Too many times today, the graphic novels that read as meta-memoirs have visually stagnant pages that spell out "big thoughts" with talking heads that visually deaden and drain the storytelling.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2008/10/two-graphic-nov.html

TWIRP: The week in review post

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Make screencasts with free CamStudio softwareCamStudio is open source, Windows-only software that will allow you to make a video recording of whatever’s happening on your computer screen.Mathway shows the wayMathway is a fantastic resource for solving math problems. Don’t get stumped by math. Bring

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Spain Presentation

News | www.davidleeking.com | Oct 10, 2008

The Future is Not Out of Reach: Trends, Transformations and Accessibility View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: web 2.0) Here's the

http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/10/10/spain-presentation/

A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media conference in November

Blog | blog.library.ca.gov | Oct 9, 2008

In 2007, the California Preservation Program (CPP) coordinated a statewide preservation needs assessment for California audiovisual collections; 32 libraries and archives from all over the state participated, representing more than a million moving image

http://blog.library.ca.gov/archive/2008/10/09/A-Race-Against-Time_3A00_-Preserving-Our-Audiovisual-Media-conference-in-November.aspx

Whisteblowers: Bush administration evesdropping on Americans

Blog | www.elearningservice.com | Oct 9, 2008

ABC news is reporting on two whistleblowing former government intercept operators at the National Security Administration (NSA), saying phone calls were monitored that were personal, private things with Americans who are not in any way, shape or form associated with anything to do with

http://www.elearningservice.com/blog/2008/10/09/whisteblowers-bush-administration-evesdropping-on-americans/

Survey of Major Concerns of UK/Ireland Academic Library Administrators

News | digital-scholarship.org | Oct 9, 2008

SCONUL, the Society of College, National and University Libraries, has released a survey about the major concerns of library administratorsSCONUL Top Concerns Survey 2008.In the next 12 months, 79% of administrators expected to be concerned with institutional repositories and 43% expected to

http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2008/10/09/survey-of-major-concerns-of-ukireland-academic-library-administrators/

Parker Explores The Shadows Of Boston's Back Bay : NPR

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Roscoe Orman Named AudibleKids' "Chief Storyteller" - Zibb.com

Press Release | www.zibb.com | Oct 8, 2008

The leading provider of premium digital audio, Audible Inc., an Amazon.com Inc. subsidiary (Nasdaq:AMZN), today announced that Roscoe Orman, the actor and child advocate, internationally known and loved as "Gordon" -- the beloved dad from "Sesame Street" -- will be joining

http://www.zibb.com/article/4120745/Roscoe+Orman+Named+AudibleKids+Chief+Storyteller

Relying on the Kindles of Strangers: Pics of new model

Blog | printisdeadblog.com | Oct 6, 2008

The website Boy Genius Report has shots of the new version of Amazon’s Kindle eBook reader. And while the device continues to look sleek and cool (though it’s still not quite in iPod territory), the screen is remains black and white; or rather, slate-grey and dirty-ivory. It also doesn’t seem to be

http://printisdeadblog.com/2008/10/06/relying-on-the-kindles-of-strangers-pics-of-new-model/