Live from Open Mic at library@esplanade Originally uploaded by Isaak. Who says library staff are staid and boring? Here’s some staff and friends jamming at library@esplanade.
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From the monthly archives:
July 2005
“Where Do We Go From Here? The Next Decade of Digital Libraries” from the 10th Anniversary issue of D-Lib magazine:An article, by Clifford Lynch, that provides his views of where digital libraries will go in the next ten years. Quite an interesting read though the article is quite American-centric. (via librarian.net) Pixsy:This is a new […]
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Mr Brown, Xiaxue and Preetam were at Woodlands Regional Library to conduct a blogging workshop this morning. First up was Xiaxue. She talked about why she set up a blog (because she didn’t want her ex-boyfriend’s girlfriends from tearing up her paper diaries). She talked about blogging by students and requested for teachers to provide […]
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PressDisplay.com:Through this site, you’ll be able to read 225 newspapers from 55 countries. Currently, the site is still in beta and thus it’s free for use. Am not sure if they’ll be charging when the site is launched officially. Have a go and you’ll find that it’s really easy to use. However, only Today is […]
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Books over 200 pages considered harmful to students:Lawmakers in the state of California have voted to “to ban school districts from purchasing textbooks longer than 200 pages.” When I first saw the headlines, I was thinking that it was a joke. But then it is actually true because it is listed in ‘California Assembly and […]
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A Look at the Website Wondir:A website that anyone can post a question and whoever is able to answer can provide the answer. But since anyone can provide an answer, there are some ‘cheeky’ answers being given. This might result in spam going into what was meant to be a useful service. (via ricklibrarian)
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Jon Scieszka’s Efforts to Get Boys to Read: A popular children’s author, Jon Scieszka, has collected 91 humorous stories and illustrations in his new book, “Guys Write for GUYS READ”, to encourage more boys to read. You can suggest titles of books that ‘boys really like’ to the book’s website.Andrea Masters: North Conway’s triathlete librarian: […]
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