StamfordPlus.com reports:
“Stamford, CT - Stamford’s Ferguson Library now offers a new service: Book a Librarian. You can reserve up to one hour with a professional librarian who will help you with your information or technology research needs.”
“Book a Librarian is perfect for research, computer or Internet instruction, resume or job search information, guidance for report […]
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The Kansas City Star reports on Martha Smith who has been on the job since 1926!
“In a time when nothing seems to last anymore, the world still has Martha Smith. In 1926 she took a job at the tiny Coal Creek Library in Vinland, Kan. Eighty-two years later, she’s still there.”
You MUST read this article, […]
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Widgets are a lot of fun and can be quite useful. There are Widgets for just about everything! I am a fan of iGoogle and use a few of the many choices offered there. There are many sources for widgets. Here is a widget from Scholastic.com that may […]
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Not only is it Back-to-School but it is also the beginning point of many new teacher’s careers. If you are a teacher, a media specialist or an administrator then you can make a world of difference to them! Do what you can to help them - they will really appreciate it!
Scholastic.com offered an article entitled, […]
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An interesting article appeared in the InsideHigherEd.com newsletter. It was the title caught my attention! FISH TO PROFS: STICK TO TEACHING. I could just visualize one of those mounted ’singing catfish’ talking to a group of professors! The article, of course, was more serious. The premise - “Should we […]
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John Mutter, editor-in-chief, of the Shelf-Awareness newsletter announced their 3rd anniversary via the newsletter. If you aren’t familiar with the newsletter these highlights will help you become more familiar. You may sign up for the FREE newsletter and see back issues at Shelf-Awareness.com
“Yesterday marked the third anniversary of our first issue. […]
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Ruth V. Small of Syracuse University wrote an article, Librarians hold key to world of books, for Children’s Book Week that appeared on Syracuse.com.
She says,
‘As we mark Children’s Book Week, we are reminded of all of those people who help our children discover the magic of the written word and experience the joy of reading. […]
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The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries presents ‘The Library Arcade features games designed to help students develop research skills through entertaining and easy-to-repeat activities’.
‘I’ll Get It’ is similar to ‘Diner Dash’. Started out easy enough but once the afternoon rush began it became obvious that ‘I may not have what it takes to be a librarian!’ […]
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Entrepreneur Magazine (May 2008) had a good and consise article on getting started blogging. The article, written by By John Jantsch, is entitled The New Frontier: These days, everyone’s blogging. Is it time for your business to join the club?
I would add:
Is it time for your book club to join the club?
Is […]
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National Library Week is April 13-17. This is a SPECIAL anniversary of the ‘week’ - the 50th anniversary! There is an interesting philatelic history of it at LibraryHistoryBuff.org.
Visit the ALA (American Library Association) and your public library Websites for more information.
For the latest news on it visit Google News for this search on […]
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