners (ELLs) are an increasingly large cohort in Canadian schools. Many new...https://www.lib.uwo.ca/blogs/education/2009/11/new-directed-research-project-16.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:18 GMThttp://www.dailytargum.com/news/allocations-board-checks-u-groups-redundancies-1.2046198Out of the 260 funded undergraduate student organizations at the University, 110 of them have cultural identities attached to them such as race, ethnicity, religion or gender, while 67 are academic organizations.http://www.dailytargum.com/news/allocations-board-checks-u-groups-redundancies-1.2046198Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesSun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114327591&ft=1&f=1013Why do middle-class black and Latino teens often have lower test scores and college attendance rates than their white peers? Some researchers suggest media stereotypes might be to blame; others point to a peer culture of underachievement.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114327591&ft=1&f=1013Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesSat, 31 Oct 2009 18:50:00 GMThttp://www.readingrockets.org/news/33952Offers effective teaching strategies, activities, lessons, lesson plans, worksheets, exercises, skills, tests, assessments for reading comprehension, language arts, literacy, fluency, phonics and phonemic awareness for children, especially those with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.http://www.readingrockets.org/news/33952Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:51:26 GMThttp://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-best-selling-spanish-health-guide-updated-for-2009-66376942.htmlWith over five million copies of the English version sold, the Spanish version will break new barriers in natural health. As healthcare debates continue in Congress, alternative health choices are becoming more popular.http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-best-selling-spanish-health-guide-updated-for-2009-66376942.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6702814.htmlPublic libraries that offer stellar programs for Pre-K-12 students, provide quality programming to its blind and physically handicapped patrons, and tell the story of the citizen soldier in American history are among five winners of this year’s National Medal for Museum and Library Service,http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6702814.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesTue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://labloga.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-defense-of-undocumented.htmlGuest essay by Álvaro Huerta As the son of Mexican immigrants, in the current climate of hyper-xenophobia in the U.S., I often ask myself: Where’s our Ghandi who will stage a prolonged hunger strike for the humanity of undocumented workers?http://labloga.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-defense-of-undocumented.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesMon, 05 Oct 2009 06:01:00 GMThttp://gcpls.blogsome.com/2009/10/03/593/ http://gcpls.blogsome.com/2009/10/03/593/Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesSun, 04 Oct 2009 00:13:00 GMThttp://www.criticasmagazine.com/article/CA6615488.html?nid=4119This year’s Estela and Raúl Mora Award went to two library systems for promoting El día de los niños/El día de los libros (“Children’s Day/Books Day”) on April 30. The Riverside County Library System (RCLS), CA, and the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (PLCMC), NC, each willhttp://www.criticasmagazine.com/article/CA6615488.html?nid=4119Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesFri, 02 Oct 2009 09:50:20 GMThttp://www.reformatucson.org/news/?p=205: Members, Jeffery Cruz & Jessica Hernandez are the chairs for the REFORMA Tucson fundraising committee and they have been sharing and collecting ideas to raise funds for our chapter to support our chapter’s efforts to support library students with scholarships.http://www.reformatucson.org/news/?p=205Publishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesThu, 01 Oct 2009 03:41:42 GMThttp://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/515065.htmlThe Daily Press - The best source for local and national news, sports, weather, and features in Escanaba. The Daily Press serves the city of Escanaba, Delta County and the South-Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan.http://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/515065.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesWed, 30 Sep 2009 16:33:35 GMThttp://iupress.typepad.com/blog/2009/09/reading-selections-for-hispanic-heritage-month.htmlToday marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. Originally conceived as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968, the observance was lengthened to a month-long celebration in 1988. Every year from September 15 through October 15, people across the United States celebrate...http://iupress.typepad.com/blog/2009/09/reading-selections-for-hispanic-heritage-month.htmlPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesMon, 14 Sep 2009 16:17:28 GMThttp://www.zibb.com/article/5513514/State+of+Florida+Awards+Questar+Assessment+Inc+English+Language+Proficiency+Assessment+ContractQuestar Assessment, Inc. (www.QuestarAI.com), a leading educational assessment provider for states, school districts, and higher education institutions, has announced a contract award from the Florida Department of Education for the Florida Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessmenthttp://www.zibb.com/article/5513514/State+of+Florida+Awards+Questar+Assessment+Inc+English+Language+Proficiency+Assessment+ContractPublishing/Libraries & Librarians/Library ServicesWed, 09 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT