Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the monthly archives:
A novel each from Canada and New Zealand have won awards at the 21st Commonwealth Writers’ prizes. New Zealander Lloyd Jones’ novel Mister Pip bagged the top prize of £10,000 while Canadian DY Péchard won the first book award for his novel Vandal Love and was award £5,000. The prizes aim to promote English language […]
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When I first saw the title on LISNews, I was intrigued. Are there really certain habits that librarians can adopt to make us more effective? In his essay for The Chronicle of Higher Education this week, Todd Gilman shares with us his “Four Habits of Highly Effective Librarians”. Though his essay is geared more towards […]
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Previously, I wrote about the increased emphasis on the production of audiobooks by book publishers. And recently, Amazon.com has just announced that they are acquiring Brilliance Audio, the largest independent publisher of audiobooks in the US. From what I can gather from the press release, the acquisition will allow Amazon.com to work closely with book […]
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This article on Innovate Online is very suitable for children, teens or school librarians. It is entitled “Schools, Children, and Digital Technology: Building Better Relationships for a Better Tomorrow,” by Mark van ‘t Hooft. In order to read the full article instead of just the synopsis, you’ll need to sign up for an account on […]
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Stumbling on Happiness by Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert was awarded the prestigious Royal Society Prize and the author received £10,000 in prize money. Stumbling on Happiness questions what happiness is actually, never mind how we achieve or obtain it. According to the head judge, space scientist Colin Pillinger, “Stumbling On Happiness is an outstanding and […]
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Saw this on Geekdad a couple of days back but didn’t have time to blog about it. It has been blogged about on other sites as well. Anyway, am really looking forward to the movie versions of Tintin stories as done by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Apparently, the 2 major directors are planning a […]
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- Encyclopedia of LifeEncyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an online reference source and database for 1.8 million specifies that are named and known on Earth. What’s interesting is that the information on EOL is mashups of content from different sources and then verified by scientists for authenticity. The information on EOL will also be updated […]
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YouTube text link to trailer Forget about the Spiderman 3 movie! Forget about the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie! And definitely forget about the Die Hard 4 movie! But DO prepare yourself for the world premiere release of The Hollywood Librarian in June. The Hollywood Librarian is “the first of […]
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