News & Current Affairs

Very interesting!  “Several online information graphics that illustrate the causes or
relative dimensions of the ongoing credit crisis.” Infosthetics.com

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AllMyFaves - Why Search? is an interesting concept.  The about page says, “We have searched the web and provided you with a visual directory that includes the best sites in each category!”  It is worth a look! 
There are tabs in various categories including:

Entertainment
Kids
Shopping
Travel
Weekly Faves

On the ‘Home’ tab there are categories, too.:

Weekly Faves
Email
Video
Maps
Search
News
Weather
Community (Social Networking)
Shopping
Travel
Banks
Finance
Sports
Magazines
Cellular
Info […]

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In my opinion, Time.com deserves a second look.  It does what CNN.com failed to do in their makeover.  It has a lot of information and stories but keeps a fresh white look.  Here are some particular areas that I find interesting:
FULL LIST (updated every hour) of Most Popular Stories, Most Emailed Stories, Top Stories on […]

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NetworkWorld.com announces that “The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association plans to launch the upcoming second generation of its low-cost XO laptop in the first quarter of 2010, according to an official from the group.”
Read on…

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Edweek.org’s Campaign 2008 provides ‘coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign to learn more about where the major candidates stand on education.’
Their blog provides Campaign K-12 -
“Your education road map to the 2008 state and national elections
Michele McNeil covered education and state government in Indiana for a decade before joining Education Week as a state policy […]

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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, […]

Continue Reading “Love of books keeps 102-year-old librarian working”

The ‘Online Edition of India’s National Magazine’, The Hindu (Hindu.com):  has an interesting article about two very different libraries.   Here is an excerpt:
“One was set up in 1898 and the other in 2004. One was established in the context of the freedom movement and the other started to preserve its memoirs. Both were started by […]

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“USA.gov now offers a new page called Teen Resources, which contains information on:

Driving
Education
Environmental Consciousness
Health and Safety
Internet and Mobile
Jobs and Volunteering
Money
Travel and Recreation”

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USAToday.com’s Money section reports:
“Newsstand sales of U.S. magazines fell 6.3% in the first half of the year…Most top titles, including best-selling Cosmopolitan and O, The Oprah Magazine, had sharp declines. Of the top 10 sellers, only People, the entertainment news magazine, and In Style posted gains.”
Read on - http://www.usatoday.com

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