Now Available: Space Shuttle Artifacts for Your Library
News | www.resourceshelf.com | 1 hour 9 minutes ago
Looking for acquire something out of the ordinary for your library? How about a batch of artifacts from the Space Shuttle? NASA is hoping that libraries (and museums) use the artifacts in displays and exhibits. From the IMLS Announcement:Museums and libraries are invited to apply for free NASA
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/11/10/now-available-space-shuttle-artifacts-for-your-library/
School Library Trades All Of Its Physical Books For Digital
News | www.artsjournal.com | 4 hours 22 minutes ago
"If I look outside my window," the school's headmaster says, "and I see my student reading Chaucer under a tree, it is utterly immaterial to me whether they're doing so by way of a Kindle or by way of a paperback." But critics, such as the president of the American Library Association, say that
http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2009/11/a_school_librar.shtml
iLibrarian » Google Wave: Better than Twitter for Conference Chatter?
Blog | oedb.org | 4 hours 49 minutes ago
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http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2009/google-wave-better-than-twitter-for-conference-chatter/
Fonts
Blog | library.duke.edu | 7 hours 32 minutes ago
Even if you think you have no interest in printing, I urge you to listen to this very interesting podcast of To the Best of Our Knowledge from Wisconsin Public Radio, http://www.wpr.org/book/091101b.cfmInterviewees include the designers of Gotham (the Obama campaign font) and Verdana (the Internet
http://library.duke.edu/blogs/libraryhacks/2009/11/09/fonts/
Digitally Revamped Library Eschews Books, Stacks
News | www.npr.org | 10 hours 19 minutes ago
A boarding school in Massachusetts has removed its stacks and book collection to make way for Kindles and a subscription to millions of digital books. Administrators say the changes reflect current student habits; critics say they're rash and don't account for different learning styles.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120097876&ft=1&f=1013
THE BEAT » Blog Archive » Alan Moore, destroyer of librarians
Blog | pwbeat.publishersweekly.com | 12 hours 35 minutes ago
Amy Wilson in the Lexington Herald-Leader has an in-depth story on just what went on when two Lexington, KY librarians were fired for withholding a copy of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” Black Dossier from an 11-year-old girl.
http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/11/09/alan-moore-destroyer-of-librarians/
Active Learning Environments for Children
Blog | plablog.org | 13 hours 32 minutes ago
If you are looking to expand your librarys educational services by creating interactive learning environments for children of all ages, then you wont want to miss this PLA 2010 preconference program. This program will be held on March 23, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. 5:30
http://plablog.org/2009/11/active-learning-environments-for-children.html
FCC proposes web-safety education rules
News | www.eschoolnews.com | 14 hours 31 minutes ago
Schools and libraries receiving federal e-Rate funding would have to submit proof that they have implemented internet safety education programs along with their e-Rate applications, according to a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Nov.
Author event: An Evening with Tom Roznowski
Blog | iupress.typepad.com | 14 hours 55 minutes ago
Tom Roznowski continues his tour of Terre Haute with an event at the Vigo County Public Library Saturday, November 14. The program entitled “An American Experience Comes Home: An Evening with Tom Roznowski” includes a meet-and-greet reception with the author...
http://iupress.typepad.com/blog/2009/11/author-event-an-evening-with-tom-roznowski.html
House Designates National Veterans History Project Week
Press Release | www.loc.gov | 15 hours 23 minutes ago
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res. 866 on November 3, 2009, to designate National Veterans History Project Week 'to encourage public participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of war and conflict.'
